May 11 in History Highlights From 1867 to 1944
Key events on this date include the Treaty of London guaranteeing Luxembourg neutrality and Prussian troop withdrawal in 1867, Peter Stuyvesant becoming governor of New Amsterdam in 1674, Minnesota joining the Union in 1858, Glacier National Park creation in 1910, Churchill meeting Roosevelt in 1943, and the Allied spring offensive in Italy beginning in 1944.
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London
Luxembourg
Peter Stuyvesant
New Amsterdam
Minnesota
Glacier National Park
Montana
Winston Churchill
Washington
Roosevelt
Italy
Priscilla Hebert Bridal Shower Held in Biddeford
A bridal shower honoring Miss Priscilla Hebert of Mason Street Biddeford was hosted at Le Foyer at the corner of Pool and Foss Streets Biddeford. Do ris Martin of 15 Market Street Saco led arrangements with many attendees listed including Mrs Eva Gauthier and Mrs Gerard Blais among others.
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le Foyer
Pool and
Foss Street
Biddeford
Priscilla Hebert
Mason Street
Doris Martin
Market St
Saco
Eva Gaudette
Gerard Blais
Suc Lisette
Anna Dumas
Ernest Nolette
Maurice Nolette
Andre Labelle
Noella Chabot
Florence Paradis
Medora Goulet
Ronald Larochelle
William Martin Sr
Arthur Lavoie
Aline Morin
Albertine Hebert
Martha Poirier
Leona Morin
Alice Nolette
Jeannine Couture
Cecile Gadbois
Lucille Delorge
Therese Frechette
David Perkins
Edward Meehan
Joseph Boulanger
Paul Michaud
Leontine Labelle
Juliette Na
Admission of Israel to UN Cited in 1949 Milestone
A digest of historical milestones notes Israel joined the United Nations in 1949. It recalls Ngo Dinh Diem visiting Washington a decade ago to denounce Communist China as a threat in Southeast Asia. Britain a decade earlier pursued full European Market membership and President Johnson spoke at Princeton about power as agony, not arrogance.
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Israel
United Nations
South Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Washington
China
Southeast Asia
Britain
Johnson
Princeton University
United States
Anarchy Looms as Aden's British Rule Ends
In Aden, bombings and violence creep toward the end of British rule. Law and order crumble while Arabs, Indians, and Britons foresee chaos after independence in 1968. FLOSY, rival groups, and Egyptian-backed movements vie for power in a no man’s land between Aden and TaiZZ.
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Michael Goldsmith
Aden
Steamer Point
Government House
Britain
Indian Ocean
Arabia
Abdullah Asnag
FLOSY
Front For the Liberation
South Yemen
Asnag
Tai'zz
Yemen Republic
Population shift in 1950s shows uneven county losses
United States population rose 18 percent during the 1950s yet growth was uneven. More than half of the counties actually lost residents as some areas thrived while others declined.
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United States
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Weekly Food Market Guide
Lucy F. Sheive
Florida
California
New England
Maine
THE
Associated Press
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft
Trac
K Aircraft Core
Portland
Holiday Inn
Riverside Street
East
Hartford
Connecticut
Armed Services
P&wa
Pratt
Whitney Aircraft
Irene Dionne
Therese Laucier
Wilfrid Frechette
Gerard Lemieux
Ruth Lemelin
Sheila Murphy
Cecile Parent
Jacqueline Cote
Aurore St. Pierre
Yvette St. Onge
Eva Nolette
Dolores Nolette
Hilda Forest
James Mininni
Robert Cyr
Harvey Larochelle
Willi
Am Martin Jr
Jeannette Poirier
Suzanne Poirier
Paulette Tate
Armande O'Leary
LouiseChasse
Lauretta Patry
Cecile Dutremble
Sue Lizotte
Yvette Garon
Alice Lessard
Claire Houde
Meglana Blanchard
Marthilda Janelle
Pauline Godard
Lucille Neveux
Muriel Roy
Therese Gobeil
Geneva Guilbert
Germaine Legare
Juliette Cantara
Rita Levasseur
Priscille Anastasoff
Rita Labbe
Diane Camire
Gabriel Petit
Cora Camire
Virginia Lemieux
Henri John
Alicia Nadeau
William Daigle
Oneil Derocher
Joan Nason
Nicholas Curro
Rose Paquette
Ruth Binette
Jeanne Curro
Irene Bolduc
Doris Montpas
Donna Simard
Sharon Simard
Owen Friggy Unity
Terrific Selection
Dacron
Initrd
American Airlnes
Washington, D. C
New York City
Colanda
Pfaff
Aureole
MGM
Happiness
N. Y
Connie Francis
Fishman’s
Fishman’s Store
M. H. Fishman CO
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