Mondor Quits Biddeford Mayoral Bid amid Party Clash
Alfred J. Mondor Jr withdraws his bid for Biddeford mayor alleging the city’s politics are dominated by a party machine. The former Saco city auditor explains he cannot align with the two party system and cites political pressure as a factor in stepping back. Meanwhile Old Orchard Beach operator James Cullen files warrants against three selectmen for false arrest connected to licensing actions. Wardwell, the town manager, notes warrants target the trio rather than the full board and a hearing date had not yet been set.
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James Cullen
Old Orchard Beach
Charles D. Peckham, Jr
Edwin Smith
Arthur Loranger
Percival Wardwell
Wardwell
Cullen
Ole Orchard Beach
Justic Court
Wordwell
Alfred J. Monder, Jr
T' Bideford
Mondor
Pierson Lane
Biddeford
Saco
Cleo No Threat To Mainland
Hurricane Cleo, third tropical storm of the season, moved up the Atlantic and posed no immediate threat to the mainland. The Weather Bureau placed the storm about 500 miles east of Charleston, moving north-northeast at 20 mph, with winds up to 85 mph near the center and a 150 mile east and 75 mile west outward spread. No significant intensity change expected for 18 hours.
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Miami
Fla
Cleo
Atlantic
Charleston
S. C
U. S
Maine Man Accepts Alaska Recruitment Chief Post
John Carruthers, 44, of Augusta said he has accepted appointment as chief of the examinations and recruitment section of the Alaska Personnel Department. Carruthers, currently with Maine Personnel, will leave for Juneau about Sept 12.
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Augusta
John Carruthers
Personnel Department of
Alaska
Carruthers
Maine Personnel Department
Juneau
Helicopter Hunted At Wells Beach
Coast Guard launched a search for a helicopter reported to have crashed offshore. State Police reported an unconfirmed crash tip from an unidentified woman. A Salem Massachusetts Coast Guard helicopter and a New Castle New Hampshire patrol boat responded to the scene.
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Wiels Beach
Coast Guard
Air Force
Salem
Mass
New Castle
N. H
American Papers View Trial As Propaganda
The Powers trial is viewed by many U S newspapers as an all out Soviet propaganda attempt to sway world opinion against the United States. The Louisville Times calls it a propaganda sounding board used by the Soviets to divert attention from their spying. The Washington Post notes defense leniency aims. Other papers question fairness, while some see Moscow using it to shape opinion and defend Soviet actions.
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Associated Press
U. S
United States
Louisville Times
The
Washington Post
Kremlin
Chicago Tribune
New York Mirror
Soviet Union
New York Herald Tribune
Atlanta —_ Constitution
Miami Herald
Powers
Miami News
Atlanta Journal
Washington
Washington Evening Star
Dentist declines noon appointment with 18 cavities
In Chuckle style, a dentist tells a caller he cannot see them this afternoon due to 18 cavities to fill, then leaves with his golf bag as Capt. Gen. Fea, Corp. plays a cameo.
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Gen
Fea, Corp
Soviets Launch Satellite With Animals Aboard
The Soviet Union announced a space ship carrying two dogs and other animals into orbit at about 320 kilometers. The dogs named Strelka and Belka, meaning pointer and squirrel, were aboard with unannounced companions. The launch aims to test life support and recovery for future manned spaceflight.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Moscow Radio
Strelka
Space
Earth
Dewey Firm Hired For Chrysler Probe
Chrysler directors not officers take charge of an internal probe and hire Thomas E Dewey's law firm to work with general counsel and CPAs. Seventeen of twenty directors meet in New York to oversee records from the past decade amid kickbacks and side profits allegations. Newberg resigns after two months as president and will repay over 450000 dollars.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Automobile Company
Thomas E. Dewey
Chrysler
New York
Dewey
Auto Company
Sol Dann
Protective Assn
L. L. Colbert
William C. Scope
Newberg
Newburg
Traffic Deaths Total 21 In July
Augusta Maine officials reported twenty one people were killed in Maine traffic accidents during July, seven fewer than the record for the month. The seven month total reached eighty one fatalities, seven more than the same period in 1959, as reportable accidents rose to 8940 from January through July versus 8306 the prior year.
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Augusta
Maine
Campaign trail tightens as Kennedy and Nixon press on
Kennedy secures Senate victory with a 1.25 dollar minimum wage bill passing 62 to 34. Nixon sees South gains after Greensboro speech, plans more Southern stops. McCloskey groups Southern leaders back Kennedy, Hodges heads business outreach. Kennedy outlines speeches in Detroit Zionist NY Syracuse and VFW events. Nixon slated for VFW and Zionist appearances. Political notes flag Mississippi electors and South Carolina petition, Harriman to Africa for Kennedy, Salinger defends spending, Javits rejects anti Semitism rumors.
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Senate
South
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Richard M. Nixon
Herbert G. Klein
Greensboro
N.C
Klein
Nixon
Matthew
McCloskey
Philadelphia
National Committee
Atlanta
Democratic Party
Kennedy
Congressional
Luther H. Hodges
North Carolina
Detroit
Zionist Organization of American
New York
Syracuse
N.Y
VFW
Zionist Organization
Mississippi
James O. Eastland
John Stennis
South Carolina
Columbia
W. Averell Harriman
Africa
Pierre Salinger
Jacob K. Javits
Powers Is Given 3Year Prison Term With Deprivation Of Liberty
Francis Gary Powers, the U2 pilot, is sentenced by a Soviet military court to 10 years for espionage, but three years must be served in prison and the rest replaced by deprivation of liberty. The fate beyond prison is unclear, with talk of possible expulsion or assignment to a special colony. Powers may be freed or exchanged after completion. The verdict follows a three day trial. his wife and family witnessed the proceedings as the courtroom audience applauded.
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Moscow Radio
Francis Gary Powers
Soviet Union
Earth
Tass
U.S.S.R
Moscow
Powers
Roman A. Ruden
United States
Eisenhower
Victor Borisoglebsky
Saco Beach Teachers And Calendars Listed
The public schools of Saco and Old Orchard Beach will open for the Fall term on September 7 with all classes in session. A series of pre opening meetings led by Dr. Frank D. Lawler will occur September 6 and 7. new teachers join Saco and Old Orchard Beach staffs including William Finch Helen Guignard Janet Hoyt Patricia Loughlin Benjamin Hall Pauline Peace Dorothy Frizzle and Nancy Boothby with details on registrations bus routes lunches and calendars.
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Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Frank D. Lawler
Lawler
Civil Defense Room
City Hall
MTA
Locke
Beach
William Finch
Finch
University of Maine
New Gloucester
Helen Guignard
Burns
Gorham Teachers College
Middletown
Conn
Janet Hoyt
Burns School
Tufts College
Hoyt
Natick
Mass
Patricia Loughlin
Gorham State Teachers College
Benjamin Hall
Pauline Peace ‘E
The
Young School
Dorothy Frizzle
Nancy Boothby
Bonython School
Gorham
Jobless Aid Bill Appears Stalled In Congress
Washington AP reports a stalled effort to pass a jobless aid bill for chronically unemployed areas. Secretary Mueller urged administration positions while a Senate banking subcommittee heard hours of testimony without voting, amid deadlock over loans grants and program scope to attract industry and shore up regional economies.
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Washington
Congress
Secretary of Commerce
Freerick H. Mueller
Senate Banking Subcommittee
Kennedy Pay Bill Passed By Senate In Narrow Vote
The Senate approved the Kennedy minimum wage bill 62 to 34, keeping most provisions intact though House prospects were uncertain. Kennedy, heading seven conferees, aimed to raise the wage floor to $1.25 and extend coverage to about four million workers, while cutting back a major expansion for hotels and restaurants after Monroney veto.
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Washington
Senate
House
John F. Kennedy
Beaton Kennedy
Massachusetts
A. S
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
Kennedy
Week End Schedule Of Echo 1 Is Announced
NASA released a timetable for Echo 1 sightings over New England detailing 20 potential passes from 8:31 tonight to 3:51 Tuesday morning. The schedule lists approximate times, sky sections, heights and directions for each visible pass across August 20 to August 23.
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Echo 1
New England
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Frank Coffin
Antoinette Nadeau
Jerome Plante
Coffin
Area Demo
Crats
Plante
John H. Reed
Biddeford-Saco
Selectmen
Mainland
Wells Beach
Maine Linoleum CO
Alfred St
Johnny Hunter
Johnny
Mikhail I. Grimov
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Oliver Powers
Barbara
York County
Merson
East Grand Avenue
Little Randy
Stompers
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