Marement Makes Machine Guns Well
PFC John Foley Jr serving with D Battery 114th Artillery in Vietnam writes to the Journal praising his home town made M60 machine gun. His father Leander Foley works at Marement's plant in Saco as a machinist on M60 parts. The article notes Foley’s 123 kills in six months and his desire for readers’ opinions on the weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peg Hendrick
Journal
PFC
John Foley Jr
D-Battery
114Th Artillery
Vietnam
John
Leander Foley
Cleaves Street
Biddeford
Sirs
Hill 35
Chu Lai
NVA
198 Bde
John D. Foley
Foley
Roger Wagner
John Foley
Maremont Corp
Biddeford Eyes Airport Push As Industrial Park Emerges
Airport activities increase as Biddeford considers its long inactive airfield for industrial growth. With Portland Municipal Airport busier, Biddeford plans a survey for industrial use, utilities expansion, and an Oct. 6 air show featuring Bob Weymouth. The site covers about 100 acres with two runways and space to expand parking and tie down areas. Continuous use supports planes from Portland and Sanford, signaling a broader development plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Portland Municipal Airport
Roger R. Jonson
Biddeford Area Airport Commission
Bob Weymouth
Dresden Mills
Portland
U.S. 1
Commission
Sanford
Richard Marquis
Chuckle: gentlemen and blondes a social quip
A humorous line notes that if gentlemen truly preferred blondes, brunettes would vanish in six weeks. It plays on gendered dating tropes and light sarcasm about preferences.
Atlantic Coast Struggles Over Longshoremen's Strike
New York AP report warns a threatened longshoremen strike could halt Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports when the current contract expires. Mediation chief James Reynolds says little optimism without progress in afternoon talks between ILA and New York Shipping Association. Key fight centers on containerized cargo and job security, with unions seeking higher guarantees and pensions, while management pushes for port flexibility and wage offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Monay
James J. Reynolds
Federal
International Longshoremen’s Association
New York Shipping Association
Reynolds
Thomas W. Gleason
Ye Olde Wool Shoppe to Open in Saco Valley Center
Kezar Sales Corp expands with Ye Olde Wool Shoppe in the Saco Valley Shopping Center before Christmas. John Garner of Pine Point Scarborough will run the store, which sits between the coffee shop and laundromat, expanding the Kezar outlet presence from Kezar Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Valley
Kezar Sales Corp
John and
Allen Garner
Kezar Falls
John Garner
Pine Point
Scarborough
Saco
Greeks Vote Referendum Tightens Security Ahead of Election
Greek police tightened security to curb anti regime activity as voters, many stranded by transport disruptions, stream to home districts for Sunday referendum on a regime drafted constitution. Punishment looms for nonvoters, but exemptions exist for valid reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
George Papadopoulos
World News Flows Across Campaigns and Crises
The Associated Press reports presidential candidates crisscrossing the nation with Nixon leading polls and Humphrey challenging him, while Ball supports Humphrey. Mexico City sees deadly clashes as student protests continue amid government repression. United Nations opens its 23rd session as debates begin over North Vietnam bombing. Fortas nomination faces Senate scrutiny as F-111 issues and a Portuguese leadership change dominate headlines. Pravda defends Czechoslovakia invasion as protecting sovereignty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Richard Nixon
White House
Hubert Humphrey
George Wallace
Humphrey
Nixon
George W. Ball
State Department
U.S
United Nations
Ball
Rays Lawyer May Withdraw From Case
In Memphis Arthur Hanes Sr. said he may withdraw as James Earl Ray’s counsel amid serious disagreements over defense strategy. A court hearing postponed contempt proceedings involving Hanes, two newsmen, and a private detective for alleged prejudicial statements about the Ray case. Ray’s trial is set for November 12 after his England capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis, Tenn
Arthur Hanes Sr
James Earl Ray
Ray
Hanes
Birmingham
Ala
England
Memphis
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Criminal Court
W. Preston Battle
Renfro Hays
Charles Edmundson
The
Commercial Appeal
Roy Hamilton
Press-Scimitar
Edmundson
Hamilton
Hays
Armistead Clay
Battle
U. S
Lucius Burch
Jandebeur Promoted Safety Engineer at Maremont Maine Plant
Harold E. Jandebeur named Safety and Plant Protection Engineer at Maremont Corp. in Saco. The new post underscores management’s focus on a safe work environment for about 1,400 employees. Jandebeur, a retired Navy lieutenant commander, joined the company in 1967 after 24 years as a naval aviator. He holds an MIT BS in Industrial Management and a George Washington University MS in Personnel Administration. The family lives in Kennebunk in the historic Ye Olde Stagecoach Homestead near Hope Cemetery on Route 1. They have four children, Ember, Cinder, Hobson, and Timothy, plus a Marine recruit brother Barry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Sherman
New England
Maremont Corp
Saco
Harold E. Jandebeur
Maremont
Jandebeur
Barbara Fitzpatrick
Oakland
Calif
Maine
Sharon Sayward
Ogunquit
Sandra Selig
Dover
N.H
Stead
Hope Cemetery
Kennebunk
U.S. Navy
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
George Washington University
Jandebeurs
Ember
Cinder
Hobson
Aetnam
Timothy
Montana
Barry
Ahan
Carolina
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Marement
North Street
Leander
Claude Dubois
Morningstar Corp
Tom Wildes
Morningstar Corporation
Pinehirst
Saco Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Mexico City
Udent
General Assembly of the United Nations
U Thant
North Vietnam
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
France
General Assembly
Senate
Abe Fortas
Its
R-N
Las Vegas
Americo Thomaz
Portugal
Marcelo Caetano
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
Pravda
Communist Party
Czechoslovakia
Rays
PU Ccm
Ito Ene
Ted Dyergee Biddeford
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