Exchange Student Mechthild Mertens Guests St Louis Women
Miss Mechthild Mertens of Wuppertal Germany spoke at St Louis Regional High School during a meeting of the St Louis Women s Association. Plans were made for an Oct 20 fashion show at St Joseph s parish hall Biddeford with posters circulating in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechthild Mertens
Wuppertal
Germany
St. Louis Regional High School
St. Louis Women's Association
Joseph Grondin
Miss Mertens
St. Joseph's Parish Hall
Biddeford
Emile Leblond
St. Louis
Hi School
Spain and Equatorial Guinea History and Contested Claims
The piece details Equatorial Guinea's past from early Portuguese exploration to Spanish control and later changes under colonial division. It notes population shifts during Nigeria's war, oil operations by Mobil and Gulf, Red Cross airlifts, UN oversight, and linguistic mix. It also covers sovereignty, Fernando Po naming, and postwar boundary changes, plus the fate of Ifni and Spanish Sahara disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nigeria
Port Harcourt
Mobil Oil
Santa Isabel
Gulf Oil
Red Cross
Biafra
United Nations
Portugal
Spain
Fernandinos
Fernando Poo
Europe
Africa
Francisco Macias
Fernando Po
Fernan Do Po
Formosa
Equatorial Guinea
Fee
Canary Islands
Morocco
Spanish Sahara
Rio de Oro
Ifni
Mauritania
Lemay opposition to large army deployment voiced
Gen Lemay argues against pulling a large army to the mainland claiming it won t hurt us and that soldiers warned against it. In a separate note Wallace delivered a sharp political critique on the national polls highlighting his vocal campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Serviceman Calls Home from Vietnam Air Force Base
Mrs. Ethel Crowley of 15 Cherry Lane Biddeford received a welcome telephone call from her son Sergeant Joseph J. Crowley of the U S Air Force stationed at Tan Son Nhut Air Force Base Vietnam. Crowley, a Biddeford High School graduate, entered service in January 1966.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Crowley
Cherry Lane
Biddeford
Joseph J. Crowley
U. S. Air Force
Tan Son Nhut Air Force Base
Vietnam
Biddeford High School
Sgt. Crowley
Wallace warns polls favor front runner amid funding claims
Wallace told 4,000 to 5,000 in Albany that polls are owned by big money interests pushing a bandwagon for the front runner. He urged a congressional probe into polling outfits, recalling the Literary Digest fiasco of 1936 and predicting a major November victory. He also spoke in Scranton to about 5,000 supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Nixon
Albany
N.Y
Scranton
Literary Digest
Alfred M. Landon
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Apollo 7 countdown advances with clean prep noted
Paul Donnelly reports Apollo 7 preparations are the cleanest yet as countdown proceeds. Milestones include fuel cell power ups, emergency system tests, and large fuel loads of liquid oxygen and hydrogen. Backup crew checkouts proceed while the main crew awaits preflight procedures and medical exams. Police corruption complaints rise as burglaries strike homes of captains in Queens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Donnelly
Kennedy Space Center
U.S
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Navy
Eugene A. Cernan
John W. Young
Schirra
Eisele
Cunningham
Two New Members Join Biddeford American Legion Auxilia ry Unit
Theresa Fournier and Shirley Nobles were welcomed into the Tighe Beaudoin Farley Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary at Biddeford post. Officers read reports by Pauine Kennedy and Germaine Lariviere as 9 paid members were noted. A Thanksgiving basket drive and October 24 events were announced, along with a Vietnam servicemen project and a York County Council meeting in Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Fournier
Shirley Nobles
Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley
American Legion Auxiliary
Post Home
Elm Street
Biddeford
Blanche Keithley
Pauine Kennedy
Germaine Lariviere
Olive Croteau
Evelyn Morin
Owen- Davis
Saco
Keithley
York County Council
Owen-Davis Post
Fournier
Rose Soulard
Annette Collard
Alice Goulet
Lillian Fournier
Berthe Gobeil
Alma Pelletier
Angeline Dion
Laurette L'Heureux
Defensive Driving Course Set In Saco
Ms Harriet Fogg announced a defensive driving course open to all driver license holders at the Saco Adult Center. The first session will be Oct 15 at 7 p.m. at Thornton Academy Science Building, with sessions on Oct 22 29 and Nov 5. The program uses color motion pictures and is limited to about 35 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Fogg
Saco Adult Center
Amvets-Vfw Hall
Spring Street
Saco
Thornton Academy
Stevens
Arthur Lougee
Kezar Falls
New England
AFIJROTC Queen to be crowned at annual dance
The annual AFIJROTC affair will feature the Tidal Waves musical group. The Queen’s trophy sits on the table awaiting the AFIJROTC queen title and the presentation includes one of the airplanes as a prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bers
Tidal Waves
Demonstration Party Held in Kennebunk Home
A Monday night demonstration party was hosted by Mrs. Russell Carruth at Intervale Road, Kennebunk, with Mrs. Ronald Robertson as demonstrator. Prizes went to Mrs. Judith Keeffe, Miss Daphne DeMerritt, and Mrs. Susan Hesler. The Hallowe en motif decor and refreshments followed. Attendees included Mrs. John McLaughlin, Mrs. Lena Fraerer, Mrs. Marlene Darmnerin, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Russell Carruth
Intervale Road
Ronald Robertson
Summer Street
Judith Keeffe
Daphne DeMerritt
Susan Hesler
Wells Hockey Squads Scoreless in Both Encounters
Thornton Academy field hockey teams faced Wells in a fruitless trip with both varsity and junior varsity games ending in scoreless deadlocks. Named players from Ogunquit Portsmouth York Biddeford and Kennebunk were listed among participants but no goals were scored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells
Thornton Academy
Wells Referen
Knightly Path From Birth to Knighthood Training Tale
A noble child begins training at seven and serves as a page until adolescence. He becomes a squire after service as a page and, around age twenty one, takes vows to attain knighthood in a ceremonial knot.
Lichen Comprised Of Alga And Fungus Forms Plant Partnership
Each lichen comprises a green alga and a fungus living in a partnership. The alga manufactures food for the duo, providing sustenance through photosynthesis.
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SLHS
Florence Roy
Simonne Landry
Doris Lamontagne
Sharon
Robert Landry
Lucille Gagnon
Bernadette Courtois
Harry Courtois Jr
Paul Taylor
Genevieve Tremblay
Landry
Lamontagne
Theresa Bolduc
Theresa Minin
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Leblond
Dura
Carter Py
Peta Oor
Preme
Sonny
Prem
Mary Carter Paint Stores
Mary Carter
Gen. Lemay
NEW York
Joseph Modugno
Howard Leary Saveng
Getene
Modugno
Queens
Charles McNulty
Martin J. Ryan
Carl Clark
McNulty
Arteline Daly
Rose Dupuis
Marion Foley
Mary Foley
Clara Cole
Lennox
Lillian Black
Elsie Smith
Myrtle Watson
Mary Rollins
Steve White
John Bergeron
Ronald Boucher
Barry Noble
Brian Bergeron
John McLaughin
Lena Fraerer
Marlene Darmnerin
Ta-Wells
Eleanor Hanson
Walter Strayer
Ogunquit
Beulah Morris
Portsmouth
N.H
Lloyd Allen
Dover
York
Carol Bailey
Rita Hight
Dorothy Turner
Maureen Hilton
Clinton Leavitt
Robert Merrill
Louise Wood
John Flaherty
George Handy
Paul Dargis
Judith. Keeffe
Daphne de- Merritt
Loden Green
Delmar
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