Saco Youth Held In Bomb Scare
Saco police identified a 13 year old as the author of a threatening bomb note found on Bagley’s Market. Lt. Robert Foran said the youth considered the idea for a month after reading about a threat at St Joseph’s school. A juvenile citation was issued for the parents and potential penalties include fines up to 1000 dollars or five years in prison.
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Saco
Bagley’s
Robert Foran
St. Joseph Parochial School
Raymond Kerry
William F. Wilson, Jr
Wilson
Saco Market
Ft. Williams
Charles Hennessey
Lawrence Dolby
St. Joseph's School
Biddeford
Kennedy Wins Wisconsin Primary Tops London Papers
Sen John F Kennedy's Wisconsin primary victory dominates London headlines with page one treatment in the afternoon papers, signaling strong momentum in the race. The British coverage frames the win as a major campaign milestone and frontrunner status.
Stores Open Integrated Counters In Galveston
Downtown Galveston stores opened integrated lunch counters as Nashville officials studied a plan to desegregate parts of restaurant facilities. The move follows sit-ins starting in Greensboro and wider protests across Florida and Georgia. In Orangeburg, 50 Negro students were convicted for breach of the march. Memphis district court fined eight students for disorderly conduct at two libraries.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Tex
Nashville
Memphis
Tenn
Ben West
C. M. Sarratt
Vanderbilt University
Orangeburg
Monay
Officials Move To Halt Boycott In South Africa
South African officials press a police drive to crush the work boycott, seizing weapons at a Lamontville hostel near Durban without violence. clashes last night left one African dead and four wounded as police faced a 1000-strong crowd. Government leaders urge quick Senate approval of bills to outlaw Pan Africanist Congress and African National Congress.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
C. J. Els
Lamontville
Durban
United Party
M. D. de Wet Nel
Senate
Pan Africanist Congress
African National Congress
Red Cross Prepares for Flood on Saco River in Maine
Red Cross Disaster Control chairs in Kennebunkport Saco and Bar Mills plan for river flood. Captain William Riley Myron Savage and Frank Sellick lead local disaster efforts with CMP and Civil Defense aid. Canteens shelters to open if river rises. Minor cellar floods reported. no immediate danger expected.
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Red Cross
Saco
Kennebunkport
Bar Mills
Capt
William Riley
York County
Myron Saviage
Saco Disaster
Frank Sellick
Central Maine Power Company
Civil Defense Organization
Midwest
American Red Cross
Mississippi Batters At Weak Dikes
The Mississippi and Missouri rivers pounded weakened levees in the Midwest flood belt. Flood danger rose as water spilled over breaks along the rivers from Niota Illinois to Quincy Illinois and across to Fort Madison Iowa, with severe flooding forecast along the Connecticut River in New England.
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Associated Press
Mississippi
Missouri
Sogg
Midwest
New England
New York
Connecticut River
Illinois
Niota
Ill
Fort Madison
Iowa
Quincey
Big River
Cairo
Kennedy Victory Puts Power Behind Drive In Wisconsin
Kennedy defeats Humphrey in Wisconsin primary with 56 percent of the Democratic vote. With 3,404 of 3,446 precincts reporting, Kennedy leads Humphrey 366,399 to 366,869, earning 20 of 30 Wisconsin Democratic delegates and boosting momentum after New Hampshire. Nixon runs third in Republican primary.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
New Punch
John F. Kennedy
Ande
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Humphrey
AFLC
Richard M. Nixon
Kennedry Humphrey
Nixon
New Hampshire
Saco Schools See Enrollment Rise by 305 in 10 Years
The 112 year old Locke school is crowded with 154 pupils in four rooms averaging 38 per class. Built in 1848, it is outdated and recommended for abandonment. Lighting is poor, and play space is limited by a cyclone fence. If growth continues, two more first grade classes may be added next year, displacing current junior primary and second grade classes.
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Locke
Middle Streets
Finance Public Schools
Saco
Young School
Maine Primaries See Few Contests in History
In Portland AP report Maine faces an unusually sparse primary slate for June 20 with only two major contests, both in the second district for Congress. Republicans Roy Sinclair and Stanley Tupper vie for the GOP nomination alongside Democrats John Donovan and Roger Dube. The piece notes past eras with similarly limited fields, including 1926 and 1942, and recalls several large multi candidate races in earlier decades.
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Portland
Maine
Congress
Roy A. Sinclair
Pittsfield
Stanley R. Tupper
Farmingdale
John C. Donovan F
Lewiston
Roger P. Dube
Auburn
Horace Hildreth
Roy L. Fernald
F. Davis Clark
Milo
Leland B. Currier
Egg Roll Slated At White House
The children's Easter egg roll at the White House will be held on April 18, the day after Easter. Adults must be accompanied by a child 12 or younger and bring their own eggs.
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Washington
White House
De Gaulle and Macmillan Hold Pre-Summit Talks
French President Charles de Gaulle and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan met at Buckingham Palace during a three day state visit to Britain, discussing world issues for the upcoming Big Four summit. They exchanged notes with foreign ministers and reviewed Berlin and East-West tensions, and Britain's stance on the European Common Market. The day ended with a state banquet and a palace balcony appearance before large crowds.
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London
Charles de Gaulle
Harold Macmillan
de Gaulle
Britain
Buckingham Palace
Maurice Couve de Murville
France
Selwyn Lloyd
Macmillan
Nikita Khrushchev
Paris
Germany
Europe
Berlin
Algeria
Far East
Eisenhower
West Berlin
Geneva
Soviet Union
United States
Sahara
Queen Elizabeth II
Winston Churchill
Palace
Heiress And Chauffeur Seek License To Marry In South Carolina
American heiress Gamble Benedict and Romanian-born chauffeur Andre Porumbeanu seek a marriage license in Dillon South Carolina after a Paris cover and New York arrest warrant. Benedict, 19, is a ward of the court for being a wayward minor. Porumbeanu, 35, previously obtained a Mexican divorce. Officials confirm the couple’s legal eligibility claim as they confront family opposition and publicity.
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Dillon
S.C
Paris
Carolina
Gamble Benedict
Andre Porumbeanu
South Carolina
New York
Benedict
Remington Typewriter
New York City
Brooklyn
Miss Benedict
France
Porumbeanu
Walter E. Allen
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Pepperell
Textile Workers Union of America
Afl-Cio
Pepperell Manufacturing Company
Paul Lamontagne
Paul Demers
Israel Shevenell
Blanche Hebert
Decena Armstrong
Ida O'Kane
Ed Stobowski
Kenneth Edward
Michael Schoonjans
Thomas Leblanc
Dennis
Gen
Fea. Corp
Reilly
Council Chagnon No
Paul Roy
Pres
Notre Dame de Lourdes
C. K. Burns
Elm
Main Streets
Ferry Beach
Camp Ellis Beach
Burns
Kennebunk
Christchurch
J. Frank Harrison
Mary C. Durgin
Dana Mayo
Roger D. Gonneville
Thomas J. Regan
Edward D. McKeon
Thornton Academy
Future Homemakers of America
Home Economics Center
FHA
Priscilla Cote
Joan Bouffard
Nina Hyland
Sheila Chase
Paulette Tardif
Robert Hale
James C. Oliver
Louis J. Brann
Ray W. Stetson
Hale
GOP
de Gaulle-Macmillan
Allen
Juarez
Mexico
el Paso
Miguel Gomez Guerra
Biddeford Hardware
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