Indiana farmboy helps found Laos first school for the blind
Edgar M. Pop Buell, now 60, co founded Vientiane School for the Blind in Laos as the country begins to embrace education for the visually impaired. The 21 named students learn Braille under Thongkham Phasinovan while the school expands to a larger riverfront home. Buell, who came to Laos after his wife died, aims to involve more children with support from an educational foundation and private gifts.
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Vientiane, Laos
Indiana
Souvanna Phouma
Edgar M
Pop” Buell
Vientiane
Pop Buell
Thongkham Phasinovan
Bangkok
Thailand
Mekong
Buell
Laos
Genevieve Caulfield
Miss Caulfield
School For the Blind
Hamilton
Ind
USS. Agency For International Development
Flower Prices Rise as Energy Crisis Hits Boston Growers
Massachusetts flower growers warn Easter prices will rise as energy costs spike. Lilies now cost 7.50 a pot and up, roses are scarce and about a dollar higher per dozen, with heat and fuel bills up to 300 percent. Growers including Herman Brinstein and Charles Trombetta report higher fertilizer and oil costs, tighter credit, and crop shifts to offset expenses.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Herman Brinstein
Olympia
Donald Peirce
Sudbury
Charles Trombetta
Peirce
Trometta
Hathaway Supports Budget Bill Change
Senator William D Hathaway of Maine backs an amendment to the budget reform bill to align spending with revenues. The Senate approved the measure. It would require reporting any three percent or more change in outlays or revenues by February 15, with the budget director listing possible alternative steps for Congress.
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Washington
William D. Hathaway
Dmaine
Senate
Congress
Hathaway
Congressional Office of the Budget
Committee On
House of Congress
Jaycee Wives Plan To Attend State Session
Members of the Saco Jaycee Wives will attend the spring regional meeting in Westbrook on April 2 and a state board meeting in Poland Spring on April 6. The group met at Mrs. Leroy Waycott’s home to plan activities and authorized mailing letters to Maine congressmen regarding MIA prisoners.
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Saco
Fairfield School
Sally Gallant
Becky Beam
Human Resources Center
Jean Trottier
George Chase
Limington Rescue Unit
Karen Dumais
Nini Waycott
Jerri Albert
Sue Boissonneault
Priscilla Gross
James Rock
Boston Meteorologist Links East Snow to Sun Spots
A Boston meteorologist notes that heavy snow storms east of the Rocky Mountains correlate with sun spots. This observed pattern suggests a solar influence on winter storm intensity and frequency across the eastern U S.
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Boston
Rocky Mountains
Montana imposes moratorium on Yellowstone water use
Montana Gov. Thomas L. Judge signed a three year moratorium on issuing water use permits in the Yellowstone River basin to study available water and its use. The move aims to curb a rising clash between energy interests seeking coal and oil resources and agriculture reliant on river water in the West. The rule exempts small users and those not planning large storage or high diversion. reviews can stretch up to 600 days.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Thomas L. Judge
Yellowstone River
Mountain West
Colorado River
Mexico
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
Bureau of Reclamation
Siid Gar J. Wicks
State Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
Wicks
Missionary Guest at United Baptist Church Saco
Reverend Paul S. Dodge, an American Baptist missionary in Thailand, will speak at The United Baptist Church, 318 Main St., Saco, during the 10:30 a.m. service. Dodge has helped organize tribal church leadership in Chiang Mai and aided fund management for Karen, Lahu, Akha and Lisu groups. His wife, a registered nurse, directed a team of Thai nurses for a malnutrition project with Chiang Mai University.
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Paul S. Dodge
Thailand
United Baptist Church
Main St
Saco
Rev. Dodge
Chiang Mai
Lisu
Dodge
St. Luis University
Chiang Mai University
Gordon Players
Lawrence Davis
Publicity rules for British pre trial coverage
The piece discusses Britain's strict pre trial publicity doctrine as applied to Ian Ball and the Princess Anne incident. It notes limits on reporting from arrest through disposition, exceptions for in court information, and how editors and lawyers navigate restrictions while noting related crimes and political implications.
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London
Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Park Avenue
Ian Ball
Princess Anne
Kenneth Barracough
Queen Elizabeth
Harold Evans
Sunday Times
United States
Young Commissioner Atha Mathieu Drives Parks Fight
In San Anselmo California 12 year old Atha Mathieu won a 7 to 0 vote to expand a community building from 2000 to 2500 square feet and opposed poison oak removal in a 5 to 2 decision. The seventh grader also stayed awake past her 830 p.m. bedtime during the budget review of 252688 for the coming year.
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San Anselmo
Calif
Parks and Recreation
Atha Mathieu
Miss Mathieu
Atha
San Francisco
William Mathieu
David
Bridge Winners Dominate Four-Table Event at Lawn Ave Playhouse
In Old Orchard Beach four tables of duplicate bridge contested Wednesday at Lawn Avenue Playhouse. Winners were Oscar Paradis and Mrs. James Mullen taking first, Phyllis Claus and Gwenn Flannery second, Esther Green and Robert Whelan third, Mrs. Leo Ross and Pauline Larochelle fourth. Additional pairs Alice Fecteau and Ruth Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sawyer, Robert Toulouse and Gil Seaver, Don and Avis Briggs also played. a separate two-table session saw Alphonse Demers win first with Mrs. Devers and Leotta Kelly tying for second.
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Old Orchard Beach
Lawn Avenue Playhouse
Oscar Paradis
James Mullen
Phyllis Claus
Gwenn Flannery
Esther Green
Robert Whelan
Leo Ross
Pauline Larochelle
Alice Fecteau
Ruth An
Past Presidents Dish Supper Hosted in Biddeford
Past Presidents Association of Biddeford Post Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary gathered at Mrs. Lucianna Roys home on Cutts Street Biddeford for a covered dish supper. Hostess assisted by Yvette Roy and Blanche Roy. Attendees included Jeannette Curro Alden Racine Alma Beaudoin Cora LeProhon Alma Pelletier and Blanche Keithley. Curro led a brief business meeting Racine gave a Spain trip report. A social hour featured singing and dancing with Beaudoin Curri Pelletier and Keithley. Blanche Roy received the mystery award and the April meeting is planned at Mrs Curros Pool Street home.
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Biddeford
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Lucianna Roy
Cutts Street
Yvette Roy
Blanche Roy
Jeannette Curro
Alden Racine
Alma Beaudoin
Cora LeProhon
Alma Pelletier
Blanche Keithley
Curro
Racine
Spain
Curri
Pelletier
Keithley
Pool Street
United Methodist Women Meet in Washington Avenue Church
The United Methodist Women gathered at the United Methodist Church vestry on Washington Avenue Wednesday with President Lillie Mason presiding. Fern McDonald led devotions, Aleda Allen at the piano, and secretary and treasurer reports were presented. Members approved purchasing 10 new Bibles and refreshments were provided by Lillie Mason and Hazel Davis among others.
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Old Orchard Beach
United Methodist
United Methodist Church
Vestry
Washington Avenue
Lillie Mason
Fern McDonald
Aleda Allen
Hazel Davis
Ethel Ritchie
Louise King
Georgie Tibbetts
Helen Cummings
Florence Gray
Marion Hoyt
Ruth Bradley
Marie Dunphy
Gertrude Wight
Dinner Attended by 75 at Saco Adult Education Event
Students in the Saco Adult Education Center home management class prepared a dinner for 75 attendees and guests at Fairfield School in Saco. The Celebration Mime Theatre of South Parish provided entertainment.
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Saco
Viking ice skates and warrior roles in Norse culture
Ice skates were common in Scandinavia during the Viking era, and Norse warriors ranked prowess on the ice nearly as high as fighting.
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Scandinavia
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