Community Chest Leaders Briefed By Portland Philanthropist
At the Won derbar Steak House Biddeford leaders and workers gathered for a luncheon with Roger F Woodman of Campbell Payson Noyes Co Portland as featured speaker He urged management labor partnership to sustain United Funds noting most drives rely on employer support He cited regional potential to include Sanford Old Orchard and the Kennebunks and warned against reducing private agency services in favor of government funded ones He described tools time and installment giving as essential and outlined typical per employee contributions while stressing private agencies deliver better services than tax funded ones
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peg Hendrick
Biddeford - Saco Community Chest
Wonderbar
Biddeford
Roger F. Woodman
Campbell, Payson, Noyes Co
Portland
Woodman
United Fund and Community Council of New England
Overall Fund
E. Raymond Noiseux
J. Ralpharochelle
Paul Casavant
National United
Tors
Sanford
Old Orchard
Kennebunks
Northeast
Hearing and Speech Center
Boy Scouts
Nojseux
Godman
Dirksen Won't Vote To Cut Off Fortas Debate
Senate GOP Leader Everett Dirksen refused to vote for cloture on Fortas debate, leaving his stance on confirmation open. He noted a committee understanding that the vote did not bind members and predicted the cloture petition could fail, complicating efforts to end the filibuster. An opponent urged Johnson to withdraw Fortas and resign from the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Abe Fortas
Senate Gop
Everett M. Dirksen
Irksen
Fortas
Dirksen
Johnson
Earl Warren
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
High Court
Biddeford School Construction Plan Moves Ahead
Biddeford schools face growing class sizes as a construction program looms. The Board of Education approved adding two rooms at Kennedy School and moving roles to the Biddeford Municipal Building. The September 1969 freshman class will move to the senior high on Maplewood Avenue, and two new teachers were hired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ED Smith
Biddeford
Biddeford Board of Education
Kennedy School
Superintendent of Schools
Biddeford Municipal Buildin
Bruce L. Smith
Maplewood Avenue
Smith
Lucien Doyon
Even ing In Milwaukee Perfume Idea Takes Paris Stage
A humorous note proposes a money making scheme set in Paris selling a fragrance titled Evening In Milwaukee. The idea plays on cultural contrasts and wordplay to spark interest in a quirky venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Milwaukee
Undug East Members Just Save Empties
In Undug East members of the New England Bottle Club save empties by digging in dumps. Alfred founder Carroll W. Hussey notes collectors prize denser, embossed bottles, with Harold Clinch running a Gorham bottle shop. The hobby spans 500 members with hidden caches in Maine and New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Parsonfield
New England
New
Harold Clinch
Gorham
Clinch
Hussey
Maine
New Hampshire
Catholics Protest In Washington Could Become Test Case
In Washington observers view protests against the Pope's birth control ban as a potential test case for American Catholics. Cardinal O'Boyle’s enforcement has triggered walkouts and suspensions of 16 priests with 28 more warned. Lay leaders, Jesuit faculty, and many clergy show mixed support and opposition, while a Gallup poll finds 54 percent oppose the ban and 65 percent believe contraception can be compatible with being Catholic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
D.C
Mayecome
Patrick Cardinal O’boyle
Cardinal O’boyle
Toby Stein
The
National Association of Catholic
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
James A. McNulty
Buffalo
N.Y
Fordham University
Immaculate Conception Seminary
Darlington
N. J
Catholic University of America
Gallup
Romania fears Soviet invasion despite independence
Romania, with Ceau sescu pursuing an independent foreign policy, remains under tight Communist control and wary of Soviet troops. Although Prague’s liberal reforms frightened Moscow, Bucharest has withdrawn from Warsaw Pact cooperation and strengthens borders, while university students fear harvest service as term begins October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
Romania
Nicolae Ceausescu
Moscow
Ceausescu
Czechoslovakia
Warsaw Military Pact
West Germany
Austria
Soviet Union
Russia
West
British Have The Dandiest Duds Since Beau Brummel
AP Fashion Editor Jean Sprain Wilson reports on London trendsetter designer Michael Fish and his fashionable shirts. The piece notes aristocrats buying unique fabrics to ensure exclusivity, and Fish plans to open men’s boutiques in American department stores. He argues color and bold cuts brighten wardrobes, with older men sometimes more adventurous than youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Sprain Wilson
New York
Michael Fish
London
Duke of Bedford
Lord Montague of Beaulieu
Fish
Beau Brummel
America
Piccadilly
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Twin City
Harold Waight
Chest
Roger Woodman
Donald C. Doyle
Saco
Robert E. Lee
Most Holy Trinity Church
Community Chest
Charles Murphy
Mac
Giant Store
Westland Corp
Biddeford, Maine
Smith Street
Pinehirst
Saco Ave
Old Orchard Beach
A&p
Biddeford & Saco
Undug
Biddeford Piano & Organ Co
Elm St
Dial
Sam’s
Alfred St
Youland’s
Main St
National Council of Catholic Men
England
Mr. Fish
Monial
Barry Sainsbury, Chain Fortune
Maine Linoleum Co
Alfred Street
Ellis Fire Barn
Ken
Pine Point
Wonderbar Steak House
General Electric
RCA Victor
Ats
Main Street
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