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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1962

Page

8

Television Seen as Tool for Children and Adults Alike

A poll found nearly 40 percent of parents punish under 13s by banning TV, a method said to be effective beyond scolding or allowances. TV serves as entertainment for kids, a quieting device for adults, and a substitute for sleep. NBC’s Frank Blair is resting after exhaustion, with Jean Shepherd filling in on Today and Chancellor returning to news duties.

NEW York AP Lorna Yellowstone Mets Pirates Charlie Frank Blair NBC Jean Shepherd New York Shepherd John Chancellor

Gunsmoke guest star and TV drama details

Dennis Weaver credited as guest star for Gunsmoke episode The Other Woman on CBS 10 11 Steel Hour featuring Jeanne Crain and Lloyd Bochner. The piece lists numerous Mrs titles and Girl Scout names with multiple Maxwell family mentions and traces financier Alfred G Vanderbilt winnings for two horse races in 1933 and 1953 with amounts of 3760 and 87000 dollars.

Dennis Weaver Chester CBS Jeanne Crain Lloyd Bochner

Girl Scouts Hold Mother's Day Tea in Biddeford

Girl Scout Troop 24 hosted a Mother's Day Tea at the Hutchins home on Maplewood Avenue Biddeford led by Mrs Wayne B Hutchins and Mrs Jean Michaud. Scouts handed out parasol keepsakes and served punch and tea to attending mothers including Elizabeth Ross Margaret Deans and Susan Maxwell.

Benjamin Remar Carmen Hanuseck Robert Lavigne Leo Ross William Deans Raymond Kelleher Raymond Wakefield Walter Sczymecki Frederick Hill Archie B. Maxwell Lawrence F. O'Connor Bonnie Remar Priscilla Lavigne Elizabeth Ross Margaret Deans Marjorie Kelleher Patricia Kelleher Carolyn O'Connor Susan Wakefield Joan Sczymecki Girl Scout Troop 24 Wayne B. Hutchins Jean Michaud Maplewood Avenue Biddeford Susan Maxwell

Laos under Communist pressure seen as bridge to rice fields

Lao politics loom as Pathet Lao and North Vietnamese push across the eastern border. The kingdom remains landlocked, with scarce roads and railways, relying on Mekong travel and air for mobility, while most people farm rice and live simple lives amid limited education and Buddhist-spirit traditions.

Associated Press Laos China Viet Nam Southeast Asia Burma Thailand Cambodia South Viet Nam Pathet Lao Saigon United States Mekong River

Derby Breeding Records Hit by Calumet and Alexander

Louisville AP reports Calumet Farm holds the modern day record with five Kentucky Derby winners. A. J. Alexander achieved a similar feat around the turn of the century, marking historic success in horse breeding.

Louisville, Ky Calumet Farm A. J. Alexander

Little League Mothers Plan Canteen Run in Biddeford

East Biddeford Little League auxiliary met at Girl Scout hall Pool Street Biddeford to discuss running a canteen during games and postponed the earlier food sale until fall. A gift was given to Mrs Claire Gosselin on new baby.

East Biddeford Little League Girl Scout Hall Pool Street Biddeford Claire Gosselin Muriel Sylvester Muriel Marchand Sylvester Dolores _Ma

Aid funds boosted by World Council of Churches in 1962 program

The World Council of Churches division of interchurch aid refugee and world service seeks 7.804 million dollars for 1962, an increase of 2.339 million from last year’s request.

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