Verrill Pair Marks 60th Anniversary
OLD ORCHARD BEACH The 60th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Basil L Verrill Franklin Sr of Saco was celebrated yesterday at the home of Mr and Mrs Prescott L Verrill Sr in this community. The couple married November 22 1905 in their Biddeford Pool home and have 11 children and 32 grandchildren plus 27 great grandchildren.
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Old Orchard Beach
Basil L. Verrill
Franklin Sr
Saco
Prescott L. Verrill Sr
Biddeford Pool
Llewellyn Crowley
Marie Bayon
Providence
R. I
Law
Rence Verrill
Greenville
D. C
Avon Wilcox
South Windham
Harold Hanson
Harold Strombom
Charles O. Verrill
Silver Springs
Prescott Verrill Sr
This Town
Douglas Verrill
Ericsburg
Minn
Roland Verrill
Portsmouth
N. H
David Verrill
Rockland
Explosions Strike Homes Of Four Civil Rights Leaders
In Charlotte early today four homes of prominent Black leaders were damaged by blasts. NAACP state president Kelly Alexander and his brother Fred Alexander suffered major damage, along with Dr Reginald Hawkins and attorney Julius Chambers. No injuries reported. authorities treat as organized attack. FBI joined probe as city officials condemn the act.
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Charlotte
N.C
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
John S. Hord
Kelly Alexander
NAACP
Fred Alexander
Reginald Hawkins
Julius Chambers
Hord
Raleigh
Dan Moore
Stan Brookshire
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Kelly Jr
Alfred
Bouchard Seeks At Large Council Nomination in Biddeford
Joseph L. R. Bouchard of 243 Elm Street Biddeford announced his candidacy for one of four councilmen at large nominations in the Democratic primary. A Biddeford native Korean War veteran husband and father of two works at Edwards Supermarket and backs Daniel P. Cantara for mayor.
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Joseph L. R. Bouchard
Elm St
Biddeford
Bouchard
Geraldine Couture
Deborah Anne
John Allan
Edwards
Merton Ira Staples Post
Amvets
Biddeford and
Saco Aerie
Order of Eagles
Daniel P. Cantara
Raid at Boston service station nets liquor haul
A South Boston service station raided Sunday yielded 75 bottles of liquor 44 cases of beer and several pallens of wine. An attendant was arrested and charged with illegal sale of liquor.
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Boston
News At A Glance Highlights Vietnam Talks and Kennedy Anniversary
Romania's communist leaders act as go betweens for peace talks on Vietnam amid Viet Cong attacks in Ia Drang. Eisenhower travels to Washington with hospital care to follow. Kennedy’s hillside grave marks his second anniversary as U.S. recalls his memory nationwide.
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Romania
Viet ‘Nam
A Drang
Ia Drang
Curtis E. LeMay
Air Force
Viet Nam
John F. Kennedy
Nuclear weapons on move through New York nights
Mayor Wagner cites a Technical Advisory Committee report noting that fire department escorts have occasionally escorted convoys reportedly carrying nuclear weapons through the city at night. The panel says shipments could head to bases or piers for overseas transport and cites unresponsive Defense Department inquiries. It assures adequate protection from radiation exposure and peacetime nuclear disaster risks.
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NEW York
Defense Department
Robert F. Wagner
Fire Department
Department of Defense
Harold H. Rossi
Columbia University
Wagner
Kennedy School Heating Plant Trouble Delays Dedication
Heating system failure at Kennedy School West Street Biddeford caused concern but workmen corrected the fault and classes continued. The dedication ceremony at 1 30 p m featured Deputy Commissioner Kermit Nickerson and Secretary of State Kenneth Curtis with Superintendent Bruce L Smith.
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West Street
Biddeford
Kermit Nickerson
Kenneth Curtis
Bruce L. Smith
Vietnamese Beat Back Two Heavy Communist Attacks
South Vietnamese forces repelled two major Viet Cong assaults on the central coast with naval bombardment and air support from U.S. forces. Reports say around 1,500 attackers were engaged, with at least 1,200 killed and some 200 confirmed dead. government troops regained control of fortifications near Thach Tru. Casualties for U.S. and allied forces were light, while Viet Cong weapons and positions were seized. other actions included clashes in the Mekong Delta and a Dan Nang crash.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
7Th Fleet
Navy
Thach Tru
Quang Ngai Province
S.o.b.’S
Henry McNeal
Pittsburgh
Government Fort
Associated Press
Esper
Dien Bien Phu
War Atone
Thre
Central Highlands
Plei Me
U.S. 1St Infantry
Mekong
Dan Nang
Johnson Relaxes At Ranch
President Johnson relaxed at his Texas ranch after a San Antonio trip to back Democratic Rep. Henry Gonzalez. He praised Sen. Yarborough and greeted Mexican American crowds, then spoke with locals before flying home. The visit included a meeting with Gonzalez and Yarborough as well as Cantinflas before heading to Fredericksburg for a memorial service. A goodwill message to France’s De Gaulle was planned.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
San Antonio
Henry B.gonzalez
Texas
Gonzalez
Ralph W. Yarborough
D-Tex
Yarborough
John Connally
Sebastian Saldana
Kelly Air Force Base
Cantinflas
Johnson Ranch
Romania Mediation Efforts Reported in Viet Nam Talks
Vienna reports Romanian Communist leaders act as go-betweens in Viet Nam peace moves. Maurer told Austrian officials Romania ready to mediate between the United States and North Viet Nam. Mansfield and senators left Romania after talks, while U Thant advised S East emissary talks in 1964.
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Vienna
Austria
Romania
Viet Nam
Bucharest
Ion Gheorghe Maurer
Maurer
Hanoi
U.S
William Crawford
Cornelius Manescu
Dean Rusk
United Nations
New York
United States
U.S. Senate
Mike Mansfield
Saigon
Mansfield
State Department
Washington
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Rusk
ABC
North
South Viet Nam
Viet Cong
U.N
U Thant
Adlai E. Stevenson
North Viet Nam
Rangoon
Burma
Warsaw
Moscow
Nation Remembers Kennedy on Anniversary Across United States
Gray drizzle marked a day of remembrance as Jacqueline Kennedy’s mother placed lilies at John F. Kennedy’s grave in Arlington. Across the nation, memorials and services observed the second anniversary, with wreaths in Dallas and Spokane and a new Biddeford school dedication in Kennedy’s honor.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Jacqueline Kennedy
Hugh D. Auchincloss
Arlington National Cemetery
Biddeford Republicans file for three city council seats
Three Biddeford Republicans announced candidacies for Ward 4 Ward 3 and Ward 6 council seats. Belanger Thibodeau and Pelletier back John F. Xaphes for mayor. Belanger a long time resident and former city auditor. Thibodeau a Pepperell Mfg employee and family man. Pelletier a veteran and Saco-Lowell employee with military service.
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Biddeford
John F. Xaphes
Sticket
Raymond P. Belanger
Gertrude Ave
Raynald J. Thibodeau
Fall St
Josph A. Pelletier
Bradbury St
Belanger
St. Louis High School
Willie Pomerleau
Perron Bros
St. Jo
Ike Heads For Washington To Start Transfer
General Dwight D. Eisenhower leaves Fort Gordon aboard an eight car Army train for Walter Reed Hospital in Washington. He has recovered from his second heart attack and will be met by an Army ambulance en route. He appeared publicly Saturday and joked about golfing if doctors allow it.
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Dwight D.eisenhower
Washington
Walter Reed Army Hospital
McDonnell
John Nance Gardner
Texas
International
FT. Gordon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army Hospital
Army
Eisenhower
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
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Mr. and
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WRR Gen
Fea. Corp
Green’s Shoe Store
Main Street
Cantata
THE
Latin America
George Esper
Soc Trang
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Nation
Kennedy
Auchinchloss
Fant Kennedy
Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
Dallas
el Paso
Tony
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Fredericksburg
Oscar Huber
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Dallas County
Spokane
Wash
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Gonzaga University
Sen. Kennedy
Massachusetts
John A. Volpe
St. Francis Xavier Church
Hyannis
Ken
Pauline Binette
Thibodeau
Lorraine
Rachel
Raymond
Raoul
Priscille
Robert
Joyce
M Normand
le Voltigeur Club
St. Andre’s
Pepperell Mfg, Co
Pelletier
Fall River
Mass
Iris Leckie
Brisbane
Australia
Jeanne
Philip
Patricia
Joseph Jr
U.S. Army
U.S. Air Force
St. Mary's Church
Saco-Lowell
New England
Maremont Corp
Raymond Belanger
Raynald J, Thibodeau
Joseph A, Pelletier
Ike
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