Verses Sing Of Maine People By PEG HENDRICK ALFRED
Maine poet Julia Anna Cook, living near Alfred Gore between Shapleigh and Waterboro, publishes York County Ballads and Verses describing the rugged Maine countryside. Her poems reflect sea, love, sacrifice and frontier fortitude, recalling childhood scenes and neighbors from a kitchen window. Continued on Page Three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
Alfred Gore
Shapleigh
Waterboro
Presidential Range
New Hampshire
Julia Anna Cook
Fort Ridge
Mrs. Cook
Quincy
Mass
John Horrigan
Julia Cook
Gerald Horrigan
Quincy, Mass
Cook
York County
Lincoln Press
Sanford
Five Major U.S. Drives Announced In Vietnam War
About 10 000 American troops launched five new offensives across Vietnam to regain the initiative after the lunar new year offensive. U S and South Vietnamese forces report 799 enemy dead and 94 U S soldiers killed with 397 wounded. Operations target key zones near Saigon, Phan Thiet, An Khe, Bien Hoa Long Binh and nearby areas as part of Quyet Thang a Resolve to Win. One American and seven South Vietnamese were killed in separate skirmishes.
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Saigon
U.S
Beng Son Plain
4Th Infantry
Phan Thiet
101St Airborne Division
An Khe
Central Highlands
Quyet Thang
Demilitarized Zone
Lyman Man Dies In Road Mishap
Richard H. Swenson 26 of Lyman died in a single vehicle crash near Kennebunk shortly after midnight. Police say the pickup left the road on a sharp curve, struck a stone culvert, hit a tree and he was thrown from the truck. The crash remains under investigation.
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Lyman
Kennebunk
Richard H. Swenson
Frank Stevens
J. Robert Downing
York County
Swenson
Stevens
Robert J. Janson
Keith Lovejoy
Kennebunk Po
Humorous Exchange Ends With Warm Phone Joke
A salesman asks if the wife is home and the husband replies she must be since the phone is still warm, delivering a quick punchline about domestic life.
Maine official cites income gap as key aim for growth
Richard Kelso of the Maine Department of Economic Development told the Saco Business Men's Association at the Elks Lodge that Maine’s per capita earnings lag behind the New England six-state area by 385 million in 1950 and 770 million in 1966, urging local groups to support existing industries as the state reorganizes its development plan. He visited West Point-Pepperell in Biddeford and Mare mont in Saco, viewing the Saco Industrial Park and Land Mfg. plant under construction. The association elected Thomas F. Moore president for the year, with Jason Rams dell presiding at the meeting.
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Maine
New England
Maine Department of Economic Development
Saco Business Men's Association
Elks Lodge
Saco
Richard Kelso
D.E.D
State Promotion Agency
James K. Keefe
Biddeford - Saco
Biddeford
Maremont Corp
Land Mfg. Co
Christopher Perkins
Saco Industrial Development Committee
Robert Fenderson
Jason Ramsdell
Thomas F. Moore
Saco Insurance
Association
Dam Break Threat to Taunton Mill River
The flood swollen Mill River breached a 70 year old dam in Taunton Massachusetts. The down stream dam protecting downtown Taunton also faced collapse and hundreds were evacuated as a 20 foot center section gave way. Army Engineers labeled the situation touch and go with no injuries reported yet.
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Taunton
Mass
Mill
Whittenton Mill
Frank A. Morris
Army Engineers
New England
Boston
Charles River
Mill River
Morris
Whittenton
Electronic devices sniff for gold and silver in rocks
Electronic devices that can sniff out invisible specks of precious metals are quietly changing the search for gold and silver. From the United States to the Soviet Union, Africa and Australia, space age soil testers enable on site analysis with mobile labs. Nevada strikes near Carlin and Barstow silver finds are cited, with potential yields and imports shaping interpretations of supply.
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Los Angeles
Comstock Lode
Moon
United States
Soviet Union
Africa
Australia
Surveyor
Lunar
Earth
U.S. Geological Survey
Nevada
Carlin
Nev
U.S
California Division of Mines
Barstow
Saco Girl Wins State Betty Crocker Title for Tomorrow
Susan E. Huston 18 of Saco plans art education at UNH after being named Maine Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow. She earns a $1,500 scholarship and will compete April 25 in Minneapolis for All America Homemaker of Tomorrow and a $10,000 prize, with a five day DC and Williamsburg tour for finalists.
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Susan E. Huston
Everett Huston
Simpson Road
Saco
Maine
Betty Crocker
Thornton Academy
General Mills
Minneapolis
Washington
D.C
Williamsburg
America
Minnesota
Susan
Tripod
University of New Hampshire
Portland
Bowie
Janice
Barbara
National Merit Scholarship Board
Thornton
SRA
Dolby Promoted To Manager Of International Contract Section
Saco-Lowell announces the promotion of Mahlon Dolby to Manager International Contract Section in Greenville South Carolina. Dolby’s career with the firm spans since 1929 with roles from Experimental Research Staff to International Sales Representative and Sales Manager of Saco-Lowell Interamericas, overseeing Mexico Central and South America.
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Greenville
S. C
H. Mahlon Dolby
Saco - Lowell
M. Earl Heard Jr
Dolby
Saco - Lowell Inter-Americas
Saco, Maine
Saco-Lowell
Biddeford
Maine
Boston
W. Frank Lowell
Easley
S.C
Saco - Lowell International Sales
Saco - Lowell Interimericas
Maremont
Mexico
Central
South America
Individualized Reading Program Sparking Fifth Grade at Saco School
A pilot reading program for 20 fifth graders at Fairfield School in Saco, named Individualized Reading, lets students select books matching their ability. Weekly meetings with a teacher committee include Ruth Allen, John Davidson, Gard Thompson, Alberta Seaver, and Principal Libby.
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Saco
Fairfield School
Dyer
Donald Ibby
Libby
Ruth Allen
John Davidson
Gard Thompson
Alberta Seaver
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By Peg Hendrick
Binh
U.S. Army
Vietnam
199Th Light Infantry
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Robert L. Bowie
Susan Huston
Doris Bacheller
Miss Huston
Washington, D. C
Minneapolis, Minn
Garsides
Ferry
Civil Defense
Morey
Bridge
Whittenton Mill Dam
Sabbatia Lake
Benjamin A. Friedman
A&p Super Market
Biddeford & Saco
Lina
Biddeford-Saco
Rotary Scholarship Fund
Biddeford-Saco Water Co
Biddeford Towle’s
Biddeford Shaw's
Saco Percy's
Saco Beach
Old Orchard Beach
All Rotarians
Biddeford Piano & Organ Co
Elm St
Rte
Rie
Pine Point Road
General Electric
RCA
RCA Victor
Main Street
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