Dirigo Delegates Visit Biddeford PTA Meeting
Biddeford PTA hears speakers Miss Shifra Zatlin and Keith Doyon recount Dirigo Girls and Boys State participation last June. Delegates attended Colby College Waterville for girls and University of Maine Orono for boys. Doyon linked with Barry Noble as Noble became governor. Doyon joined the state executive council.
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Shifra Zaitlin
Keith Doyon
Biddeford
Parent-Teacher Association
Kennedy School
Dirigo
Colby College
Waterville
American Legion Auxiliary Unit Holds Fall Meeting at Kennebunk Pond
The Webber-Lefebvre Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary met Monday night at Kennebunk Pond with a cottage picnic hosted by Mrs. Iram Bowdoin. President Mrs. Joan Lemay led an informal session to plan forthcoming activities and a gathering at Hicks High Street. York County Council meets Saturday at 8 p.m. in Old Orchard Beach with hosts Mrs. Bowdoin and Mrs. Lillian Hicks.
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Kennebunk
Webber-Lefebvre Unit
American Legion Auxiliary
Iram Bowdoin
Kennebunk Pond
Joan Lemay
Hicks High Street
Ethel Gonneville
Kennebunkport Conservation Meeting Details and Plans
About 15 people attended the Citizens Conservation committee gathering at Kennebunkport Town Hall. Speakers included Arthur Lougee on zoning planning and Marshall Burke on state council aid, with plans discussed to form Conservative Commissions in Kennebunk and Kennebunkport. Sterling Dow III was named chairman with a list of members for both towns. an Oct 7 meeting at Town Hall was announced. Block trades and market figures followed, noting 399 big blocks in Q2 1965 and projected stock ownership rising toward 100 billion by 1975 with New York exchange stock valued around 621 billion.
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Kennebunkport
Citizens Conservation Committee
Walter Kubiak
Arthur Lougee
Alfred
York County Planning Board
Marshall Burke
Augusta
National Resources Council of
Maine
Kennebunk
Sterling Dow III
Ralph Smith
Dorothy Doe
Robert Marx
Theodore O. Kingsbury
Warren Cochrane
Capital Gains Research Bureau, Inc
New York Exchange
Mutual Funds Trading Sparks Debate on Market Volatility
The NYSE faces scrutiny over whether mutual funds and large institutions drive stock swings. Investigations loom as fund trading surges with 2,953 large-block transactions in Q2 1968, up 79 percent from a year earlier, signaling intensified cap weight and market impact.
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York Stock Exchange
Cohen
U.S. Senate
New York Exchange
New Portrait Of Johnson Approved For White House Display
The Associated Press reports a new Johnson portrait by Elizabeth Shoumatoff, finished after seven sittings. The 31 by 26 inch canvas shows Johnson seated with the Capitol in background, reflecting his long House tenure.
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Associated Press
Washington
Johnson
Peter Hurd
White House
Capitol
Elizabeth Shoumatoff
Locust Valley
Long Island, N.Y
Defense chief says Soviet invasion won’t boost Europe troops
Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford told Congress that the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia will not require increasing U.S. forces in Europe. Clifford briefed the House defense appropriations subcommittee on developments since approving a $72 billion defense funding bill. Chairman George Mahon said the briefing did not warrant major changes, and the bill moves to the House floor later this week.
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Washington
Clark M. Clifford
Congress
Czechoslovakia
U.S
Europe
Clifford
House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
House
Senator Kennedy Returns to Senate Duties After Assassination
Senator Edward M. Kennedy resumes workday Senate chores for the first time since his brother Robert Kennedy’s assassination. He sits in at the Senate Judiciary Committee and aides say he plans a full schedule but with limited political campaign activity. The White House says New Zealand Prime Minister Keith Holyoake will meet President Johnson and top officials in Washington October 9 and 10.
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Associated Press
Edward M. Kennedy
Senate
Robert
Senate Judiciary Committee
White House
Keith J. Holyoake
New Zealand
Johnson
Washington
Johnson warns against unleashing dogs of war in Berlin
President Johnson says force fuels unpredictable fears and passions and America will not tolerate threats of force in areas of common responsibility like Berlin. He references a San Antonio remark as Europe faced enough turmoil this century.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Europe
Johnson
America
Berlin
Saco Grange Plans Public Fried Clam Supper
Master Claire Scammon led a Saco Grange meeting at the Grange hall on North Street. A public fried clam supper was announced for 5 to 7 p.m. on October 17, with Mr. and Mrs. Edward Letellier in charge. A report on the New England Lecturer's Conference was given. Linda Lisica won second in Acton Fair's Apple Princess contest. A mystery prize went to Fred Bell, Mrs. Lavigne, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Spear. The stunt winners were Mrs. Myra Goodwin and Mrs. Scamman for the women and Milton Randall for the men. The group will elect officers at the Sept. 24 meeting with Mr. and Mrs. Roland Lavigne as refreshments hosts.
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Claire Scammon
Saco Grange
Grange Hall
North Street
Saco
Edward Letellier
New England
Jeannette Lavigne
Linda Lisica
Acton Fair
Fred Bell
Lavigne
Robert Spear
Myra Goodwin
Scamman
Milton Randall
Pearl Grant
Grange
Bell
Brooke Agnew differ over law and order phrase
United States Senator Edward Brooke and vice president hopeful Spiro Agnew say they agree on order with justice, not the wording law and order. Brooke backs Agnew on civil rights and cites alignment on policy while Agnew plans to keep using law and order. The pair met for over an hour to discuss civil rights and public perception.
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Associated Press Washington
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Brooke
Senate
Law and Order
Order
Maryland
Kennedy visits Nantucket with Caroline and friends
Mrs Jacqueline Kennedy and her daughter Caroline visited Nantucket with two friends for about 15 minutes. The former first lady wore white slacks and a black jersey top, then toured the island before flying back to Hyannis in a chartered plane. Also present were Mrs Paul Mellon and an unidentified girl. crowds and traffic had prompted police when she visited two years earlier.
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Nantucket
Mass
Jacqueline Kennedy
Caroline
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Hyannis
Paul Mellon
Jet
Mrs. Kenned
Navy wage survey underway in Greater Boston area
The Navy Department begins a wage survey in the Greater Boston area to decide if pay raises for about 12,000 civilian workers are justified. If approved, increases could take effect November 12, targeting workers at the Iton Naval Shipyard South Weymouth Naval Air Station and Hanscom Field Bedford. The last raise from such a survey took effect in October 1967 averaging seven cents an hour.
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Boston
Navy Department
Peverty
Iton Naval Shipyard
South Weymouth Naval Air Station
Hanscom Field
Bedford
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Meeting Plans Gifts for Camp Waban
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority met last night at the home of Mrs. Donald Lester in Saco and voted to purchase toys donated to Camp Waban in Sanford. Mrs. Marcel Levesque reported on a visit by six members. Social events and fall projects were outlined. Program chair Mrs. Rioux spoke on The Body Beautiful. Next meeting September 24 at Mrs. Russell Morse’s home in Ocean Park.
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Pi Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Donald Lester
Scammon Street
Saco
Sanford
Marcel Levesque
Camp Waban
Roland Rioux
Russell Morse
Ocean Park
Rioux
Pardoned Huk Leader Taruc Among 165 Freed by Marcos
Manila AP reports former Huk leader Luis Taruc and 76 year old outlaw Hadji Kam lon were among 165 prisoners pardoned by President Ferdinand E Marcos on his 51st birthday eve. Taruc had a 20 year rebellion sentence and Kamlon a life term for rebellion.
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Manila
Luis Taruc
Hadji Kamlon
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Taruc
Huk
Kamlon
Mindanao
Sulu
CBS Examines Football Scholarships On TV Program
CBS aired a timely study of college football scholarships hosted by Roger Mudd. It followed two high school seniors Jesse Causey of Miami and Charles Dudish of Atlanta suburbs, highlighting recruiting pressure and incentives, their campus experiences, and choices at Alabama and Georgia Tech. The piece notes the high value placed on football over academics and contrasts with network competition and a waning appeal of the game show What's My Line as it transitions.
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New York
CBS
Roger Mudd
National State Athletic Association
Jesse Causey
Miami
Fla
Charles Dudish
Atlanta
Causey
University of Alabama
Paul “Bear” Bryant
Dudish
George Tech
Fatima Circle Officers Elected In Biddeford
Our Lady of Fatima Circle in Biddeford elected officers at St John s Hall with Be rangere Millette as regent Eva Moreau vice regent Annette Gregoire financial secretary Jeannette Roy treasurer Francoise Gendr on recording secretary Blanche Neault trustee Delia Saucier chancellor Marie Bergeron custodian Marie D dorais monitor Emelia Pepin first guard Eva Desautels second guard Rita McIntyre banner bearer Lilliane Viger organist Regina Gaulin inner guard Odina Moulin outside guard and Bertha Moulin marshal Installation set for Oct 7 social committee named to plan Sept 24 event with Odina Moulin Emilia Pepin Claire Loranger Angelina Marcotte Estelle Marcoux Lawrence Martel Nancy Mathieu Gertrude Michaud Vivian Mondor Jeannette Roy Irene Moreau Severine Moreau Aurore Morin Irene Morin Doris Nadeau Merilda Nadeau Rose Nadeau Laura Neault Claire Niziolek Aurore Nolette Annie Normand Irene Verrier Annette Paquin Alden Pare Alice Louise Paul Frezilda Roy Stella Roy Victoria St Amand Marie Valliere. There are 250 species of the true toad.
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Our Lady of Fatima Circle
Daughters of Isabella
St. John’s Hall
Adams Street
Biddeford
Berangere Millette
Eva Moreau
Annette Gregoire
Jeannette Roy
Francoise Gendron
Blanche Neault
Delia Saucier
Marie A. Bergeron
Marie A. Dorais
Emelia Pepin
Eva Desautels
Rita McIntyre
Lilliane Viger
Regina Gaulin
Odina Moulin
Bertha Moulin
Eglantine Roy
Emilia Pepin
Community Chest Directors Are Elected biddeford saco
Directors elected for the Biddeford Saco Community Chest include Henry P Ross Fernand M X Cote Wayne B Hutchins Donald C Doyle W Paul Casavant Harry M Wooster Alphonsus J Polack Albert P Deshaies and Atty Robert N Cyr. The latter three replace John R Gibson Cleo R Ross and Richard E Moore for three year terms. Also nominated for another two year term was Mrs Jon A Nathanson. Officers for the campaign year were Mrs J Ralph Larochelle president E Raymond Noiseux vice president Wayne B Hutchins treasurer Clayton W Cartmill secretary and Atty Edwin J Walker clerk. Nominating committee included Armstrong Audie Noiseux Walker and Martin J Rielly. Members at large include Lloyd Anderson Leo Bedard Bernard Brady Cartmill Dr Leandre Charest Joseph Deering Biddeford Mayor Leo R Lemire Wendall Lund George Love C Millard Neal Paul Neithercut Dr Stephen Polackwick Ronald Wendland Roger Sherman Joseph Small Paul Reay David Spear Ernest Sturman Henry Truslow Daniel Turkanis H David Wally Bertram Wolfson Robert Pate Gerard Neault John R Gibson Linwood Brown Dr William Nieuwkerk Dr Irving Dorfman Dr Richard Spath Horace Nichols Rev John Miller Rev Robert Lee Conrad Grondin David Twomey Saco Police Chief Robert Foran and Biddeford Police Chief Edgar Sevigny.
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Biddeford-Saco
Jon A. Nathanson
J. Ralph Larochelle
E. Raymond Noiseux
Wayne B. Hutchins
Clayton W. Cartmill
Edwin J. Walker
Thomas M. Armstrong
Joseph S. Audie
Noiseux Walker
Martin J. Rielly
CMP Operator Marks 35th Year of Service
Edwin F. Tripp, head operator at Cataract Hydro in Saco for Central Maine Power Co., today marks 35 years with the utility. Born 1912 in Hollis, he joined CMP in 1933 and has held key roles including operator and head operator since 1952. he is married to Agnes Priscilla Clough with two children.
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Augusta
Edwin F. Tripp
Cataract Hydro
Saco
Central Maine Power Co
Public Service Utility
Hollis
Tripp
CMP
Biddeford
Pepperell
Insurance Women Meet in Lewiston
A Lewiston gathering of Insurance Women of Southern Maine met at Steckino's Restaurant. Francis Bailey of the Firemen's Fund Insurance Co. of Portland presented film on prices and profits while Gary Merrill read poems. Attendees included Mrs. Rita Huot, Mrs. Eileen Nadeau, Mrs. Phyllis Johnson, Mrs. Ellen Kelleher, Miss Ruth Nichols, all of Biddeford, and Mrs. Donna Brady and Mrs. Ulrica.
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Lewiston
Notable Names From Saco and Surrounding Towns
Barnes of Saco and Mrs Alice Hurd of Kennebunk along with Miss Louise Angelosante Miss Geraldine Schoonjans of Old Orchard Beach and Mrs Mabel Lavoie of York are listed among residents.
Beach Girl Indicted For Manslaughter
An 18 year-old Old Orchard Beach girl Dorothea L Bunson has been indicted for manslaughter by Cumberland County Grand Jury in the death of her newborn. A day-old girl was found dead in a South Portland bottling plant restroom wastebasket and Bunson was arrested after the discovery.
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Portland
Orchard Beach
Cumberland County Grand Jury
Dorothea L. Bunson
South Portland
Miss Bunson
Beach Fire Quelled By Old Orchard Beach Firemen
Firemen here quelled a grass fire on Milliken Mills yesterday. The blaze started in a field but was extinguished before any damage resulted.
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Beach
Old Orchard Beach
Milliken Mills
Million Dollar Advertisement Promises Quick Piles Relief
An ad claims over a million dollars yearly is spent on piles remedies and touts Peterson's Ointment for rapid relief. It states a box or 95 cent tube provides cooling astringent relief within minutes with a money back guarantee.
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Peterson
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University of Maine, Orono
American Legion
Auxiliary
Richard Charles
PTA
Erika Binette
Biddeford Pta
Erika Binette le
Betty Cochrane
Theresa Sparkowich
Doris Leveille
Binette
Wilfrid J. Fortier Insurance Agency
Bacon St
United States Brewers Association, Inc
P.O. Box
Auburn
Veronique Bauchesne
Paris
Tuileries Garden
Cynthia Lowry
AP Television
Arene Francis
Federal Reserve
Lima, Ohio
Lima Jaycees
Russell McLean
Chilren
McLean
Lima
Jaycees
St. Rita’s Hospital
Mone
Britt Talbert
Fatima Circle
Itrue
Community Chest
Roger Paul Jordan
Northeast Credit
Saco-Lowell
Maremont Corp
Harry R. Courtois, JR
Edwards Plant
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