Election of Tony Boyle Overturned
Federal district judge voided the 1969 United Mine Workers election of President W A Boyle for federal law violations and ordered a new vote. Judge Bryant to set date and procedures after proposals. Also to re-run elections for John Owens and George J Titler.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
W.A
Tony” Boyle
William Bryant
Bryant
Boyle
John Owens
George J. Titler
Joseph A
Jock” Yablonski
Yablonski
Department of Labor
Secretary of Labor
Beckley
W.va
James Leeber
UMW
GM Ford Indicted For Price Fixing In Fleet Sales
Federal grand jury charges General Motors and Ford Motor Co. with conspiring to fix prices and maintain a monopoly in the automobile fleet sales market. Each faces fines. civil suit seeks injunctions to end fleet market anti competitive practices.
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Detroit
General Motors
Ford Motor Co
Lev Il
Ford
National Automobile Dealers Association
Comany, Peterson, Howell & Eather Inc
S. District Court
Antitrust Division
Justice Department
United States
Boy Killed After Baseball Accident in Yard
A six year old boy, Dennis J. Martin, was struck in the chest by a baseball while playing in his yard and died Monday night in a Skowhegan hospital. Somerset County sheriff’s deputies provided few details pending investigation.
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Athens
Somerset County Sheriff's Department
Dennis J. Martin
Albert Martin
Skowhegas
Summer TV Season Repeats Become Virtue in Critics’ Eyes
Critics note a trend toward reusing formats and reruns as a virtue signaling more efficient production. Networks lean on familiar stars and proven concepts to sustain audience engagement while keeping budgets in check.
Maine Committee to Study Needs of Children Organizes
A Maine state committee to develop and implement a child development plan holds its organizational meeting in Augusta. Gov. Curtis issued the executive order creating the panel, headed by Mrs. Lillian Glazier, with funding of 25000 dollars from the New England Regional Commission.
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Augusta
Kenneth M. Curtis
Maine
Lillian Glazier
State Office of Economic Opportunity
Department of Health and Welfare
New England Regional Commission
Women’s Club Rummage Sale Planned for Friday and Saturday
Plans for a rummage sale were finalized at a Catholic Women’s Club meeting at Most Holy Trinity Church parish hall in Saco. The sale runs Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and proceeds go to the Special Olympics Program. New officers were named: Mary Ellen Desjardin president Betty Applin vice president Stephanie Ogden secretary Patricia Ridley treasurer Pauline Gordon auditor. The annual banquet to install them is June 5 at Sea Spray Motor Inn Kennebunk Beach. A Christmas Fair date of November 18 was tentatively set.
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Catholic Women’s Club
Most Holy Trinity Church
Main Street
Saco
Mary Ellen Desjardin
Betty Applin
Our Lady Of Fatima Circle Banquet At St Johns Hall
Our Lady of Fatima Circle Daughters of Isabella will hold its annual banquet at 6 30 tonight in St Johns Hall Biddeford. Ten year members will be honored with pins including Jeannette Lamothe Eugenie Guay Jeanne Gosselin Marie Rose Doyon Aurore Vachon Marie Rose Valliere Theresa Boissonneault Severine Moreau Emma Paul Laurette Dubreuil. State Regent Elizabeth Rounds and delegates from Mater Circle Sanford and St Rita Circle Westbrook will attend. Reservations remain available. Afterward the Glee Club directed by Gertrude Frechette will perform its second annual variety show.
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Our Lady of Fatima Circle
Daughters of Isabella
St. John’s Hall
Adams Street
Biddeford
Jeannette Lamothe
Eugenie Guay
Jeanne Gosselin
Marie Rose Doyon
Aurore Vachon
Marie Rose Valliere
Theresa Boissonneault
Severine Moreau
Emma Paul
Laurette Dubreuil
Elizabeth Rounds
Mater Circle
Sanford
St. Rita
Westbrook
Berangere Millette
Our Lady of Fatima Circle Glee Club
Gertrude Frechette
Area Girls Invited To Join Phi Beta Kappa at UMaine
Two area girls are among 20 University of Maine at Orono seniors and three juniors invited to join Phi Beta Kappa. Sandra Dickinson of Kennebunk and Louisa Anderson of Hollis Center will be initiated before the May 11 scholastic honors dinner for Phi Beta Kappa Phi Kappa Phi and Sigma Xi members.
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University of Maine At
Wood Gatherers Meet At Beach Home In Old Orchard Beach
The Camp Fire Girls Wood Gatherers held a meeting at leader Mrs. Madeline Mrowka's home. Plans discussed include Mothers Tea on May 21. Members and refreshments graciously arranged by Miss Donna Mrowka and Mrs. Esther Gilbert with attendees listed.
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Old Orchard Beach
Camp Fire
Madeline Mrowka
Mrowka
Donna Mrowka
Esther Gilbert
Pamela Gilbert
Cindy_ Holloway
Dorothy ‘McGee
Debbie Morneault
Lori Bolduc
Patti Barbano
Melissa Fenderson
Joyce L'Heureux
Christa Ledoux
Brenda Pulver
Used Trucks Are Listed In Section 12 Want Ads
In the want ads section 12, multiple used trucks are advertised for sale by area dealers and private sellers. Listings include makes models years and asking prices with contact details for each listing.
Miniwanca Holds Meeting At Old Orchard
Miniwanca Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star held its first meeting since April 8 installation. Worthy Matron Mrs. Marjorie Douglass and Worthy Patron Asa Douglas officiated. A memorial honored Leonard Gray, who died April 19. Charter was draped 30 days. Invitations and plans for Grand Chapter Lewiston and other chapters’ events were noted.
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Old Orchard Beach
Marjorie Douglass
Asa Douglas
Miniwanca
Order of the Eastern Star
Leonard Gray
Lewiston
Adah
Biddeford
Valleyfield
Old Orchard Beach VFW Post Elects Officers for Year
A special meeting of the Old Orchard Memorial VFW Post elected Cmdr Joseph Lenkowski Senior Vice Cmdr Robert Pettengill Quartermaster Edmund Rowell Chaplain Arthur McKee Judge Advocate Robert York Surgeon James Davis and Trustee Edward Gillis for the coming year A joint installation will be announced later Certificates of merit went to Melvin Marshall and Mehlon Cressey A Past Commander's pin was awarded to Cressey The Naval Reserve Junior ROTC unit will take part in the Loyalty Day Parade in Biddeford on May 7 and the school band will join York Beach parade on June 10.
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Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Memorial
VFW
Atlantic Avenue
Joseph Lenkowski
Robert Pettengill
Edmund Rowell
Arthur McKee
Robert York
James Davis
Edward Gillis
Melvin Marshall
Mehlon Cressey
Cressey
Naval Reserve
Biddeford
York Beach
Beach School Seeks Registration For Incoming Kindergartners
The Elementary School in Old Orchard Beach will hold a spring registration for all preschool children eligible for kindergarten in September. Parents must bring birth certificates and vaccination details, with registrations handled by Mrs Phalen and Miss Mc Mullen. A child must be five by Oct 15 1972 to enter kindergarten. six by Oct 15 enters first grade. If unable to attend, contact the school for a special time.
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Old Orchard Beach
Phalen
Duplicate Bridge Winners At Beach in Old Orchard Beach
Duplicate bridge last evening at the Lawn Avenue Playhouse named North and South winners Estella Aranovitch and Guenn Flannery with the Littlefield couple second and Brackett with Thibodeau third. East and West top pair Esther Green and Marie Toulouse won with Dane Johnson second. Additional players included Ruth Anderson, Lottie Haas, James Warren and Lester Austin. A game is set for tomorrow at 1 p.m and another at 7:30 p.m with a Thursday session also scheduled.
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Old Orchard Beach
Lawn Avenue Playhouse
Estella Aranovitch
Guenn Flannery
David Littlefield
Lorimer Brackett
Jerry Thibodeau
Ralph Dumaine
James Moutsatsos
Esther Green
Marie Toulouse
Dane Johnson
Ruth Anderson
Lottie Haas
Einstein Proposes Relativity Theory At Age Twenty Six
In 1905 Albert Einstein introduced his theory of relativity, presenting revolutionary ideas about time space and motion at the age of twenty six. The work reshaped physics and established Einstein as a leading scientific figure.
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Albert Einstein
Signs Target Bolinas Route as Tourists Spark Local Feud
Bolinas California residents remove road signs that point to the town and its businesses as county crews replace them. Officials say at least 20 signs costing 25 to 50 dollars each have vanished in months of vandalism. Locals argue tourist crowds threaten the town’s character while outsiders hunt for Bolinas.
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Bolinas
Calif
Bolinas Lagoon
Henry W. Miller
Miller
Dan Deevy Jr
Smiley’s
Scowley’s
Snarley’s
Tessan
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Bay
Francis Drake
Deevy
Smiley’s Saloon
Mary Jenkins
Miss Jenkins
Point Reyes
Maine coastal counties added to disaster areas
Gov. Curtis announced that Hancock Knox and Waldo Counties join York Cumberland Sagadahoc and Lincoln as disaster areas eligible for federal aid for damage from the February coastal storm. Fish and Game Commissioner Marsh said Lorraine Stubbs of Unity will supervise conservation education and lead the Maine Conservation School at Bryant Pond.
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Augusta
Kenneth M. Curtis
Maine
U.S
Fish and Game
Maynard F. Marsh
Lorraine L. Stubbs
Unity
Stubbs
University of Maine At
Orono
Colby
University of Washington
Maine Conservation School
Bryant Pond
Marsh
Maine Group Plans Quebec Visit Led by Gov Curtis
Governor Kenneth M. Curtis will lead a 40-member Maine delegation on a two day state and cultural visit to Quebec. The group will meet provincial counterparts and return to Maine Friday afternoon after departing Bangor at 9 a.m.
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Augusta
Kenneth M. Curtis
Quebec
Curtis
Maine
Maritime Provinces
Bangor International Airport
Children Chorus Concert at United Methodist Church
The Washington Avenue church sanctuary hosted a concert by the United Methodist Church Sunday School children’s chorus Right On Singers. Miss Donna Dudevoir read verses while the chorus performed appropriate songs, with aid from Elaine Presby Ethel Presby Barbara Labbe Carl Gilbert Stilman Gilbert Norman Andrews Aleda Allen and Edmund Presby.
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Old Orchard Beach
United Methodist Church
Right On Christian Singers
Washington Avenue
Donna Dudevoir
Order Would Assure Equal Treatment
Maine's mental health and corrections commissioner says Governor Curtis's executive order bans discrimination against former mental patients and prisoners seeking state jobs. He notes the directive is precautionary to encourage them to apply, not a response to any incident.
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Augusta
Maine
William F. Kearns Jr
Kenneth M. Curtis
State Department
Kearns
Nicklaus Shines No Par Challenge Revealed
Golfing legend Jack Nicklaus reportedly thrives when not under par, with remarks suggesting he struggles when the score rises above that mark.
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Jack Nicklaus
Sweden's marriages plunge sparked by shifting social norms
In Stockholm AP report, Sweden sees a 35 percent drop in marriages from 1966 to 1970, with births out of wedlock rising to 18 percent. Erland Hofsten credits a unique decline and notes the trend is strongest among ages 23 to 26. Analysts cite living together and evolving customs as key factors.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Erland Hofsten
State Statistical Bureau
Holsten
Hofsten
Ingrid Sundberg
Saco Citizens Plan Community Drug Abuse Program
A meeting to organize a Saco drug abuse program is set for 7 30 p m at Trinity Episcopal Parish Hall in Saco. York County Counseling Services and York County Extension Service will provide advice and assistance to the new group, per Betty Applin.
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Saco
Trinity Episcopal Parish
York County Counseling Services
York County Extension Service
Inew
Betty Applin
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