Saco Mayors Race Narrows In Tight Municipal Contest
In Saco and Biddeford primaries, Whelan wins mayoral nomination by wide margin while Fortier trails. Lesieur leads Democrats in Biddeford with 14 vote edge. Recounts loom as precinct results and council races shape a crowded post election scene across the two cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lesseur
Fortier
Atty
Arthur J. Lesieur
Biddeford
Conrad T. Fortier
Willie Pomerleau
J. Frederick Warner
Lesieur
Frederick Deschambeault
Peter J. Farley
Western allies push toward closer Britain West Germany links
In Bonn British Foreign Secretary Richard Butler and West German leaders reached a broad agreement to strengthen Western unity. The joint communique said future negotiations will be eased and regular talks will occur, with Erhard and Douglas-Home seeking to end mistrust and bring Britain closer to Europe. East West relations were to be pursued, noting cautious hope around German reunification and Soviet relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
Germany
Richard A. Butler
Butler
Ludwig Erhard
Gerhard Schroeder
Erhard
Alec Douglas- Home
Britain
West Germany
Europe
Karl Uenther von Hase
Schroeder
Soviet Union
British Official Injured In Aden Bombing
A bomb from an airport balcony harmed the British high commissioner Sir Kennedy Trevaskis and 39 others, including deputy commissioner George Henderson and Information Secretary Jim Foster. The party aimed to London for talks on the federation of the Aden protectorate sheikdoms. no bomber identity is known. The attack raised Yemen’s opposition to federation plans and possible Yemeni involvement remains unconfirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aden
Kennedy Trevaskis
George Henderson
Jim Foster
Information Ministry
Federation of South Arabia
Sultan Ahmed bin Abdulla Fadhli
Ing
London
Sheikdoms
Emirates
Arabian Peninsula
Duncan Sandys
Yemen
Fears Mount For Safety Of Hostages
In Bolivia four Americans and 17 others held hostage by Communist-led tin miners near La Paz faced a 24 hour deadline with the miners demanding the release of two jailed union leaders Irineo Pimental and Frederico Escobar. The government offered no pledge to free them as observers recalled 1949 when hostages were seized and later killed. Among captives are Thomas Martin US Information Agency officer and Michael A. Kristula of Cadillac Michigan, with others including Bernard Rifkin and Peace Corps volunteer Robert Fergerstrom. Hostages were taken Friday at Catavi, 155 miles southeast of La Paz, while delivering a $15000 aid check for a school and orphanage. The miners threaten consequences if their demands are not met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Paz
Bolivia
Juan Lechin
Thomas Martin
New York
U.S. Information Agency
U.S
Martin
Catavi
Michael A. Kristula
Cadillac
Mich
Bernard Rifkin
Brooklyn
N.Y
Peace Corps
Robert Fergerstrom
Honolulu
Irineo Pimental
Frederico Escobar
Today's Chuckle Never Laugh at a Fat Man
Comic caption jokes about a punchline involving a portly man described as a little boy grown to waist, presented in a light humorous tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen
Fea, Corp
Posses Push Hunt For Kidnapped Sinatra Son
In California's Lake Tahoe region a two day posse hunt tracks the vanished 19 year old Sinatra Jr. as FBI resources are deployed. Frank Sinatra Sr. keeps vigil in Reno while authorities seek clues to the motel abduction and the missing singer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stateline
Calif
Snowy Mountains
Lake Tahoe
Frank Sinatra Jr
Reno
FBI
Sinatra
John Foss
Sinatra Jr
Foss
Studebaker Loss Shrinks U.S. Auto Operations to Canada
NEW YORK AP Studebaker Corp reports a 40 million loss on U.S. auto production since 1959 and plans to end U.S. assembly at South Bend Ind while continuing plant work in Hamilton Ontario. The company will halt the Avanti sports car, offer severance to salaried workers, extend unemployment benefits and pension rights to union staff, and maintain parts and service through 2,109 dealers. Indiana Governor Welsh promises priority to reemployment as about 6,000 South Bend workers face displacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Studebaker Corp
United States
Randolph H. Guthrie
Studebaker
South Bend
Ind
Hamilton
Ont
Guthrie
Canada
Byers A. Burlingame
Gordon E. Grundy
Studebaker of Canada Ltd
Indiana
Matthew E. Welsh
Bend
U.S
Byers Burlingame
Burlingame
Lodge for President trial balloon stirs GOP chatter
Washington AP rounds up reaction to Henry Cabot Lodge as a possible GOP candidate after Lyndon Johnson’s rise to the presidency. Eisenhower urged Lodge to stay ready, but current delegate support remains slim while Barry Goldwater leads the field. The piece notes past Lodge influence and potential shifts as the 1964 convention approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond J. Crowley
Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lodge
South Viet Nam
Gen
Eisenhower
Supreme Allied Headquarters
Europe
Senate
Massachusetts
John F. Kennedy
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
GOP
Questions Not To Be Asked In Biddeford Saco Journal
In early fall readers were invited to submit questions for mayoral candidates in Saco and Biddeford. Saco followed the plan, but Biddeford’s looming recount and short notice led editors to deem answering unfair. thus the prepared questions will remain unanswered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Also Mentioned on This Page
Whelan
Saco
J. Edward Whelan
Kent
Harvey Lamontagne Jr
Lamontagne
John J. Harvey
Saco Su
Thomas Winston
Paul Walker
Biddeford High School
Harvey
Walker
Republi
Harold Waight
Chandler Boutet
Willard Stackpole
Saco Republican Committee
Samuel Gagnon Jr
Albert Cabana
Donald Guay
Donald Perrin
Thornton Academy
Democratic Police Commission
Philip L. Beaudette
Alphonse J. Remillard
Henry W. Labbe
Board of Education
Lucien Doyon
Doyon
Robert A. Petrin
Theodore Truman
Joseph Zaitlin
Leo Lemire
Napoleon Verrier
Gilbert A. Boucher
Raoul Lessard
Roland L'Heureux
Raoul Labranche
Roger E. Fecteau
Fecteau
Henry Camire
Urbain A. Bisson
Bisson
Ernest Fontaine
Alfred DesRoberts
DesRoberts
Robert
Dr. J. Edward Whelan
Saco Lodge
IOOF
M. Cloudman
Ernest Maddox
Robert Strickland
Alec A. John
Erwin Kennedy
Russell C. Bennett
Story
Electrolux
Joseph Durfee
Father
Wilfrid Lasante
Joe’s Donut Shop
Alfred Street
Biddeford-Saco
Joseph James Sorce
el Cerrito
Thomas Patrick Keating
Riverside
U.S. 50
Sinatra Sr
Attr
Robert Kennedy
Justice Department
Palm Springs
St. Louis High School
Ronald Guillemette
Paul
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
W. Pomerleau
Paul A. Deshaies
Mgr
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!