Biddeford Couple Celebrates 65 Years of Marriage
Mr and Mrs Nat eon Sylvestre of 98 South Street Biddeford marked their 65th wedding anniversary at home after marrying at St Joseph Church on August 13 1895 The couple who moved from Canada in youth raised nine children 25 grandchildren and 45 great grandchildren The Sylvestres son Gary Louis was born at Webber Hospital to Mr and Mrs Philippe Nadeau of Green Street Biddeford The parents both enjoyed carpentry and crochet and their children include Cyriacide Armand Romeo Roland Edmund all of Biddeford with other children in New Britain Connecticut and Westbrook Maine
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Napoleon Sylvestre
South Street
Biddeford
St. Joseph Church
Sylvestre
Joyce
Michael
Nateon Sylvestre
Bideford
Philip Nadeau
Green Street
Webber Hospital
Gary Louis
Sylvestres
Malvina Pepin
Delorge Bakery
Canada
Cyriacide
Armand
Romeo
Roland
Edmund
Robert
New Britain
Conn
Laurianna Fontaine
Pauline Cote
Germaine Bertin
Westbrook
Chuckle Success Ties to Relatives
Brief joke noting that success seems tied to relatives, a quip attributed to Copt. Gen. Fea. Corp. with a playful take on familial ties and achievement.
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Fea. Corp
Miss Charlene Mushrall Wins Kennebec Valley Baton Trophy
About 80 girls competed in the baton twirling contest held in Winslow. Charlene Mushrall of Bucksport won the grand championship, with Linda Moreau of Lewiston, Realita Samson of Auburn, and Carol Spencer of Biddeford taking top spots in the advanced division.
Democrat Is Miffed By Nixon Visit
Democrat party leaders in Maine criticized Vice President Nixon after his appearance at Portland’s Cumberland County 200th anniversary. Nixon spoke to a crowd estimated at 100000 and touted a nonpartisan visit while critics said the event became a Nixon Smith rally. Lessard said calls claimed the observance was a community program with no politics involved. Nixon projected victory for himself and Smith in Maine and hinted at possible Republican gains in two House seats.
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Portland
Alton A. Lessard
Nixon
Cumberland County
Lessard
GOP
Margaret Chase Smith
Scarborough
Typhoon Wendy Fatal Toll Hits Japan
Wendy weakened in the Pacific after sweeping central Japan leaving 18 dead and 26 missing. Rescue teams traced the storm’s path, with ongoing search operations in affected coastal areas and inland towns.
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Hong Kong
Wendy
Pacific
Japan
Mobs Oppose Katanga Premier Tshombe Riots Quelled
Police used tear gas to break up street demonstrations against Katanga Premier Moise Tshombe in Elisabethville. United Nations forces assumed guard duties as Belgian troops withdrew to Kamina, while contingents from Ethiopia Mali Federation and Sweden joined to replace the 4000 Belgians in the province.
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Katanga
Tshombe
Elizabethville
Congo
Moise Tshombe
U.N
Elisabethville
Patrice Lumumba
Leopoldville
Tshome
Oposition Cartel Party
United Nations
Kamina
Addis Ababa
Mali
Prayers Of Parents Fail To Save Girl
In Pasadena California a two month old girl Lorelle Christine Kay died after swallowing poisonous weed killer as parents Ruth Kay and William Kay Christian Scientists delayed calling a doctor to rely on prayer. A physician arrived three hours after death and a Christian Science practitioner was contacted to aid in prayers.
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Pasadena
Calif
Lorelle Christine Kay
Lorelle
Ruth Jean Kay
William
Christian Science
Lewis Hubner
Kennedy Pushes Medical Aid for Elderly under Social Security
President hopeful John F Kennedy joined a Senate debate on a plan to fund medical care for the elderly via federal state grants. The Finance Committee rejected a comprehensive federal program and backed a Kerr Frear indigent care bill. Kennedy vows to push a rewritten, adequate nationwide plan.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
House
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Kennedy
Congress
Hyde Park
N.Y
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
J. Allen Frear Jr
Delaware
Clinton P. Anderson
D-Nm
Finance Committee
Kerr-Frear
Laos Names Neutralist Leader Premier Amid Rebel Demands
King Savang Vathana accepted the resignation of Premier Somsanith and tapped Prince Souvanna Phouma to form a new government after rebel leaders said the action would avert civil war. Kong Le’s forces cheered the move and pledged neutrality and expulsion of foreign advisers.
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Vientiane
Laos
Savang Vathana
Tiao Somsanith
Souvanna Phouma
National Assembly
Kong le
Lugan Prabang
Somsanita
Souvanna Phoma
U. S
Pathet Lao
Somsanith
United States
Starving Convict Halts Seven Hostages In California
Ragged prison fugitive George F. Winn fled San Quentin secrecy Aug. 2 and invaded the Larry Von Arx home in Jenner California, holding seven people hostage while consuming stew and potatoes. Deputies pursued him after he escaped with a deer rifle and ammunition. He died in a gunfight hours later.
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Jenner
Calif
Sheriff's Deputies
George F. Winn
San Quentin
Larry von Arx
von Arx
Vistor
Bill
David Nelson
Leslie
Don Lang
Beach Manager Gets Warrant Over Lustful Playing Cards
Old Orchard Beach town officials, led by Manager Wardwell, obtained a warrant from Associate Judge William F. Wilson Jr. against Myer Molko for selling a pack of 52 lust illustrated playing cards. Molko was released on $50 bail as the case continued. Wardwell said he would pursue similar warrants against other local businesses over summer complaints about card and radio sales.
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Percival Wardwell
Old Orchard Beach
William F. Wilson, Jr
Saco
Myer Molka
Wardwell
Molko
Old Orchard
Wilson
Mondor Seeks Biddeford Mayoralty as Independent Democrat
Alfred J. Mondor Jr., 46, of 09 Pierson Lane Biddeford, announces his candidacy for mayor. A former Saco city auditor 1950 to 1954 he says he runs on a non machine ticket while remaining a Democrat at heart. He criticizes the current administration and cites relocation of Raytheon to Lewiston and surplus city staffing.
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Alfred J. Mondor, Jr
Pierson Lane
Biddeford
Mondor
Saco
Raytheon
Lewiston
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Carol Spencer
Baton Victor
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Charles R. Cote
Tony
Flags Pond
Saco Tanning Corporation
Saco Post Office
Flag Pond Road
Maine Turnpike
Shiff
Mendham
N. J
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Joseph Hill
Philip Saperia
Richard Martel
Phouma
Journal Box NO
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