Meet the Candidates Night at Staples Post in Biddeford
The Staples Post AMVETS in Biddeford hosts a Democratic Meet the Candidates night at 8 p.m. with county and state Democrats invited. Co chairs Roland Huot and Robert Libby, plus music by the Rumney Quartet and singers, highlight a socially packed evening. Goldwater's remarks drew cheers at a later event.
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Merton Ira Staples Post
Amvets
Biddeford
Roland Huot
Robert Libby
H. Clifford Berry
Rumney
St. Francis College, Biddeford
John Rumney
Richard Anastasoff
David Atkins
Roland Roth
Germany
Robert Hutchins
Thomas Coughlin
Talmadge Allen
Friday Night Movies
Barry Shows Warning Against Socialism On 90 MPH Slide
Barry Goldwater warned at Madison Square Garden that the nation faces a rapid slide toward socialism and communism. He argued the danger threatens American limits and urged vigilance as key Republicans Nelson Rockefeller and Kenneth Keating attended events elsewhere.
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Goldwater
Madison Square Garden
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Kenneth B. Keating
Albany
N.Y
Keating
Beach PTA Names Four Committees
OLD ORCHARD BEACH Four committees announced by PTA President Mrs Marie Smith. They are scholarship chaired by Mr and Mrs George Freeman Miss Constance Bean. ways and means chaired by Mrs Philip Auger. publicity chaired by Mrs Jerome Pelletier Mrs Francis Manduca. refreshments chaired by Mrs Janet Hunter. Attendance banner awarded to Miss Helen Marsh of Jameson School.
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Old Orchard Beach
Marie Smith
Parent-Teacher Association
George Freeman
Constance Bean
Philip Auger
Jerome Pelletier
Francis Manduca
Janet Hunter
Helen Marshall
Jameson School
Biddeford Teachers To Aid At Election
Seven members of Biddeford High School faculty will assist at the wards on election day in November. Named include Arthur Descoteaux Ward 1 Paul Martin Ward 2 Peter Mantis Ward 3 James Wilkinson Ward 4 Roseland Perreault Ward 5 Kay Fahay Ward 6 and Reneezar Ward 7.
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Biddeford High School
Arthur Descoteaux
Paul Martin
Peter Mantis
James Wilkinson
Roseland Perreault
Kay Fahay
Reneezar
Navy cuts Cuban worker flow as Christmas leave discussed
Navy officials said about half of a continuing item relates to Christmas leave for single men. The number of Cuban workers entering the base daily and returning to Castro territory at night has fallen by roughly two thirds from the 1,800 total noted when the water cutoff occurred.
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Navy
States
Jamaica
Castro
Patrols Formed By Girl Scout Troop 27 in Saco
Girl Scout Troop 27 met at Saco United Baptist Church led by Mrs Barbara Carlson. Patrol One Busy Beavers led by Carolee Cushman with Katherine Hazelton as assistant. Patrol Two Yellow Pines led by Linda Lamontagne with Anna Jasper as assistant. Patrol Three Blue Jay led by Deborah Tarbox with Julia Welch as assistant. Scribe Diana Hunt and treasurer Linda Larochelle elected. Members work on My Community badge.
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Saco
Saco United Baptist Church
Barbara Carlson
Beavers
Carolee Cushman
Katherine Hazelton
Linda Lamontagne
Anna Jasper
Blue Jay
Deborah Tarbox
Julia Welch
Diana Hunt
Linda Larochelle
Ushers Strike Delays Start of ABC Television
New York AP reports ABC television began about 15 minutes late due to a strike by ushers or pages from the National Association of Broadcasting Employes and Technicians. Network engineers and other staff reported on time, while pages picketed Hollywood offices and Mt. Wilson transmitters.
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New York
American Broadcasting Co
Pages
National Association of Broadcasting
ABC
Los Angeles
Radio and Television
Hollywood
Mt. Wilson
Kabc Radio
Psonnel
Kabc-Tv
Compare British and American Education Systems Cited
A Scottish native discussed the philosophical social and political ideas behind both systems of government in Great Britain and their education impact. He compared American and British education, noting the antiquity of British methods and current unrest among teachers.
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Scotland
Great Britain
Pelletier Named Head of St. Francis Group
George Pelletier was elected president of the Associates of St. Francis College at the annual fall social hour and dinner meeting held at St. Francis College Biddeford. Retiring president Fernand M. X. Cote served as master of ceremonies. Other officers were named and new three year Executive Board members elected including Paul Casavant Ronald Larochelle George Malasnik James Mininni and Dr Leo P Taillon. Father Laplante spoke on the colleges growth and John Sloan the French instructor was guest speaker.
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George Pelletier
Associates of St. Francis College
St. Francis College
Pool Road
Biddeford
Fernand M.X. Cote
Clarence Laplante
O.F.M
Ronald Larochelle
Ray
Monod Bonang
Charles Landry
Paul Casavant
George Malasnik
James Mininni
Leo P. Taillon
Father Laplante
John Sloan
Mothers' Circle Elects Officers in Biddeford
Officers were elected for the next three months at the Mothers Circle of Bradford Chapter, Order of DeMolay, in Masonic Hall. The slate included President Mrs Nicholas Scontras, Vice President Mrs Lois Howard, Secretary Mrs George Renell Jr, Treasurer Mrs Robert Burns and Chaplain Mrs William Shea. Party treasurer Mrs Throumoulos collected dues. A silent auction and various fundraisers were planned for next month. Refreshments were served. meeting led by Mrs Scontras.
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Mother’s Circle of
Bradford
Order of DeMolay
Masonic Hall
Biddeford
Nicholas Scontras
Lois Howard
George Renell Jr
Robert Burns
William Shea
Chris Throumoulos
Thornton Academy
Biddeford High School
Throumoulos
William Kimball
Lee Ellis
Arnold Hill
John Cotsifas
Arthur Rumery
Scontras
Hunting Mishap Claims Westbrook Man In Maine
Eugene Doughty, 48, of Westbrook, died in a hunting accident with his two sons in northwestern Maine near Spencer Lake. His 20-year-old son Thomas admitted firing the fatal shot. The incident, first deer season fatality in the state, occurred about 40 miles northwest of Bingham. Doughty worked as a supervisor in the paper-coating department at S.D. Warren Co. in Westbrook.
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Barron
Doughty
Spencer Lake
Bingham
S.D. Warren Co
Westbrook
Holstein Cows Set Production Records
Brattleboro Vermont reports Holstein cows in the Biddeford Saco area set new milk and butterfat production records. Named cows Cassette Louise Earl Netherland Posch Tidy Randmere Pilot Gravey and Orchard Dell Jane, aged four to seven, owned by Cassette Fournier Kendrick Russell, with University of Maine supervising sampling and testing in cooperation with the Holstein Association herd and breed improvement programs.
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Brattleboro
Biddeford-Saco
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Cassette
Louise Earl
Gerard G. Cassette
Saco
Netherland Posch Tidy
Paul H. Fournier
Randmere Pilot
Gravey
Carroll Kendrick
Biddeford
Orchard Dell Jane
Carl E. Russell
Kennebunk
The
University of Maine
Holstein Organization
Odd Fellows Meeting in Saco Reports Grand Lodge in Lewiston Auburn
About 20 members attended the Saco Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, meeting in the hall on Main Street. Noble Grand Willis Sylvester presided while Walter Pochebit and Thomas F. Vin ing reported on the Grand Lodge session held in Lewiston and Auburn two weeks earlier after the business session.
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Saco Lodge
Orc @ of Odd Fellows
Main Street
Saco
Willis Sylvester
Walter Pochebit
Noble
Thomas F. Vining
Grand Lodge
Lewiston
Auburn
Television Crime Blamed For Juvenile Delinquency
A Senate subcommittee reported that televised crime and violence are a contributing factor to juvenile delinquency though not the sole cause. It cited expert testimony and research linking TV content to antisocial attitudes among youths, while noting networks bear primary responsibility for programming. The panel called for healthier standards and pointed to a voluntary NAB code as the mechanism, though compliance remains self regulated.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Thomas J. Dodd
Dconn
Subcommittee
National Association of Broadcasters
Men's Club Views Hunting Safety Film at Supper Meeting
The United Church of Christ Men’s Club in Biddeford screened a film titled Tomorrow We Hunt focused on hunting safety. Clayton Cartmill chaired the program, with Mrs. Albert Whitehurst heading the supper committee and several members in attendance including Rev. David E. Wigley and George Ange.
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The
United Church of Christ (Congregational
Biddeford
Clayton Cartmill
Albert Whitehurst
Paul Larrabee
Warren Libby
Wayne Hutchins
David E. Wigley
George Ange
Robert Norton
Harry Worden
John MacDougall
Albert Worden
Leon Haines
Norman Lundy
Carleton Foss
Alfred Wilcox
Barry Cartmill
Bradley Leach
Paul Grace
George Harpootlain
Earle Atwood
Cartmill
Prison Riot Erupts At Medium Security Facility
The article recounts a riot at a medium security prison where about half of 1700 inmates ran loose, fires were set, locks jammed, and floods created by ripped plumbing. State police intervened, aiding in defense and rescue of 12 guards. A planned repeat uprising Monday night prompted a large police response.
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Pepersack
Lurder
Humphrey Attacks Goldwater Over Personal Appeals
Senator Hubert Humphrey accused Barry Goldwater of tasteless personal attacks and a systematic campaign to degrade American life. He warned Goldwaterism would lead to global war, including nuclear conflict in Europe, Southeast Asia, Cuba, and Berlin, as he spoke in New York at a get out the vote event.
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Pattoning
Goldwater
New York
Hubert H. Humphrey
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
America
Humphrey
Presidents Club
University of Wisconsin
Globe
Europe
Southeast Asia
Cuba
Berlin
Biddeford Music Boosters plan calendar drive session
At Biddeford Junior High School last night the Music Boosters Club collected calendar worksheets and outlined plans for an all‑day session Wednesday at the Biddeford Pool home of Mrs. George Day. President Mrs. Ann Clifford presided and a scholarship committee was formed to work with Douglas Weeks, Biddeford schools band director, to select a graduating senior. committee names will be released later.
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Biddeford
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