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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1969

Page

5

Alan King and Buddy Hackett fail to conjure magic on NBC special

NBC aired Alan King and Buddy Hackett in a drawn out variety hour titled Alan and his Buddy. sketches and songs fell flat with weak satire and unresolved gags. meanwhile a live CBS/NBC space program from moon mission training featured Col. Thomas Stafford and Cmdr. John Young performing weightless antics in a clear relay from space.

New York Alan King Buddy Hackett NBC Alan Buddy Sarge Iion Lizzie Borden Adolph Hitler King Air Force Thomas P. Stafford Navy John W. Young Cmdr Eugene A. Cernan Stafford Young Frank Sinatra Charlie Brown Cha Cartoonist Schulz

Used Trucks Listed In Section 12 Want Ads

Section 12 of the want ads lists used light and heavy trucks for sale. Listings include make models years and prices with contact details for dealers and private sellers. Bulls Eye Motors Greenfield Auto Sales and Reed Truck Co appear among the advertisers.

Timely home garden hints from a seasoned consultant

Practical seasonal advice covers lawn fertilizing with a 10-6-5 style fertilizer, planting deciduous trees shrubs and perennials, and preserving spring bulb foliage until brown. It lists division of herbaceous perennials, lawn mowing height, rose feeding, planting berries and fruit trees, plus tips on shade gardening and suitable annuals and biennials for shady areas.

Dick O’Brien Wins Merchants League Handicap Bowls

Dick O’Brien captured the Merchants League handicap rolloff at 20th Century Lanes Biddeford with a 630 total to edge Ronnie Desrosiers by 10 pins. Desrosiers had 620 plus 60 bonus pins, while Herve Paul and Ralph Bean tied for third with 587. The banquet follows at Wonder Bar Steak House next Monday at 6 30. other scores include Gadbois 585 Salvas 580 Doran 575 and more.

Dick O’brien 20Th Century Lanes Franklin Street Biddeford O'Brien Ronnie Desrosiers Desrosiers Herve Paul Ralph Bean Ren Bil Doran Wonder Bar Steak House E. Gadbois N. Salvas B. Doran N. Daigneault L. Dube C. Smith B. Dube R. Gosselin E. Larkin T. Glaude B. Sylvain

Biddeford Teachers Association Wins Executive Session Talk

The Biddeford Teachers Association will meet with the Biddeford school board in executive session in Supt. Bruce Smith's office to discuss a new approach to reach agreement. Edward Radin says the informal session allows all views, with both sides open to more meetings in executive session next year.

Biddeford

Poppy Day Observance Set At Beach

Old Orchard Beach prepares for Poppy Day with American Legion Auxiliary and Legion members stationed at various spots to offer memorial poppies and encourage citizens to wear them in memory of fallen soldiers. President Priscilla McSweeney urges local remembrance and gratitude.

Old Orchard Beach American Legion Auxiliary American Legion Post Priscilla McSweeney Unit American Legion Auxiliary

District 11 VFW And Units Meet In Kittery

District 11 VFW Post and Auxiliary met at Kittery on Sunday with Ruth Jones of York Beach presiding the Auxiliary and Commander Ernest Pratt leading the Post. Minutes were read, correspondence from Department president Carol Crawford noted, and district officers for the coming year were elected including Agnes Roussin Berwick as president and Denise Sharpe Sanford as treasurer.

Kittery V.F.W. Post Ruth Jones York Beach Ernest Pratt Carol Crawford Nellie Hartford Agnes Bennett Frances Pettengill Bernadette Crowley

York and surrounding towns hold post installations and announce convention dates

Wells guard Marjorie Lipton and Ruth Jones of York lead trustee appointments while Langworthy auxiliary officers are installed by District President Jones. District officers including Ernest Pratt of Kittenry and Merritt Jones of York Beach are inducted with Guard Richard Pettengale and other trustees. Chairman Louis Duchette announces the National Convention in Philadelphia August 15 to 22 and the First District Fall Meeting set for August 17 in Sanford.

Louie Huntress South Berwick Lucianne Roy Biddeford Alden Racine Bessie Quimby Ruth Jones York Rita Turner Frances Pettengill Old Orchard Beach Agnes Roussin Jones G .T. Morin Sanford Post Department Merritt Jones York Beach Ernest Pratt Kittery Lawrence Libby Oward St. Onge Gerald Turner William Crowley Merrit Jones Irving Lipton Richard Pettengale Wesley Varney Saco Philip Warren James Sinclair Mahlon Cressey Paul LaPointe Biddeford William Welch Louis Duchette Philadelphia

Saco Golfer Nets Second Ace Of Year At OOB

Fred Green of Saco scored his second hole-in-one of the season at Old Orchard Beach Country Club on the 183-yard second hole. He claimed his first ace earlier this season at the same club with a six iron. Arthur T. Dickson Sr. and Jens Fallectoft joined Green in the threesome.

Old Ochard Beach Fred Green Saco Old Orchard Beach Green OOB Club Arthur T. Dickson Sr Jens Fallectoft

Aston Villa 2 2 West Ham United in NASL match

Atlanta based Aston Villa rallied from a 2-1 halftime deficit to draw 2-2 with West Ham United of Baltimore in a North American Soccer League International Cup game Monday night. Willie Anderson scored an own goal from a corner to spark the rally.

Atlanta Aston Villa West Ham United Baltimore Willie Anderson the Villa

Massachusetts allows chiropractors to call themselves doctors

Massachusetts Governor Francis W. Sargent signed a law allowing chiropractors to use the title doctor provided they indicate their specialty. The change makes Massachusetts the last of 48 states to register chiropractors under the new terminology. A separate report from Lenox notes the death of Betty Arigoni, 30, in a Route 183 crash. Gloucester police meanwhile found the bodies of Mary Merola, 80, and Gina Merola, 60, in a home after neighbors reported years of seclusion. the medical examiner ruled the deaths findings pending.

Associated Press Boston Massachusetts Francis W. Sargent D.C John State Board Gloucester Mass Mary Merola Gina Merola The

Governor approves federal grants for Cape Cod aid and programs

Governor Francis W. Sargent announced a 102,058 dollar federal grant to Community Action for Cape Cod and Island Inc for legal services to about 79,500 low income residents in Barnstable and Dukes counties. He also approved 14,644 dollars for Onboard Inc Head Start in New Bedford and 61,233 dollars for Groton School Upward Bound in Lowell.

Boston Francis W. Sargent Cape Cod and Island Inc Cape Cod Barnstable County Dukes County Martha's Vineyard Island Onboard Inc New Bedford Groton School Lowell

Free ultraminiature TV listening device for the hard of hearing

An offer promotes an ultraminiature modern hearing aid to help those with mild nerve deafness hear TV or radio at a comfortable volume. No obligation and a rush offer suggest potential repeat limitations.

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