Childhood Sweethearts Wed After 40 Years

Dean C. Brewer, 78 of Portsmouth, N. H., and his bride, former Mrs. Lavina Allen, 68, who were childhood sweethearts four decades ago in Burtt's Corner, N. B., enjoy some of their wedding cake after their marriage. They grew up together in Burtt's Corner, but their families moved away and they had not seen each other for 40 years until recently. Mr. Brewer had never married. His bride, a widow, lived in Augusta, Me. (AP Photo)

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