Nixon Leaves Poland To Return To Washington
Ten thousand Poles lined Warsaw streets as Vice President Richard Nixon departed by jet for Washington after three days in Poland. He called the trip a friendship visit and urged a one world concept despite different political systems. Premier Cyrankiewicz warned against rising German militarism as talks at the U.S. Embassy touched on Eisenhower possibly visiting Poland en route to the Soviet Union.
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Warsaw
Poland
Richard
Nixon
Washington
Babice
Keflavik
Ice- Nixon
Josef Cyrankiewicz
U.S
Cyrankiewicz
West Germany
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Old Orchard Safe Stolen on Pier Concession Stand
Police report thieves stole a 200 pound Army safe from a concession stand on Old Orchard Beach pier. The break, discovered by Charles Raymond, 35 Portland Avenue, Old Orchard Beach, removed seven or eight wrist watches, a .32 caliber Belgian Bereta pistol, jewelry, eight or nine knives on a display card, and a chrome set.
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Old Orchard Beach
Charles Raymond
Portland Avenue
Army
Dollar Day Bargains In Three Day Sale
Late summer bargains will be offered to Biddeford and Saco residents and visitors as Dollar Days runs Thursday through Saturday. Local stores sponsor the August event for years, with banners in windows and discounts on major appliances, dry goods, and hardware. About 4,000 copies of today's Journal will be distributed to hotels and cabins for summer shoppers.
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Biddeford
Saco
Albert F. Deshaies
Urbain Langevin
Lawrence Lamb
Ben Remar
Edward J. Farrell, Jr
Clayton W. Cartmill
Journal
Biddeford-Saco
Hoffa Paid Debt In Union Funds
Senate committee accuses James R Hoffa of using three million dollars of Teamsters health and welfare funds to settle a debt with the Chicago underworld. The report alleges Hoffa personally arranged deals to aid the underworld and the Dorfman family, with Midwest Teamsters facing reduced benefits since 1950. The panel also reports on Max and Louis Block misusing treasuries of two New York locals and a conspiracy involving A and P eastern division to push workers into a 45 hour contract.
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Washington
Senate
James R. Hoffa
Chicago
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
Paul Dorfman
Dorfman
Midwest
Midwest Teamsters Union
Max
Louis Block
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen
North America
Treasuries
New York
Max Block
FE. L. Reynolds
A&p
Eastern Division
Senate Committee
Black
Reynolds
Rescuers Will Get Awards For Goose Rocks Beach Rescue
Two teenage boys Dave Savignano and Bill Auty rescued the Emmons sisters from drowning at Goose Rocks Beach. They will receive York County certificates of appreciation from the American Red Cross and may be nominated for national awards. The girls Barbara and Frances Emmons were in danger after drifting from Ward's Point, with both unable to swim. Local officials praised the youths for acting quickly and saving the children.
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Emmons
Goose Rocks Beach
York County
American Red Cross Association
Saco
Charles ‘Tucker
Gerald van Fleet
Dave Savignano
Bill Auty
Goose Rocks
Little River
Goose
Kennebunkport
Ward's Point
Savignano
Auty
No Rattling Of Sabres In Cold War Talk
Khrushchev urged peace and no sabre rattling as he invited a U S visit. Eisenhower welcomed the trip to Moscow while Geneva officials questioned Soviet intentions on Berlin. Nixon returned to Washington with insights from his two week tour behind the Iron Curtain as crowds gathered in Warsaw.
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Associated Press
Nikita
Khrushchev
America
Eisenhower
Washington
Moscow
White House
Geneva
Russia
Berlin
West Berlin
Richard M. Nixon
Iron Curtain
Warsaw
Traffic Record Set on Maine Turnpike
The Maine Turnpike Authority announced a new overall traffic record with 31,490 vehicles using the Turnpike on Saturday. The previous single day high was 30,413 on Aug. 3, 1957, also a Saturday, while August holds the all time monthly record of 608,302 vehicles set last year.
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Portland
Maine
Turnpike Authority
Painting Parson Rev Lloyd Osborne Finishes Maine Church Project
The Painting Parson of Maine and family complete outside decoration and painting of South Congregational Church in Kennebunkport. Rev Lloyd Osborne of Goodwins Mills chosen for the summer project by the maintenance committee. He works with son William Osborne and daughter Jean Osborne while resuming carpentry and painting during spare time from the ministry. Continued on Page Two.
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Parson
Maine
South Congregational Church
Kennebunkport
Lloyd Osborne
Goodwins Mills
M. Abbott Penderaast
Warner Cameron
John Audibert
Elmont Tyndale
Onions Piled On River Bank Augment Kwai Tale
A brief note from Copt. Gen. Fea. Corp. describes workers peeling onions along the river bank and claims the activity contributed to the River Kwai tale. The remark is part of a light historical snippet without broader context or additional names.
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Kwai
Fea. Corp
Edgar Guest Dies At 77 In His Sleep
Detroit AP reporting Edgar A. Guest famed poet dies in his sleep at age 77 missing just short of his 78th birthday on August 20. Cause not immediately known but cerebral hemorrhage suspected. Guest known as poet of the se people and a longtime Free Press reporter and columnist.
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Detroit
Mich
Edgar A. Guest
Guest
Detroit Free Press
Benown
The
Free Press
President to Broadcast for Labor Bill Passage
President Eisenhower will deliver a nationwide 15 minute broadcast Thursday night urging Congress to enact effective labor reform legislation. He will speak from the White House at 7 30 p m EDT on major networks and is expected to back the Landrum Griffin style bill as a substitute for the Labor Committee proposal. He indicated support at a recent news conference for the measure sponsored by Phil M Landrum of Georgia.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
James C. Haglerty
White House
Landrum-Griffin
House
House Labor Committee
Phil M. Landrum
D-Ga
Thornton Building First Language Laboratory at Thornton Academy
Headmaster Rober L. Bowie announced work on a new language laboratory to be ready by fall. Room 13 will house 23 fixed tape booths and a head instructor booth with nonerasable and erasable tapes for French instruction, costing about 7400 dollars.
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Thornton Academy
Rober L. Bowie
Bowie
University of Maine
Academy
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Rochester
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Mary V. Long
Cape Neddick
Littlefield
A. Ralph Stephan
Old Orchard
Continental Mills
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Lewiston
Bill’s Pizza of
Old Orchard Makers
Bill
Elm Street
Saco Scammen’s Corner
King
First National Bank
Main Street
Bartholomew Murphy
City Theater
First Parish Congregational
Nikita Khrushchev
U. S
United States
Henry L. Griffin
Westinghouse
Edgar Guest
Murphy’s Music Store
Thornton
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