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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1967
Page
8
A 6 year old named Joey Washington known as Sweet Tooth Washington sold 500 dollars worth of candy in 15 days for a school benefit. He increased his sales from the previous year when as a kindergartner he sold 250 dollars worth of candy.
Betty Canary describes a Mississippi River cruise with Mrs Johnson aboard the J. W. Hershey, noting hospitality, civic pride, and the river’s giant modern towboat as crews of nine or ten in comfort. She observes towns cheering the First Lady, discusses diesel tax concerns, and admires citizen goodwill over crime or unrest.
On this date in 1793 Queen Marie Antoinette was executed. Napoleon landed at St Helena in 1815. New Zealand became a British colony in 1840. John Brown’s Harper’s Ferry raid occurred in 1859. Locarno Pact signed in 1925. Draft registration began in 1940. Odessa fell in 1941. Queen Elizabeth II visited Jamestown in 1957. A 196? high altitude test failed in 196? Five years ago Johnson consecrated a shrine in Pennsylvania. Everglades National Park spans 1.4 million acres and is the nation’s only tropical/subtropical park. It ranks below Yellowstone and McKinley in size.
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