18 Apr 1960
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1960
Page
1
The Associated Press reports Easter 1960 across the globe with Pope John XXIII issuing greetings in seven languages from St. Peter's balcony. Pilgrims in Jerusalem retrace Christ's steps, Christians in Communist nations attend church, and vast crowds fill venues from Augusta to Fifth Avenue.
A light item notes that those who pretend to be walking encyclopedias should recall reference books are never checked out. Copr. Gen. Fea. Corp.
Four people died in Maine over the weekend in separate incidents. A Colby College student Kenneth Brown 19 of Henniker N H capsized in the Sandy River. Roger Dyer 23 of Wiscasset went missing after an outboard skiff capsized in tidal waters near Westport Island. 80 year old Gertrude Toothker died after being struck by a car leaving Easter services in Wilton. 38 year old Robert Smallidge of Blue Hill perished in a house fire in Surry. A Madison boating accident left seven people dunked with no serious injuries.
Rev Martin Luther King Jr predicts sit downs will be upheld by the courts as nonviolent tactics dramatize Negro status in the South. Speaking on Meet the Press after a Raleigh conference, he argued sit ins seek to dignify law per the 1954 Supreme Court ruling. He urged Congress and the President to act, as Easter Raleigh group notes potential Eisenhower Africa trip.
Old Orchard Beach school committee, urged by a steady enrollment rise and limited borrowing, calls for reinstituting an unfinished high school expansion. Previous plans for a two story vocational wing and four room addition were rescinded to fund sewer work, though superintendent Dr. Frank D. Lawler says the high school expansion remains necessary as the Jameson school addition is not imperative now.
Police and troops with eight armored cars arrested 400 Africans in Duncan township near East London on the first day of a week long boycott opposing South Africa's white rule. The raid aimed to quell a tsotsi element, with one serious clash reported in Port Elizabeth where a Black sergeant was badly injured.
Most residents in the Biddeford Saco area will observe a Patriots Day holiday with many local plants and municipal offices closed or operating normally. Post offices stay open, stores mostly open, and schools in Biddeford Saco and Old Orchard Beach close for spring vacation. The Journal will not be published. The holiday is observed in Maine and Massachusetts.
AUGUSTA AP Maurice F Williams longtime aide to Maine governors to depart as administrative assistant to Gov Reed Williams 47 will return to his prior post deputy commissioner of the Department of Economic Development after a leave of absence The Republican aide was not then detailed further continuing on page eight
Rev. Chester M. Staples former pastor of Littlefield Memorial Baptist in Rockland accepts call to Kennebunk Baptist church. He replaces Rev. Thomas Martin who moves to Athol Massachusetts. Staples resigns May 17 after five years in Rockland. He has military service in World War II and advanced studies at several colleges. His ordination followed service in Wa terboro area and Owl s Head church. Since his pastorates 113 members have joined the churches 85 by baptism 28 by letter. Sunday school now 265 and a new room addition at Owl s Head church debt free. (Continued on Page Eight)
The Biddeford Saco Journal will not publish Tuesday in observance of Patriot's Day, a legal holiday. No edition will be issued to mark the holiday in the region and readers are advised accordingly.
In New York, skilled American surgeons performed a 63 minute heart operation on four year old Stellakis Parthenopoulos, flown from a slum near Athens after a plea from his Greek doctor. The operation, led by Dr. Aaron Gorelik, ended at 9 38 a.m. with his condition satisfactory. The boy, whose poverty prompted the appeal, arrived last week via Associated Press contact John Wallace. The chief anaesthetist was Dr. Ralph E. Ricciardi.
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