Kentucky Floodwall Braced as Big City Alters Course
Louisville hinges on a floodwall against the Ohio River swollen by heavy rains. Outside, the river encroached on homes forcing thousands to flee to Red Cross shelters. Officials forecast a crest near Cincinnati and Louisville, while governors seek federal disaster declarations to unlock aid.
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Kentucky
Red Cross
Cincinnati
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Indiana
National Guardsmen
10Th Street
West Virginia
Edward T. Breathitt
Matthew E. Welsh
Johnson
Professor Retiring After 39 Years at Bowdoin College
Cecil T. Holmes will retire on June 1 after 39 years on the Bowdoin College faculty. The Brunswick AP report notes his long service and academic tenure.
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Brunswick
Cecil T. Holmes
Bowdoin College
Initiation Rite for Daughters of Penelope in Saco
Miss Anne Koutoulakos joined the Daughters of Penelope in a candlelit initiation at Ahepa Hall, Pleasant Street. Officers presented annual reports and Heidelberg Memorial scholarships were discussed alongside a Mothers Day event for May 9. Flowers were sent to patient Peter Celles at Maine Medical Center.
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Anne Koutoulakos
Penelope
Ahepa Hall
Pleasant Street
Saco
Toy
Helen Karagianis
Peter Celles
Order of Ahepa
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Georgette Skinsacos
Kay Shourens
Shoureas
Georges
Vorias
Skinsacos
Koutoulakos
Feud Report Said Silly Between Kennedy and Johnson
Washington sources call reports of a Kennedy Johnson feud just silly. No direct talks or rift between the attorney general and the president, only media speculation amid New Hampshire primary write in chatter. Johnson led Kennedy in the unofficial count 29,635 to 25,861. White House dismisses feud as GOP and columnists fiction.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Johnson
Tno
New Hampshire
White House
Pierre Salinger
Lodge Likely to Stay in Saigon Amid 1968 Campaign Talk
Washington reports say Henry Cabot Lodge continues as U S ambassador to South Vietnam with no resignation on the horizon. Lodge, 1960 GOP vice presidential nominee, notes he will not enter the presidential race in Oregon’s May primary. Johnson reportedly sees Lodge as political insurance while Saigon dispatches remain strictly diplomatic.
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MESC
Roy A. Sinclair
Washington
Office of
State Department
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
South Viet Nam
Lodge
New Hampshire
GOP
Saigon
Johnson
Foreign Service
Oregon
Viet Nam
Employment Offices Offer Program for Deferred Induction
Augusta Maine August 1965 Maine Employment Security Commission offices join nationwide program to aid young men failing to meet Armed Forces induction standards. All 14 state offices will work with local draft boards as part of a broader effort urged by President Johnson to address this source of manpower.
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Augusta
Maine Employment Security Commission
Johnson
Portland Man Struck By Car In Biddeford Street Incident
A Portland man, Benjamin Rice, 53, was struck by a car while helping push a stalled truck on Hill Street Biddeford this morning before 9. He was taken to Webber Hospital for observation. The driver, Richard Morin, 17, of Biddeford, said his rear wheels skidded on the slick road, causing the collision. Police noted additional minor accidents due to slick conditions.
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Portland
Hill Street
Biddeford
Benjamin Rice
Webber Hospital
Richard F. Morin
Pool St
Kennebunkport Legion Auxiliary Plans Shared Dinners
During a brief meeting of the Kennebunkport Memorial American Legion Auxiliary the group discussed Dirigo Girls State plans the March 22 smorgasbord dinner and the May 3 turkey dinner for the Trolley Car Museum. It was voted to assist the post with food for the smorgasbord and to serve the May 3 dinner.
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Cape Porpoise
Kennebunkport Memorial American Legion Auxiliary
Post
Dirigo
Girls State
Trolley Car Museum
Kennebunkport Trolley Car Association
Thelma Ganthier
Annette Chapter Past Matrons Vote Donations
Annette Chapter Past Matrons of the Order of the Eastern Star voted donations to the American Red Cross and the Community Child and Family Guidance Association at a meeting held at Miss Agnes Cunningham’s Labonte Avenue home in Saco. Hostesses were Mrs. Louise Reed and Mrs. Vonetta Dennett. new initiation committee and awards were named. next meeting set for April 8 at Mrs. Dennett’s home with a 6:30 p.m. covered dish.
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American Red Cross
Community Child and Family Guidance Association
Annette
Order of the Eastern Star
Agnes Cunningham
Labonte Avenue
Saco
Louise Reed
Vonetta Dennett
Marion Johnson
Agnes Towle
Grace Littlefield
Marion McAuley
Towle
Annie Holt
Dennett
North Street
Bette Roberge
McAuley
Johnson
Holt
Tow
Dorcas Society To Hold Cooking Class
The Dorcas Welfare Society of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Saco plans two vegetarian cooking classes on March 11 and March 24 at 12 30 pm at the class leader Mrs Anna Hanson Boom Road. Miss Elsie Philbrick was elected secretary treasurer, clothing has been distributed to deserving families, and a food sale was discussed. next meeting is March 18 at 9 am in the church rooms.
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Dorcas Welfare Society
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Cleveland Street
Saco
Anna Hanson
Boom Road
Elsie Philbrick
McIntire Cited by ACA as Dedicated Legislator
Congressman Clifford G. McIntire of Maine praised by Americans for Constitutional Action as a dedicated legislator safeguarding individual freedom private enterprise and American heritage. ACA cites a 76 percent voting score on major issues from last year.
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McIntire
Washington
Clifford G. MclIntire
Maine
Americans For Constitutional Action
MectIatire
ACA
Past Presidents of Gurney Corps Plan Projects
The Past Presidents of Fred Gurney Corps met at Mrs. Arthur Emmons home in Saco to plan a 6 PM supper in Portland on April 8. Ruth Willey presided as president while officers were retained and the mystery prize awarded to Mrs. Willey.
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Portland
Fred
Gurney Corps
Middle Street
Saco
Arthur Emmons
Ruth Willey
Willev
Lois Howard
Willey
Gertrude Dennett
Phyllis Wright
Irene Ayer
Emmons
Snow Falls In Southern Maine
Portland area records a major snow event with 13 inches dumped Tuesday into Wednesday. Intermittent snow and other precip continued today but significant new accumulation is not expected. Temperatures plunged below zero in several northern towns, with Portland Airport at 4 above.
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Portland
Maine
U.S. Weather Bureau
Old Town
Millinocket
Houston
Greenville
Augusta
Rumford
Eastport
Bookshelf review of Stevenson’s Indonesian journey
The review notes four of the author’s world passages with detailed native scene descriptions. It critiques Western reactions to Indonesia, calling out Red-fearing locals who back ultraconservative factions detached from the population. It lauds Stevenson's lively readable account offering practical, down-to-earth ideas about the Indonesian situation.
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Stevenson
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