Holiday Deaths Surge Across New England Holiday Weekend
The holiday travel rush left New England with a grim toll of nearly 50 deaths over the long weekend. Highway crashes killed 33, including 16 in Massachusetts and 7 in Connecticut, with snowy roads blamed for hazardous conditions. Fires, plane crash, and shootings added six, four, and three fatalities respectively. a drowning ended the count for the period.
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Boston
New England
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Maine
Vermont
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Berkshires
Fiendish Wolf steals the show in Red Riding Hood spoof
Cyril Ritchard headlines ABCs Sunday Night adaptation The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood as Liza Minnelli plays the heroine and Vic Damone the woodcutter. The musical comedy, aimed for annual airing, showcases Ritchards savvy performance amid a playful, tuneful production.
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Cyril Ritchard
Fiendish Wolf
New York
ABC
Cyrill Ritchard
Ritchard
Lone T. Wolf
Granny
Lillian Wolf
Liza Minnelli
Vic Damone
Julie Andrews
NBC
Miss Andrews
Gene Kelly
New Christy Minstrels
Arthur Perkins Installed As Grange Master
Wells resident Arthur Perkins was installed as state Grange master before 300 attendees at Wells Grange Hall. The event featured hostesses, gifts for Perkins and wife Isabel, greetings from Pomona Grange dignitaries, and performances by local artists. Perkins has 26 years in Wells Grange and held multiple state and local offices.
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Wells
Arthur Perkins
State Grange
Wells Grange
Madeline Granton
Nellie McIntyre
Friedel Perkins
Sandra Parent
Perkins
Isabel
Flora
York County
Pomona Grange
Granton
Mildred MacDonald
Jacob Kelley
Beulah Hanscom
George Perkins
Roscoe Bean
First Congregational Church of
Masonic Ocean Lodge
Highpine
Arundel Grange installs chaplain and plans Christmas event
Bernard Bunnell presided as Arundel Grange master when Mrs. Marcia Goff was installed as chaplain by Past Master Ruth Clough with Langley Philbrick assisting. Dec 10 Christmas party planned with gifts for children and a 50 cent exchange. A 12 by 12 demonstration continues. Death of former State Grange Master Lewis Guptill noted. Florist Albert Gadbois presented bouquets and arrangements. Refreshments served.
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Arundel
Bernard Bunnell
Arundel Grange
Marcia Goff
Ruth Clough
Langley Philbrick
Alice Tyler
Mary Clough
Lewis Guptill
Albert Gadbois
Mary Philbrick
Ann Cluff
Pigeons and sandgrouse drink water with heads lowered
Old World sandgrouse and related pigeons possess a unique adaptation allowing them to drink water by bending the head and immersing the bill. While other birds raise their heads to swallow, these birds can drink while their bills are submerged.
Intensity And Scale Of Attacks Surprises McNamara In Vietnam
Secretary McNamara, in Vietnam on his seventh trip, expresses surprise at the intensity and scale of Viet Cong and North Vietnamese attacks. The piece traces earlier misjudgments, the Kennedy era, Diem’s assassination, and U.S. involvement as South Vietnam weakened under Viet Cong pressure, leading to broader war exposure.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Robert S. McNamara
Viet Nam
Asia
France
McNamara
Ho Chi Minh
North
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Schlesinger
United States
U.S
Building Permits Issued In Saco
Building permits issued by Mrs. Beatrice Gallant authorize projects across Saco. The Garland Mfg. Co. on Water Street seeks an additon storage area at 15000 dollars. Irene Shackford on Maple Street plans rear shed remodeling for 125 dollars. Clifford Purvis on 195 North Street to demolish a structure at 32 Elm Street. N P Scontras on 194 Main Street to build two single family dwellings on Wildwood Drive at 12000 dollars each. Bernardin and Elmnore Courture on 48 Hill Street to erect a four foot fence along property line. Frederick H Deakin and Geneva M Deakin on Portland Road to move a storage shelter for pottery at 88 dollars. Diana Rouselle on 35 Locke Street to repair front steps porch and foundation for 400 dollars. Joseph and Rita Rouillard on Green Street to replace two doors and re-cover dwelling with cedar shakes at 1300 dollars.
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Beatrice Gallant
Saco
Garland Mfg. Co
Water Street
Irene A. Shackford
Maple Street
Clifford A. Purvis
North St
Elm Street
N. P. Scontras
Main St
Wildwood Drive
Bernardin and
Elmnore Coulture
Hill St
Frederick H
Geneva M. Deakin
Portland Road
Diana L. Rouselle
Locke St
Joseph W
Rita T. Rouillard
Green Street
New Pile Treatment Shrinks Hemorrhoids Without Surgery
Special report from New York describes a new healing substance Bio-Dyne used in Preparation H as suppository or ointment. It claims to shrink hemorrhoids stop itching and relieve pain without surgery and reports case results of reduction and patient statements that piles are no longer a problem.
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New York, N. Y
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