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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 05, 1968

Page

5

Thornton Academy Clubs and Activities Outline

Thornton Academy students joined clubs and activities the week of Oct. activities included Folk Guitar Club meetings on Wednesdays under John Rumney with required own guitar, French Club Mondays with adviser Miss Ham and President Diane Dubois, Science Club film viewings on Oct. 29 and a second session about grape juice, and intramural field hockey starting after school. A mock presidential vote, homecoming queen and king elected, and a student council dress and behavior rule update were also noted.

John Rumney Thornton Thelma Ham Diane Dubois Theodore Chandler

Biddeford High Open House Receives Cadet Awards

Go And Visit Wednesday Night To Be BHS Open House. Cadet and Lt. Keith Doyon received a letter of congratulations from Lt. Col. Everett Thurlow for winning the 1968 Roger Edward Labonte Flight Training scholarship. Doyon soloed Oct. 22 and cadet promotions begin Nov. 9 as the 1080th AFJROTC squadron paraded at Homecoming.

BHS Biddeford High School Keith Doyon Everett Thurlow Doyon Roger Edward Labonte West Point-Pepperell Inc Afjrotc T. Sgt West Point Pepperell Inc Biddeford Barry

The Time Is Fast Coming To Think Junk

Dear Mike I have a real oil burner a 1959 car that gets about 25 miles to the quart The car isn t worth overhauling and the plugs foul after about 100 miles causing loss of power and misfire If allowed to continue it won t start This car should be retired with proper disposal of the engine oil and parts It is clear the vehicle cannot be saved and the advice is to abandon the project and avoid further damage

Michael Lamm Mike

SLRHS Pupils Tapped For Music Honors

St Louis Regional High School pupils named to music honors at the Maine Association of Student Councils Convention in Caribou include Marc Girard for president and Judy Inette for secretary. Western Maine Concert Festival selections place 150 piece band members Roger Laliberte and others in the band, with Mike Dion in the 100 piece orchestra. Choir participation totals 250 voices with Louise Drapeau and others. All-State auditions at Deering High School loom, with results later. A new pep squad plans a bonfire rally before the St Louis Thornton game at Alumni Field. Also reported are a Halloween party by the Christian Action Movement at St Home for Boys and Girls, and a mock election showing Humphrey ahead and Nixon far behind. School participation reached 84 percent.

St. Louis Regional High School Maine Association of Student Councils Caribou Marc Girard Paul Credit Judy Inette Secord Mona Pothier Joanne Estelle Beauchesne St. Louis Mexico Roger Laliberte Mel LeBlond Paul LeBrun Roger Normand Don Rousseau Mike Dion St. Louis Band Eagle Band Symphony Louise Drapeau Odette Guesin Andy Hevey Jo-Ann Langley Terry LeBlond Daniel Leclerc Norman Morin Gerry Neault Eagle Deering High School Albert Daigle

Wells NJHS Plans Variety Of Projects

Wells Junior High School's National Junior Honor Society kicked off its year with a meeting at Wells High, planning multiple service projects. Members will collect eyeglasses for donation, assist with book collection after hours, and help prepare Christmas boxes for those in need under advisor Mrs. Altine B. Watson and nurse Mrs. Margaret Grant.

Wells Charles E. Oglesby Conane West High School U.S Robert Muir Oglesby Mary Lois Ramsdell Wells High Wells Junior High Albine B. Watson Stephen Kemp Susan Whel Paulaton Tce Tufts Downes Margaret Grant Eleatha Littlefield Cally Reton Sandra O Fess Brenda Keene Soonest Williamgramme

Petite Miss Engineering Award Winner Susan Millbern

Susan Millbern 17 of Charlotte North Carolina won a four year to study engineering scholarship from the National Society of Professional Engineers. She will use the 6000 tuition grant at the University of Denver to study chemical engineering combining chemistry and math. She hopes to contribute to synthetic foods for feeding a growing population and space travel. Millbern has served in the Civil Air Patrol and plans to pursue a private pilots license. Her boyfriend plans aerospace engineering.

Denver Cole Susan Millbern Charlotte N.C National Society of Professional Engineers University of Denver Susan Mecklenburg High School Ing Tiny Civil Air Patrol North Carolina

Honor Lounge Being Readied At OOBHS By PATRICTA PR

Old Orchard Beach High School hosts a string of student activities including hall monitor rotations by Student Council and faculty, a Nov 15 Top Picks of 66 dance with a 75 cent admission, and an Honor Lounge plan for private study supervised by a senior. Freshman class fundraising and a Mercy Hospital open house Nov 13 are noted alongside Health Career day at Thornton Academy.

Honor Lounge Patricta Art Club National Honor Society

Community Sing Planned for December 18 in Kennebunk

Kennebunk High School hosts a Community Sing on December 18 at 8 p.m. Three one act plays by Theater Six of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts aid Open Wide. Local dramatists and students urged to attend with band and chorus to perform. audience participation expected.

Ann Packard Kennebunk — Theater Shrewsbury Mass Kennebunk High School Nior Asic

MJA Report Card Time Is Approaching

Marie Joseph Academy yearbook staff prepared for 1969 Caritas photos as Leo Mer cier the photographer visited. Health Career Day at Thornton Academy featured films and seminars on medical careers with scholarships and loans explained. Seniors hosted Halloween party October 31 with a mystery campus hunt and a psychedelic gym party presided by Diane Bisson and Joan Gilbert.

Dianne Clavette Darlene Quenneville Marie Joseph Academy Leo Mercier Caritas Thornton Academy Women's Auxiliary York County Medicaine Webber Hospital M.I.A Diane Bisson Biddeford Miss Pump Joan Gilbert Bidde

Sculptor’s Danteic Chair Studied by Sociology Chair

A second year graduate student at University of reveals a sculpture by David Wises featuring a 14 foot bronze chair. The piece mixes a blowtorch form with stained glass and 85 rough human shapes representing sociologists in a Dante-like heaven earth and hell scheme.

David Wises Heaven Earth Hell University of

Teens and Celebrities Highlight Sampling of Pop Culture

A fragmentary roundup notes a Berkeley exhibit chair linking Freud and Whitman, a cross country tour, an FBI pursuit of a marijuana carrier, teens in Mt Healthy sending a 20 foot letter to a Vietnam graduate, beauty contests and teen fame with Peter Sellers and Harold Fine plots, and cinema stars hosting Miss Teenage America finals in Fort Worth.

California Walt Whitman Rostow MIT State Department Hell Marx Mao Trotsky Freud University of California At Berkeley Johnny Pat Johnny Appleseed FBI Mt. Healthy Ohio Pfe Blaine Stamper Vietnam Nore Blaine H . Nl Alice B Toklas Peter Sellers Leigh Talor- Young Harold Fine Nancy Christina Ferrare Young Star of Tomorrow Theatre Owners of Canada Dean Jones Michele Lee Ft. Worth

Few Coeds Try Out New Privileges

NEW YORK Few Barnard College coeds pursued off campus housing under the liberalized rules opening in fall term. Only 10 applied for permission to live outside dormitories, a step taken after a prior case of a sophomore living off campus with a boyfriend. Reason cited for opting out included dormitory rules, desire for privacy and quiet, and dissatisfaction with dorm meals.

New York Barnard College New Hampshire

Health Capsules a Nutritional Note From Dr Petit

Health Capsules presents tips on diet and nutrition. The piece discusses meat choices and nutritional outcomes, noting price influence and cautioning against fatty meats. The UW reference signals general health guidance rather than medical advice.

Kiddie Show at Theater Draws Critique From Parent

Mrs. Virginia Hewes of Saco laments chaos at a Kiddie Show with rowdy children. She notes loud noise, flying popcorn boxes, and a lack of theater management. She urges stricter controls, a possible popcorn sale ban, and more home discipline to teach proper manners and respect for others.

Ninaa Virginia Hewes Saco

Value of Education: Income Ties to Education Level

The Bureau of the Census reports 1956-66 average annual income rises with education. Gains ranged from 12 percent for eight years of schooling to 25 percent for four or more college years, with high school graduates at 21 percent and grammar-school finishers lowest. Within each group, income climbed with age, peaking in the late 40s and early 50s. College graduates 45-54 earned about $14,400.

Journal U.S U. S. Department of Commerce Bureau Fea

Former Saco Man Receives AF Citation

Maj. Robert FE Brickates of Saco Maine received the U S Air Force Commendation Medal at McGuire AFB for meritorious service as a legal staff officer. A Korean War veteran and Thornton Academy graduate he earned a Maine Maritime B S in 1946 and an LL B in 1956. His wife Helen is daughter of Archilles Cocosis ofaddonfield New Jersey.

Wrightstown N. J Robert FE. _ Brickates Atty George £. Brickates Ke St S. 9 Maine McGuire Afb Here Brickates McGuire Thornton Academy Maine Maritime Academy University of Maine Law School Helen Archilles Cocosis Kings Pee West Addonfield, N.J

Life earnings by education in 1966 show wide gaps

The analysis compares average annual incomes by education level for ages 25 to 34 and 45 to 54, with retirees and lifetime earnings estimates. College graduates earned more at each bracket, while grammar school and fewer years of schooling yielded lower lifetime totals, underscoring long term income effects of education.

Cardinal Wyszynski Leaves for Vatican Visit

Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski, barred from international travel since 1965 for clashing with Communist authorities, departed by train for a month long Vatican visit. The 67 year old faced charges of meddling in foreign affairs after the Polish bishops sent a letter of forgiveness during the 1965 Ecumenical Council.

Associated Press Warsaw Poland Stefan Cardinal Wysznski Vatican Bis

Hawkins Knocks Out Craw in Los Angeles Bout

Dwght Hawkins of Los Angeles, 126, defeats Irish Frankie Craw by knockout in a high stakes boxing match in Los Angeles. The event drew local fans and highlighted Hawkins’s power punching early in the contest.

Los Angeles Dwght Hawkins Frankie Craw

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T. A. Folk Guitar Club Andrea Levesque David Walton Rod and Gun Club George Ange Lyman Fish and Game Reserve Dominic DiBiase Linnell Shaw's Supermarket Robert Cushman Bates College Gen Valerie McCallum Carl deSuze Sweetser Ncce Western Maine Dr . Canning Robert Norris John Haidusz Susan McIntyre Brian Reay Dane Curtis Paula Marie Boucouvalas Paula Boucouvalas Mytt David Lane Rae Worcester Political Science Academy By Kathi Garnache Harold Pinansky Guidance Directors Brandies University Waltham Biddeford High Roseanne Cote Ruth Banker Alan Casavant Nancy Dubois Dennis Guerin Pat Ledoux Janet St. Onge Larry Whitten F.T.A Nancy McCarthy Paula Pouravelis Janet Souza Rick Cantara Steve Cantara Steve Mantis Frank Ribaudo Paul Stebbins Sandy Marquis Terry ~S Council Jerry Goulet Steve Shea Barry Noble Maureen Farwell Jean Franco Joan Leveille Frances Vaillancourt Wink Houghton SLRHS Carol Petif Christian Action Movement St. Home Scarborough Hubert Humphrey Richard Nixon George Wallace Wells Njhs Jennifer Jones Wells Junior High School Lorna Merrill Margie Rae Castergine Cathy Tower Raders Melanie Brooks Eric Coleman Cathleen Moulton Deborah Freeman Marove Vous Pag Mitchell Wendy W Marshwood Flint Altine B. Watson Mike Lamm Rockefeller Plaza N.Y Petite Miss Esby Susan Mullen Old Orchard Beach Rosanna Gifun Guy Roberge Eleanora Anton Glen Hodge Billie-Anne Moran Ay Barker Andreshmen Crosby Larry Mercy Hospital Portland Anthol Edgar Oae Voice of Democracy Veterans of Foreign Wars Rams Kennebunk Old Orchard Beach High Ichael A. Petit People’s Forum Saco Man Maj Robert E. Brickates Louis S. Stroock Stroock Helen Thompson Grand Bahamas Helen Thompson Stroock Irving H. Saypol Birmingham England Stanley Williams Staffordshire Williams Wednesdbury College of Commerce Connie Hollywood Mama Cass Elliott Charles A. Mulry
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