Biddeford High Offers New Guidance Series
Biddeford High School introduces a summer vocational guidance program aiding 350 students in planning courses for next year. Principal Raymond Kenneally notes benefits include faster fall class placement, extended interview hours, and flexible sessions across morning and afternoon slots with no fixed time limit per student.
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Carl Hevey
Linda Jacques
Southern School Children Begin Integration Push
The Associated Press reports a new critical period as fall terms begin amid federal integration rules clashing with local laws. Desegregation starts in Florida Orchard Villa Miami and other sites. Virginia, Arkansas, and Texas show varied progress. Departments and courts weigh cases, with openings and delays shaping the school year.
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Pine Bluff
Vacation Packing Car Showdown
A playful caption notes that those who claim you cannot pack for a vacation have clearly not seen a car loaded for travel. The item attributes a light humor tone to family and road trip readiness.
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Eisenhower Visiting Britain's Royal Family at Balmoral
President Eisenhower breaks from diplomatic talks for a social call at Balmoral Castle. Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret greet him at the gates as Prince Philip accompanies them. Crowd cheers as the group tours the castle and guards. The Queen, pregnant with her third child, appears on TV during the visit.
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Grandfather of Biddeford Woman Dug First Oil Well
In Titusville Pennsylvania the oil industry marks its 100th birthday. Edwin L Drake, who drilled the first commercial oil well near Titusville on August 27, 1859, is posthumously named official colonel this week. The centennial celebration honors Drake and his granddaughters Mrs. Kalish of East Haven and Mrs. Carver of Fortunes Rocks Maine.
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East Haven
Budget of Biddeford City in 1855
Biddeford City Clerk Ralph Binette found an 1855 budget showing a city of Biddeford with 22,000 dollars total. The 1855 allocations included schools 6000 dollars streets 5000 health 150 police 600 fire 150 and other items such as cemetery repairs and interest. The current budget surpasses 700,000 dollars.
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Ralph Binette
Defiant Congress backs last chance housing bill in veto clash
Congress defeats President Eisenhower's veto hopes by wide margins as the House passes a 1.05 billion dollar housing bill. Supporters hail 37,000 new public housing units, federal college loans, a 650 million slum program, and FHA mortgage insurance while critics warn of overreach. Senate approval followed with strong bipartisan backing.
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Mothers Still Know Best What Dads Should Wear
The Associated Press notes that women influence men’s suit choices, guiding style, color, and fit. Industry experts say men resist change, but with wives’ help they select trimmer Continental designs and lighter fabrics, making the purchase quicker and more satisfactory.
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Pop
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Marine Leaders Resign Over Commandant Choice
Washington AP report notes three Marine Corps generals resign after Maj. Gen. David M. Shoup is named to be commandant starting Jan. 1. Vernon E. Megee, Edwin A. Pollock, and Merrill B. Twining resign amid disappointment and praise for Shoup's qualifications.
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Ex Biddeford Engineer Named Teaching Professor
Orono AP says David B. Hopkinson, formerly a development engineer in Biddeford and Portland for nine years, is appointed assistant professor of engineering graphics at the University of Maine in Portland. The Portland native worked with Saco Lowell Shops in Biddeford 1950 to 1958 and since last year has been a development design engineer at Southworth Machine Co. in Portland.
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University of Maine
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Saco-Lowell
Southworth Machine Co
Little sports car wreck near Paris injures no one
AP report describes a minor crash in which a low sports car left a sharp curve, struck a wire fence, and went under it near Paris Kentucky. Driver G K Norton of Wilmore escaped injury and the vehicle sustained no damage.
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