Cuban refugees train at Kansas State Teachers College for new careers
Special report from Emporia Kansas describes 25 Cubans at Kansas State Teachers College in a year long retraining program funded by federal and private grants. They work to become teachers or library workers after leaving Fidel Castro's regime. They hope one day to return to Cuba. The group, numbering 76 with families, integrates into campus life while pursuing credentials.
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Emporia
Kan
Fernando A. Mata
Roberto Ravelo
Jose Morell
Kansas State Teachers College
Fidel Castro
Miami
Fila
Cuba
Mata
Jose Amaro
Robert McAde
Robert Lee
Department of Library Education
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Dr. McAdo
Sydna Tripp Feted At Bridal Shower
Miss Sydna Tripp was guest of honor at a shower at the summer home of Mrs. Oscar Littlefield in Swan Pond. Co-hostesses were Mrs. Michael Bobryk and Mrs. Littlefield. Miss Tripp, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Tripp of Saco, will marry Robert Simard of Biddeford on May 30.
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Sydna Tripp
Oscar Littlefield
Swan Pond
Michael Bobryk
Littlefield
Miss Tripp
Edwin Tripp
Franklin Street
Saco
Robert Simard
George Simard
Elm Street
Biddeford
Raymond Boisclair
Dorothy Simard
Raymond Boiselair
Norman Simard
Carl Brock
Donald Bernier
Sheila Chase
Norman Tripp
Herbert Moore
Arthur Grantham
Owen Linscott
Minerva Tarbox
Richard Murphy
Mason Burkhart
David Grantham
Harold Strombom
Bobryk
Alfred Grantham
Philip Cote
Lillian Tardiff
Molly Linscott
Joseph Lavoie
Roland Oakes
Kennebunk Legion elects Croteau commander in post meeting
Kennebunk Albert J. Croteau was elected commander of the Webber Lefebvre Post American Legion, succeeding Raymond Dutremble of Springvale. Other officers include Louis Normand and Dollard C Roy. Installation is set for Wednesday May 20 at the Post home with past York County Commander Donald Leighton to serve as installing officer.
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Albert J. Croteau
Webber
Donald Leighton
Alfred
York County
Kennebunk High School Dramatics Club
Patricia Stinson
Fred Parks
John J. Beauchemin
Arundel
Webber Hospital
James Burke
Biddeford
Leech Nursing Home
Storer Street
Kennebunk
Mary Ryan
Hill St
Saco
Edmund L. Cashen
Summer Street
Kennebec
Maine Law Enforcement Association
Sidney
Mark Jewett
Lloyd Jewett
Ross Road
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Public Health Office
Storer St
State zoning saved Blaine House, but taxes lost
People’s Forum notes the City’s zoning delays protected Blaine House and Capitol grounds from uglification yet caused Augusta to forgo tax revenue. The State sale of the McLean property for $60,000 to avoid local zoning distrust is lamented, while praise is given for state action to shield the Governor’s residence.
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Blaine House
Capitol
Blaine
Augusta
State of Maine
McLean
No hits no runs no heirs at Pees Indian Hospital
A nurse at Pees Indian Hospital in Phoenix reports no patients admitted for vehicle injuries and no babies born during the shift, joking that the night had no snag in her stockings and no heirs. The remark echoes a baseball scoreline with a rural, tongue in cheek refrain.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Pees Indian Hospital
Dear Abby column prompts reader concerns and advice
A collection of Dear Abby letters covers marital trust verbal infidelity and remarriage, college education value for women, social etiquette about phone calls, and parental fairness with teens. Abby dispenses pragmatic guidance urging accountability and honest communication.
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Abby
Linda Thimble Plans Entry to Pierce Secretarial School
Linda M Thimble daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Thimble of 15 Fall St Biddeford will enter Pierce Secretarial School in Boston this September. She will pursue the two year collegiate course after graduating from Biddeford High School last June.
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Abby
Linda M. Thimble
Joseph Thimble
Fall St
Biddeford
Pierce Secretarial School
Boston
Miss Thimble
Biddeford High School
Coral reef fish change colors at night to hide
Many coral reef fishes alter coloration after dark as tiny pigment cells expand or contract to reveal or hide color. The mechanism involves chromatophores adjusting light reflection, helping fishes blend with surroundings and evade predators.
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California
Redwood
AISE
ZEECO
Rose & Garden
ALL Steel
W.t.grant CO
Biddeford Shopping Center
U. S. Rte
North American
Prairies
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Edmund Cashen
Michael A. Petit
People’s Forum
Abiga
van Bures
Biddeford-Saco
Linda Thimble
Pierce School
Falcon
Prva
Ord Koter Credit Sefer
FORD
Portland Road Rt
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