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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1967

Page

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Local lobstermen voice mixed views on winter work and Sunday ban

Local lobstermen say they enjoy the job and had a better year, though winter fishing is shrinking and the Sunday ban on lobstering worries small pounds. Capt. Ross Perkins recalls losses from storms and notes the high costs and risks of lobstering as his son builds a restaurant from the trade.

Peg Hendrick Journal Kenneth Pendleton Saco Charlie Pendleton Saco Bay California Pine Point Saco - Lowell Ross Perkins Robert Sie Four Winds Old Orchard Beach

Treasury to Begin Melting Silver Coins After Christmas

The Treasury plans to melt old silver coins after Christmas to build up 350 to 425 million ounces of silver by June next year for domestic use through the 1970s. Americans face a June 24 deadline to turn in silver certificates, while 150 million ounces have already been withdrawn and another 100 to 175 million ounces expected by that date.

Washington Treasury Department Robert A. Wallace the Treasury New York Theovernment Treasury Wallace Federal Reserve

Stature Slipping Hawks Gain Ground Over McNamara

Washington AP reports a quiet Capitol debate on Robert McNamara's influence as defense secretary. Some say he remains strong while others claim waning clout amid hawkish pressures and disputes over the Vietnam air campaign, F111 program, antiballistic missile defense, and war logistics.

Washington Defense Robert McNamara McNamara Pentagon Congress Defense Bob McNamara Margie North Vietnam

Chuckle TV Season Sparks Homework Boom Among Kids

A lighthearted riff notes that poor TV shows push kids back to doing homework, with a tongue in cheek nod to a TV network and production teams.

WRR Gen Fea, Corp

Steel Haulers End Major Strike In Pittsburgh

Steel haulers end a costly stoppage after a settlement accepted by the majority of 10 000 to 20 000 workers. The move allows mills to clear clogged warehouses and move an estimated half a million tons of steel in the coming month. The Teamsters Union, representing about 60 percent of haulers, may feel aftershocks from the bitter action.

Pittsburgh Teamsters Union William Kusley Gary Ind Teamsters

Opening of Saco Adult Center Set

Saco Mayor Donald C. Doyle and the Saco City Council will attend the opening ceremonies at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the AMVETS Hall the former Moody School at Spring and Green Streets Saco. The center operates under the York County Council on Aging Alfred and will set periodic open days based on member wishes.

Saco Donald C. Doyle Amvets Hall Moody School Spring Green Streets York Count Council On Aging Alfred

Oil Refineries Fire as Egyptian Israeli Clash Rages at Suez

Across the Suez Canal near Port Taufiq Egyptian and Israeli artillery clash. Israeli spokesman says Port Ibrahim refineries were hit and ablaze cutting part of Egypt's oil supply. Casualties reported on the Israeli side as tensions rise after the sinking of the destroyer Elath.

Associated Press Suez Canal Port Taufiq Port Ibrahim Egypt Canal Israel Elath Ithis Yitzhak Rabin Davar Eaath Matvei V. Zakharov Cairo Gamal Abdel Nasser United Nations Security Council

Jets Raid Phuc Yen Air Base in North Vietnam

US warplanes bomb Phuc Yen air field 18 miles northwest of Hanoi in a coordinated strike. Pilots claim one MIG shot down and another possibly destroyed. runway cratered and revetments damaged. Other operations report rail yards bombed and fighting around Saigon with civilian casualties later listed.

Saigon North Vietnam Phuc Yen Hanoi Air Force Marine Navy Washington Gia Lam Red River U.S South China Sea Lannana Fiema Occum Linc I Haiphong U.S. Navy Hoa Lac Sulkong Delta

Organized crime probes sweep Louisiana in Life magazine fallout

Six investigations are under way into alleged Cosa Nostra influence in Louisiana politics and economy after Life magazine named Carlos Marcello as the region's rackets kingpin. Bribery charges, suspensions, and impeachment moves follow, with grand juries in New Orleans and Baton Rouge and probes into labor racketeering and Hoffa's fate.

Baton Rouge Cosa Nostra Louisiana Life Magazine Carlos Marcello New Orleans D‘alton Smith Aubrey Young McKeithen Young Smith Roland Coppola Lafayette Life Malcolm V. O'Hara Orleans Parish Jim Garrison Jefferson Parish Batons Rouge Ferriday State Labor Management Commission of Inquiry Teamsters James Hoffa Underworld Marcello East Baton Rouge Atty Sargent Pitcher Edward Grady Partin Pitcher Partin Hoffa

Police Captain Hennessy Promoted by Saco Board

Police Lieutenant Charles Hennessy was promoted to captain by the Saco Police and Fire Commission last night. Hennessy joined the department August 4, 1956, was promoted to sergeant in 1959 and lieutenant in January 1966. He lives at 107 Temple Street with wife Esther McCone and two children. He has attended police training schools sponsored by the state police and the FBI.

Saco, Police and Fire Commission Charles Hennessy Hennessy Esther McCone Saco Temple St Department State Police F.B.I

Head Coach of Stephens High Dies

RUMFORD AP The head football coach James Cutler of Stephens High School died at home from an apparent heart attack in his mid 30s. A former Lewis­ton High School and University of Maine standout, he coached at Stephens for three years after stints at Maine Maritime Academy. He suffered a slight seizure at halftime of the Stephens Edward Little game but returned for the second half as Edward Little won. He is survived by his widow and three children.

Rumford Stephens High School James Cutler Lewiston High School University of Maine Stephens Cutler Maine Maritime Academy Edward Little

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