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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1961

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Saco Teens Build Lawn Care Business For College

Two Saco sophomores Gary Gross and Keith Sanborn run a lawn care service. They built a customer list, bought equipment from earnings, and save toward Thornton Academy college. They charge uniform rates with a sliding scale for larger lawns and track customers with a rotation system.

Saco Gary Gross Keith Sanborn Thornton Academy Academy Gary Philip Gross Foley Avenue Keith Owen Sanborn North Street

St Demetrios Church Names New Greek Pastor

Rev. Sam Kalamaras of St. Demetrios in Biddeford has been assigned to an Oklahoma parish effective August 6. He will be replaced by Rev. Alexander Xanthakis from St. George in Peabody Mass. Archbishop Iakovos approved both moves. Kalamaras helped remodel the church and engaged in veterans affairs with AMVETS post and served as post chaplain. He and his family will depart Biddeford this weekend.

Sam Kalamaras St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church Biddeford Oklahoma James Gourdouros Alexander Xanthakis St. George Church Peabody Mass Iahovos North South America Father Kalamaras Merton Ira Staples Amvets Post Council of Churches Bacon Street

Poison Gas Evacuates 10000 Peoria Area Residents

A rupture during ammonia transfer caused toxic fumes across the Illinois River prompting a four hour evacuation. About 10000 people from Peoria area towns Bartonville and Creve Coeur sought shelter, 19 hospitalized but not critically. Winds shifted and residents were allowed back as officials declared the danger over.

Peoria Ill Ilinois Bartonville

Spacecraft May Bounce Off Earth On Reentry

NASA scientist Dr. Eugene S. Love predicts future manned ships could skip off the atmosphere to reenter safely, then move to a 300 mile orbit for another attempt. He envisions jets or flaps enabling a controlled bounce and discusses disposable compartments leaving only living quarters at final reentry.

Frank Carey Associated Press Blacksburg, Va Eugene S. Love Langley Research Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration Earth Outer Space Virginia Polytechnic Institute Love NASA Dr. Love VFI National Science Foundation

Surly Bird The Germ Catcher Says Cheerful Doctors Help

Canned joke notes cheerful people resist disease better than blue ones. The line plays on a bird saying the surly bird catches the germ, a light humorous aphorism from a syndicated feature.

Gen Fea Corp

Be Impaties With People Who Are Mentally Ill

Public service notice urging compassionate care for mental health issues. Encourages writing to Better Mental Health Box 2500 New York for guidance. Cooperative effort with The Advertising Council to promote awareness and support.

New York, N.Y

Plante urges Maine legislature to call a special session

Democrat Rep Jerome Plante of Old Orchard Beach urged Gov Reed to convene a special session to address ETV and Casco Bay transportation, blaming inadequate Republican leadership for current issues. He said public hearings and full debate are essential to state business, while awaiting the Public Utilities Commission ruling.

Jerome G. Plante Old Orchard Beach Casco Bay Plante Public Utilities Commission

Senate panel boosts Kennedy fund request to 4.5 billion

The Senate Appropriations Committee raised Kennedy's request from 3.5 to 4.5 billion, approving full funding for his military buildup including bombers, missiles, and satellites. The panel backed rapid action amid the Berlin crisis, authorizing reservist recalls and extended active-duty tours. The Defense Department moves included keeping McDill and Chennault active, adding ships and recommissioning vessels while pursuing the B70 program as a test platform.

House Senate Defense Department Congress U. S Kennedy Pentagon McDill Florida Chennault Louisi Donaldson Navy Combatant

McNamara Briefs Scions On Nuclear War Power

Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara told the House Armed Services Committee that the United States would use nuclear power if necessary to counter Soviet aggression in Western Europe. He said such use is possible but unlikely in a Berlin showdown, noting uncertainties about East German and satellite forces.

Washington Robert S. MccNamara U.S Europe McNamara House Armed Services ‘Committee Berlin United States West Berlin England Pentagon Khrushchev Soviet Union

Ticketless Husband Fires On Plane In Arkansas Man At Chico Airport

Arkansas construction worker Bruce Britt Sr 40 attempted to board a Pacific Airways DC3 flight at Chico California without a ticket and shot ticket agent Bill Hicks 45 and pilot Capt Oscar Cleal 42 seriously wounding them. Aboard passengers overpowered Britt after he demanded takeoff. Britt said his wife urged him to return home. He was hospitalized for observation.

Chico Calif Arkansas Bruce Britt Sr Smack-over Ark Larry Gillick Oscar Cleal Menlo Park Bill Hicks Britt Corning Pacific Airways Hicks Capt. Cleal Cleal Allan Wheeler Burlingame J. Albert Hutchinson San Francisco Clifford C. Jackson Robert Shute Carmichael Melba Butte County Dist

Area Building Corp 2 bid for Lynn Innersales job

Emile Lamontagne of Biddeford won the contract for plumbing in Area Building Corporation No 2 in Saco for Lynn Innersales of Allston Mass. Lamontagne was the lowest of four bids. amount not announced. The report also notes Britain’s bid to join the European Common Market and broad support, with cautions about sovereignty concessions amid talks led by Prime Minister Harold Macmillan.

Area Building Corporation No. 2 Saco Lynn Innersales, Inc Allston Mass Emile Lamontagne Hill Street Biddeford Hugh Marshall Lamontagne’s Paris Britain Western European Union WEU Harold Maccmillan

Labor chief warns no more missile base strikes

Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg toured missile bases urging adherence to a two month old no strike pledge. He said serious breaches could push Kennedy to seek a legal no strike ban from Congress. He noted work stoppages had fallen from thousands of lost man-days to only a few hundred and stressed the need for uninterrupted progress on missile space projects.

Vanderberg Air Force Base Arthur J. Goldberg United States Berlin Kennedy Congress Goldberg Senate John L. McClellan Ark Ing Strategic Air Command Omaha Neb

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