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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1961

Page

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Soviets Reply To Britain In Laos Cease Fire Effort

At Palm Beach Kennedy and Rusk awaited word on the Soviet reply to Britain for a Laos cease fire. Rusk flew from Washington with details after SEATO talks and Nehru meeting. Two Biddeford youths drowned when a car left Pine Point road and plunged into the Dunstan River, local youths injured, driver identified.

Maine Medical Center Portland Lionel Beaudoin Biddeford Dunstan Pine Point Palm Beach Fla Kennedy Dean Rusk Soviet Union Laos Rusk Associated Press Frank Roberts Moscow State Department Washington Britain Harold Macmillan Southeast Asia Treaty Organization Bangkok Thailand SEATO India Nehru New Delhi United States Key West MacMillan Pine Point Road Scarborough Roger Sicard Alfred Street Raymond St. Ours Freeman Street Sicard Jovite Sicard St. Ours Lionel St. Ours Lioneludoin Simard Avenue Beaudoin Paul Jalbert Nears Hy St. Louis Pate Ets Thompson Prendergast Shard University of New Hampshire Boston University

Resurrection Highlight In New English Bible The Gospel

The article describes the Easter resurrection narrative in The New English Bible New Testament. Mary Magdalene and another Mary visit the tomb at dawn, an earthquake and angel appear as guards faint. The angel proclaims Jesus has risen and instructs them to tell the disciples to go to Galilee where they will see him. Jesus appears to the women and instructs them to inform the brothers.

Christendom Bible Scholars England Oxford University Press Cambridge University Press the Syndics Mary Magdala Jesus Galilee

UN sends 1000 Gurkha troops to Congo crisis

United Nations dispatched 1000 Gurkha troops to north Katanga in an emergency move to curb a flare up of civil war. Katanga forces backed by South African and British mercenaries captured Manono, with U.N. Nigerian soldiers present. U.N. aims to negotiate while keeping force ready as last resort.

Leopoldville the Congo United Nations Katanga Congo U.N Manono Joseph Sean McKeown Sim Moise Tshombe U. N McKeown

Flooding Across The South From Cedar River To Mississippi

The Cedar River crest exceeded six feet in Cedar Rapids causing 5,000 evacuations while 800 Cedar Rapids area homes and others in Waterloo suffered major damage. Southern Mississippi and western Alabama faced renewed floods with eight inches of rain in spots and multiple river crests expected through Sunday.

Cedar River Iowa Cedar Waterloo Cedar Rapids Rochester Cedar Bluffs Cedar Valley Evansdale Mississippi Alabama Leaf Bouie Hattiesburg Miss Weather Bureau Yazoo Pearl Luxapallila Tombighee Chickasawhay Monay

Chuckle on Balance of Pep Pills and Tranquilizers

A witty note notes that a well balanced person gains enough energy from pep pills to sustain a weekly visit to the psychiatrist. The quip attributes the line to Gen. Fea. Corp. and plays on psychiatry and mood stability.

Gen Fea. Corp

Brown Re-Elected Chairman of Maine Sardine Council

The Maine Sardine Council reports James A. Brown of West Pembroke has been reelected chairman for another year, confirming leadership in the state fishing industry.

Brown Augusta Maine Sardine Council James A. Brown West Pembroke

Communists Capture Laos Stronghold Near Vientiane

Western sources report Vietminh troops aiding a siege that seized Tha Thom, south of the Plain of Jars, 25 air miles from Pakland and near the Mekong border. The attack, part of a broader Lao front, risks reactivating fighting as SEATO meetings proceed.

Vientiane Laos Tha Thom Viet Nam Plain of Jars Thailand Pakland SEATO Bangkok Mekong Pathet Lao

Easter Dawn Across the World in Church and Public Festivities

Christians await Easter with reverent rites and sunrise services from Times Square to Rome. Quakers in New York plan a peace vigil, with Easter celebrations across Hawaii Missouri and Jerusalem. President Kennedy foregoes the White House egg roll as Washington hosts 11 sunrise services. Easter fires light Fredericksburg hills, a Busch tradition dating to German settlers. Archbishop Spellman sends messages of faith via Radio Free Europe and declares the Cross leads to glory.

Associated Press Christianhioni Ie Wis New York Times Square Hawaii Missouri St. Paul’s Basilica Rome Jerusalem Christ America Kennedy Palm Beach Fla White House Washington Arlington National Cemetery Fredericksburg Tex Francis Cardinal Spellman Radio Free Europe

Plot To Kidnap Kennedy Daughter Probed in Palm Beach

Secret Service are watching four pro-Castro Cuban suspects said to be plotting to abduct Caroline Kennedy in Palm Beach. The 3 year old is under security guard at her grandparents Atlantic shore home as investigators say no arrestable evidence yet. White House aide Pierre Salinger confirms an inquiry underway though the President and Mrs. Kennedy were said to have had no knowledge until Friday. Continued on Page Eight.

Moscow Vientiane Prince Souvanna Phouma Laos London United States Souvanna Prince Boun Oum International Control Commission India Sikorsky Udorn Thailand Palm Beach Fla Secret Service Kennedy Caroline Kennedy Atlantic Shore Pierre Salinger White House Caroline Salinger

Lobstering by Diving Banned by Maine Legislature

Both Maine houses pass a bill banning skindivers from lobstering. Senate vote followed House on Friday. An amendment allowing five lobsters daily for personal use failed 22-7. Gov. Reed expected to sign. Also signed a license fee increase from $5 to $10 for lobster and crab fishers to fund seed-bearing female lobsters release. County tax bill enacted as emergency measure, authorizing $6.574 million for 1961 and 1962 to empower county taxing before April 1 assessment.

Augusta Maine Senate House John H. Reed Reed

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