Robbery at Central Theatre Nets Several Hundred Dollars
Thieves broke into the manager's office at Alfred Street Central Theatre last night and stole payroll cash estimated in the hundreds of dollars. They moved a 500 pound safe and opened an unlocked payroll box while other items including tickets and posters were disturbed. Authorities say the exact amount awaits auditors before payroll records are finalized.
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Central Theatre
Alfred Street
Edgar Sevigny
R. A. Bergeron
Bergeron
Central Theater
Area targets 1960 youth recreation program plan
Biddeford Saco recreation committee moves to create a area wide youth program with a full time recreation director. Mayors Deschambault and Garland support the plan after survey finds need for broader services without new facilities.
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Biddeford and Saco
Leandre R. Charest
Charest
Biddeford
Saco
Clement Deschambault
Peter A. Garland
Saco Receives State Road Funds for fifth year
Mayor Peter A. Garland announced Saco will get 5060 in matching state funds for road construction. The city may apply the money to a Route 1 0.04 mile stretch the state had declined to rebuild. Past use included Main and Beach streets. Bradley Street is ineligible.
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Saco
Peter A. Garland
Garland
Route 1
Main
Beach
Bradley Street
Canada
Old Orchard Beach
Highway Department
Binoculars Stolen From Bay View Cottage
Police investigate a theft at a Bay View cottage owned by Lloyd Fenderson. Caretaker John Lewis reported two German made binoculars, a Pli-Riebel and a Carl Zeiss, stolen after an upstairs window was found unlocked. Empty cases were found near the house and on the roof.
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Bay View
Lloyd Fenderson
Saco
John Lewis
Carl Zeiss Company
Lewis
Raymond Kerry
Norman Harvey
Robert Foran
Mississippi Mob Seizes Negro Awaiting Trial
Masked men broke into the Pearl River County Courthouse in Poplarville and seized M. C. Parker, 23, a Black man awaiting trial for rape. Parker was dragged from his cell, jumped into a car, and disappeared amid confusion as deputies reported no crowd outside. Witness C. J. Monday described gunmen entering and confronting Parker as others yelled for help.
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Poplarville
Miss
Pearl River
M. C. Parker
Parker
C. J
Picayune
Pecker
St Lawrence Seaway Opens Linking Montreal to Inland Ports
Two Canadian icebreakers lead a 70-ship convoy from Montreal to inland ports as the St Lawrence Seaway opens the continent’s heartland to world trade. The 600 mile route links the St Lawrence River with Lake Erie, with 14 more ships to join at Ogdensburg. The five year project cost 475 million dollars, financed by U S and Canadian taxpayers, and tolls will fund operations over the next years.
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Montreal
North America
St. Lawrence Seaway
American
Atlantic
St. Lawrence River
Lake Erie
Ogdensburg
Eisenhower
Queen Elizabeth
Massena
N. Y
Belfast
U.S
Canada
United States
Lake Ontario
Port Colborne
Ont
Niagara Falls
Michigan
Huron
Superior
Massena Dam
St. Lawrence
New York
Ontario
Calderwoods plan 12 unit motel on Elm Street Biddeford
The Calderwoods Arnold and Mrs plan a 12 unit terraced motor court called Sleepy Hollow on Elm Street Biddeford to be ready by July 4. Excavation began in April with York Asphalts in charge. local firms supply labor and materials to boost the community economy.
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Arnold D. Calderwood
Elm Street
Biddeford
Sleepy Hollow
Lround
Calderwoods
York Asphalt Company
Biddeford Hardware Company
Main Street
Wakefield Roofing Company
Tin Street
York County Electric Company
George Linnie
Henry Paul Picard
Saco
Maine Linoleum Company
Alfred Street
Norman Loignon
L. C. Andrew Company
Old Orchard Beach
Maurice
Desgn
Death ray study may aid human brain research
A Pew research briefing outlines monkey experiments with a radio wave device at 388 megacycles. Dr. Pearce Bailey of the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness says results suggest possible tests of radiation effects on brain cells and conditions, not heat.
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Frank Carey
Associated Press
Washington
Pearce Bailey
National Institute of Neurological Diseases
Bailey
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Ruben Dance Studio
St. James Theatre
Broadway
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Joy Holiday
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Roseland Dance City
Paris
Old Orchard
Lucienne
Bacon Street
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Fea. Corp
Maine
U. S
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Saco-Lowell
WGAN
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Mississippi
Boston and Maine Railroad
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