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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1965
Page
8
The piece notes Edie Mills wife of Marty Mills pauses her entertainment work for six months to devote time to three daughters after a personal loss and a year after a serious accident. She had supported debts singlehandedly and later returned to work in film television and theater.
John Hanlon of the Providence Bulletin won first prize in the single news story class for a piece on a boy involved in a Little League tragedy. Winners also included Joseph Jamele for a dog story, Maxwell Wiesenthal for a Goldwater campaign piece, and others in political and general news categories across circulation brackets.
In Hollywood Edie contemplates selling the house and leaving the wine cellar furnished with only her harp, a decision shaped by a hectic career and the realization that there is a season for everything. The piece notes Ernie’s death in an automobile accident as a turning point.
On this date in history notable events include 1813 Commo dore Oliver Hazard Perry defeating a British flotilla off Put-In Bay and reporting We have met the enemy and they are ours. Other entries mention John Smith governors Jamestown 1608 Elias Howe sewing machine patent 1846 and Maine voters rejecting woman suffrage 1917.
The Maine League of Historical Societies and Museums holds its fourth annual meeting in Augusta on Saturday with delegates from most of Maine’s 59 historical societies expected to attend.
In Vinh Long province, American advisers describe eating practices among Vietnamese and Montagnard troops, where meals include dog, snake, monkey, and water buffalo dishes. Officers admit preference for hearty, spicy fare, while some Americans decline, highlighting cultural clash and field gastronomy amid guerrilla conflict.
The city of Saco backed by Northeast Planning Associates recommends expanding off street parking in the Central Business District. It notes existing municipal meters private lots and downtown businesses with limited spaces and calls for urban renewal to acquire more area. The report also analyzes traffic on the Maine Turnpike Portland Road Route 112 and Route 5 with summer congestion noted.
T Sgt Edward F Murphy son of Mrs Mary Sullivan of 336 West St Biddeford Maine received the Air Force Commendation Medal at Ramstein AB Germany for meritorious service as a radio operations supervisor at Westover AFB Massachusetts He serves with the Air Force Communications Service which runs millions of miles of channels and over a thousand air traffic facilities His schooling includes South Portland High School and Indiana State Teachers College His wife Mary is the daughter of Mrs John Ehlenmeyer of 225 Arch St Sumsbury Pa
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