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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1960
Page
7
The Seco Recreation Commission will wind up its summer program with a championship base ball event this Saturday at the local park, featuring youth teams and local families in a season finale.
The Saco Midget and Kennebunk All-Stars meet in a rubber game after two prior losses split between the towns. A Wiener roast at Kennebunk Beach Saturday draws local interest. Summer Recreation Director Harvey Lamontagne Jr. asks parents and citizens to transport youths under 15, requesting calls to coordinate rides. attendees should bring their own hot dogs or sandwiches.
The American League shows New York leading with a 67 48 record, followed by Chicago and Baltimore. Detroit and Cleveland win on Tuesday, while Kansas City loses. National League lists Pittsburgh atop with 74 45, ahead of Milwaukee and St. Louis. Several games produce notable results, including Pittsburgh 8 Chicago 3 and Milwaukee 7 Los Angeles 0. Also notes that congressional appointments are required for service academies except Coast Guard, which uses a competitive exam in all states.
The Kennebunk Small Fry League directed by David McConnell with drivers and guests attended the Red Sox versus Orioles game at Fenway Park in Boston on a Sunday trip funded by a recent tag day. Participants include Scott Stevens, Dennis Lamontagne, Bennie Nest, Galen Gray, and many others. accompanying drivers were led by Dr. Kenneth Cuneo and James Ivers, with guests such as Miss Penney Anders and Andrea Jennison.
In remarks about Boris, Doris says she has no fear of being seen as a spy by Russians. She simply enjoys Boris and believes he returns the feeling.
Baseball leaders include Smith, Skowron, Sievers for batting. Mantle and Mays lead runs and hits with high totals. Banks and Aaron top RBIs, Pinson and Wills steal bases. pitching leaders include Bunning and Drysdale. The text shifts to a romance: Doris Guchs of Rochester and Boris Nikolozov from Moscow discuss communication barriers and dancing at the Olympic Village club.
George N. Tamposi added his name to believers struck by lightning. Four pure-bred Holstein cows were killed, joining a previous loss a year earlier during a lightning storm. The events occurred in Nashua, New Hampshire.
A roadside sign at Oakville Iowa urges drivers to slow down, reading We think this place is heaven. Don't drive like hell through it, aiming to curb speeding and protect residents in the small town.
Scarborough Maine race night adds two 20 lap features to Wednesday program at Beech Ridge. Bomber and stock car purses unsettled with Dick Garrett back after suspension, Gardiner Leavitt driving hard with new engine, Pete Peterson top seed in B class, Ralph Cusack in the Blue Deuce, and 80 laps of feature racing planned starting at 8 pm.
Ty Cobb, 73, watched the San Francisco Giants beat Cincinnati 6 1 in Candlestick Park. In a box interview Cobb urged hitters to stay away from pulling the ball and to hit up the middle amid the wind. He noted his Spring Training support for the Giants and discussed his ongoing illness while returning to Stanford Hospital for treatment.
Hollywood reports NBC will air Out laws a Western told from criminals vantage point with fate guiding outcomes. The marshal and deputies avoid chases as plots show motives behind crimes like robbery and betrayal. Episodes blend tragedy and rescues, including a dead outlaw taken in for a reward to aid his pregnant wife.
In Estes Park Colorado a climber stranded 250 feet above ground was rescued after a park ranger used an arrow to launch a light line to the ledge. The climber hauled up ropes and freed himself within about 15 minutes. Park Ranger Terrell Quick spearheaded the operation.
Augusta Governor Reed endorsed Robert A. Bicks for federal anti trust chief joining Atty Gen Hancock in support. Bicks faces Senate committee hearing as Reed telegrammed Maine Senators Smith and Muskie urging approval citing Bicks strong state interests protection and potential recoveries in anti trust actions.
Governor Reed urged motorists to watch for thousands of Maine summer camp youngsters traveling home this week. State and local police will ensure safety as trains and chartered buses move most campers out of state, with transportation to rail and bus terminals a major concern. Exodus mainly midweek to early next week.
Maine motorists and truckers paid 57.8 million in state and federal gasoline taxes and automotive levies last year. The Maine Petroleum Association cites 22.7 million from a seven cent gas tax and 9.7 million to the federal levy. Snowdon urged keeping taxes from rising further and noted the impending expiry of the fourth federal levy. A BOMARC site dedication at Dow Air Force Base drew a large crowd of officials and civilians as Maj. Gen. Henry Viccellio praised the defense link.
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