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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1967
Page
7
Dodge retains Twin City bowling crown with a 1224 total to 1101 for Goldthwaite. He leads 626 to 551 at halftime and secures victory with precision spares and bonus throws totaling 262 pins to Goldthwaite’s 210. The result seals a 173 pin margin over the 20 string contest.
The 20th Century Bombers defeated Congress Square 1599 to 1393 in a Men’s Class A league duel at Portland. Gillis 339 and Morin 332 led the Bombers while Inman 310 topped the losers. Missing Bowler handicap helped the Bombers’ margin.
Harold Hanson resigns as president of the Northern York County Babe Ruth League for 1967. Lou Caron is named to the post for the year. A meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Caron home in Biddeford will apply for the 1967 charter, elect a new vice president, and appoint committees. Coaches are needed for the coming season in Saco and Kennebunk. interested attendees should attend and submit names.
Roll-A-Way Lanes W.M. B.P.A. men defeat Bowl-A-Wire's Go-West 8 to 0 at home Sunday afternoon. Roll-A-Way led all three games by 37 21 and 27 pins and finished 82 pins ahead. Dave Letellier top scored with 350 followed by Jerry Giles 323 and John St Onge 316. Lou Blish led Go-West with 334 as team totals were Roll-A-Way 1585 Go West 1503.
Ski Maine Association notes base depths from Mt. Abram 15 to 20 inches and Sugarloaf 8 to 50 inches with corn and excellent to good spring conditions at Sunday River and Saddleback. Mt. Abram and Squaw also report deep bases with good to excellent spring skiing. Alaska size remark included.
The World Almanac reports that about one quarter of U S municipalities dump untreated wastes into streams while 31 percent use only primary treatment. The issue is described as a major problem likely costing billions to solve.
GIs destroy farms and livestock along the Cambodian border under orders to deny the Viet Cong sustenance. Civilians, including a family, flee as a hut burns and villagers carry scars of a war that pits brutality against humanity. Refugees stream south of Saigon as officers warn civilian casualties could rise without strategy change.
Dr. Michael A. Petit explains Health Capsules notes that a dilute alcohol beverage may not deliver the same intoxication as the same amount of pure alcohol. The feature clarifies this is informational and not diagnostic.
Gorham State College seniors, nine in total, begin the second eight week period of student teaching on April 3. Teachers listed include Suzanne Roy at Biddeford High, Stephen Usher at Biddeford Junior High, Nancy Critchley at Gorham Village Elementary, Carol Hanson and Elizabeth Fairfield at Park Street School in Kennebunk, Denise Lord at Jameson School Old Orchard Beach, William Duhamel in Old Orchard Beach junior high, Sharon Tingley at Fairfield School Saco, and Christine Clark at Burns School Saco.
About 50 people attended the Easter sunrise service at Moody Beach, sponsored by the Wells Congregational Church and led by Rev. W Vinton Murphy. The 10:30 a.m. worship at the Second Church featured a sermon On The Road To Em maus and special music by the sanctuary choir and junior choir with organ highlights by Kathleen Daggett.
An elderly Bridgton resident, Miss Etta R. Smith, about 70, died when a space heater overturned in a second floor bedroom and set rugs aflame on U S 302. Her invalid sister Mrs Ona n Hatch slept on the first floor and alerted a neighbor who summoned firefighters.
Babson Park Mass commentary urges expansion of ocean resource use and research to unlock sea minerals. It highlights government ocean agency prospects, ongoing deep submergence projects led by Dr Jacques Piccard, and California efforts mapping the continental shelf for future extraction.
Deputy Sheriff Burleigh Richards said two vandalism cases are under investigation in Dayton. Francis Bennett reported a name plate stolen from his mailbox, while David Gagnon found his car on Hight Road with a smashed rear window and bullet holes in the windshield and roof.
Thunderbird Patrol from Saco spent Saturday in Boston visiting the U S S Constitution the Science Museum and the Hayden Planetarium. Attending were Clyde Clyatt David Dawn Michael Clyatt and Mr and Mrs Albert Ouellette and Richard and Robert Ouellette. The article notes Vinson Massif rises 16860 feet as the highest point in the Sentinel Range with Mt Tyree at 16290 feet as the second highest peak.
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