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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1960

Page

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Kennebunk High names honores for June graduation

March employment figures show a 275000 jump but a 253000 drop, blamed on heavy snows and bad weather. overall unemployment rose to 4206000 while 94.6 percent of jobseekers remained employed. Kennebunk High selects honor students with Nancy Mitchell as salutatorian and two honor essayists Judy Houle and Leta Downing. Page Five continues.

Kennebunk High School Andrew J. Peterson Nancy Mitchell Leta Downing Gracia Seekins Judy Houle Standing Sumner Grant Sally Pitman Beverly Bridges Jean Burnham Carolyn Doane Royal Spofford, Jr Kennebunk High Washington Unemloyment Labor Department

Beverly Aadland Test By Lie Detector In Hollywood

Beverly Aadland, 17, took a lie detector test as homicide detectives pursue an intensive probe into the death of William Stanciu. Aadland alleges Stanciu, a suitor, menaced her with a revolver, raped her, then shot himself in her Hollywood apartment. Stanciu died Sunday at General Hospital on suspicion of rape on his 21st birthday. Aadland's mother, Florence Radland, was hospitalized. Aadland remains at Juvenile Hall awaiting a hearing on parental supervision requirements.

Los Angeles Beverly Aadland William Billy the Kid Stanciu Homicide Stancia Beverly Errol Flynn Hollywood General Hospital Miss Radland Florence Radland

College crisis message invites reader subscription

A brief reader invitation offers a free booklet on the college crisis. It directs readers to write to HIGHER EDUCATION Box 36 Times Square Station New York for more information.

Times Square Station New York N.Y

Man barricades in bungalow fires at police in Va

Pulaski AP report describes a 19 year old man Jack Jennings barricading in a bin bungalow for 17 hours then firing at police and newsmen while threatening harm to his 10 year old sister in law. He forced Barbara Butts to accompany him and sent a note attached to an arrow demanding a conference. Police pursued him as reporters came under fire and hindered by pellets from a struck tree. The siege ended without major injuries.

Pulaski Jack Jennings Jackie Jennings Barbara Butts C. W. Butts Doug Lester Sonny Hillis Christiansburg Page Two

Grass fires burn over an acre in Biddeford area

Fire fighters from Biddeford and Old Orchard Beach battled grass fires yesterday afternoon. The Biddeford field owned by Albert Elwell and a nearby field by the brook along Smith Wheel Road in Old Orchard Beach were affected. Both departments said these were the first grass fires of the year. The Sacire department reported no calls for grass fires so far this year. Meanwhile national politics reported: Kennedy movement talk flared in West Virginia as Humphrey’s aid might back the senator in the May 10 primary. in New York Governor Rockefeller opposed circulating a letter questioning Nixon’s qualifications. Nixon, in San Francisco to open the baseball season, said he was not disturbed by the letter. Adlai Stevenson continued to

Percival H. Wardwell Ogunquit Old Orchard Beach Beach Lowell Institute Massachusetts Institute of Tee Northeastern University School of Business The Institute of Municipal Management International City Managers’ Association Wardwell American Museum of Natural History American Public Works Association International City Manager's Association New England Purchasing Agents Association New Hampshire Municipal Association John Trull Jerome Plante George LeBeau John Menard Joseph Ogden Adelbert M. Jakeman, Jr Robert York Robert Miles Selectmen Joseph Presley Board of Selectmen Biddeford Albert Elwell Edwards Avenue Smith Wheel Road Sacire Kennedy West Virginia Nixon New York Hubert H. Humphrey Minnesota John F. Kennedy Massachusetts San Francisco Adlai Stevenson

Biddeford High Graduation Speakers Announced

Biddeford High announced the commencement speakers at a noon assembly. Valedictorian Donna Marie Emmons is daughter of Donald and Donna Emmons of 89 Hill Street and plans to attend the University of New Hampshire. Salutatorian Shirley Elaine Randall of 275 Alfred Street serves as NHS president and plans to study science at the University of Maine. First Honor Essayist Margaret Lela Murphy of 90 Bradbury Street is NHS secretary and student council secretary.

Biddeford High School Raymond Kenneally Donna Marie Emmons Shirley Elaine .Randall Margaret Lela Murphy Carol Louise Deinstadt Mary Patricia Twomey Richard James Friary Donald Emmons Hill Street Biddefrod Glee Club National Honor Society Girls Athletic Association St. Mary Church University of New Hampshire Ralph Randall Alfred Street Washington Club Olympian University of Maine Saco United Baptist Church

Mechanical Heart Near Is Belief

Dr B K Kusserow of the University of Vermont explains progress toward implantable mechanical hearts. His team kept a dog alive twelve hours with a device that assumed much of the heart's function, a demonstration reported in Chicago. Further tests and details followed in the interview.

Chicago B. K. Kusserow University of Vermont College of Medicine Burlington

Racial tensions flare in South protests and arrests

Week 10 of sit down demonstrations in the South sees violence and tensions across Nashville and Concord with knife threats and a shovel brandished. Two arrests in Nashville follow a white merchant assault charge against a Black-owned store owner in Concord after more than 100 protesters demonstrate at four stores. Mississippi reports a first Negro boycott of white merchants, described as 70 percent effective by an NAACP spokesman. Dr. Frank P. Graham condemns desegregation protests in Raleigh while MLK Jr. notes student convening in Easter talks for desegregation strategy. Authorities in Minneapolis urge restraint amid campus protests. Demonstrations stem from Mayor West’s biracial committee and a push for integrated downtown facilities. A white divinity student picket line is disrupted by a truck driver arrest.

Associated Press South Nashville Tenn Mississippi Jackson National Assa For the Advancement of Colored People Concord N.C United Nations Frank P. Graham U.S University of North Carolina North Carolina North Atlanta Martin Luther King Jr Negro College Raleigh Ben West

Castro Revolt In Cuba Feels Like A Crisis

AP analysis from William L. Ryan surveys Cuba under Castro as disillusionment grows among educated revolutionaries while mass support persists among workers. Interviews in Havana and provinces reveal fear, suppression, and mixed optimism about Fidel Castro's trajectory amid mounting tensions.

Havana Cuva William L. Ryan Ciego DE Avila Cuba Fidel Fidel Castro Fulgencio Batista

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KHS al Honor Society Girls’ Athletic Association William Mitchell Arundel Red Cross Edward Houle Kennebunk Future Teachers Association J. Robert Downing Tri-Hi-Y Dirigo Fea. Corp Advertising Council South Africa Johannesburg J. F. Naude Union Naude Hendrik F. Verwoerd Saco Industrial Corporation Saco City Hall Richard J. Stride Charles Kt. Cote Charles W. Smith Leon Libby Eliot Fink F. Frank Harry Garland Guerdon McGrath Lloyd Anderson Thomas Armstrong Peter Boucouvalas Bernard E. Brown George Butler Charles Mistos Nicholas Scontras Story Humphrey Nelson A. Rockefeller Richard M. Nixon Rockefeller Biddeford High Francis Murphy Bradbury Street Donna Emmons Shirley Randall Margaret Murphy Carol Deinstadt Mary Twomey Fidelistas Fidelista Eisenhower Castro Valle’s Steakhouse Scarborough Valle Bial Gi Tucker
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