Sinatra Narrowly Survives Kauai Drowning Incident
Entertainer Frank Sinatra escaped a near drowning off Kauai while filming None But the Brave. A big wave swept Sinatra and Mrs. Howard Koch seaward. rescue involved Brad Dexter, Harold Jim, Louis Gonsalves Jr., Alfred O. Giles, and fire department divers who finally brought them ashore.
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Howard Koch
Sinatra
Koch
Coco Palms Hotel
Honolulu
Oahu Island
Friedman
Kapaa Fire
Brad Dexter
Harold Jim
Coco Palms
Louis Gonsalves Jr
Kauai County
Dexter
Alfred O. Giles
Hawaiian Fruit Packing Co
Jim
Gonsalves
Giles
Theodore Williams
Oregon Primary Weighs On Goldwater Campaign
Goldwater supporters in Oregon push for a more committed delegation as the GOP field lines up on the ballot Friday with Lodge Nixon Scranton Rockefeller and Smith. Lodge leads polls as Goldwater narrows his campaigning while Nixon keeps options open and thanks campaign backers for their help.
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Goldwater
Oregon
Lodge
Rockefeller
Nixon
Gov. Scranton
Penn
Suylvania
Sen. Smith
Maine
Scranton
New Hampshire
Republicans seek delegates in multiple states this weekend
Former campaign aides have pressed for votes in Oregon as 18 Republican delegates are bound by law to support the primary winner. In Nebraska 6 district delegates will be chosen, while West Virginia elects 14 GOP delegates and Vermont convenes to select 12 more. Goldwater backs expect about 450 first ballot votes plus 86 more if he wins California on June 2. Rockefeller holds 4 delegates now, with 92 New York delegates to be decided June 2, and a California victory could add 86 more.
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Oregon
Johnson
Nebraska
Goldwater
West Virginia
Vermont
California
Rockefeller
New York
Betsy Tomas Hosts 10th Birthday Party in Kennebunk
Miss Betsy Tomas daughter of Mrs Betty Tomas of Brown Street was guest of honor at a Saturday party honoring her 10th birthday. Held at her grandmother Mrs Bessie Nadeau's Day Street home, the event featured pink and blue decor, gifts, games, and prizes for Gail Smith Sandra Smith Karen Hatch Barbara Clark. A pink blue cake by hostess Mrs Nadeau served as centerpiece with candy favors. Attendees included Barbara Clark Debbie Romprey Laurie Romprey Gail and Sandra Smith Martha Hatch Karen Hatch Kathy Phillips Betsy Tomas and her mother Mrs Tomas, brother Tommy and relatives Mrs Florence Corio Mrs Clarence Davis Mrs Merle Romprey and Mrs Roy Brewer assisted.
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Kennebunk
Betsy Tomas
Betty Tomas
Brown Street
Bessie Nadeau
Day Street
Gail Smith
Sandra Smith
Karen Hatch
Barbara Clark
Nadeau
Debbie
Laurie Romprey
Gailand Sandra Smith
Martha
Kathy Phillips
Florence Corio
Clarence Davis
Merle Romprey
Tomas
Betsy
Tommy
Roy Brewer
Diagrammed assassination plot near McNamara ride in Vietnam
Communist agents and a strong suspect confessed to a planned bombing during a night of interrogation. The leader fled and aimed to detonate the explosive from a lavatory as the McNamara motorcade passed. Questions arose over why the wire was laid days in advance and if opponents sought to intimidate rather than kill.
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McNamara
Khanh
Defense
South Viet Nam
U.S
Dean Rusk
Hague
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Rochambeau Units Install Officers at South Street Hall
Rochambeau Snowshoe Club and Dames Rochambeau installed officers Saturday at South Street Hall Biddeford with 268 attendees. Officers named include Herman Tremblay president and Gerard Lamontagne vice president. auxiliary officers listed. Omer Deschenes installed as officer. master of ceremonies Albert E. Cote. Presentations, corsages to mothers, and plaques followed. dance by The Escorts of Lewiston capped the evening. next week features a Portland orchestra under Jerry Cohen.
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Rochambeau Snowshoe Club
Dames Rochambeau
Biddeford
Hall
Herman Tremblay
Gerard Lamontagne
Raymond Belanger
Joseph Salvas Jr
Raymond Ouellette
Richard Launesse
Gerard Bergeron
Leolanger
Adrien Mathieu
Lucien Lac
le Montagnard Club
Lewiston
Alma Gregoire
Dames Voltigeur
Robert Bolduc
Les Ours Bruns Club
Somersworth
N.H
Bertha McDermond
Dames Joliette
Berlin
N.hs
Hedwidge Martineau
Jeanne d'Arc Club
Manchester
Dominique Gagne
International Snowshoers
Jacques Cartier
Armand Dutil
Pastime Club
George Neault
Rochambeau Club
Yvon Caron
le Voltigeur
Cote
Louis F. Gagne
American Snowshoe Union
le Davignon Club
N. H
Berthe Fournier
Denis Pelletier
Dames Passe
Temps
Dames Jacobs Cartier
Cercle
Canadien
la Gaiete
Joliette Club
Les Indiens
Salmon Falls
M. H
Alpine Club
Reines Des Montagnes Club
Edna Dube
St. Jerome
Canada
Julia Vigne
This Iiy
Alfred Lambert
Raymond Cormier
Ray Belanger
Portland
Jerry Cohen
Gene Krupa
Mother's Day Observed at Wells Congregational Church
Carnations were given to each woman at the Wells Congregational Church morning service. Youth members Linda Hilton Jul yenne Moulton Kathryn Norton and Bernice Tufts handed out the flowers. Miss Mary Worthley Lebanon, newly elected lay minister, offered prayer and greeted parishioners. Rev John N Simpson preached Christ Found a Home with Mendelssohn and Christ We Adore Thee sung. Organist Mrs Harrison W Roberts. Congo Women's group to meet tonight at 7 45 pm in Second Church parish house with refreshments by six members. Wells attendees at state convention included Mr and Mrs Philip Brooks Mr and Mrs Forrest Chase Mrs Iola Littlefield Mrs Alice Tracy Clifton C Stevens and Mrs Joyce Simpson.
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Wells
Wells Congregational Church
Linda Hilton
Julyenne Moulton
Kathryn Norton
Bernice Tufts
Mary Worthley
Lebanon
Maine Congregational Christian Conference
John N. Simpson
Christ
Jacob M. Kelley
Mendelssohn
Harrison W. Roberts
Congo
Dorothy Fitch
Mary Coggeshall
Marion Chase
Clara Hussey
Anna Whitin
Doris Stillings
Wells Church
Philip Brooks
Forrest Chase
Iola Littlefield
Alice Tracy
Clifton C., Stevens
Joyce Simpson
Arundel baby clinic set for May 12 at school
The Arundel Community and Health Council will hold a baby clinic at Arundel Consolidated School on Tuesday May 12 from 10 to 12 a.m. Dr J Robert Downing will be the attending physician.
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Arundel
Kennebunk lodge marks 85th anniversary and events
Kennebunk Myrtle Lodge Knights of Pythias observed its 85th anniversary at Main Street hall with Chancellor Commander Robert presiding. Olive Branch Lodge of Dover and Presumpstock Valley Lodge of Westbrook trained candidates under Master of Works George Clark. Attending officials included Grand Chancellor Eugene Estes and other district and past grand chancellors. Also noted were social visits, a ham supper, local families, and a Maine education committee report on Kennebunk High School. Officers of the American Legion Auxiliary will be installed at the post home with refreshments served afterward.
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Myrtle Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Main Street
Robert
Olive Branch Lodge
Dover
N.H
Presumpscott Valley Lodge
Westbrook
George Clark
Eugene Estes
Frank Hassell
Portland
Percival Griffin
South Portland
James Locke
South Berwick
Harland Dutch
Kennebunk
Jack Ephross
New Hampshire
Charles Brown
Ivy Temple
Pythian
Julie Campbell
Kenneth Campbell
Orono
John Dresser
Mechanic Street
Home Economics College Clubs of Maine
Maine Economics Association
Eastland Motor Hotel
Margaret Bouchard
Cambridge School of Business
Boston
Elsie Bouchard
Fletcher Street
Kennebunk High School
Joseph Devitt
State of
Maine
Mabel Nevins
Webber-Leffebvre
American Legion Auxiliary
Post Home
Catherine Ambrose
Louise Marsh
Lillian Hicks
Helen Clark
Bernice Wentworth
Parish Whist Party Aids Vocation Fund
A whist party at St An dre's Parish Hall Biddeford raised funds for the vocation fund. Winners included Madeleine Beaulieu Eugene Neault Aurea Porter Toussaint Couture Richard St Qonge Antoinette Emond Conrad Nolette, Diane Lapointe, Juliette Parker, Rita Couture, Charlene Couture Alcide Bou cher Beatrice Grenier Arthur Corriveau Eliana Moulin Claudette Couture. Special prizes went to Eugene Neault Georgia Champoux Joseph Morin Beatrice Grenier Diana Moulin and Conrad Nolette. The club announced another season closing whist party for May 16 at 7 30 with several prizes.
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St. Andre’s
Biddeford
Vocational Fund
Madeleine Beaulieu
Eugene Neault
Aurea Porter
Toussaint Couture
Richard St. Qonge
Antoinette Emond
Conrad Nolette
Diane Lapointe
Juliette Parker
Rita Couture
Charlene Couture
Alcide Boucher
Beatrice Grenier
Arthur Corri
Gabon’s Libreville Counts 31,000 In Capital Population
Libreville, the capital of Gabon, has a population of 31,000 residents. The African city serves as the country’s political and administrative center.
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Libreville
Gabon
Biddeford Couple Marks Golden Anniversary
Mary and Langley Brick and Bernard Bunnell received 25 year pins and silver certificates at Arun del Grange in Arundel. Others slated for awards include Robert Bartlett Gladys Merrill Jean Perry Louis Spill Fred Merrill and Georgianna Crown. Remarks by Worthy Master Mrs Ruth Clouth drew guests from East Vassalboro Lynn Mass Grange and Lebanon Grange. A ham and bean supper is planned for May 16 and a second supper on June 13. Mrs Dorothy Clough is recovering from surgery. Pinehurst Mass Grange will present a program May 22. Leonard Clegg Sr and Mrs Clegg celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with 100 guests at 25 River Road Biddeford.
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Arundel
Mary and Langley Philbrick
Bernard Bunnell
Richard Burke
Arundel Grange
Robert Bartlett
Gladys Merrill
Jean Perry
Louis Spill
Fred Merrill
Georgianna Crown
Ruth Clouth
East Vassalboro Grange
Lynn
Mass. Grange
Lebanon Grange
Grange Hall
Emma Bunnell
Lois Johnson
Dorothy Clough
Maine Osteopathic Hospital
Portland
Pinehurst
Leonard Clegg
River Road
Biddeford
Clegg
Fannie Bowden
Saco Baptist Parsonage
Willam Wood
Paul Cobb
Charlotte Bowden
Twin City
Saco-Lowell
Thornton Academy
Edward Perkins
Maxine Lozowski
Leonard Clegg Jr
Helen Lovejoy
Arthur
Edward Clegg
Saco
Saco Student Sings In GSTC Chorale
Bruce Shaffer of Ferry Beach a Saco music major at Gorham State Teachers College sang as male voice in Gorham Chorale rendition of King David at Russell Hall last evening conducted by Gerard G Chamberland
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Bruce Shaffer
Ferry Beach
Saco
Gorham State Teachers College
Gorham Chorale
King David
Russell Hall
Gerard G
Estimated five million Quechua speaking Peruvian Indians
An estimated five million Peruvian Indians speak only Quechua. The figure highlights the widespread use of native language among indigenous communities in Peru and underscores linguistic diversity in the region.
Area Girls Attend CAR State Session
AUGUSTA The annual state conference of the Children of the American Revolution was held at the Pioneer House. Attendees included Nancy Tarbox Saco senior president Geraldine Durant Old Orchard Beach president of Fairfield Eleanor Foster and Carol Tarbox both of Saco Durant elected first vice president Foster treasurer. A dramatic reading Dolly Madison by Durant and a fashion show of 1800s gowns were featured. Afterward the group toured Fort Western. Mary Billingham Chapter Lewiston Auburn Daughters of the American Revolution will sponsor the next meeting at Old East Monmouth Church May 16 at 3 p.m. Refreshments will follow a church service by Rev. Joseph LeMaster.
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Augusta
Children of the American Revolution
Pioneer House
Rev
John Fairfield Society
Nancy Tarbox
Saco
Geraldine Durant
Old Orchard Beach
the Fairfield Society
Eleanor Foster
Carol Tarbox
Durant
Foster
Dolly Madison
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