Fire Fighters Begin State Convention in Biddeford Saco
The Maine State Federation of Fire Fighters opens its convention with Biddeford and Saco hosting events. Registration runs at Hotel Thacher, with officers to be elected tonight. A two city parade, water battles, and a banquet with awards follow, drawing about 50 000 spectators.
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Biddeford
Saco Register
Maine
Saco Valley
Beach Street
Saco
Saco Armory
Franklin Street
Vietnam war to use chemical soil-killers in barrier plan
Chemical soil-killers will be used in the Vietnam war for the first time as part of the U S plan to construct a barrier against North Vietnamese infiltration. The feud between President elect Nguyen Van Thieu and Vice President-elect Nguyen continues.
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U. S
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen
Maremont Receives First Shillelagh Parts Order
Maremont Corp Ordnance Group wins its first contract for Shillelagh missile parts from Martin Marietta Orlando Division. The initial one year order totals 857461 dollars if all options are exercised, per group president David Spear.
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Maremont Corp
Ordnance Group
Martin
Marietta Corp
Orlando
Fla
David Spear
Spear
Maremont
Ordnance Group Expands with Shillelagh and Maremont Ties
The Ordnance Group at Saco broadens production since 1966 from 20 mm replacement barrels to complete weapons like M60 and bundles for M1 and M14 systems. The Shillelagh guided missile linked to armored vehicles will equip the General Sheridan and the forthcoming Main Battle Tank. Chicago’s Maremont supplies automotive and textile machinery as well as ordnance materiel.
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Ordnance Group
Saco
United States
Federal Republic of German
Maremont
Saco Recruits Briefed On Training Sessions
Five day training for York County Council on Aging volunteers from five communities begins Sept 25 at the Atlantis Hotel in Kennebunk Beach. Miss Shirley Bessey heads the program with four instructors from Boston University and Montreal. About 40 volunteers from Saco Biddeford Kennebunk Sanford and Hollis will stay at the hotel to learn about the council’s aging programs.
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York County Council
Atlantis
Kennebunk Beach
Amvets Hall
Spring Street
Saco
Shirley Bessey
York County
Ter
Sanford
Paul M. Croxford
Harold W. Stevens
Robert E. Lee
Lester Black
Elvira Lord
John Daly
Robert Fenderson
Harriet Fogg
Hester Hooper
Croxford
Lillian Bonin
Stevens
Father Lee
Council On Aging
Bessey
NASA Astronaut Incentive Program Encourages Fitness
Navy Captain Walter M. Schirra Jr. says NASA pilots need not be boxing champions to fly, but must stay in shape. NASA’s Deke Slayton notes the gym is free and pilots are adults responsible for fitness, with health monitoring and annual exams to prevent mission grounding.
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U.S
Mercury
Gemini
Apollo
Schirra
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Donald K. “Deke
Slayton
NASA
Moon
Navy
Charles Conrad Jr
John L. Swigert Jr
Conrad
Charles A. Berry
Berry
Surveyor 5 races toward lunar soft landing from Cape Kennedy
Surveyor 5 begins a 65 hour 221 575 mile flight to the Moon aboard an Atlas Centaur rocket from Cape Kennedy. The mission includes a camera and a small chemistry lab to analyze lunar soil as part of a space doubleheader following Bio Satellite 2 bio experiments.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
United States
Biosatellite 2
Flight Control Center
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
Calif
Cancer Director Misses Smoking Yet Chooses to Quit
Washington AP report on Dr. Kenneth M. Endicott, director at National Cancer Institute, who after 30 years of heavy smoking quit after a long struggle. He notes personal harassment and family campaigns and says risks for light smokers are not much different than for nonsmokers.
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Washington
National Cancer
Kenneth M. Endicott
Endicott
Dr. Endicott
Lund Industrial Road Named for New Plant Site
The Saco Industrial Corp committee announced the new road to Lund Industrial Road serving Lund Mfg Co proposed plant at Saco Industrial Park. Lund plans a 31500 square foot building on 25 acres and to employ about 150 upon full operation with building completion targeted for December 1.
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Saco
Lund Mfg. Co
Saco Industrial Corp. Committee
Lund
Biddeford
New Britain Machine Co
Today's Chuckle Sunbather A fry in the ointment
A light feature from Chuckle Sunbather notes a small mishap in a kitchen or food service setting. The piece hints at a minor issue introduced by a fry cook or fryer mishap, with a playful tone and local flavor. The column shares a humorous aside about everyday kitchen life.
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T M
WRR Gen
Fea, Corp
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Richard Merrill
Old Orchard Beach
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Twin Cities
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Old Orchard
Barbara Dean
Shore Road
Ogunquit
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Main Street
Sam’s
Alfred St
Gravenstein
Milton
Apple Sharpy
Gile Orchards
Alfred
THE
Associated Press
Vietnam
Gar Hall
Cutts Ave
Saco Jaycee Wives
Shillelagh
Apply
Westland Shoe Corp
Smith St
Ken
St. Methodist Church
Sacoby
Biddeford, Maine
Ovide
Ocean Lobster Pound Restaurant
West Grand Ave
Saco - Lowell
Edwards Plant
Donut
Delorge Baking Co., Inc
Beacon Ave
Surveyor
Small Fry Nursery School
Jacqueline Goulet
Canada Americaine Association
Fremont Club
Alfred Street
Joseph D. Lavoie
Rosaire J. Laliberte
Sec. Treas
Ocean Park
Seaside Ave
Hollyberry
Clark Wakefield & Sons
Elm St
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