Mobutu denies Lumumba torture and reports health
In Leopoldville Col Joseph Mobutu rejected claims that ex Premier Patrice Lumumba was tortured or disfigured in prison. He refused to release a doctor’s report, but read a certificate stating Lumumba’s general health was satisfactory while noting a sprained foot and swollen eye from a beating.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Joseph Mobutu
Patrice Lumumba
Lumumba
Mobutu
U. N
Dag, Hammarskijold
Congo
Joseph Kasavubu
Maine Cities Elect Nonpartisan Officials In 3 Towns
The Associated Press reports Portland elected Daniel B. Felix to the at large seat after a tight race with O William Robertson and Anthony J Rump as incumbents Loring and Ball won reelection. In South Portland Edward Twomey upset Joe Morrison by 64 votes with backing from a tax favored citizens group.
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Associated Press
Portland
Maine
Daniel B. Felix
Harold G. Loring
Ira E. Ball
Felix
O. William Robertson
Anthony J. Rump
South Portland
Edward Twomey
Joe R. Morrison
Twomey
Citizens Group
Mor
Auxiliary Selects Officers at Alexander Macmillan Post
The December meeting of Alexander Macmillan post Canadian Legion auxiliary elected officers. Re-elected: Margaret Chasse president Melvina Miles second vice president Edna Mahoney secretary Rita Toussaint chaplain Clara Blouin first flag bearer Lydia Wentzell second flag bearer. New officers: Sarah Metcalf first vice president Ora Cookson treasurer Angelina Cote sergeant at arms. Installation set for later with plans to attend Lewiston post event.
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Alexander Macmillan Post
Canadian Legion Auxiliary
Ora Cookson
Biddeford
Margaret Chasse
Melvina Miles
Edna Mahoney
Rita Toussaint
Clara Blouin
Lydia Wentzell
Sarah Metcalf
Miss Cookson
Angelina Cote
Saco Planning Board Proposes Recreation Improvement Plan
The Saco Planning Board recommends a three-pronged approach to improve recreation facilities by Thornton Academy, the Saco school system and the city. It notes a lack of proper gym and recreation spaces and urges a joint citizen committee to study and push for adequate plant facilities, including high school needs, with coordination across agencies.
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Saco
Thornton Academy
Saco Recreation Commission
Planning Board
Saco School System
Recreation Commission
Seco
Thornton
Seco Armory
National Guard
Young School
Thornton] Academy
Congo Airing Sought at United Nations Council Session
The Soviet Union asked for an urgent Security Council meeting in New York to discuss the Congo crisis. Valerian Zorin delivered the request to Dag Hammarskjold, demanding Lumumba’s immediate release, army disarmament under Col. Mobutu, and expulsion of Belgian personnel.
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United Nations
N.Y
Soviet Union
U.N. Security Council
Congo
Dag Hammarskjold
Valerian A. Zorin
Patrice Lumba
Zorin
11-Nation Council
U.N
Lumumba
Col
Joseph Mobutu
Biddeford Musicians Mayor Ally Seeks Re Nomination
Alfred Cloutier, Biddeford resident and semi retired trucker, announces his candidacy for re nomination as councilman at large to back Mayor Clement H. Deschambault in the December 12 primaries. He runs Merchants Express, plays violin with the Portland Symphony Orchestra, teaches multiple instruments, and belongs to several local orders and unions. He is married to Aurore Nadeau.
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Clement H. Deschambault
Biddeford
Cloutier
Merchants Express
Portland Symphony Orchestra
Catholic Order of Foresters
St. Jean ‘Baptiste d'Amerique
Knights of Columbus
Biddeford-Saco
Eisenhower Kennedy In Historic Conference Briefs
President-elect John F Kennedy met President Eisenhower at the White House in an historic handover conference. Enthusiastic crowds watched as Kennedy arrived in a cream sedan at 9 a.m. Eisenhower greeted him on the north portico and they shook hands twice amid a Marine band playing.
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Eisenhower-Kennedy
The
Jack
Washington
John F. Kennedy
Eisenhower
White House
Executive Mansion
Kennedy
Marine Corps
Police Clear Area Near School in New Orleans
In a token integration effort, 23 white first graders attended classes at William Frantz School as police cleared a one block zone around the building. The protest environment continued with legal moves as the parish seeks board resignations while funds are frozen to block payroll financing.
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New Orleans
William Frantz
Orleans Parish
Lloyd Foreman
Joseph Giarrusso
Louisiana
McDonagh
First Negro Judge Named in San Francisco
John Wesley Bussey, 56, named presiding judge of San Francisco Municipal Court. A California and Harvard graduate, he is the city’s first Black judge elevated to the bench. He was elected unanimously Monday by fellow municipal judges, with whom he has served since 1958.
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San Francisco
John Wesley Bussey
California
Harvard
Saco Ballot Poses Two Referendum Questions on Sewage Plant and School
The city of Saco will ask voters next Monday to approve building a Bear Brook sewage treatment plant and a new elementary school in Pepperell Park. The school proposal allows up to 400000 in serial bonds, with construction to begin no later than October 15 1961, and may seek federal funds if available.
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Saco
Bear ‘Brook
Bar Brook
Stees
Pepperell Park
United Purpose
National Congress
Changes Proposed For City Charter In Saco
An eight point proposal to revise Saco city charter was presented to the mayor and City council. It calls for emergency bond issues, higher mayoral pay, appointive school committee member, two year terms for mayor and aldermen, a city engineer appointment, eligibility for state or federal funds, a sinking fund for real estate capital improvements, and a depreciation reserve for equipment. The group urges a special referendum allowing individual voting on each change.
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Saco City
Saco
Nicholas P. Scontras
Scontras
Peti
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Gordon G. Smith
James Herrick
Harry W. Gowen
Tyler
Charles Hatch
Arthur Wheeler
Wilmont Bailey
Elmer FE. Bardsley
Kenneth Libby
Story
Auxiliary
Lewiston Post
Saco Planning Board
Cumberland Avenue
Fea. Corp
New York, N. Y
Advertising Council
OUR
Alfred Cloutier
Saco Parent-Teacher Association
Alan Gilbert
Arthur Emerson
Richard
Fargo
North Dakota
Main St
Alfred Street
Jerry’s Meat Mart
Warner Program
Warner
Forester’s Hall
O’clock Main & Emery Sts
DesRoberts
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