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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1961

Page

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Segregation Ends After Century In Georgia Schools

ATLANTA AP Nine Negro pupils entered previously white Atlanta schools as guarded peace held. Police intercepted any trouble and kept order while tension flared briefly around Murphy Brown Grady and Northside high schools. Authorities curtailed picketing and a Klan splinter group distributed literature. One transfer student, Damaris Allen, chose Spelman College over a white school.

Atlanta Georgia Alabama Mississippi South Carolina Bill Cody Arlington Grady High School Cody Murphy High Brown High Brown Northside High FBI Ruan W. Stephens Brown, Murphy, Grady Northside Youth For Herbert Jenkins Ku Klux Klan Damaris Allen Negro Spelman College

Plane missing search continues amid rumors of recovery

Civil Air Patrol and local agencies kept a large hunt underway for a red and white Piper Comanche reported missing since Saturday. Four of 12 CAP searchers plus two Brunswick Naval Air Station helicopters joined crews in an area spanning Lebanon Maine to Milton New Hampshire. Residents in Kennebunk and Lebanon reported possible sightings but CAP officials discounted the tip as false. The pilot was James E. Healy and Joseph Hopkins were aboard, en route to Hopkins's summer home near Bath. Radio contact had been lost near Kennebunk and Biddeford during the weekend storm.

Mission Headquarters Civil Air Patrol Biddeford CAP Route 35 Arundel Lebanon Maine Milton N.H Brunswick Naval Air Station Civil Defense Alden Jacobs Kennebunk Jacobs Alfred Levesque James E. Healy Chester N.J Joseph Hopkins Short Hills Hopkin West Point Bath Wiscasset

Maine Courts Face Slow Change

Maine moves to a unified District Court replacing about 100 municipal courts and trial justices. Governor Reed plans two at large judges to set ground rules with Chief Justice Williamson, then staggered district judge appointments as terms expire. Expect first active district courts in Caribou and Piscataquis County after October 2.

Augusta Maine Reed Robert B. Williamson Maine Supreme Court Williamson Caribou Piscataquis

Rhodesia apologizes over assault on Williams in Lusaka

In Lusaka an attack on U.S. Assistant Secretary of State G. Mennen Williams drew apologies from Rhodesian Federation officials led by Sir Roy Welensky and Northern Rhodesia authorities. The assailant, a 6-foot man described as drunk, grabbed Williams and struck him on the jaw before police took him into custody. Williams, touring Africa, deemed the incident minor and continued to Washington.

Ister Rhodesian Federation U.S John Emmerson Williams Singilar Lusaka Northern Rhodesia Evelyn Howe Richard Sampson de Camp Frankfurt Germany Washington

Biddeford Officials Clash Over Wall Collapse Evacuation

A sea wall collapse near Biddeford triggers a dispute with state leaders over evacuation orders. Fire Prevention Chief Flynn notified occupants of an apartment house at White's Wharf, while City Clerk Binette and owner Mrs. Oscar Dubois deny any word. Governor Reed orders state Insurance Department safety probe.

Biddeford Joseph A. P. Flynn Reed White's ‘ Wharf Ralph Binette Binette Oscar Dubois Lawrence ‘Dolby

City wall ownership dispute stalls engineer aid efforts

Gov Reed notes city of Biddeford built the wall but ownership unclear. The U S Army Corps of Engineers denied responsibility for the wall, citing no construction by them. Peter W Smith seeks action from Brig Gen Seymour Potter as officials provide vague answers and delay.

Gineer Binette Dolby Augusta Gov Reed Biddeford U. S Army Corps of Engineers Peter W. Smith Peter \. Garland Corps Smith Seymour A. Potter Waltham Mass Potter Portland Corps of Engineers

Brazil’s Military Chiefs Reject Goulart as Figurehead Leader

Brazil’s three military ministers veto a plan to install Joao Goulart as a powerless head of a parliamentary system. Vice President Goulart travels from Paris toward Brazil as lawmakers debate the plan, while military leaders dismiss it amid a split in the southern army and recent dismissals ordered by Acting President Mazziili.

Brazil Brasilia Odylio Denys Silvio Heck Gran Moss Joao Goulart Rio de Janeiro Congress Goulart Paris New York Air Force Chamber of Deputies Rainieri Mazzilli Congressional Comet Odyhopans Denys

Senate crime probes probe race track gambling plot

Washington AP Sen investigators questioned race track figures from six states seeking to uncover a plot to silence two witnesses Harry Gorman Indianapolis a retired wire operator said he had been threatened with death if he testified Frank Lyons Chicago race wire employee allegedly attempted death by own action after threats. Subcommittee listed witnesses from Illinois Kentucky Ohio Pennsylvania Missouri and Louisiana in hearings on illegal bookmaking tied to legal race wire services. Top figures named include Joseph Marcello Joseph Poretto Ralph Emery and Vincenzo Ammeratto known as Vincent Emery.

Washington Senate Harry Gorman Indianapolis Senate Investigations Subcommittee Subcommittee Frank W. Lyons Chicago FBI Lyons and Gorman Illinois Kentucky Ohio Pennsylvania Missouri Louisiana John L. McClellan D-Ark Martin Hillery Louis Elkeman Louisville ‘Ky Rice Senate Crime Investigating Committee Nola Joseph Marcello Joseph Poretto Ralph Emery Emery Vincenzo Ammeratto al Capone Vincent Emery Marcello Carlos

Safe stolen at Straford Farms Dairy drive-in on Route 1

A safe containing about $1300 was stolen today from the Straf ford Farms Dairy drive in restaurant on Route 1.

Scarborough Strafford Farms Dairy Drive-In Route 1

Rescue Of Sightseers Trapped In Cable Cars Ended

In CHAMONIX France an aerial cable car rescue finished after hours of peril. More than twenty five cars dangled above Mont Blanc as rescuers inched along cables to pull occupants to safety. The incident followed a jet cut that caused three cars to derail and plunge 700 feet, killing a German family and an Italian father and son.

Chamonix France Mont Blanc Alps Ziegler Luxeuil Francis Blanchard The International Labor Organization At Aiguille du Midi Torino London Hugh Putnam Milton Mass Katherine Blodgett Grand Rapids Mich Miss Blodgett Angus Taylor Los Angeles

Saco Attorney Wins Speed Case Dismissal

Alty. T. A. Fitanides of 167 Lincoln Street Saco had his speeding charge dismissed by Associate Judge William F. Wilson Jr in Saco Municipal Court. The dismissal rested on a warrant failure to allege Maine Turnpike speed laws. Phillips faced probate cause for bigamy, bound over to September York County Superior Court. Bail set at 500 dollars. Packard fined ten dollars for fishing without a license. Walsh fined ten dollars for operating with an inadequate muffler.

Alty. T.A Wilson Charles W. Phillips Pleasant Street Saco Phillips York County Superior Court Roger Packard Middle Street Richard K. Walsh Allston Mass

Rumford Man Appears Twice in Separate Courts

A 65-year-old Rumford man, Bernard J. Amero, faced charges in Biddeford and Saco this morning. In Biddeford he was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and drunken driving, while in Saco he faced a leaving the scene of an accident charge. The Biddeford cases were continued to next Wednesday and the Saco case to next Thursday.

Rumford Saco Air Force Biddeford Bernard J. Amero Amero

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