No Mo Bulges TOPS Chapter Receives Honor Plaque
In Portland Maine the No Mo Bulges TOPS Chapter of Biddeford and Saco won an honor plaque on Recognition Day. Members posted the greatest weight loss per member. fifteen other Maine chapters competed. Anna Schoff earned KOPS status. Lorraine Manke led a workshop. banquet featured Ed Mayo. Officers and meeting details listed.
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State of Maine
Valle’s Charterhouse
Portand
No Mo Bulges
Portland
Biddeford
Saco
Maine
Tiny Tot Prinses
Donna Belanger
Esther Haskell
Ed Mayo
Kennebunkport
Muriel Sylvestre
Jean Rennie
Gilberte Warner
Barbara Shapiro
Charlotte Janson
Christ Episcopal Church
No Pool No School Demonstration at Christian Brothers College
Memphis AP The Rev Angelo Nobile chaplain and students staged a lighthearted protest at Christian Brothers College to demand the campus pool be opened. Signs urged pool action while Father Nobile carried a placard The Church Must Get Involved. The rally ended when President Luke M Grady offered a sprinkling can with water.
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Memphis, Tenn
Angelo Nobile
Christian Brothers College
Father Nobile
Luke M. Grady
News At A Glance From A Turbulent Day in 1960s Vietnam
U S forces repulse a North Vietnamese counterattack near Dong Ha as casualties rise to 1,208 after four days of heavy fighting. A debate swells over resuming wider bombing of the North while pilots describe intense fire in the A Shau Valley. Also noted are wage and tax debates, a major airline wage package vote, a wage noninflation issue, and the death of James Marlow of The Associated Press at 64.
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U.S
Dong Ha
South Vietnam
Johnson
North Vietnam
A Shau
Hue
House
Ways and Means
James Marlow
the World Today
Ascer Press
Indiana primary hinges on crossover voting and write-ins
Crossover voting shapes the Indiana presidential primary with write-in votes disqualified. Rockefeller pursues victory via a strategist’s iceberg tactic as other national events unfold including Arab desert saboteurs and notable personal developments.
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Indiana
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Negro James McKinley Wins Carthage Town Council Seat
Carthage Tennessee reports James McKinley becomes the first Black man elected to the town council in a six-seat election held Thursday in the town of about 2,500 residents.
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Carthage
Tenn
James McKinley
Firemen's Unit Plans Supper At Camp Ellis
Camp Ellis Firemen's Auxiliary completed plans for a supper to be held May 16 at the fire station with husbands as guests. Committees for decorations and cleanup were named, and the meeting covered the annual outing set for June 6 at Vallee's Charterhouse in Portland. A stork shower for Mrs. Connie Collard followed.
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Camp Ellis
Lillian Morris
Ruth Stackpole
Ruth Cote
Polly Penny
Jeannine Pendieton
Elsie Buzzell
Ruth
Theresa Pendieton
Susan Gagnon
Sunshine
Vallee’s Charterhouse
Portland
Connie Collard
Joan Larochelle
Alfreda Pendleton
Marjorie Pendleton
Regina Koster
Greta Grenier
Christine Peterson
Judy Gagne
Lorraine Foss
Irene Landry
Germaine Houle
Beach Women Plan Rummage Sale At Church
The Womens Society of Christian Service at Old Orchard Beach met at Mrs. Jean Cooper's home. Re-elected officers include President Mattie Bliss and Second Vice President Retta Sait. Plans discussed for a rummage sale May 17 and 18 in the vestry and a public supper May 25 for the Parsonage fund. The pastor Rev. Norman Cath outlined plans to reorganize the women's group.
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Old Orchard Beach
Womens Society of Christian Service
United Methodist Church
Jean Cooper
Washington Avenue
Mattie Bliss
Retta Sait
First Corinthians
Florence Benson
Hazel Davis
Ethel Ritchie
Parsonage Fund
Norman Cath
Louise King
Alice Browne
Anna Anderson
Helen Cummings
Ruth Hodeen
Helen Anderson
Harriet Andrews
Elizabeth Garland
Gertrude Leonard
Gertrude Wight
Bliss
Duplicate Bridge Played At Beach in Old Orchard Beach
Duplicate bridge was in play last night at the home of Mr and Mrs Donald Briggs Lawn Avenue. Making up 12 percent tables were Mr and Mrs Donald Weld Richard Mongalian Mrs Alberta Haynes Mrs Charlotte Dubois Dan Drummond Mr and Mrs Herbert Ginn Jack Sheehan Al Rosen Paul Chadbourne Robert Whelan S A Grondin Edward Berry Timothy Landry Don Atkinson Mr and Mrs James Mullen Herbert Bean Richard Shorey Mrs Eleanor Marshall A Bradford and Eugene Pecoraro. Also Mrs Marjorie Margil-
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Old Orchard Beach
Duplicate Bridge
Donald Briggs
Lawn Avenue
Donald Weld
Richard Mongalian
Alberta Haynes
Charlotte Dubois
Dan Drummond
Herbert Ginn
Jack Sheehan
al Rosen
Paul Chadbourne
Robert Whelan
S. A. Grondin
Edward Berry
Timothy Landry
Don Atkinson
James Mullen
Local Bridge Winners Named in Afternoon and Evening Groups
The report lists multiple players by name across categories North and South East and West with pairs taking first through sixth places. Winners include Mr. and Mrs. Weld Mrs. Haynes and R Mongalian Mrs. Du Bois and Drummond and others. It notes next week’s Master Points and schedule for afternoon Tuesday and evening Thursday play at 7 30 at the Briggs home.
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Celia Gross
Gail Hoyt
Margaret Kapoch
Estell Aranovitch
Oscar Para
North and
South
Weld
Haynes
R. Mongalian
Bowdoin Student Appeals Bus Stop Fatality Conviction
Peter Driscoll 21 of Rowayton Conn appeals a $1000 fine and six month jail term for causing death by violating motor vehicle laws after a Brunswick incident in which an 8 year old boy Ronald Kemberling was killed stepping from a school bus on April 25. He was released on $1000 bail.
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Associated Press
Brunswick
Peter Driscoll
Rowayton
Conn
Bowdoin College
Ronald Kemberling
Bangor Marine Lance Cpl Mann Jr. dies in Vietnam battle
Edward L. Mann Jr. of Bangor Maine was killed in action in Vietnam as reported by the Pentagon on Thursday. The death marks another casualty in the ongoing conflict drawing attention to U S military losses and the human cost of the war.
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Washington (Ap
Edward L. Mann Jr
Bangor
Maine
Vietnam
Pentagon
Striking workers end week-long walkout at Forster plant
WLTON AP reports Local 405 International Brotherhood of Pulp and Sulphite Paper Mill Workers reach a one-year contract ending a week-long strike at Forster Manufacturing Co. in a seniority wage dispute. Union says seniority gains were won in package accepted Thursday after federal mediation.
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Wlton (Ap
Forster Manufacturing Co
International Brotherhood of Pulp and Sulphite Paper
Bucks Harbor Boat Tragedy Claims Two Teens
The body of Lorin Pettegrow Jr., 18, of Machiasport, is recovered as the second victim of an April 25 boating accident near Bucks Harbor. Edwin J. Harmon, 18, of Bucks Harbor, was found Tuesday. Pettegrow was found Thursday. The 28 foot boat capsized and broke up in rough seas.
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Bucks Harbor
Lorin Pettegrow Jr
Machiasport
Edwin J. Harmon
Pettegrows
Bucks port man bound over in seven hour police duel
Robert C. Shorey, 22, is bound over to Superior Court on two counts of assault with intent to kill after a seven hour standoff in Ellsworth. He barricaded himself April 19 in his apartment and, after tear gas, was captured wearing scuba gear. He remains jailed on $10,000 bail. Portland event notes Humphrey to keynote Maine Democratic State Convention May 17 with Kennedy and McCarthy invited to speak May 18 reflecting the race’s changed dynamics.
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Ellsworth
Bucksport
Robert C. Shorey
Shorey
Portland
Humphrey
Maine
George J. Mitchell
Mitchell
Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
Kennebunk Family Marks Birthdays
A double birthday party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. David Shields on Winter Street in Kennebunk to celebrate the May 1 birthdays of their son Dean Shields, age 3, and Mrs. Shields's father Maurice Stevens Jr. Guests enjoyed race track shaped cakes with miniature cars and flags, and gifts were exchanged before refreshments. Attending were Dean's brothers David Jr Gregory and Steven Shields grandparents Mrs Maurice Stevens Jr Mr and Mrs Frederick Shields Sr Miss Joan Challis Mr and Mrs Francis Lamatagne and daughter Nancy George Garnett and daughter Mary Ann Garnett and the hosts.
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Kennebunk
David Shields
Winter Street
Dean Shields
Dean
David Jr
Gregory
Steven Shields
Maurice Stevens Jr
Frederick Shields Sr
Joan Challis
Francis Lamontagne
Nancy
George Garnett
Mary Ann Garnett
NK snipers fire at South Korean patrol near DMZ
In Seoul AP reports North Korean snipers opened fire at a seven man South Korean patrol with automatic weapons at noon Thursday but caused no injuries. The South Korean army said the Communists fled and casualties were possible but undetermined. Earlier, dawn patrols of the US Army’s 2nd Infantry Division saw North Koreans attempting to slip through the DMZ. after a brief gunfight the infiltrators retreated with no injuries.
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Seoul
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
West German party chief denies Nazi past amid card claim
Adolf von Thadden of the National Democratic Party denied belonging to the Nazi party after a Nazi card bearing his name surfaced. He called the card dated September 1, 1939, and said he had never seen it before. He acknowledged that 10 party executives had Nazi backgrounds but asserted none sought a revival of the Nazi era.
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London
West Germany
National Democratic Party
Adolf von Thadden
von Thadden
British Broadcasting Corp
BBC
Stuttgart
NDP
Nanterre University Closed Amid Student Demonstrations
Paris AP University of Nanterre closed until further notice after three months of student demonstrations. Dean Pierre Rappin cites systematic agitation threatening normal work. Demonstrations led by Daniel Cohn-Bendit, aka Danny the Red, disrupt meetings and challenge university rules.
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Paris
University of
Danny the Red
Vietnam War death toll notes linger in rugged terrain
A division spokesman said North Vietnamese troops left many bodies unburied or unretrieved, while rugged terrain is cited as a major factor in locating and recovering casualties. The report references oil exploration history noting drill activity on August 28, 1859.
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Pace One
U.S
U.S. Forces Fight Up Twin Peaks in Vietnam
A battalion from the 101st and a South Vietnamese airborne task force were airlifted into a steep valley and began a push up two hills. Lt. Col. Elliott Sydnor said 10 Americans were killed and 91 wounded as allied troops reached the twin peaks five days after the assault began. The North Vietnamese set up bunkers on the slopes. one body was found, and Sydnor believed the enemy had time to remove their heads.
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101St
Elliott Sydnor
Auburn
U.S
Twin Peaks
Sydnor
Transplant surgeon performs second heart operation in Salinas
Rizor, a bedridden South Africa native with four children, undergoes a heart transplant on December 3 as part of the Shumway team effort in Salinas. The first transplant by Barnard earlier faced fatal complications, while Blaiberg was reported in good condition after a January operation.
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Rizor
Mark
Michelle
Jody
Christopher
Salinas
Shumway
Mike Kasperak
Kasperak
Christiaan N. Barnard
Cape Town
Groote Schuur Hospital
Louis Washkansky
Barnard
Philip Blaiberg
Biddeford Firemen Fight Two Blazes on Elm Street
Biddeford firefighters responded to two calls yesterday. A grass fire at 369 Elm St. was quelled with a booster line and blamed on a discarded cigarette. Earlier a car blaze on Elm Street was attended by local firemen. The vehicle is owned by Roger Labbe of 38 Amerst Street Biddeford.
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Biddeford
Elm St
Elm Street
Roger Labbe
Amerst St
Bates College alumni dinner set in Kennebunk
The Saco Valley Bates Club holds a dinner meeting on Wednesday May 15 at 6 30 p.m. at Glen Mor Restaurant Portland Road Kennebunk with Bates College president Dr Thomas Hedley Reynolds and Alumni Secretary Randall E Webber as guests. Ed ward Winston leads arrangements. Also notes a Mothers Club banquet in Portsmouth N H with 25 members and a Webhannet Woman's Club annual meeting May 6 at 1 p.m. plus May 17 Poppy Day and a travel update from Kennebunk residents to Argentina Newfoundland.
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Saco Valley
Bates Club
Glen-Mor
Portland Road
Thomas Hedley Reynolds
Bates College
Lewiston
Randall E. Webber
Bates
Edward C. Winston
Fletcher St
Kennebunk
Eleanor Clapp
Olga LaVopa
Emma Mitchell
Frances Sherman
Helen Taylor
Norma LaPierre
Mary Fretwell
Bernice Gooch
Ida Lazzara
Isabel Gooch
Aline Wills
Marion Going
Webhannet Woman's Club
Webber - Lefebvre
American Co
Nancy Vetterline
Pleasant Street
Eleanor Merrill
Milford
N.H
Argentine
Newfoundland
Merrill
Willis Merrill
U. S. Navy
Unknown Old Stone Tower Shapes Across Roles
The Old Stone Tower at New rt, R.L., is of unknown origin. A two story circular structure of native stone has been variously identified as a church a beacon and a mill.
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New.rt, R.L
Local Girls Standout Scouts Own at Clifford Park
Biddeford Girl Scout Troop 29 held a Scouts Own session at Clifford Park with the Nature In Springtime theme. May baskets were distributed to patients at Trust Nursing Home, Biddeford, with twelve named attendees, led by Mrs. Richard Dudley and assisted by Mrs. Robert Gagnon.
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Biddeford
Girl Scout
Clifford Park
Trusl Nursing Home
Diane Gagnon
Cindy Lamontagne
Debra Labrecque
Susie Thibeault
Kathy Dedley
Elaine Martineau
Debra Nadeau
Janice Beaulieu
Denise Moody
Patty Gobeil
Joyce Dechene
Public Hearing On Wetlands Scheduled
A public hearing on wetlands concerning the former Marle head Boatvard area will proceed at 8 p.m. during Monday night's council session, with the council meeting to follow.
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Marlehead Boatvard
Mayor Pierce Hospitalized After Skateboard Accident
CHICKAMAUGA GA AP Mayor Frank Pierce 44 was hospitalized after a driveway mishap while skateboarding. He said he landed awkwardly with his legs twisted beneath him, suffering a broken leg.
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Chickamauga, Ga
Frank Pierce
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