Senate and House Split Could Change Election Power
The piece discusses how one vote per senator could swing party control in the Senate and the likelihood Democrats would prevail. It imagines a possible split if a Republican president emerges but the Senate stays Democratic, referencing Russell Baker’s fictional scenario in Our Next President and noting the law allows broad variations in political plotting.
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Senate
House
Russell Baker
New York Times
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Baker
Kennedy
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
John V. Lindsay
New York
White House
St Marys Club Receives Donation For Textbooks
St Marys Associates at Biddeford School hall presented President Robert Dumas with a check from St Marys Womens Club members Mrs Rachel Reay and Mrs Mary Sinnott to buy textbooks. Proceeds from a Mardi Gras dance funded the gift. Reports from secretary and treasurer were read. Plans for a later month supper were discussed. Attendance prize went to the second grade. third and fourth grade parent volunteers prepared refreshments. Lincoln Ellsworth noted as Arctic explorer linked with Roald Amundsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Dumas
St. Mary’s Asociates
Biddeford
St. Mary’s Associates
St. Mary’s Women’s Club
Rachel Reay
Mary Sinnott
Dumas
Sally Cozzie
Election 1968 Projection Is a Political Nightmare
Willard H. Mobley reports from the Associated Press on the 1968 race as candidates face a virtual deadlock and a looming political crisis. The piece outlines mounting uncertainty, shifting voter sentiment, and strategic implications for both parties amid a tense national climate.
Elector gridlock eyed as third party could derail race
Kennebunk residents discuss a notional scenario in which the presidential contest fails to yield 270 electoral votes. If no candidate wins a majority, the House would decide the presidency with each state delegation casting one vote. Analysts note a forgotten possibility of a Wallace third party siphoning votes, risking a prolonged stalemate into the next election.
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House of Representatives
Robert Pillsbury
Sylvan Washington
Alewive Evening Extension
Alfred
Mare
Pillsbury
Robert Nichols
N.t.fox Co
Kennebunk
Nichols
White House
Ters
Linda
Karen
Laura
Lee Towne
Theodore Towne
Alabama
George C. Wallace
South
Sanibel
Red
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Cypress Gardens
Silver Springs
Floridaland
Rauch Gardens
Wallace
Louisi
Lawa
Mississippi
Bradenton
Fla
South Carolina
Senate
John Nichols
House
U.S. Army
Fort
Manon
Dix
Area Residents Fined In Saco District Court
In 10th District Court in Saco on Thursday a number of area residents were found guilty of traffic violations and fined. Names include Aurelle Dumont, Carl Adams, Benjamin Hall, Frederick Donnelly, Richard Two Mey, and others with charges ranging from passing a flashing red light to operating uninspected vehicles, license issues, excessive noisemufflers, speeding, and intoxication. Several defendants were dismissed or had charges filed for littering.
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10Th District Court
Saco
Aurelle Dumont
Alfred Road
Biddeford
Carl S. Adams
Sanford
Benjamin Hall
Elm St
Frederick P. Donnelly
North Quincy
Mass
Richard E. Twomey
Scarborough
Larry Hall
Staples St
Old Orchard Beach
Patrick Paquette
Smutty Lane
Kathryn B. Matthews
South Berwick
Peter P. Hampe
Kennebunkport
Beverly A. Berry
Pool Road
Henry F. Young
Anneke W. Brook
Cape Porpoise
Brenda L. Chapais
Storer St
Kenneth P. Roy
Cleaves St
Raymond A. Jewett
John Schereschewsky
Washington
Carmel
Fred A. Russell Jr
Kings Highway
Bradford H. Ross
Western Ave
Dennis P. Gosselin
Guinea Road
Deborah A. Plowman
James F. Murphy Jr
Seaview Ave
Arnold J. Brown Jr
Presque Isle
John B. Bell
Portland
Lua Crepeau
Kennebunk
Russell Clifford
South St
Richard W. Havervnen
South Paris
Stephen A. Wright
Falmouth
Guy Wilson
Roland Toussaint
Summer St
Paul E. Gagne
Main St
Duplicate Bridge Played At Beach OLD ORCHARD BEACH
Several tables of duplicate bridge were in play last night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Briggs on Lawn Avenue. The Sea Stars group featured a long list of players including A Mougalian Richard Mougalian Mrs. Mary Wilbur Lorimer Brackett and many others. Winners in North South were A Mougalian and Richard Mougalian first. Mrs. Wilbur and Brackett second. Drummond and Mrs. Dubois third. Haase and Rosen fourth. East West winners were Mrs. Fecteau and Patterson first. Mr. and Mrs. Mullen second. Mrs. Putnam and Mrs. Iverson third. Broch and Mrs. Aranovitch fourth in a three way tie with Mr. and Mrs. Warren and Mrs. Rosen and Mrs. Ross. Next session is next Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Practice night Monday at 7 p.m. at Briggs home for lesson group players.
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Old Orchard Beach
Donald Briggs
Lawn Avenue
A. Mougalian
Richard Mougalian
Mary Wilbur
Lorimer Brackett
Dan Drummond
Charlotte Dubois
William Haase
al Rosen
Esther Green
Richard Shore
David Marshall
Oscar Paradis
Edrice Bates
Herbert Bean
James Moutsatsos
Jack Sheehan
Avis Briggs
Pauline Larochelle
North
South
Wilbur An Brackett
Drummond
Dubois
Haase and Rosen
East
West
Fecteau and Patterson
Mullen
Putnam
Iverson
Broch
Aranovitch
Warren
Open House Set At Biddeford Baptist Church
Biddeford United Baptist Church invites all to an open house by the Sunday School department under Miss Diane Danis, replacing the 7 p.m. worship. The event helps parents and teachers get acquainted and strengthen church home ties, with refreshments served by a group including Mrs. Leah Monaldo and Rev. Robert Cecire.
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Biddeford United Baptist Church
Diane Danis
Leah Monaldo
Louise Pike
Helen Fenderson
Women's Civic Club Meets At Beach
The Old Orchard Beach Women's Civic Group met last night at the White Lamb with Miss Isabella McIver as hostess. President Mrs. Ernest Gallant conducted the meeting. The speaker was Joseph Mokarzel, a School Committee member, who spoke on Arbor Day and planting of trees. Refreshments were served by Miss McIver during a social hour. The next meeting will be April 4 with Mrs. Julie Bunson as hostess.
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Old Orchard Beach
White Lamb
Isabella McIver
Ernest Gallant
Joseph Mo
Karzel
Wasp waist term from narrow waist in wasps
A narrow stalk connects the front and back body sections of some wasps, giving rise to the expression wasp waist. The term describes the distinct constricted waist observed in certain species.
Corsair II procurement dwarfs other jet programs
Navy plans large scale buys of A7A and A7B models with flyaway costs around 1.4 million each. About 500 A7D versions are planned for the Air Force, and 400 to 500 A7Es are expected in the 1970s. The Corsair IIs have replaced prop driven Ad Skyraiders and many A4 Skyhawks, marking a major weapons program.
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Ers
Hills
Navy
Air Force
Fort's Flag Flies Day and Night at Fort McHenry
A special act allows the U S flag to fly at Fort McHenry in Baltimore Maryland around the clock. The fort's original flag inspired Francis Scott Key to write The Star Spangled Banner during the War of 1812.
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St. Mary’s Club
Lincoln Ellsworth
Roald Amundsen
Arctic Aviation
Willard H. Mobley
Associated Press
Ock
Edmund Cashen
Biddeford Glass CO
Portland Glass
Alfred ST
Saco District
Algere
St. Andre’s High School
Mu Alpha Theta Club
Paulette Lapointe
Theresa Sutton
Carolyn Faucher
Catherine Benson
Biddeford Baptist Church
Women’s Civic Club
Y.W.C.A. Sewing Classes
Burns School
Sace
Agen
Biddeford Savings Bank
F.d.lc
Biddeford, Maine
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