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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1968

Page

5

Whitten and Hawkins and Ga ron births in Biddeford and Old Orchard Beach

Birth notices from Welcome To The Fold at Webber Hospital and Notre Dame Hospital list newborns for Charles Whit ten Hawkins Garon Dix on Du mas Per rigo Cobiel Caouette Corder and OOB families. Names include Ericka Lynn Edward Sidney Jr Michael Rodney Jr Brian Keith Timothy William Laura Lee Claude Michael Bonnie Michelle with weights from seven to eight pounds and dates October 17 to October 25.

Webber Hospital Charles Whitten Summer St Biddeford Ericka Lynn Edward Hawkins Eleventh St Old Orchard Beach Edward Sidney Jr Michael Garon Wilbur Avenue Michael Rodney Dixon Ocean Avenue Wells Rodney Alar Jr Notre Dame Hospital Richard Dumas Cat Mousam Road Kennebunk Brian Keith Robert Perrigo Pike St Timothy William Claude Caouette Central Ave Claude Michael Joseph »Orcier Granite St Bonnie Michelle

Brownie Troop Plans Halloween Party in Saco

Saco Brownie Troop 33 held a meeting Thursday with decorations for the upcoming Halloween party. The session opened with a Brownie circle and closed with taps. Attendees included Lynn Trask Patty Gagnon Debra Ridley Debra Morris Donna Dube Jane Cartier Judy Duross Shari Gallant Terri Tardiff Veronica Petit Claire Fisher Debra Paquette Janet Le Claire and leaders Florence Cloutier and Glennola Tardif.

Saco Brownie Troop 33 Lynn Trask Patty Gagnon Debra Ridley Debra Morris Donna Dube Jane Cartier Judy Duross Shari Gallant Terri Tardiff Veronica Petit Claire Fisher Debra Paquette Janet LeClaire Florence Cloutier Glennola Tardif

Area Youths Taken Into Custody In Biddeford Raid

Biddeford police converged on a Main Street apartment Friday night and took about 20 youths into custody. A quantity of beer was found on the premises. Several youths appeared in Saco District Court this morning on illegal possession charges. Police planned juvenile citations for others involved. The raid followed surveillance of the location by a department spokesman. Officers moved in around 11 PM.

Biddeford Saco District Court

DAR State Regent To Be Guest In Saco

Mrs Norman Hubbard state DAR regent Cumberland Foreside Portland will visit The Rebecca Emery Chapter DAR at their Thanksgiving Banquet on Saturday November 2 at 12 30 p m at the United Baptist Church parish house Main Street Saco Regent Miss Elvira Lord will preside and Mrs Ina Emery will lead the Thanksgiving musical program Executive Board members will serve as hostesses Reservations should be made with Mrs Harold E Libby A special collection for Opportunity Farm in New Gloucester a home for boys will be taken The executive board includes Miss Lord Mrs Libby Mrs Arnold Ballard Mrs John P Tarbox Mrs Paul Cobb Mrs Stanley Hurd Mrs Gertrude Farwell Mrs Chester Pease and Mrs Loyal Grant

Norman Hubbard DAR Cumberland Portland Rebecca Emery Daughters of the American Revolution United Baptist Church Main Street Saco Elvira Lord Ina Emery Harold E. Libby Opportunity Farm New Gloucester Lord Libby Arnold Ballard John P. Tarbox Paul Cobb Stanley Hurd Gertrude Farwell Chester Pease Loyal Grant

Miss Linda Ryan Hosts Halloween Party for St Louis Juniors

Miss Linda Ryan hosted a Halloween party for eighth graders of St Louis Junior High at the home of Mr and Mrs Robert Ryan 35 Mt Pleasant St Biddeford. Costume prize winners were Julie Grenier Jean Tremblay Nancy Dussault and Pamela Caron. Other prize winners included Ann Thibeault Nancy Ryan Connie Valliere Diane L Perron and Diane T Perron.

Linda Ryan St. Louis Junior High School Robert Ryan Mt. Pleasant St Biddeford Julie Grenier Jean Tremblay Nancy Dussault Pamela Caron Ann Thibeault Nancy Ryan Connie Valliere Diane L. Perron Diane T. Perron Claudette Less Suzie Remillard Karen Moore Linda Guillereault Jean Bergeron Sandy Cyr Leslie Dubuc

Biddeford Absentee Ballots Available

Biddeford voters may pick up absentee ballots at the city clerk’s office. Clerk Pauline Berry said the office will stay open tonight 6 to 8, Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. to accommodate requests for upcoming elections.

Biddeford Pauline Berry

Awards Winners Listed In Biddeford

Winners of awards at the Dunkin Donut Elm Street Biddeford event were announced. Alex Stack Elmwood Drive Saco received a television set. Rogert Gagnor 41 Cutts St Biddeford received a radio. Armand Turgeon 4 Pierson's Lane Biddeford received a gift certificate.

Elm Street Biddeford Alex Stackpole Elmwood Drive Saco Rogert Gagnor Cutts St Armand Turgeon Pierson's Lane

Saco Theft Report Involves Local Property Drive Shaft Stolen

Emile Lacroix of Portland Road in Saco reported to police that a drive shaft from a truck on his property was stolen recently. Police are investigating the incident.

Saco Emile Lacroix Portland Road

Saco Firemen Quell Blaze In Trailer

Saco firemen were called to a trailer on Louden Road Sunday when a floor furnace caught fire. Firefighters quelled the blaze with booster lines and confined damage to the floor of the dwelling.

Saco Paul Poirier J Louden Road

Police recount London antiwar march through Fleet Street to Downing Street

Police chronicle a large protest march in London during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Demonstrators filled the street from curb to curb shouting antiwar slogans and burning a Australian flag near the embassy. They petitioned at Downing Street while officers formed lines and transported forward in buses. An emergency tea wagon relief was requested during the Grosvenor Square confrontation.

Fleet Street Strand Australia Whitehall London Broadcast Avenue No. 10 Downing Street Harold Wilson Grosvenor Square

LaBelle Gonthier Of Saco Named In Biddeford Schools Tale

LaBelle Gonthier of Saco is cited with two children Janice and Thomas both students in Biddeford public schools. He is a communicant of St Marys Church and a member of the community.

T. Gonthier Saco Janice Thomas Bidde St. Mary’s Church

Educational official runs for Maine school board seat

A candidate from the Knights of Columbus and current State Deputy of Maine announces his candidacy for the local Board of Education. He works as a production office supervisor for the Marmont Corp. of Saco and emphasizes the need to build on the educational progress under the current administration to improve the school system.

Ber Knights of Columbus Maine Maremont Corp Saco Masse Board of Education

No final budget relief predicted by official

The official Nolette warns that the higher budget may force groups to cut essentials to stay out of debt. They might have to buy less food or warm clothing or forego need, making attention to budgetary pressures critical.

Nolette

UN Flag Emblem and Olive Branches Symbolize Peace

The United Nations flag bears a world map surrounded by two olive branches. This emblem represents the UN's mission to promote world peace and cooperation among nations.

United Nations U.N

Nixon Agnew backing questioned over bridge land claim

In a tense exchange the Times questioned Agnew's 1966 agreement to sell a bridge approach while he was governor. Nixon defended his running mate noting he can endure heat and take responsibility for mistakes. He denied backing any political use of Vietnam talks. Johnson criticized Nixon's statement in a Democratic workers speech.

Agnew the Times Nixon GOP Johnson Humphrey Vietnam

Nixon Campaign Faces Harris Poll Bias Questions

The Nixon camp questioned the Harris poll as inaccurate while a UPI report suggested insiders in the White House sought to influence Vietnam peace coverage. Harris poll scrutiny followed rival claims of media bias and a separate UPI dispatch denying a Washington dispatch of insider speculation. In Cleveland, a major school fire destroyed part of Hough Elementary, estimated to cost over 500000 to replace 12 classrooms, with no determined cause. Bertha Hamblin Boyce, Cape Cod author, died at 101 after a long life documenting sea life. In Maryland, a flagpole move may restore the American flag atop a post office in Cocke ysville after two years.

UPI Washington White House United Press International Nixon Louis Harris Lenn D. Tydings D-Md Humphrey Robert Ellsworth Nixon-Agnew Harris John Mitchell Cleveland Ohio Hough Paul W. Briggs North Falmouth Mass Bertha Hamblin Boyce Cockeysville U.S Clarence D. Long Baltimore County

Vietnam War News From Page One Update

U S infantrymen in the demilitarized zone seize over 250 North Vietnamese weapons. British police repel an attack on the U S Embassy in London over Vietnam War protests. Howard Titus travels from New Hampshire to Con Thien to maintain an ultrasensitive detector for the Army. A Soviet scientist comments on a space flight by cosmonaut Georgy Beregovoy aimed at docking systems. Czechoslovak communist leaders begin steps toward federalizing into Czech and Slovak states. Hubert Humphrey leads in New York straw poll with 46.1 percent to Nixon 41.9 percent and Wallace 4 percent. undecided remains.

U.S New York

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