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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1967
Page
9
Florida drought limits greens while California ships iceberg lettuce and citrus boosts options. Fresh fish like mackerel appears with savory salad ideas using oil and vinegar dressings, and prices rise for pork and beef while eggs remain a bargain.
Last night C. Fayette Staples Post American Legion held elections at School Street hall. The slate includes Commander Joseph Cyr and other officers with Emile Belanger as Adjutant, George Skillin as Finance Officer, and Emerson Cummings as Americanism Chair. Installation is planned for June 7 with Doe and Bean as installing officers.
A surprise bridal shower for Miss Gail Smith was hosted at the home of Mrs. Spencer Andrews in Kennebunk. Guests and relatives from Lower Village and beyond attended the buffet reception, gifts in a pink blue and red wishing well, and a bride cake with bells and pink roses.
Maine’s shrimp boats brought home between five and six million pounds this year, adding over $600,000 to commercial fishermen. The Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries funds research to expand markets and uses, including shrimp meal for poultry feed and trout hatchery use, and explores bait potential for sport fishing along the east coast.
Dr Benjamin Spock faced jeers and an egg attack at Lafayette Park after lamenting the Vietnam War at the White House gate. Police detained an unidentified man as about 200 demonstrators gathered in protest and urged Johnson's audience with officials.
Additional reservations have been received for the second annual May Ball by the St. Louis High School Band Club in Biddeford. The event on May 20 will feature Marie and the Serenaders with cabaret style tables at St Joseph's Parish hall.
The Senate Labor Committee approved a bill raising monthly educational payments for veterans to 130 dollars for single veterans, 155 dollars for one dependent, and 175 dollars for two dependents with ten dollars more per extra dependent. Sen. Carl T. Curtis urged posting overdue Senate restaurant bills publicly as two unnamed senators reportedly owe the restaurant thousands. The Appropriations Committee also approved a six hundred dollar increase in each senator's annual stationery allowance to three thousand dollars.
President Johnson tells educators at the White House that his top goal is to find a road to peace and to improve the mind and body of every human being, regardless of where he lives or works or his color.
The current global weather picture suffers from incomplete data with about 90 percent of the earth's surface lacking reliable measurements. Meteorological networks seek new observations and models to fill gaps.
Commander Harold Strout will serve as grand marshal for the Memorial Day parade. At the Boucouvalas Dupuis AMVETS Post meeting in Saco, Chaplain Arthur McKee led prayers, past members donated toward an advertisement for the AMVETS Convention program book, Togas Night is planned for Friday, and Omer Gregoire won the mystery prize but could not attend.
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