Grand Worthy President Visits Local Area After 12 Years
Connell’s visit marked by officials M. Clerk Clifford A. Purvis and Ralph Binette among local dignitaries. The Aubins from Westbrook attended with Mrs. Aubin while Glenn A. Yarborough noted it’s the first such visit in 12 years to the Biddeford area.
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Clifford A. Purvis
Connell
Aerie
Glenn A. Yarborough
Biddeford
Ralph Binette
William H. Aubin
Aubin
Aubins
Westbrook
Yarborough
Portland Bound Liberty Ship Marine Merchant Sunk After Severe Storm Near Portland Maine
The captain and 34 crew of the Marine Merchant were rescued after the sulphur laden freighter, 8294 tons, broke up 40 miles southeast of Portland in a freak April storm. The Coast Guard said the ship sank at 9:10 am in 700 feet of water. First SOS before midnight triggered a rescue involving merchant ships and Coast Guard craft. The Brother George led rescue, contacting Acushnet Laurel and Cactus as snow and sleet battered seas. The crew abandoned ship in two lifeboats. the Esso Raleigh and Daru aided in pickups en route to Portland.
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Boston
Marine Merchant
Portland
Maine
Coast Guard
New England
South Portland
Louisiana
Brother George
Acushnet
Laurel
Cactus
Daughter Testifies Against Dad in California Slaying
Melody Cooley, 14, testified at an inquest that her father Spade Cooley killed her mother Ella Mae Cooley on April 3 at the ranch. The coroner's jury found Cooley responsible. he sits jailed in a hospital ward amid claims of insanity.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Melody
Spade
Cooley
Cooley Ranch
Morris B. Chain
Robert W. Huntington
Asagee
Sheriff's Deputies
Chuckle Caption Reflects We All Love a Good Loser
A lighthearted line notes that people enjoy a good loser as long as it is someone else, credited to Copt. Gen. Fea. Corp.
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Gen
Fea. Corp
Week's second coast storm causes coastal damage and road hazards
A late season snowstorm plagues the coast with high tides and slushy driving. In Saco a waterfront wall buckles closing Surf street at Camp Ellis Beach while water floods Frenchman's Point streets. High tide 10 15 this morning, 11 foot tide forecast at 10 32 tonight. Three cars slide off Buxton road, one reported stolen in Portland. A Biddeford driver loses control on Buxton road near Grant road. Kennebunk Beach sees seawall spray but no beachfront damage. Old Orchard Beach reports little damage. Coast Guard station mention follows.
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Saco
Surf Street
Camp Ellis Beach
Timothy Crowley
Frenchman's Point
Buxton Road
Portland
Rocky Hill Road
Kenneth Littlefield
Richard Braley
North Street
John G. Hoyt
Main Street
Biddeford
Grant Road
Kennebunk Beach
Boothby Road
Narragansett Hotel
Kennebunk
Fred Staples
Old Orchard Beach
Coast Guard
Defense For Eichmann Builds Case
Adolf Eichmann’s defense attorney Robert Servatius said West Germany must protect him from Israel’s court judgment. He argued Eichmann has a claim against the German state and warned intervention is possible if the state remains passive.
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Jerusalem
Adolf Eichmann
Gestapo
Israel
Eichmann
Hitler
Robert Servatius
Servatius
West Germany
Thornton Debaters to Represent At Bates Interscholastic Tourney
Thornton academy joins 9 other Maine schools at Bates college Lewiston for the Bates Interscholastic Tournament Maine State Championship with debaters Carlos Castellon Kathy Dentico Dolores Coffin and Peter Gordon competing under faculty guidance from Miss Elvira Lerd.
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Bates
Maine
Thornton Academy
Bates College
Lewiston
Deering High School
Lewiston High
Edward Little
Auburn
Portland High
Cheverus
Thornton
John Bapst High
Bucksport
Gardiner
George Stevens Academy
Blue Hill
Old Town
Rockland
Carlos Castellon
Kathy Dentico
Dolores Coffin
Peter Gordon
Elvira Lerd
Pro-Trujillo Mobs Drive Bishop Out Of City
Pro-Trujillo mobs chase Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas J. Reilly from Ciudad Trujillo after wrecking his diocesan residence 100 miles west. Nuns and priests flee as the bishop, aged 52, previously clashed with Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo. Continued on page five.
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Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Thomas J. Reilly
Rafael Trujillo
Cancer Crusade Captains Named in Biddeford and Saco
Campaign leaders announced the house-to-house Cancer Crusade drive in Biddeford and Saco with dates April 18 to 25. Captains include Mrs. Leo Harriman Mrs. Andre Fortier Mrs. Alfred Kennedy and many others identified by Cancer kits and insignia.
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Cancer Crusade
Biddeford
Saco
Leo Harriman
Andre Fortier
Alfred Kennedy
Jos. R. C. Berthiaume
George Poirier
Fernand Binette
John St. Onge
Horace Beaulieu
George
Fire Devastates Havana Department Store Amid Sabotage Blasts
In Havana, the six story Encanto department store was leveled by a fast moving blaze blamed on Castro opponents in a string of attacks that damaged a paper warehouse and sparked at least nine explosions. Nine people were injured, six firemen among them, and a university student was executed for terrorism as Cuba tightens security after shocks to the regime.
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Havana
Cuba
Fidel Castro
U. S. Central Intelligence
F Encanto
Abelardo Aguiar Alfonso
Castro
Debating Teams Attend Fourth Invita tional Tournament
Thornton academy sends Susan Willey and Phillip Saperia to the Fourth annual Invitational Debate Tournament at Providence College with Wendy Stackpole and Jeff Foster as the opposing team. National Forensic League members travel with Mrs. Rowe and Mr. Rowe. The Barristers sponsor. Defending champions are LaConia High School and Mary Louis Academy. Twenty-three other New England and New York schools participate. eight boys' schools, seven girls' schools, and eight co-ed. Students are guests of the college.
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Providence College
Providence
R. I
Thornton Academy
Susan Willey
Phillip Saperia
Jef Foster
Wendy Stackpole
National Forensic League
M. C. Rowe
Rowe
Barristers
Laconia High School
Laconia
N. H
Mary Louis Academy
Jamaica
N. Y
New England
New York
The
College
Maine House Rejects Bill To Outlaw Trading Stamps
Augusta AP reports the Maine House voted 85 to 25 against a bill to outlaw trading stamps. Debate likened stamp firms to Al Capone as sponsors warned of pressure on merchants when withdrawals occur. Critics argued against restricting free enterprise while noting jobs supported by stamping firms.
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Augusta
Maine
al Capone
Gardner Morrill
R-Harrison
Morrill
Richard Choate
R-Hallowell
Catherine I. Hendricks
D-Portland
Alfred Lantagne
D-Biddeford
Kennedy demands evidence on clergy Communist charge
Los Angeles Methodist Bishop Gerald Kennedy demanded specifics from John Birch Society head Robert Welch after Welch claimed 7,000 Protestant clergy sympathizers are Communist. Kennedy telegraphed that the church will act if evidence is provided, including trial and possible dismissal for the guilty.
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Los Angeles
Gerald Kennedy
Robert Welch
John Birch Society
Welch
Kennedy
Methodist Church
Soviets Celebrate Yuri Gagarin Welcome in Red Square
Moscow welcomed space hero Yuri Gagarin with a huge parade and fanfare in Red Square. Premier Khrushchev and the Soviet leadership accompanied him as crowds cheered the cosmonaut, ending a triumphant motorcade from Vnukovo Airport to the Lenin Stalin mausoleum.
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Moscow
Yuri Gagarin
Red Square
Soviet Union
Vnukovo
Gagarin
Khrushchev
Presidium
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Ecer
Maine House
Esso Raleigh
Daru
Biddeford High School
Joanne Tedeschi
Sherry Poirier
Kenneth Randall
Florence Mantis
Jennifer Parks
David
Dirigo
Peter Allen
Helen Tarazewich
Mar
Tha Killam
Sandra Griffin
Howard Shapiro
Jere Dearborn
David Dansereau
Douglas Mathieu
George Harpootlian
Polaroid Model
RCA Victor
Day’s Jewelers
Prelate
Twin Cities
Raul Castro
el Encanto
Space
Linoleum CO
Alfred Street
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