Saco Man Takes 14 Day Navy Leave for Electronics Training
Theodore Sirois of Saco returns home on a 14 day leave after seven weeks in Orlando. He earned his first training step by graduating Navy Recruit Training Command and will report to Naval Training Center Memphis for a 20 week basic electronics course and further anti sub warfare operator training. He is a 1972 Thornton Academy graduate and son of Mr. and Mrs Louis Joseph Sirois.
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Theodore Sirois
Saco
Orlando
Florida
Sirois
Navy Recruit Training Command
Naval Training Center
Memphis
Thornton Academy
Louis Joseph Sirois
Hospital Workers Join British Strike
More than 200000 hospital workers in Britain joined a wave of strikes and slowdowns against Heath wage controls. The action touched rail gas education Ford plants and civil servants with 750000 workers involved overall.
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London
Edward Heath
Ford
Heath
Victory Gardens Return as Nixon Era Nostalgia Surfaces
The Nixon administration and federal officials push do‑it‑yourself food guidance echoing World War II. Burns hints on meatless days, Brennan promotes victory gardens, and Nixon urges more fish, invoking Rosie the Riveter era.
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Washington
Victory Gardens
Rosie the Riveter
Nixon
Federal Reserve Board
Arthur Burns
Florida
New York
Peter J. Brennan
Brennan
Long Island
White House
Tokyo
Rosie
Woman Moves Into New Halifax Cottage After Arson
Mrs. Carrie Hyatt, 67, retired from Filene’s in Boston, has moved into a rebuilt cottage in Halifax after arson fires during construction. Neighbors raised over $800 for rebuilding. a burglar alarm was installed by locals and police arrived quickly when she moved in.
Garden Club Hears Landscaping Talk in Kennebunk
Kennebunk garden group met at the clubhouse on February 19 to hear Mrs. Murray Cotts discuss Landscaping. Members reviewed gardening books. hosts were Mrs. Everett Syms and Mrs. Clifton Schaeffer. Next meeting March 19 at 1 30 p.m. features Mrs. Clarence M Crosby reviewing Early American Gardens.
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Kennebunk
Webhannet Garden Club
Murray Cotts
Everett Syms
Clifton Schaeffer
Clarence M. Crosby
Saco Center Opens for Senior Citizens Daily
Saco Recreation Director Robert Moody announces a new community center on Common Street open to seniors from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. Activities include card games pool table tennis and more with seniors shaping their own programs. Transportation is available by request. call the center to arrange.
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Saco
Robert Moody
Common Street
Moody
United States
Senate approves large vocational rehabilitation bill
The Senate passed a 4.8 billion dollar vocational rehabilitation bill 86 to 2, heading to the House for action next week. The measure would extend funding for the program for four more years, with Nixon having previously vetoed similar bills.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
House
House Education and Labor Committee
Congress
Saco and Biddeford Savings Institution Statement of Condition
The Saco and Biddeford Savings Institution presents its Statement of Condition as examined by Robert A. Brown Acting Bank Commissioner, detailing financial position and regulatory status.
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Saco and Biddeford Savings Institution
Robert A. Brown
Bank
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Britain
House of Commons
House of Lords
England
Scotland
Commons
Women’s Liberation
Halifax
Mass
Carrie Hyatt
Capitol Hill
Garden Club
Saco Center
City Building
Biddeford
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Adams Street
Health, Education and Welfare and Labor Departments
Zayre
Elmer Gupp
Maine
Our
Discount Department Store
Portland
Pine Tree Shopping Center
Saco Valley
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