St Andre's Home to Expand by 425000 Project at Pool Road
A 425000 expansion at St Andre's Home on Pool Road Biddeford will add 30 girl rooms and a chapel with auditorium over nine months, lifting total capacity to 40 for the home and 20 for the hospital. Dozens of rooms will be private, a recreation room and cafeteria added, funded in part by a 300000 Hamel estate legacy.
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St. Andre’s
Pool Road
Biddeford
Saint Elizabeth
France
Hamel
Order of Service of Immaculate Heart of Mary
Wadsworth and Boston
Portland
Brown Construction Co., of
Biddeford-Saco Council of Churches Selects Officers
The Biddeford-Saco Council of Churches held its annual meeting in Siloam Hall with interfaith guest Rev. Arthur St. Pierre. Rev. C. Joseph Ingraham chaired. Rev. David E. Wigley elected president for the year. other officers named include James Gourdouros vice president and Mrs. Loyal W. Grant secretary. Bernard G. O’Shea spoke on world peace and armament reduction. The Women’s Guild served dinner to about 75 attendees.
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Biddeford-Saco
Arthur St. Pierre
Most Holy Trinity Church
Saco
David E. Wigley
United Church of Christ (Congregational
Biddeford
Ernest S. Woodworth
Biddeford - Saco
James Gourdouros
St. Demitrios Greek Orthodox Church
Loyal W. Grant
O'Shea
Lyndon Johnson
Khrushchev
Stanley A. Bennett
Saco United Baptist Church
Earl Clark
Fenderson
Robert M. Johnson
Woodworth
Wood
Robles elected Panama president amid fraud claims
AP reports Marco A. Robles won Panama's presidency with 124,830 votes to Arnulfo Arias 113,764 from 1,039 of 1,144 precincts. Arias denounces fraud and vows no action yet. Robles, 58, a banker-politician and former minister, aims for a firm US Canal Zone stance. Term starts Oct. 1 for four years.
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Panama
Marco A. Robles
Arnulfo Arias
Robles
Arias
Bolivar Vallarino
National Electoral Tribunal
Chiari
United States
California
McNamara closes Saigon trip with talks on Vietnam
Defense Secretary McNamara ends a Saigon visit after meetings with South Viet Nam leaders and United States generals to review progress and discuss war aid. He met Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh and Gen. Westmoreland as security remained on high alert and allies gave mixed responses to U.S. requests for support.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
Washington
McNamara
Nguyen Khanh
Maxwell D. Tayior
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Paul D. Harkins
William C. Westmoreland
Harkins
NATO Ministers in Closed Session Spark NATO Reform Debate
In The Hague AP Ministers from NATO met in secret to discuss France demands for a stronger alliance role and a looser US dominance. Foreign Minister Schroeder called the session cleansing but declined further detail as Spaak urged France to spell out criticisms and remedies. The group later announced Brosio will be replaced by Manlio Brosio’s interim successor Dirk A. Stikker as secretary-general due to ill health.
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Hague
Netherlands
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
France
Gerhard Schroeder
West Germany
NATO
Paul Henri Spaak
Belgium
Spaak
U.S
Manlio Brosio
Brosio
Diplo Dirk A. Stikker
Nethermat
Lands
Beeral
Today's Chuckle Wife Joke
A one line joke about a wife resenting her husband speaking while she interrupts. Copr Gen Fea Corp.
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Gen
Fea, Corp
Doctors in Vietnam Defend Safety Amid War Turmoil
AP reports in South Viet Nam a small group of American doctors on three medical teams work amid guerrilla fighting. Dr Henry C Savage, US Public Health Service surgeon, says the work aids civilians and is our most effective counter Communist program. He recalls driving Da Nang at night and notes none feel unsafe despite danger.
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Washington
South Viet Nam
Henry C. Savage
Public Health Service
Viet Nam
Central Park
da Nang
Doctors and Peasants in Vietnam War Medical Aid
A U S backed government reports Viet Cong and local forces use medical aid programs. Viet Cong wounded receive treatment from qualified surgeons, and peasants gain access to care in rural areas. The author notes both sides benefit from saving lives, as former patients greet surgeons with gratitude. Continued on Page Two.
Goldwater Tops Nebraska Primary Vote Tally
Sen Barry Goldwater led the Nebraska Republican presidential preference primary as the sole listed candidate. Strong write in support for former Vice President Richard Nixon and others trimmed his apparent majority.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Nebraska
Richard M. Nixon
Arizona
Nixon
Goldwater
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
West Virginia
Rockefeller
Henry Cabot Lodge
Johnson
Frank Morrison
Robert F. Kennedy
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Morrison
Fred Seaton
Dauntless Spirit Overcomes Injury
Jill Kinmont, once a top US skier who suffered a severe neck injury at Alta in 1955, trains as a remedial reading teacher in Seattle. Now 28, she teaches cadets at Ingraham High School using a wheelchair and adaptive tools, pursuing a teaching certificate and job prospects across four districts. Kinmont moved to Seattle with her family in 1963, after pursuing education at the University of Washington, and remains resilient in her outlook and goals.
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Seattle
Wash
Jill Kinmont
Alta
Utah
Jill
America
Ingraham High School
Kenneth Dulin
William Kinmont
Los Angeles
Robert
Jerry
Europe
Goldwater Leads Nebraska Primary But Falls Short
National news item notes Sen Barry Goldwater leads in Nebraska's primary yet misses expected percentage. Richard Nixon places a solid second in write ins with ongoing momentum. Internationally Marco Robles elected president of Panama, ex president Arias condemns result as scandalous fraud. Belgium’s Spaak to challenge de Gaulle, McNamara ends Viet Nam visit. Senate and Justice officials prepare final civil rights reform package review. Senator Jordan rebukes probe into Bobby Baker as demagoguery.
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Associated Press
Barry Goldwater
Nebraska
Richard M. Nixon
Marco Robles
Panama
Arias
Belgium
Paul-Henri Spaak
de Gaulle
Atlantic Alliance
Defense
McNamara
South Viet Nam
Senate
Justice Department
B. Everett Jordan
Senate Rules Committee
Bobby Baker
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Alfred T. Wilcox
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Saco School Street Methodist Church
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Mr. Ingraham
James Dawn
Arnold E. Howe
Bernard G. O'Shea
American Friends Service Committee
Cambridge
Mass
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National Guard
Vallarino
National Electoral Review Junta
Juan de Arco Galindo
Third Oo
Robert Chiari
Lodge
China
Sa. Yd
Maine Linoleum CO
Alfred Street
Dial
York County Medical Association
Wonderbar Steak House
Thomas Anton
Old Orchard Beach
James Johnston
Kennebunk
William O'Sullivan
Biddeford Pool
Robert S. LaFond
John J. Lorentz
Kennebunkport
Missouri
Rhode Island
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Cecil H. Underwood
Ralph
Xow
Ralph Guilbault
York County
Potters
George H. Berube
C. M.C
Main Street
Fier
Icc S ~ Appliance Center
Saco United Baptist Church Vestry
Electrolux Sales
Roger Noel
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