Torrey Canyon Split In Two Off Cornwall As Oil Spills
The American tanker Torrey Canyon split amidships on The Seven Stones reef and dumped oil toward southwest England. Gales threaten more pollution as 70 miles of coast suffer, birds die, and rescue crews try to save oyster beds and beaches along Cornwall and the Scilly Islands.
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Land’s End
England
Seven Stones Reef
Scilly Isles
English
Lizard
Newquay
Britain
Duchy of Cornwall Oyster Farm
Prince Charles
Cornish Riviera
Marzion
Prah Sands
Godrevey
Portreath
Porthtowan
St. Agnes
Perranporth
Cornwall
Harold Wilson
Scilly Islands
Delight
Utrecht
London
Union Oil of California
Persian Gulf
Dewi plans Indonesia return amid uncertain future
Ratna Sari Dewi, Sukarno’s wife, told a Tokyo television audience she plans to go back to Indonesia with her daughter born March 7, but she called the future unknown and declined to predict what might happen tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TEL
Associated Press Tokyo
Ratna Sari Dewi
Sukarno
Indonesia
Hollis Center Woman Wins Bank Nest Egg Contest
Frances Robbins of Hollis Center won first prize in the Biddeford Savings Bank Nest Egg contest, guessed the hatch time of the first incubated egg at 10 22 132 seconds, earning a $100 savings account. Second prize went to Raymond Foran Sr. of Saco with a $75 account. Third and fourth prizes went to Paula Deasey of Saco and Maurice Lamarre of Biddeford with $50 and $25 accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Robbins
RFD
Hollis Center
Raymond Foran Sr
Pleasant View Drive
Saco
Paula M. Deasey
Beach St
Maurice Lamarre
Kossuth St
Biddeford
Richard A. Beote
Biddeford Savings Bank
Simone Labonte
Main St
John Martel
Union Street
Rachel Marcoux
Cutts St
Bidde
Parchment Signed by Luther and Orsini Found in Italian Monastery
In Avellino a parchment dated 1520 bearing the signatures of Martin Luther and Italian Prince Orsini was unearthed from an urn in a monastery garden. It has been sent to Naples for expert examination by church officials and scholars. Separately in San Francisco an heiress and a restaurateur celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avellino
Italy
Martin Luther
Orsini
Naples
Tips For Teens By ELINOR WILLIAMS
A teen advice column discusses boundaries with gifts from boys, the risk of pressure for intimacy, and the value of saying no. It urges independence from debt to avoid accusations and promotes loving, respectful mother child ties through small acts of care.
Bailey to Play Himself in Sheppard Case Film
Hollywood AP Bailey announces he will star as himself in The Sheppard Murder Case for Paramount. Producer Brad Dexter and director Sidney Furie praise the film as high level and not exploitation. Bailey, 33, jokes about his acting, cites legal precedents for actors playing lawyers, and notes potential service claims. Mountaineering deaths in Europe rise in 1958 with 283 fatalities.
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Hollywood
Melvin Belli
Louis Nizer
F. Lee Bailey
Bailey
Sheppard
Paramount
Robert Evans
Samuel Sheppard
Cleveland
Brad Dexter
Frank Sinatra
Hawaii
Dexter
Sidney Furie
Bostonian
Furie
Bar Association
Joseph Welch
San Francisco
Children Receive First Holy Communion at St. Martha’s Parish
Easter Sunday ceremonies bless children from St. Martha’s Parish covering Kennebunk Kennebunkport Wells and Ogunquit. Recipients include Donna Chambers John Dill Marion Drinkwine Brenda Dumas Donna Gendreau Daniel Goodson Cheryl Kimball Stephen Lewin and more in Kennebunkport Wells Beach and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
St. Martha’s Parish
Kennebunkport
Wells
Ogunquit
St. Monica’s
Donna Chambers
John Dill
Marion Drink Wine
Brenda Dumas
Donna Gendreau
Daniel Goodson
Cheryl Kimball
Stephen Lewin
Daniel Janson
Roxanne Maling
Richard Michaud
Kelly Morse
Edward Nixon
Candace O'Keefe
LSD dangers urged by FDA chief in interview
FDA chief Dr James L Goddard warns that LSD used for curiosity is extremely dangerous. He notes LSD can trigger acute psychoses and even deadly actions, likening it to Russian roulette on a sugar cube. Separately a Commerce Department report shows 1966 federal highway contracts totaling 4.1 billion dollars across 6 490 contracts, with 90 percent federal share on interstates and 50 percent on other systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Food and Drug Administration
James L. Goddard
Goddard
Commerce Department
East Biddeford Little League Sees New Sponsor and Field Plans
A leaders meeting at Ed Meyers home in Biddeford discussed season plans and finishing the West Street field by late summer. Roy and Perreault were named new sponsors, while Ray Nolette was appointed umpire in chief and urged all umpires and candidates to attend the April 6 session. A committee led by Nolette, Don Macomber and Meyers was formed to handle postponed or protested games.
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Ray Nolette
Don Macomber
Meyers
Nolette
Gordon Eldridge
Ray Gendron
Mel, Chretien
Ray Letellier
Bob Boudreau
Don Rarybine
Don Gagnon
al Letellier
Whist Party Winners Named at Le Foyer Hall Biddeford
Last night at Le Foyer Hall Biddeford Elizabeth Dube took high score while prizes went to Elizabeth Dube Frank Walls Ronald Dumont Norman Pettey Laura Neault Aurore Soucy Lucienne Chouinard Joseph Plourde Martial Perreault Maurice Marcoux Alderic Soucy Arthur Bolduc James Beaulieu James Landry Corey Tapley Medley Beaulieu Richard Pendleton Norman Harvey Rose Shevenell Flora Lambert Eugene Neault Lucienne Chouinard. The committee in charge includes Bernice Beaulieu Oliva Perreault Claudia Beaudoin Martial Perreault Joseph Chouinard Alma Morin Lucienne Chouinard and Aurore Soucy.
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le Foyer
Foss
Pool Streets
Biddeford
Elizabeth Dube
Medley Beaulieu
Richard Fickett
Frank Walls
Ronald Dumont
Norman Pettey
Laura Neault
Aurore Soucy
Lucienne Chouinard
Joseph Plourde
Martial Perreault
Maurice Marcoux
Alderic Soucy
Arthur Bolduc
James Beaulieu
James Landry
Corey Tapley
Richard Pendleton
Norman Harvey
Rose Shevenell
Flora Lambert
Eugene Neault
Bernice Beaulieu
Oliva Perreault
Claudia Beaudoin
Joseph Chouinard
Alma Morin
Rummage Sale Set By VFW Auxiliary Kennebunk
Kennebunk VFW Auxiliary met at the post home on Fletcher Street to finalize plans for a rummage sale. The meeting completed the arrangements and set dates and duties for the event.
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VFW
Kennebunk
Kennebunk V.F.W
Post
Fletcher Street
Rummage Sale Led by Mrs Ru by Bouvier Post Chairman
The rummage sale is planned for Saturday with Mrs Ru by Bouvier as chairman. She asks all rummage be brought to the post home the night before. Mrs Glenys Palmer won the mystery prize. After the meeting, post members served refreshments. The next meeting is Thursday April 13 with Mrs Dorothy Labbe and Mrs Glenys Palmer as hostesses.
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Ruby Bouvier
Glenys Palmer
Dorothy Labbe
Military Rulers Tell Chairman To Stay Put
Sierra Leone's military rulers ordered Lt Col Ambrose Genda to remain in New York City until a letter notified him. Genda, en route from the U.N., arrived in London. the National Reformation Council, formed by eight officers, issued a proclamation seizing power after elections left Parliament without a clear majority. The move suspended Parliament and parts of the constitution, ordered weapon surrender, and ousted former ministers from official residences.
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Freetown
Sierra Leone
New York City
Ambrose Genda
London
U.N
National Reformation Council
Genda
United Nations
Supreme Court
Appeals Court
Council
Armand Cunningham Wounded in Action in Vietnam
Mr and Mrs Armand Cunningham of Gray Lane Biddeford have learned their son Armand Cunningham USMC was wounded in action in Quang Tri Vietnam. A telegram from the Marine Corps commandant in Washington states he suffered a head wound.
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Armand Cunningham
Gray Lane
Biddeford
Quang Tri
Vietnam
U.S. Marine Corps
Washington
Pfe
USMC
Bishop Feeney Celebrates Easter Mass in Hospital
The Most Rev. Daniel J. Feeney, Portland's bishop, celebrated Easter Sunday Mass at Mercy Hospital in Portland, the first public liturgy since his January stroke. A hospital spokesman said his condition was improving as he received care there.
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Portland
Maine
Daniel J. Feeney
Mercy Hospital
Condi
Social Action Program by Beach Street Parish Women
The Women's Fellowship of First Parish Congregational Church plans a covered dish supper at 6:30 p.m. in Beach Street fellowship hall Saco followed by a business meeting and a panel discussion on social action. Participants include Mrs. Marston Red Cross Captain Klemanski Salvation Army Edith Smith and others.
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Women’s Fellowship
First Parish Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
Fellowship Hall
Beach Street
Saco
Laurence Dearborn
Ralph Meserve
Republicans to discuss calling of Convention in Maine
Portland AP Republicans plan a late meeting to decide if the 103rd Legislature should be asked to approve a resolution calling for a federal constitutional convention to overturn the Supreme Court one man one vote ruling. The Dirksen amendment could let legislatures use geographic and economic factors in apportionment.
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Portland
Supreme Court
Harrison L. Richardson
Cumberland
Augusta
Maine
Senate
Bigh Court
Richardson
Dirksen
Everett McK. Dirksen
Ill
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