Lagueux Promising Boxer Leads Lightning Club Rising Stars
Roland Lagueux tops the Lightning club roster as a 124 pounder showing strong comeback form. The Biddeford native, 27, father of five, trains daily and has won multiple bouts since February boosting local amateur boxing amid TV-influenced decline.
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Lightning Club
Lou Caron
Biddeford-Saco
K. O. Perkins
Lou Poirier
Roland Lagueux
Lagueux
Biddeford
Albany Lagueux
Foss Street
Thaxter Nemet
George Nemet
Goodwins Mills
Allied-Hampshire Shoe Company
Saco
Biddeford High School
Marine Corps
Arthur Butts
Bobby Timpkin
Franklin
N. H
Kaye
Jack Santo
Suncook
Laconia
Ronnie Butts
Bob Coulombe
Lewiston
Roland Lagueuxy
K. C
Teen Night show rehearsals and dance time changes in Saco
Rehearsals for the Teen Night show run Sunday at 2 30 p m Monday at 7 30 p m and Wednesday at 8 p m The high school dance was moved from Thursday to Wednesday evening and will take place between 7 and 8 p m
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Monay
Allen
Cony High School
John H. Reed
Pro-Trujillo Bishop Seeks Government Protection
The bishop from New Bedford Mass arrives in Ciudad Trujillo seeking refuge in a Catholic school and urging the government to guarantee safety for priests and nuns. He claims mobs in the western diocese have battered his offices, smashed doors and windows, and forced clergy toward the capital. Police and soldiers will begin sessions this Sunday at 5.
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New Bedford
Mass
Ciudad Trujillo
San Juan de la Manguana
Cubs Vexed Managerless Home Debut With 75-Year-Old Announcer
CHICAGO AP The Cubs open at Wrigley Field without a manager and with 75-year-old field announcer Pat Pieper delivering the first pitch to an estimated 27,000. Pieper, a Cub staple since 1904, will announce the lineup picked by head coach Vedie Himsl as part of owner P K Wrigley’s new coaching board replacing the usual field manager.
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Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Wrigley Field
Milwaukee Braves
Pat Pieper
Pat
Cub
Pieper
Old West Side Park
Vedie Himsl
Cincinnati
P.K. Wrigley
Burley Hawks Get Home Ice in Cup Playoffs
CHICAGO AP The home ice advantage shifts to the Chicago Black Hawks for the playoff game tonight while Detroit Red Wings complain the Chicago Stadium ice favors the Hawks. The series is tied 2-2 with Chicago favored 9-5 in the fifth game. A sixth game in Detroit follows, with a potential seventh in Chicago.
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Burley Hawks
Chicago
Chicago Black Hawks
Detroit Red Wings
Chicago Stadium
Jack Adams
Wings
Hawks
Red Wings
Chicago Ice
Detroit
Baseball standings and results from a split AP syndicated brief
The American League and National League show standings with teams such as Chicago Los Angeles Minnesota Cleveland Kansas City New York Washington Baltimore Cincinnati San Francisco Milwaukee St Louis Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Results list multiple postponed games and scheduled matches with scores like Milwaukee 5 St Louis 4 and San Francisco 6 Pittsburgh 5 in shortened formats.
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Associated Press
American League
W. L. Pet
G.B
Chicago
Los Angeles
Minnesota
Cleveland
Kansas City
New York
Cceusa
Boston
DMB
Washington
Baltimore
Detroit
Aaa
L. Pet. G.B
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Gt. Louis
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Reds and Phillies Win Openers As NL Leads Stay Tight
The National League openers featured Cincinnati and Philadelphia trading late pushes, with Philly tapping Dodgers errors for an 8 7 win and Cincinnati beating Chicago 5 2 to stay atop the standings. Giants edged Pirates 6 5 in 12 innings, while Braves beat Cardinals 5 4 in 11. Cardinals visit Reds as Cubs start at Milwaukee. NL schedule limited by weather.
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Associated Press
National League
Cincinnati
Reds
Philadelphia Phillies
Los Angeles
Dodgers
Phils
Chicago Cubs
San Francisco
Pittsburgh Pirates
Giants
Elroy Face
Milwaukee Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Milwaukee
Curt Simmons
Jay Hook
Cubs
Bob Anderson
Phillies
Tony Curry
Gonzalez
Dick Farrell
Ed Palmequist
Delock to Start as Red Sox Hopeful on Opening Day
Ike Delock, long in the Red Sox fold, is set to start when weather allows, likely tomorrow against Ned Garver and the Angels. Snow and rain postponed the Kansas City game. Delock aims for a strong season after a 9-10 record last year. Pumpsie Green gains at short, Mike Higgins notes Delock’s shift to starter work as overdue rest is allotted.
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Boston
Ike Delock
Boston Red Sox
Los Angeles Angels
Ned Garver
Sox
Kansas City
Harvard
Delock
Red Sox
Ted Williams
Joe
Highland Park
Mich
Ike
Mike Higgins
Higgins
Pumpsie Green
Pumpsie
Green
Fenway Park
Frank Malzone
Gene Conley
Deland
Fla
Celtics
Cupeaas
Indictment in College Hoop Scandals Emerges
New York grand jury returns first indictment in a college basketball bribery probe. Aaron Wagman accused in a three count indictment of offering bribes to a detective and of plans to share in a fixed game. The case signals a broader investigation into college basketball corruption.
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NEW York
Aaron Wagman
Wagman
David Campbell
Dist
Atty
Frank Hogan
Florida
Asst. Dist. Atty
John Andreoli
University of Connecticut
Connecticut
Cancer Drive Sends 780 Kits To Homes In Biddeford And Saco
Cancer drive organizers in Biddeford and Saco report over 780 kits mailed to local workers areas. Kits include seven danger signals, donation envelopes, and return deadlines set for April 25. Central offices listed for Biddeford and Saco, with collection options by phone if envelopes cannot be delivered. Theme for 1961 drive is Fight Cancer With A Check-up and a Check.
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Albert Gardella
Harry LeGallee, Jr
Biddeford Drive
Raymond Carter
Gordon Pendleton
Saco
Maine Cancer Society
Biddeford
Biddelford
Main Street
Turmoil in Dominican Republic Escalates Over Church Rift
El Caribe reports attacks began after a priest clashed with supporters of the Trujillo regime in San Juan de la Maguana during a protest over the shutdown of a pro-Trujillo business. Bishops had urged Trujillo to ease repression, fueling a dispute that flared when he rejected elevating him as benefactor of the church.
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el Caribe
San Juan de la Maguana
Trujillo
Sacred Heart Minstrel Show Program Set
Sacred Heart league minstrel committee met at the parish school in Saco to finalize a program for an April 16 performance in Saco City Hall. Tickets are selling well at multiple local outlets including Neault Marcotte Biddeford Doyon Biddeford The Men’s Shop Saco Paquette Market Saco. The event features a long list of acts led by Rev. George Plante with Lloyd Knight and Raoul Roberge among the principals and a school children matinee planned for 12 noon.
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Sacred Heart League
Saco
George Plante
Clifford Monder
Neault & Marcotte
Main Street
Biddeford
Doyon
Water Street
Paquette AG Market
Common Street
Father Plante
Around the World
Lloyd Knight
Roland Bergeron
Sous le Ciel de Paris
Joyce Douville
Mike Rube
Ernest Leclair
O’henry
Bernard Henri
the Redcoats
Richard Morneau
Armand Paquette
Lionel Bouthot
Evangeline
Sonny Boy
Raoul Roberge
Maurice Gendron
Fernando Bosse
Edmond Aube
Lorenzo
Raymond Ste Marie
Midget
la Seine
McNamara
St. Mary's
Raould Roberge
Edmond Rube
Roberge
Redcoats
Raymond Ste. Marie
Saco City Hall
TBF Legion To Elect Officers At Next Meeting
The Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley post American Legion in Biddeford named a nominating committee of past commanders to present a slate at the April 27 meeting. George A. Boutin chairs, with Roland St. Michel, Paul Gaudette, Julien Hevey, Reymond Couture, Robert Lebel, Henry Vachon, Arthur Peloquin, Conrad Fortier, Ralph Smith and Warren Libby on the panel.
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Tighe-Beaudoin- Farley
American Legion
Elm Street
Biddeford
Joseph Angers
George A. Boutin
Roland St. Michel
Paul Gaudette
Julien Hevey
Reymond Couture
Robert Lebel
Henry Vachon
Arthur Peloquin
Conrad Fort
Ronald Houde
Dirigo Boys State
Department
University of Maine
Royal Sheltra
Erwin Gowen
Trull Hospital
James Finn
Notre Dame Hospital
Arthur Henry
Comdr. Angers
Drouin Brought Back To Maine
Leo Paul Drouin, 32, of Biddeford, was returned from a Maryland prison to Maine to face assault charges linked to a 1959 Hasco Mfg. Co. break in Westbrook. He allegedly assaulted manager Henry P. Jordan with a crowbar during the incident.
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Portland
Leo Paul Drouin
Biddeford
Maine
Maryland
Drouin
Hasco Mfg. Co
Westbrook
Henry P. Jordan
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Roland Marcole
Somersworth
Roger Ouellette
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Kennebunk
Dick Saucier
Saucier
Mutual Theatre
Tony Curtis
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George Hamilton
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James Stewart
Charlton Heston
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Hell Bent
Mi Murphy
Feucia Farr
Stephen McHally
Lesrane
Saco Recreation News
Pro
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Willowdle
Sunberth
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Felipe Alou
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Duffalo
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Pirate
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Rocky Nelson
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Lindy McDaniel
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Governor's Safety Council
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Lachance
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Twin City
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Forcier
Bouchet
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Sace
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Nicholas
Robert Lockhart
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Justine Harvey
Louise Sanborn
Norman Denton
Brendan Twomey
Robert Spears
Gary Hill
Thomas Morrison
Stanley Lane
Ralph Jewel
William Parker
R. A. Lavigne
Wallace Russell
Millard Tripp, Jr
Leonard Curtis
Robert Allard
Welter McKenney
Arthur Rumery
Bryce Milne
Sacred Heart
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