Bronze Star Awarded At Saco Home To Sgt Major Bartlett
Sgt Major Andrew R. Bartlett received the Bronze Star Medal from Col. Pierre D. Boy at the Bartlett home in Saco for meritorious achievement in ground operations in Vietnam from July 1967 to January 1968. The ceremony cited his leadership, rapid problem solving, and contributions to allied effectiveness, with Bartlett noted for service across Korea Germany and multiple U.S. posts including Long Binh Vietnam where he led the G 4 Ammunition Division. He previously became a master sergeant on November 22, 1956 at age 35, the highest enlisted rank at the time.
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Andrew R. Bartlett
Pierre D. Boy
University of New Hampshire
Bartlett
High St
Saco
Major Bartlett
Republic of Vietnam
United States
United States Army
Germany
Vietnam
Cvietnam
Long Binh
Saigon
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D.C
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Rachel Ann Morin
Biddeford
Richard
Douglas
Bruce
Kenneth and
Rose Bartlett
Lyman
Parochial Students Allowed to Forego Religion Classes
Montreal to allow grade 9 10 11 students to drop religious instruction and study ethics instead starting in September. In Dallas a U S district judge ruled evicted tenants from Dallas Housing Authority projects must receive hearings with state courts or authority devised procedures.
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Montreal
Parochial School Commission
Dallas, Tex
W.M. Taylor Jr
Dallas Housing Authority
Taylor
Padget-Condon Wedding Held At Kennebunkport
Pamela G Condon and Charles H Padget were married at St Martha's Church Kennebunkport last Saturday. The bride of Kennebunk Beach wore ivory alencon lace with a chapel train, mantilla, and carried pansies gladioli and daisies. Attendants included Miss Donna Bull and bridesmaids from New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Best man was Michael Condon with ushers from New York and Massachusetts. The couple will live in Dorchester Mass and the bride will attend Boston University in the fall.
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Kennebunkport
St. Martha's Church
Pamela G. Condon
Charles H. Padget
Stephen Concannon
Francis W. Condon
Kennebunk Beach
William R. Padget
Pittsfield
Mass
Donna Bull
Cape Porpoise
Robbie Sanders
Nashua
N.H
Molly Brittan
Hanover
N. H
Sandra Padget
Jayne Condon
Karen Padget
Miss Bull
Michael Condon
Robert Carlton
Tully
N.Y
Jerry Merrill
Rochester
Robert Kites
Syracuse
Donald Padget
Scott Condon
Webhannet Golf Club
Kennebunk High School
Lasell Junior College
Auburndale
Maine Briefs on Pollution Conference and Infant Health
Lewiston hosts a two day pollution conference with Senator Muskie and Secretary Udall set to attend. Seminars will feature industry and education reps. Augusta hosts a conference on nutrition and pregnancy to cut infant mortality, expected to draw about 150 people at Eastern Maine General Hospital.
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Associated Press
Lewiston
Bates College
Friay
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Stewart L. Udall
Secretary of the Interior
Muskie
Iman
Senate
Augusta
Bangor
Eastern Maine General Hospital
State Department of Health and Welfare
Maine Mormon stake formed with Ross as president
Cape Elizabeth AP Olie W. Ross of South Gardiner was named president of Maine's first Mormon stake after a state conference elevating Maine from a district to a stake. David F. Coffin of East Holden and Merrill L. Gogan of Augusta were named councilors.
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Cape Elizabeth
Olie W. Ross
South
Gardiner
Maine
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Ross
David F. Coffin
East Holden
Merrill L. Gogan
Augusta
Air National Guard pilot bails out of disabled jet
Maj. Charles R. Barnes, 33, operations director for the Indiana Air National Guard's 122nd Tactical Fighter Group, bailed out at 15,000 feet from a disabled F84f Thunderstreak jet and landed safely near a general store in Portland Indiana. Local store owner Virgil Lines, an old acquaintance, greeted him on the ground.
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Portland
Ind
Charles R. Barnes
Fort Wayne
Barnes
Indiana Air National Guard
122Nd Tactical Fighter Group
Virgil Lines
Montpelier man elected president of Tri-State Postal Supervisors
Kenneth Yates of Montpelier Vermont was chosen president of the Tri-State Association of Postal Supervisors at the end of the annual convention in Kennebunkport. Other officers elected include Paul L. Couture of Rochester New Hampshire as first vice president and Lucien Giroux of Portland as second vice president.
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Kennebunkport
Montpelier
Tri- State Association of Postal Supervisors
Kenneth Yates
Paul L. Couture
Rochester
N.H
Lucien Giroux
Portland
Rewards Offered Over Westbrook Construction Beating
Two organizations each posted a 500 reward for information leading to arrests and convictions in the beating of Paul Ivy, 28, a Winslow construction worker at W. H. Hinman Co. in Westbrook. State police see no known link to a broader walkout.
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Portland
Winslow
International Union of Operating Engineers
Associated General Contractors of
Maine
Paul Ivy
W. H. Hinman Co
Westbrook
Ivy
Elevator upgrade halves time in Washington Monument
When the Washington Monument first opened in 1888 its elevator needed 12 minutes to reach the 500 foot level. The current modernization reduces that ascent time to one minute, marking a dramatic efficiency gain for visitors.
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Washington Monument
Monument
Canoe Tragedy Claims Vermont Family in River Accident
Mrs Phyllis B Leonard 20 of Barre Vermont died in a canoe capsizing on the Connecticut River near Ascutney Vermont. Her 9 month old son James also drowned while her husband Richard 37 was found in a dazed condition. The body of the boy was recovered days later and Mrs Leonard’s body found Friday downstream. The autopsy remains incomplete and the case pending. Leonard had been charged with stealing a canoe from the Ledyard Boat Club Hanover and was released on own recognizance ahead of a September court term. He said he found the canoe and was taking his family to Windsor or to find work.
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Claremont
N. H
Phyllis B. Leonard
Barre
Connecticut River
Ascutney
Leonard
James
Richard
Hobson’s choice origins in horse rental history
The World Almanac notes that Thomas Hobson, a 16th century English livery stable owner, insisted customers take the horse nearest the door to ensure equal service, and he refused business rather than rent two horses out of turn.
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Hobson
Thomas Hobson
The
World Almanac
Settlement hopes rise in New England Telephone strike
Boston AP reports union officials draft new contract proposals as talks resume with New England Telephone Co. Leaders say early week meeting could yield progress. A company spokesman says direct discussions are possible after federal mediators failed to seal a deal.
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New England Telephone Co
Gerald J. Walsh
International Brotherhood of Telephone Workers
Walsh
Stallers
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