Father Dies in Oil Fumes. Two Children Hospitalized
John McCombs 73 of Lincoln Road died from asphyxiation after oil fumes leaked from a kitchen stove. Children Cathleen 14 and William 1 were admitted in serious and fair condition respectively at Webber Hospital in Biddeford. Surviving are two sons Larry and William and three daughters Cathleen Gail and Linda with services to be continued on Page Two.
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Saco
Webber Hospital
Biddeford
John McCombs
Lincoln Road
Michael M. P. Magaudda
Cathleen McCombs
William
Larry
McCombs
Katherine
Cambridge
Mass
James
Maine
Cathleen
Gail
Scarborough
Linda
Florida
Paratroopers Join Ia Drang Fight in Four-Hour Clash
South Vietnamese paratroopers engaged North Vietnamese regulars in Ia Drang Valley near the Cambodian frontier. Reports say up to 220 Communists were killed while government losses were light. B52 bombings from Guam targeted positions as U.S. forces and Vietnamese paratroops conducted independent sweeps.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Ia Drang
Governme
Hanoi
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Guam
Chu Prong Mountain
Tan Hiep
Mekong
Delta
Biddeford candidates enter council race
Joseph E. St. Louis and Donald R. Turgeon of Biddeford announced their bids for councilmen at large and backed Republican mayoral candidate John F. Xaphes. Turgeon, a Maine student and bank official, is married and active in local clubs. St. Louis, a long-time Biddeford resident and former Pepperell worker, is widowed with two daughters and has ties to several organizations. The Viet Nam section details multiple enemy losses and U.S. casualties during operations in the Ia Drang Valley and Mekong Delta, with Gen. Westmoreland praising the campaign’s intensity and scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph E
St. Joseph's Church
Pepperell Mfg. Co
Textile Workers Union of America
Laflamme seeks second term as at large city councilman
Paul E. Laflamme 44 of 35 Gove Street Biddeford announces his bid for a second term as councilman at large as an independent Democrat in the December 13 city primary. A Biddeford native, he has worked in oil 18 years and served with OSS 1942 45. He belongs to AM VETS Merton Ira Staples Post, Standby Radio Communications Club and is a York County special deputy sheriff. He is married to Claire Dubuc with two daughters and attends St. Andre's Church.
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Paul E. Laflamme
Gove St
Biddeford
Biddelford
Office of Strategic Services
Laflamme
Merton Ira Staples Post
Amvets
Standby Radio Communications Club
York County
Claire Dubuc
St. Andre’s Church
Ia Drang Bloodiest Viet Nam Battle In Five Days
Vietnamese and American forces clashed in Ia Drang Valley near Cambodia as regular North Vietnamese divisions pushed into the area. U S troops used helicopters artillery planes rockets napalm and B52s to inflict heavy losses. About 350 enemy bodies counted as U S forces began withdrawing after five days of fierce fighting.
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U.S
Saigon
William C. Westmoreland
Viet Nam
Highlands
la Drang
Plei Me
Westmoreland
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Marines
Air Force
Associated Press
Ia Drang
South
U.S. 1St Air ‘Cavalry
Cambodia
Guam
Robert McDade
Guidance Programs Aid Students Select Wise College Paths
Twin Cities guidance programs help high school students choose wisely during four years. Full time directors at Biddeford, Thornton, and St Louis schools coordinate testing, parent counseling, and materials while stressing nonjudgmental, personalized guidance to reduce parental pressure and support individual plans.
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Twin Cities
Thornton Academy
Biddford High School
St. Louis High School
Biddeford
Thornton
Biddeford High
Reno Roy
State Department of Education
American Personnel and Guidance Association
Latin American bid for Rhodesia compromise at UN
Uruguay and Bolivia propose a compromise at the United Nations Security Council emergency session to back an oil and arms embargo against Rhodesia and urge Britain to quell the white minority rebellion. The plan avoids explicit calls for force while keeping review of further measures open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations, N.Y
Rhodesia
Britain
U.N. Security Council
Uruguay
Bolivia
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
Ian Smith
Smith
Tanguay Seeks Ward 2 Biddeford Council Seat
Raymond Tanguay 47 of 154 Cleaves St Biddeford announces seeking the Ward 2 council seat in Biddeford municipal primaries as an independent Democrat He is a Biddeford native and union member and has held posts with the Textile Workers Union of America and Biddeford Saco Joint Board He works for T Logan and Son in Portland and serves as Ward 2 warden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Tanguay
Cleaves St
Biddeford
Tanguay
Olivine Goulet
St. Andre’s Parish
237
Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers
AFL Cio-Clc
Biddeford - Saco Joint Board
Textile Workers Union of America
Afl-Cioclc
Bates Mfg. Co
T. Logan and Son
Portland
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Son
American Red Cross
William Marston
Ernest S. Woodworth
Joel Stacy
Theodore B. Gillette
Roy Tounge
Oliver Johnson
Harry Rosell
The
Red Cross
Byron L. Hill
Lyman
Hill
Paul R. Lamirande
Hutchins Street
Robert Murphy
Lamirande
South Vietnamese
St. Louis
Donald R, Turgeon
St. Lou's
WRR Gen
Fea, Corp
Sylvania Electric Products, Inc
Lighting Products Division
Waterboro
State Employment Service Offices
Main Street
Mechanic Street
Sanford
Cumberland Avenue
Sylvania Electric
Route 202
Maine Employment Security Commission
New
Cape Cods
Franklin Street
Stacey Street
Donald L. Chretien
Agency
Viet Valley
McDade
Paul VI
Pius XII
John XXIII
Lyndon Baines Johnson
United States
Princess Margaret
England
White House
Johnson
Margaret
Lady Birdfox
Lord Snowdon
Meg
Tony
Washington
New York
Bermuda
United Nations
Jos. T. Letellier & Sons
Pool Street
Royal R. Chretien Sales Rep
U.N
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