Committees Named For C of C Government Study
The Biddeford Saco Chamber of Commerce Governmental Study Committee announced sub committees to study municipal governments in Maine. Thomas Moore leads the Saco charter panel with Paul Reay Clifford Purvis and others. Biddeford charter review led by Albert Deshaies includes 12 members. Additional groups study various towns and meet with University of Maine professor Edward Dow. A former mayors advisory panel and other officials will assist, with reports due to the fall committee.
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Biddeford-Saco
South Portland
David Spear
Auburn
Albert P. Deshaies
Falmouth
Thomas Armstrong
Scarborough
Donald Scribner
Gorham
Fred Wheaton
Kennebunk
J. Alan Jasper
Old Town
Harry M. Wooster
Edward Dow
University of Maine
The
State University
Biddefordand
Saco
Clement Deschambault
Willie
Biddeford Hs Principal Resigns Shocking District
Biddeford Board of Education will begin a search for a new Biddeford High School principal after the surprise resignation of Paul Stebbins announced at a board meeting. Stebbins cited no stated reasons and plans are uncertain. he has led the school since 1962.
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Biddeford
Stebbins
Herve Poissant
Bruce L. Smith
Smith
Biddeford High School
Raymond A. Kenneally
School Union 4
Paul Larrabee
Traip Academy
Kittery
Maine Maritime Academy
Lang Vei village bombed as two jets strike border region
Two jet planes reportedly from Laos bombed Lang Vei near the Laotian border, killing about 83 civilians and wounding 200. The attackers' origin was undetermined with speculation of a Communist setup. U.S. forces and ships responded with bombings and heavy fighting reported around the demilitarized zone.
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Saigon
Laos
Lang Veil
U.S
South Vietnam
da Nang
J. Duffy
San Diego
Calif
Lang Wei
North Vietnam
USS Air Force
South Viet Nam
Air Force
Iang Vei
Khe Son
Mekong
Phuoc Dinh
He who carries tale often makes monkey of self
A proverb quotation from WRR Gen Fea Corp stresses self-defeat in repeating rumors. The phrase warns that gossip harms the teller as well as others, reflecting cautious communication norms of the period.
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T-M
WRR Gen
Fea. Corp
Judge Denies Hoffa Delay In Start Of Prison Term
A federal judge refused Hoffa extra time to arrange affairs before prison. Judge Frank W. Wilson said Hoffa failed to show cause to delay the March 7 commitment and denied a two week postponement sought to transfer leadership and affect contract talks. Hoffa remains free on bond during appeals.
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Hoffa
Chattanooga
Haffa
Wilson
David Previan
The
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Washington
Trucking Employers Inc
St. Louis
Teamster
Harold J. Gibbons
Central Conference of Teamsters
Nashville
U.S. District Court
U.S. 6Th Circuit
Cincinnati
Biddeford Woman Reaches 106th Birthday Milestone
Celina Corbin of Biddeford celebrated her 106th birthday at Trull Nursing Home on May Street with five of her seven children in attendance. The honored guest, born March 2, 1861 in Fort Kent, has 49 grandchildren, 108 great grandchildren, and 30 great great grandchildren. She moved to Biddeford in 1940 and lived with relatives before entering the nursing home in 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trull Nursing Home
Biddeford
Celina Corbin
Trull
May Street
Edna Erikson
Tucson
Ariz
Victory Turcotte
Lowell
Mass
Corbin
Fort Kent
George
Turcotte
Johnson RFK clash over bombing North Vietnam widens
President Johnson rejects Senator Kennedy's call for a pause in North Vietnam bombing and seeks continued air attacks. State Department and Gen Westmoreland caution that a pause could cost lives, while Kennedy urges peace talks and a move toward negotiations within the week. Senator Jackson publicizes the President's supportive wartime letter and defends the administration stance on the air campaign.
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Washington
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
North Vietnam
Kennedy
White House
Dean Rusk
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
New York Democrat
United States
Rusk
Westmoreland
Saigon
Senate
Hanoi
State Department
George Christian
John F. Kennedy
Southeast Asia
Jackson
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Annette Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Saco Masonic Hall
Ethel L. Whitten
Norman K. McAuley
Virginia Maddox
Kenneth H. Johnson
Story
W. Pomerleau
Edward Gaulin
Charles Cote
J. Edward Whelan
Paul Reay
J. Richard Stride
Robert Pate
Fern ‘Madore
L. C. Maling
Wendell J.lund
Donald C., Doyle
Leo R. le ‘Mire
General Electric
RCA Whirlpool
RCA Victor
Main Street
Paul Stebbins
South Viet
Lang Vei
Gulf of Tonkin
Vinh
Canberra
Maine Linoleum Co
Farrar Brown Carchek
Elm St
Bill Brillsh
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Detroit
Vital Beaulieu
NORGE
Leblond’s
Fnance
ELM Street
Rte
Saco Drive-In
Bath
American Red Cross
William Marston
Bryce Milne
Ernest Woodworth
Rold Waight
Kenneth Johnson
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