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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1961
Page
9
A petition from Farnum of Milton Township seeks commutation of Howard P. from statutory rape imprisonment. The effort, the fifth, asks Gov. Reed and the Executive Council to intervene. The case is set for hearing on October 4.
Washington reports appetite for adjournment between September 15 and October 15 with no tax reform or postal boost in sight. A conference yields likely a three year treasury borrowing plan and $2 billion education aid limit. Berlin crisis dominates as Kennedy, Eisenhower, and Truman era policy align on no retreat to defend West Berlin.
Hollywood columnist Bob Thomas extols California salads comparing them favorably to eastern fare. He riffs on taste and freshness while recalling the era of German conquest and the military leadership of a supreme commander who defeated Hitler’s forces in the West.
A sharp food column extols cold crisp lettuce and inventive dressings. It praises Musso Frank’s chef salad and the Cobb at Brown Derby, detailing ingredients and serving style while noting a personal craving to dine again after finishing the piece.
Junior bridal attendants Miss Florence Child Miss Margaret Mary Pollock and Miss Ann Pollock organized a bridal shower at the home of Miss Child in Portland for future bride Miss Mary Ann Harriman. Gifts were given from a decoratively themed container and a buffet lunch followed. photos were taken for the bride’s album as relatives attended. Harriman will wed J Bernard Manning of Baltimore on September 23 at St Mary church Biddeford.
Auburn police pursue two young stick-up artists who robbed Norm's Store of 322 dollars Wednesday night. The masked pair waited until customers were sparse, brandished pistols, and escaped in a car. The clerk Nicholas Norman Larne, 62, described the suspects as about 20 to 25 years old.
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