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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1967
Page
1
Maine voters face $42.5 million bond issues and recalls
Maine residents vote on eight bond questions for highways education facilities airports and more with a $16.7 million capital budget the costliest item on the ballot. Election turnout is expected near 75 000 as officials note limited organized opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Maine
School Committee
Portland
Senate
Sagadahoc
Brunswick
State College
Curtis
Maine Good Roads Association
Route
Lewiston-Auburn
De Gaulle Appears Wary After Poland Visit
President Charles de Gaulle wrapped up six days in Poland with weary withdrawal from Warsaw. Polish leaders rejected a Polish-French bid to ally against blocs while Gomulka cited the Soviet alliance as Poland’s security guarantee. De Gaulle praised friendship but faced a tough reception on West German policy and Polish independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Charles de Gaulle
France
Poland
Paris
de Gaulle
Europe
Edward Ochab
Josef Cyrankiewicz
Communist Party
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Middle East
Ochab
Gomulka
Soviet Union
West Germany
Bonn
Moscow
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski
Biddeford Volunteers Sought For Elderly Program
An urgent call in Biddeford seeks volunteers for the York County Council on Aging. Joseph G. Grondin chairs the local committee outlining a five day training for about 40 recruits from Saco Biddeford Kennebunk Sanford and Hollis at the Atlantis Hotel starting Sept. 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
York County Council On Aging
York County Community Action Corp
Biddeford City Hall
Joseph G. Grondin
Shirley Bessey
York County Council On Ag
Ing
Saco
Kennebunk
Sanford
Hollis
Atlantis Hotel
Kennebunk Beach
Miss Bessey
York County
Frema S. Grant
Alfred
Sace
Paul Croxford
Harold W. Stevens
Harold Applin
Cecile Smith
Bernadette Aube
Notre Dame Hospital
Lawrence DeBlois
St. Mary’s Church
Maurice Morin
St. Andre’s Church
Albert Worden
John Miller
United Church of Christ
Sylvia Levesque
St. Joseph’s Church
Clifford Berry
Edmund Hobbins
Grondin
Mountain peaks tame Hurricane Beulah’s fury
Beulah weakened from a hurricane to 75 mph as it moved toward Jamaica, killing at least 18 in the Caribbean. The storm threatened Cuba and the Bahamas, with 200000 evacuated from Barahona Peninsula. Doria and Chloe remained far from land as Beulah’s path shifted west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Beulah
Jamaica
U.S. Weather Bureau
Cuba
Joseph Pellissier
Arnold Sugg
United States
Doria
Chloe
Atlantic
Norfolk
Massachusetts
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Barahona
Hispaniola
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico
Martinique
Ihe
Caribbean
White House South Lawn Hosts First Ever Presidential Fair
A White House event features a ferris wheel merry-go-round striped tents and a midway atmosphere for about 500 children and grandchildren of congressmen and officials. Amusement rides prizes and snacks are donated with Lynda Johnson and Marine Capt. Charles Robb among participants as officials coordinate the unique afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House South Lawn
Johnson
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lynda Johnson
Charles S. Robb
Orville L. Freeman
Secretary of Agriculture
Bess Abell
Midway
International Amusement Park Association
Chicago
Marvin Staton
Oklahoma City
Association
Baltimore
Indianapolis
Maryland
Tennessee
Social Security Change Sought as Financing Shifts Debated
AP analysis reports U S Senate advocates push for high Social Security benefits funded partly by general treasury revenue, with 1972 start for new financing. Kennedy proposes the twist to avoid current war costs while House and Johnson plans offer smaller increases and higher minimums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Hall
Washington
Senate
Treasury
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
House
America
Johnson
Senate Finance Committee
Social Security Administration
Navy raids near Haiphong mark closest approach to port center
U S Navy planes hit four targets inside Haiphong with raids near the city center, sparing docks but striking bridges, the rail yard, and warehouses. Antiaircraft and missiles fired, including two Soviet SAMs, while Hanoi Radio claimed two U S jets were shot down. In South Vietnam, Marines clashed with North Vietnamese units north of Da Nang, reporting casualties on both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Haiphong
Saigon
U.S. Navy
Coral Sea
Oriskany
North Vietnam
Red River
U.S
Hanoi
South Vietnam
da Nang
North Viet
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. Command
Air Force
Marine
Hai
Haiphong Raid Details Reported By U S Command
U S forces pounded rail lines from Hanoi to Red China and struck targets toward the DMZ in North Vietnam. A Phantom Thunderchief flight damaged a mobile transporter carrying antiaircraft missiles near the DMZ. A B57 Canberra was shot down north of the DMZ. two crewmen missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanoi
Red China
NYC Teachers Walkout Continues As Demands Hold
The New York City teachers strike remains in effect as union leader Albert Shanker pledges to keep classes closed until demands are met. A Board of Education member notes Shanker is persuasive despite a mild demeanor, using firm methods to get results. U.S. House members report Vietnam war frustration as a major concern among constituents. American planes bomb positions north of the DMZ to ease Marine pressure. Beulah the hurricane advances toward land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Albert Shanker
Board of Education
Vietnam
House
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Beulah
Central Maine Power Workers Rally Over Firing Rule
Nearly 200 members of Local Union 333 protested the firing of CMP lineman Roland Wakefield for not moving within 20 minutes of his work area. The dispute centers on the rule’s fairness, potential seniority impact, and union plans for arbitration if no settlement is reached before contract talks begin May 1, 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Houston
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Sacoto
Central Maine Power Co
Roland Wakefield
Hollis
Biddeford
Portland
Wakefield
CMP
International Union
Smoker's Test Advances Clues On Quitting Aims
New experimental smoker’s test promises insights into why people smoke and may aid quitting. A panel led by Dr. Daniel Horn outlines six gratification patterns, with findings showing roles for stimulation mood relief habit and psychological addiction in smoking behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Daniel Horn
National Clearing House For Smoking and Health
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Lewiston
Auburn
L’union
St. Jean Baptiste
d'Amerique
Conseil No
Adams St
St. Louis
St. Louis High School
Donut
Delorge Baking Co., Inc
Beacon Ave
Biddeford, Maine
Sam
Alfred St
Turkey
WRR Gen
Ea. Corp
White Star Laundry
Neault & Marcotte
ST. Louis-Biddeford
Corner Elm & Main Streets
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