French boy saved by new surgical technique
Ten year old Gerard Serou of France underwent a pioneering operation at Massachusetts General Hospital to correct magnureter. Surgeon Dr. W Hardy Hendren III led the procedure, which straightened and trimmed the enlarged ureters, restoring kidney drainage and enabling the boy to return to school and play. Andre Blohorn, head of a tugboat company, funded the trip and medical costs.
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Boston
Gerard Serou
France
Massachusetts General Hospital
Marseilles
Gerard
Sweetie
MGH
W Hardy Hendren, III
Hendren
Wyland F. Leadbetter
United States
America
Serou
Andre Blohorn
Adult Learning Center Topic Talk At Saco Meeting
At the Saco Adult Center Parish House the weekly gathering will screen slides on the Adult Learning Center and hear a talk on its work. Miss Harriet Fogg and Mrs. Martha Beaudoin organize. Alice Bourque leads with Arraine Ketchum assisting. Public welcome to 10 a.m. program with card games and a noon box lunch.
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Beach
High Streets
Saco
Trinity Episcopal Church
Cleveland Street
Harriet Fogg
Alice Bourque
Therogram
Arraine Ketchum
State Department of Education
Robert W. Moody
Saco School
Martha _ Beaudoin
Saco Adult Center
St Fotini Ladies Hold Parish Hall Meeting
The St Fotini Ladies Society met at St Demetrios Parish Hall in Biddeford. Officers included vice president Mrs Charles Draggit presiding in place of President Mrs Fotis Hadiaris. A Greek pastry sale is planned for May 12 and 13 at local stores and church hall.
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St. Fotini Ladies Society
St.Demetrios
Adams Street
Biddeford
Charles Draggit
Fotis Hadiaris
Amart
Shaw’s
Saco
St. Demetrios
Peter Spirounias
Rosella Dragoumanos
Stephanie Koutoulakos
Wonder Bar
Washington Street
Charles Gregory
Stephanie Higgins
James Truman
Jerry Goulet
St. Francis College Baking Department
Paul Canas
Dragoumanos
Rita Dalapas
Priscilla Gaffney
Koutoulakos
Scouts Clean America Beautiful Day Route 1 Project
Boy Scout Troop 309 of Luke E Hart Council 60 with Knights of Columbus led a Scouting Keep America Beautiful Day. They raised a flag at McDonald's Saco, transplanted trees from Woodlawn Cemetery, and cleaned Route 1 to Scarborough with three truckloads of trash. National Guard trucks supplied transport. lunch was provided by McDonald's Saco.
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Luke E. Hart Council
Knights of Columbus
York
Joseph Bastarache
McDonald's
Saco
R. E. Morin
David Carrier
Brian Boucher
Raymond Bisson
David Ladderbush
Fallowg
Woodlawn
Biddeford
Daniel Auger
Richard Fournier
Guy Champagne
Bernard Grenier
Gerard Gagnon
Scarbrough
Donald Gagnon
Robert Townsend
Ronald Gagnon
Michael Boucher
Paul LaBrecque
Joseph Underwood
Paul-Emile Michaud
Marc Gobeil
Michael Richard
Marc Cadorette
Steve Bergeron
David Boucher
National Guard
Battallion
Jeffrey Brann
John Coyne
Laurie Scott
Honor Roll At Dayton School Is Released
Dayton Consolidated School released its honor roll led by Aleta Attleson Lorie Frappier Andy Cole Greg Vestal Kathy Proctor Lyla Goodwin Jody Waterhouse David Gagnon Danny Johnson Carmen Ledoux Michelle Ledoux Priscilla Miller James Cole Timothy Johnson Karen Johnson Peter Cole Donna Halcrow David Sturdevant Susan Smith
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Dayton
Dayton Consolidated School
Sumner Bornstein
Aleta Attleson
Lorie Frappier
Andy Cole
Greg Vestal
Kathy Proctor
Lyla Goodwin
Jody Waterhouse
David Gagnon
Danny Johnson
Carmen Ledoux
Michelle Ledoux
Priscilla Miller
James Cole
Timothy Johnson
Karen Johnson
Peter Cole
Donna Halcrow
David Sturdevant
Susan Smith
Meeting on Traffic In Biddeford Elm Street Bridge Closure
A city council session is scheduled this afternoon in Biddeford chambers to address traffic disruption from the Elm Street bridges closure. State Highway Commission representatives and Biddeford and Saco officials are expected to attend.
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Biddeford
Elm Street
State Highway Commission
Saco
Final speaker set for Saco Sweetser Lecture Series
Milbridge conservationist Frank Graham Jr. will speak Thursday at 8 p.m. in Linnell Gym Thornton Academy Saco on The Pesticide Controversy Postscript to Silent Spring. Robert Lawler will introduce him and oversee a Q A session after the talk. dictionaries will be awarded to Thornton students with top ticket sales.
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Frank Graham Jr
Milbridge
Sweetser
Linnell
Thornton Academy
Saco
Lester Black
Saco Provident Association
Rachel Carson
Black
Robert Lawler
Saco School
Thornton
William Farrington
Charles, Plourde
Oor
Private pollster probes voters second choices in primaries
A Chicago AP report depicts a private pollster asking poll respondents who their second choice would be if they did not vote for the person they chose. The exchange compares second-choice status to sports losses and notes ongoing interest in private poll results after primaries.
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F. Richard Ciccone
Associated Press
Chicago
Mexico
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Milwaukee Bucks
Illinois
New England
South
Midwest
May 2 Historical Highlights From Nation and World
Today in history notes key events on May 2 including Berlin's fall announced in 1945 and Nazi surrender in Italy, plus notable dates such as the Hudson's Bay Company chartered and Stonewall Jackson wounded. Birthdays list King Hussein and King Cyrus. Thought quotes James Barrie.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Italy
Austria
Hudson's Bay Company
England
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
Chancellorsville
Oklahoma Territory
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Caryl Chessman
San Quentin
Gas Chamber
California
Israel
Konrad Adenauer
India
China
Harold Wilson
Labor
Washington, D.C
Potomac River
King Hussein of
Jordan
King Crosby
James M. Barrie
Whist Party at Le Foyer Hall Winners Named
High scorer was Rachel Nolette at the weekly whist party held at Le Foyer Hall on the Biddeford corner of Pool and Foss streets. Other winners included Joseph Nolette Joseph Viger Therese Frizette Malvina Gaudette Antoinette Chretien Cora Tapley Elizabeth Dube Aurore Soucy Edward Gallant Arthur Boldue Clara Gauthier Alderic Soucy Theresa Tedeschi Diane Nolette and Ted Tedeschi. A next party was announced for next weekend by the committee in charge.
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le Foyer
Pool and
Foss Streets
Biddeford
Rachel Nolette
Joseph Nolette
Joseph Viger
Therese Frizette
Malvina Gaudette
Antoinette Chretien
Cora Tapley
Elizabeth Dube
Aurore Soucy
Edward Gallant
Arthur Boldue
Clara Gauthier
Alderic Soucy
Theresa Tedeschi
Diane Nolette
Ted Tedeschi
Immunization Clinic Set In Biddeford
An immunization clinic will be held at the Biddeford Public Health Nursing Association office in the City Building on Thursday at 1 p.m. Immunizations offered include DPT, oral polio, measles, rubella, smallpox, and polio boosters. A physician will be in attendance. Parents may contact the office before clinic to register if their child is due for first-time vaccination or has not been notified of an appointment.
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Biddeford Public Health Nursing Asso
Motorcycle Shaking Sparks Claims of Sterility
Riders allege that constant engine vibration causes sterility, a claim met with skepticism as experts caution against drawing conclusions from anecdotal reports.
Morris Udall to Keynote Democratic Conventions in Waterville
Augusta officials announce Arizona Congressman Morris K. Udall will be the keynote speaker at the Democratic state conventions in Waterville on May 19 and 20. Udall, a prominent liberal leader in the House, was first elected in 1961 to fill his brother’s vacancy and has since been reelected. He graduated from the University of Arizona in 1949 where he led as Student Body president and starred in basketball.
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Augusta
Severin M. .Beliveau
Arizona
Morris K. Udall
Waterville
Udall
Liberal Democrats
House of Representatives
Congress
Stewart
University of Arizona At Tucson J
Congressional
Pima
Tucson
Arizona ‘Volunteers
Stevenson
Arizona State Bar Association
Post Office and
Civil Service Committee
Interior and Insular Affairs
Brownie Troop Outing at Clifford Park Biddeford
Brownie Troop 92 held an outing at Clifford Park with leader Mrs Yvette Thibeault and assistants. Miss Jeffrey Ferguson joined as roop consultant in a tribute to Juliette Low as songs and games of other countries featured, followed by a discovery hike and group activities with attendees listed.
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Biddeford Brownie
Clifford Park
Pool Street
Biddeford
Jeffrey Ferguson
Roop
Juliette Low
Girl Scout
Yvette Thibeault
Pauline Descoteaux
Donna Thibeault
Linda St. Pierre
Cynthia St. Pierre
Denise Robida
Janice Morin
Lynne Mont
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St. Fotini
Journal
Goldie Hawn Wa
Columbia Pictures
Lira Films
Anatole Litvae
Wee
Panavision
Saco Cinema
Mutual
Clint Eastwood
Charlton Heston
THE
Plumbing Contractors
George’s & LeMire’s
Main Street
Maine
Morris Udall
Joe Flynn
Mort Sahl
Helen Gurley Brown
Merv Griffin
Wgan-Tv
North & South
Berwick
F.D.T
Zaye
Zayre
Discount Department Store
Life Itm
Mea
Saco Valley Shopping Center
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