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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1969

Page

8

Time Is Flying At St Louis High Year Schedule

Principal Gilbert L Heureux announces the end of year plan for St Louis Regional High School. Events include senior exams May 29 and June 3, a Memorial Day parade May 30, Senior Awards June 5, Baccalaureate June 7, Graduation June 8 with guest speaker Dr John Looney, underclassmen exams through June 12, and a June 13 report card day plus a football game against Waterville. Outstanding achievements include Diane Masse winning State Library Week honors and several students gaining college placements and officer elections for the 1969 70 school year.

Carol Petit Gilbert L'Heureux St. Louis Regional High School St. Joseph's Church Linnell Gymnasium Thornton Academy Saco John Looney St. Anselm's College National Honor Society Waterville

Teens redefine nudity in films drawing teen leads and sex far

A New York AP report notes teens and young actresses from Susan George to Linda Hayden fuel box office with sexually explicit cinema. It highlights parents and teens defending artistic intent while audiences embrace raw, natural portrayals amid shifting cultural norms.

New York America Candy Juliet Franco Zeffirelli Romeo

Teens and Voting Age Change in Montana

Teens push to lower Montana voting age to 19 with LUV and Youth Franchise Coalition after five prior tries. Legislature approves but voters must confirm in the 1970 general election. Also notes two young poets, teen fashion trends, and teenage culinary snippets.

Montana LUV Let Us Youth Franchise Coalition Young Les Association Lottie Golden New York John Compton Cambridge Mass

Mustang Engine Misfire and Oil Spill Troubleshooter

A reader reports a 1968 Mustang that flattens under acceleration and sometimes stalls in traffic. A correspondent suggests checking the induction and smog systems, with caution against removing the smog device, and considers PCV valve issues as a cause of oil backing up and engine coughing.

Michael Lamm Mike

Beach Cheerers Will Hold A Softball Game

Beach cheerleaders will play a softball game against the faculty on Thursday with half the proceeds funding the teachers scholarship fund and the other half supporting sending girls to the National Cheering Camp this summer.

Hares and Rabbits Distinctions in the United States

In the United States there is little distinction between hares and rabbits both called rabbits. Rabbits are smaller and have shorter ears and feet. They are naked and blind at birth whereas hares are born with hair and eyes open.

United States

Muffin Bacon Cups and Teen Romance Spotlight

Instructions describe making muffin cups with crumbled bacon bits two thirds full and baked until golden. A teen scene features a romance plot in Columbus splitville with Ali MacGraw praised for her suburban character role.

Columbus Splitsville Ali MacGraw

Restore Old Fashioned Morality By Nancy Gilbert

A Youth Service survey of hundreds of teens shows mixed views on the so called new morality. About half of boys welcome the freedom while many girls oppose the trend citing permissiveness and lack of parental control as drivers. Respondents support sex education and stronger limits on smutty literature while calling for balanced guidance from parents and schools.

Nancy Gilbert Youth Service le We Joann Schamack Jackson Miss Joel Baker San Diego Calif Fayetteville, Ark Andrew Bernstein State College Cindy Farnsworth Tucson Ariz Northcentral South James Ohio Grace Karmazyn East Haven Conn

When The Doctor Says Okay Pay John A Visit

A letter column discusses hepatitis causes symptoms and recovery. It advises rest and vitamins, notes possible isolation, and that seeing John depends on his doctor’s order. A golf ball safety letter explains center construction and risk to the eye from high pressure liquid.

John Pete

Troublesome Hairpiece Jam Hits Roller Coaster Car

Six people sustain minor injuries when a wig dropped onto amusement ride tracks, jamming a car and causing a second car to ram into it. The hairpiece was not claimed by anyone involved.

Long Beach Calif Seattle U.S. Department of Law

Maine Briefs: Probation Board chair term change and hearing aid rules

Maine briefs report Gov. Curtis signed a law creating a full-time chair for the State Probation and Parole Board with six-year terms for all three members. He also signed a measure regulating fitting and selling hearing aid equipment. In Bangor, John W. Zerillo, 24, a former UMaine instructor, petitions to waive trial by jury in a murder case involving his infant son, with a judge to rule soon. Augusta coverage notes a bill to move light table wines from state stores to licensed private retailers, set for a second Senate reading after earlier Senate approval.

Associated Press Augusta Curtis Arose Bangor John W. Zerillo University of Maine Penobscot County Superior Court David G Roberts Augusta Senate

Bangor man faces court after fatal accident

A 19 year old Lewiston man Daniel Mynahan is scheduled to face court action June 3 on charges including leaving the scene of an accident and unlawful transportation of intoxicating liquor by a minor after a Saturday auto crash killed 24 year old Marchia Nowell of Leveant in Bangor. He was arraigned in Bangor District Court and did not plead.

Bangor (Ap Daniel T. Mynahan Lewiston Marchia Nowell Leveant Bangor Ynahan Bangor District Court

Wells County Law Group Meeting At Elms Restaurant

Wells The York County Law Enforcement Association will hold their regular meeting and supper tomorrow night at 7 at the Elms Restaurant Route 1 here. The program will be presented by the Sea Shore Fisheries department with Coaster Warden Frank White of Kennebunkport in charge of the program.

Wells York County Law Enforcement Association Elms Route 1 Sea & Shore Fisheries Department Mber Frank White Kennebunkport

Wage earner plan filed in Portland by veteran Stan Richardson

Stanley A Richardson of Saco a retired Navy signalman filed a wage earner plan in U S District Court here listing 3701 in liabilities and assets of 185 of which 75 is exempt.

Portland U.S Stanley A. Richardson Saco Navy Richardson

Strange Movements of the White-Breasted Nut Hatch

The white-breasted nuthatch uniquely walks down tree trunks headfirst and also slides sideways and upward. It uses its sharp bill to probe bark for insects, inspecting every part of the surface in search of food.

Lightning Claims One Life Daily In United States

A QUIZ item notes that lightning kills one person and injures four others each day across the United States. It also records that in Congress the sergeant at arms maintains order. A historical reference mentions Biela's comet splitting in 1846 and vanishing in 1865, and that the white horse in the Book of Revelation symbolizes conquest.

Bill Wienke United Nations N.Y Mohandas K. Gandhi Karl Marx U.N. Enventionel, Scientific and Cultural Organization Unesco Gandhi Marx George Washington Woodrow Wilson Thomas Jefferson Feemin D. Roosevelt Man United States Biela

Thornton Academy Band Prepares For Memorial Day Parade

Thornton Academy students, led by band director Ricky Roy, rehearse daily for the Memorial Day Parade. GAA officers elected last Wednesday include Laura Angis as president and Julie Welch as secretary. A beach party and a volunteer clean-up at Camp Ellis were among year end activities, with a scholarship fund aided by a blanket throw and a Future Teachers of America drive.

Patricia Presby Susan Mullen Old Orchard Beach Pinedale Scarborough Homemakers of America Novella Briggs Diane Houle Joan Peele Gail Hubbard Connie Neualt Maureen Staples Kathy Crosby Connie Simard Andrea Levesque David Walton Girls’ Athletic Association Thornton Academy Laura Angis Rachel Cloutier Julie Welch Joan Fink Joyce Rumery Elaine Nadeau Pat Martin Libby Hewes Sue Richard Sue-Ann Brown GAA Future Teachers of America Chapter Ricky Roy Lawrence Woodward FTA Elaine Lamarre Claire Lafortune Susan Dardano Becky McKee Yvonne C. Fidalgo Future Teachers of America Club

BHS Yearbooks Set for June 2 Distribution

BHS plans yearbook handouts on June 2 after the seniors Last Assembly. Officers elected for next year’s Student Council include President Spencer Draggins and Vice President Milton Man. Awards were given on Military Review Day May 23 for AFJROTC honors and leadership.

Ord High School Spencer Draggins Miltonman Linda Busse Dianne Bergeron

International Student Identity Card expands travel access

NEW YORK. The International Student Identity Card offers savings across 28 countries for full time undergraduates, graduates within two years, and precollege interns. Issued by the National Student Association, it includes guides like The Official Student Guide to Europe and The Student Traveler Abroad.

New York U.S Cona Onee Acosoletian United States NSTA Europe Fifth Avenue National Student Association Sciogs Conkair

MJA Field Day Judged A Big Success

The Marie Joseph Academy Sodality held elections on May 20 choosing Helene Fortier as prefect Irene Brisebois as vice prefect Linda Cormier as secretary and Paula Donahue as treasurer. The annual field day featured a bazaar, May Queen crowning Carol Boisvert, and various performances by students from all grades. Michael Horne, a senior at St Francis College, completed his last teaching week at the academy.

Cathie Leonard Marie Joseph Academ Sodality Helene Fortier Biddeford Irene Brisebois South Hadley Falls Mass Linda Cormier Gardner, Mass Paula Donahue Portland M.J.A Thornton Academy Carol Boisvert Saco Craol Jacquelin Fournier Lewiston Odette Jeilleux Lisbon Jeannine Pelletier Gardner Alcide Villand Michael Horne St. Francis College Academy Horne

Mississippi Begins At Itasca In Minnesota

The Mississippi River starts as a clear small stream about 10 feet deep flowing from the northern end of Lake Itasca in north central Minnesota.

Mississippus Lake Itasca Minnesota

Amusement Parks Dominate North American Recreation

North American amusement parks outgross all other recreation forms, accounting for about 15 percent of the global total and generating nearly 460 million dollars annually, per the Britannica Book of the War.

North America

Abolished Polygamy Proclamation Ends Practice in 1890

The Mormon church abandoned plural marriage by presidential proclamation in 1890. Wilford Woodruff declared the practice ended, marking a pivotal shift in church policy and public life for Latter Day Saints.

Wilford Woodruff

Early Roman Elections Ballot System Described

A 139 B C Roman law required each voter to use a carved wooden ballot to indicate his choice for candidates in the comitia centuriata, reflecting the ancient electoral process and its secrecy provisions.

B.C Comitia Centuriata

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St. Louis High Diane Masse St. Louis Mike Remillard Mike Dion Ron Lafortune Marc Rousseau Odette Guerin Sandra Baiguy Janice Bernier Jackie Bisson Pat Bouffard Carmen Boutet Bridget Brunelle Nancy Can Tara Denise Caron Sue Caron Jeanne Demers Michelle Gagne Diane Giguere Jeanne Gobeil Janice Lachance Nan Langley Nancy Laverriere Paula Laverriere Jeanne Lemire Diane Letellier Aline Loranger Janice Morin Maddie Morin Diane Payeur Muriel Perreault Donina Pothier Jeanne Provencher Sue Roberge Diane Roy Sandra St. Ours Pat Tardif Pat Therrien Diane Temblay Esi Trottier Jeanne Valere Christian Action Movement Louis St. Pierre CAM Bonita Pothier Patricia Therrien Jeanne Valliere Union of Southern Maine Baptist Youth Convention Ocean Park Institute of Christian Action SLRHS State Christian Youth Organization Sheraton Eastland Motor Hotel Gerard Neault Dirigo Marc Bellefeuille Rita Bisson David Bouffard Marc Bouthot Joan Gauvin Bay State Junior College Ronald Laflamme Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute South Portland Michael Pinette Lowell Mass.) Tech Orono Steve St. Amand Manchester N.H Mona Tardiff Addison-Gilberton Mum Susan George England London Bobby Linda Hayden Miss Hayden Teeny Bopper Prom Committee Sear Chess Club Dewey Thompson A Lowe George Willeford Dr. Willeford Maine House County Law Group U.S. Senate House of Representatives Newspaper Enterprise Assn T.A. Band Thornton Last Friay S Ellis Beach Ferry Beach College of the Potomac Maurice Ross Volun BHS By Diana Leaman Linda Dichard Denise Guerin Coast al Wade Goldthwait Sons of the American Revolution Roger Dorais James Gendron Raymond Moreau Toohn Bergeron James Gagne David Amelotte Paul Davis Steve White Kathy Beaulieu Linda Provost Jean Jones Susan Clopper MJA Amusement Parks
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