Tweedy Wins Feature Race At Biddeford Speedway
Maurice Tweedy of Portland won the feature stock car race at Biddeford Speedway on Sunday before a good crowd. He survived slews, flips and mishaps to take the checkered flag while Don Murphy finished second and Buzzy Stack third. A powder puff derby is planned for next week. track owner J. P. Cote announced.
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Invention of cement debated in ancient Rome
The exact date of cement invention is unclear but Romans used cement made from volcanic ash and lime from burned marble for buildings and roads.
College Scores Packed Weekend Action Across Divisions
A sweeping list of college football results shows Notre Dame topping Navy 31 to 7 while Syracuse defeated Pittsburgh 33 to 7. Harvard, Dartmouth and Cornell posted wins, and big scorers included Colorado 24 Oklahoma 21, Nebraska 35 Missouri 0, UCLA 38 Air Force 13, and Houston 48 Tampa 9.
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Pro Football Standings and Results Digest
National and American League reports show standings with teams like Dallas St Louis Cleveland Washington Philadelphia and more. Sunday results include Washington 27 Philadelphia 18 and Cleveland 49 Atlanta 17 with Dallas 52 Pittsburgh 21 Minnesota 28 San Francisco and Monday Chicago at St Louis with upcoming games Cleveland Pittsburgh Dallas Philadelphia Detroit Chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Minnesota Green Bay Louis New York Washington Baltimore.
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Minnesota
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VFW Auxiliary Opens First Whist Party of Season
The Biddeford VFW Auxiliary held the first whist party of the new season at St. Joseph's Hall on Adams Street. First prizes went to Blanche Roy Ivy Bliss Laura Dodge Eva Lavigne Helen Dear Sarah Metcalf Alma Beaudoin and Flora Poirier. Special prizes were awarded to Eva Lavigne and Sarah Metcalf. the affair will be open to the public.
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Flora Poirier
Fto
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Anonymous Call Reels In Stolen Renaissance Painting
An anonymous caller told police and Art Institute staff where to recover a $500,000 painting, Madonna and Child with St. John by Correggio, found in a Grant Park trash basket near Michigan Avenue. Police suspect the thief entered via a second story window and escaped across a roof.
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Institute
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Palmer Captures Australian Open Golf Championship
Arnold Palmer завершил Australian Open победой с отрывом в пять ударов на Royal Queensland. Palmer закончил турнира 276 ударов, 20 ниже пар, после финиша 73 в последний день. Вторым стал Kel Nagle из Австралии с результатом 281.
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Portuguese May Have Preceded The Genoese
New York AP report notes Ian Cameron argues a Danish Portuguese expedition may have reached the New World before Columbus. Circumstantial evidence points to Atlantic crossing by 1480, with Portugal's naval dominance and 1484 1486 actions cited as clues.
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Beach Historical Society Elects Officer
Old Orchard Beach Historical Society met Saturday at Virginia Turnbulls home. President Mrs. Bhima Sturtevant presided as officers were unanimously reelected: President Mrs. Sturtevant Vice President Clark Libbey Secretary Mrs. Gertrude Milliken Treasurer Miss Katherine Whitman.
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Seaside Reporter
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Ferry Lane
Saco
Clark Libbey
Ellsworth
J. Nason Milliken
Cora Jones
W. Warren Harmon
Franklin Milliken
Dorothy Garland
Elizabeth Garland
Katherine Whitman
Virginia Turnbull
Ernest Brousseau
Doris Thomas
Sally Dow
Sturtevant
Chowder Terms Traced to French and English Traditions
The word chowder derives from the French chaudiere meaning a kettle or pot. English speakers refer to the chowder kettle as marmite linking to an ancient bomb resembling a soup pot.
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Bureaucracy as Target in Cuban Press Cartoons and Letters
Cuban state press uses humor to critique bureaucrats in swelled offices and rationed shelves. Cartoons show a fat official stamping papers while a thin citizen pleads for basics. a recurring line cites the orientation and inability to act.
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Basketball Standings and Weekend Results Snapshot
The Eastern Division standings show Philadelphia first at 50 wins and 1 00 losses with a game back. Boston, New York, Cincinnati, Baltimore, Detroit, San Francisco, Chicago, St. Louis and Los Angeles follow with varying marks. Weekend results include San Francisco 127 Cincinnati 115 and Philadelphia 138 Boston 96. Detroit 103 Baltimore 97 St Louis 110 Los Angeles 109. Detroit 124 Los Angeles 121 on Sunday. Next, San Francisco at Chicago is listed for Tuesday.
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