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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1968
Page
5
Saco and neighboring districts list weekly meals with a mix of hot entrees, sides, breads, dairy, and desserts. Holiday notes mark Thanksgiving recess for Thursday and Friday. other days show varied offerings from frankfurters to turkey, beans, mashed potatoes, and fruit, with milk as a regular accompaniment in most menus.
The weekly menu outlines Thanksgiving holiday observations with school meals. Thursday and Friday observe closures, while Monday offers Beef Ravioli with green beans biscuits butter sliced peaches and milk. Tuesday serves Vegetable Soup Bologna sandwich cookies applesauce and milk. Wednesday features Chinese Pie Meat Corn Potatoes raised roll butter cake with icing and notes the Thanksgiving break.
HAL BOYLE argues that Christmas decorations invade Thanksgiving, risking the holiday’s meaning. Stores on Fifth Avenue rush to lights before Thanksgiving, prompting questions about preserving the spirit of harvest, gratitude, and American unity amid a season of abundance. He cites ancient harvest traditions and the American founders’ gratitude as the true essence of Thanksgiving, noting no need for conflict with Christmas.
Melvin Tukey, director of instrumental music, led a Biddeford High Band Boosters meeting to discuss increasing Biddeford School Band members. Principal Paul Stebbins outlined strict rules and asked for help recruiting new and former members. Vice Principal David Redmond, Lucien Doyon, and multiple parents and families attended. those interested may contact Tukey Stebbins or Redmond.
A letter asserts apathy and rising taxes harm renters, urging residents to vote Neveux for mayor to fix city finances. The writer questions city debt, efficiency, and policy failures, cites snow removal issues, street safety, and proposals like a city run school bus department, arguing for a change in administration.
Betty Canary reflects on a generation gap as she speaks with a college sophomore who explains the term falling into a rut signals being “Over There” and that older readers fear the new. She recalls a sixth grade spelling bee and a zoo parrot named Josephine reflecting on memory.
A campus dialogue shows two friends debating protests against a generation's ideas and products. One dismisses sweeping change, the other vows to push reforms from inside the university by targeting architects and preserving valued buildings.
Chevrolet promotes the 1969 Impala SS 427 as a full sized family car with a 119 inch wheelbase and Astro Ventilation. The Sportster line adds a beefed up suspension and grabby handling features for buyers seeking more space without sacrificing performance.
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