Ethiopian Leader Haile Selassie Reported Returning Home
Reports from Gen Merid Mengesha and Ethiopian diplomats said Emperor Haile Selassie landed in Ethiopia after a rebel coup, with loyal forces fighting to defend the throne. Unconfirmed broadcasts placed his arrival in Lagos Fort Lamy or Asmara as loyalist forces mobilized against rebels.
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London
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Merid Mengesha
Aden
Mengesha
Conpira
Desate
Lagos
Nigeria
Selassie
Rome
Fort Lamy
Chad
Central Africa
Pope Names Four New Cardinals in Vatican Secret Consistory
Pope John XXIII elevates four cardinals including Archbishop Joseph E. Ritter of St. Louis. The group also includes Archbishop Luis Concha Cordoba of Bogota and Archbishop Jose Umberto Quintero of Caracas and Italian Msgr Giuseppe Ferretto. This raises the Sacred College to a record 86 members.
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Vatican City
John, XXIII
Joseph E. Ritter
St. Louis
Msgr
Giuseppe Ferretto
Vatican Curia
Luis Concha Cordoba
Bogota
Jose ‘Umberto Quintero
Caracas
Vatican
Sacred College
Roman Catholic Church
Ritter Br
U. S
Francis Cardinal
Spellman
New York
Albert Gregory Cardinal Meyer
Chicago
James Francis L. Cardinal
McIntyre
Los Angeles
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Boston
Aloisius Cardinal Muench
Fargo
N. D
Kennedy picks two more cabinet posts in historic move
President elect John F Kennedy announces Robert Kennedy as attorney general and Douglas Dillon as secretary of the Treasury with Byron White named deputy attorney general. Dillon, ex- ambassador to France, served since 1953 and agrees to return to private life.
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New York
Kennedy
Washington
John F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Douglas Dillon
Treasury Department
Senate Rackets Investigating Committee
U.S
Byron
Whizzer) White
Denver
Colo
White
Justice Department
Illon
J. Edward Day
Los Angeles
Dillon
Robert Kennedy
Georgetown
Eisenhower
France
Mazzacane Fined for Tax Evation in Portland Court
Dr. Walter D. Mazzacane of Old Orchard Beach was fined 7500 dollars in U S District Court for income tax evasion. He pleaded not contest and received a suspended nine month sentence plus two years probation. Indicted last February for evading about 5088 dollars in taxes from 1953 to 1955.
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Portland
Walter D. Mazzacane
Old Orchard Beach
U. S
Mazzacane
Bank Stock Sold in Pittsfield Reorganization
U S Referee Richard F E Poulos announced the sale of 1447 shares of Firstational Bank of Pittsfield common stock owned by J R Cianchette and Sons Corp to bank directors. The firm is being reorganized under federal bankruptcy laws at a price of 83 1 3 dollars per share.
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Portland
Firstational Bank of
Pittsfield
J. R. Cianchette and Sons Corp
U. S
Richard FE. Poulos
Cianchette
Farmstand Fire Ruins Stand in Vassalboro
AP reports a farm stand owned by Wendell Kingsbury suffered a major fire in Vassalboro destroying the chicken house and a two car garage. About 13 500 chickens perished in the blaze as investigators worked to determine cause and an estimate of damages.
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New York
America
Brooklyn
Harbor Narrows
Staten Island
Trans World Airlines
Flatbush
8Th Avenues
UAL
TWA
Vassalboro
Wendell Kingsbury
Man Held In Bomb Plot To Slay Kennedy
A 73 year old Belmont NH man Richard Paul Pavlick was jailed on a 100000 bond on a federal charge that he intended to turn himself into a human bomb to kill President elect John F Kennedy. He had seven sticks of dynamite in his car and admitted seeking a mental test. The arrest in Palm Beach followed a nationwide hunt and involved officials from the Secret Service and U S District Attorney's office.
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West Palm Beach
Fila
John F. Kennedy
Richard Paul Pavlick
Belmont
U.S
George L. Pink
Pink
Pavlik
Palm Beach
U. S. Dist
Robert Rust
Miami
John Marshall
Secret Service
Pavlick
Lester Free
Rust
Marshall
N.H
Washington, D.C
Pavvlick
Kennedy
Boston
Kennedys
Commissioners Office
Richard A. McDonald
Free
Royal Poinciana Way
Hyannis Port
Mass
New England
Romney plans savings bond rebate to boost American Motors sales
Auto industry studies George Romney’s plan offering buyers government savings bonds as rebates for 10 to 50 percent sales gains. Each 10 percent increase yields a $25 bond per buyer, with a $125 cap, delivery Dec 1 to Mar 31, limited to US purchases and not for government buys.
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Detroit
Mich
George Romney
American Motors
Romney
New York
United States
Post Offices Announce Holiday Weekend Mailing Hours
Biddeford and Saco post offices extend hours with Saturday till 5 p m and Sunday 10 a m to 4 p m to help holiday mail. Postmasters Laverriere and Vachon note extra staff and substitutions to meet the rush and urge residents to clear walkways and use printed tabs for bundles. Four-cent postage applies to greeting cards mailed to Canada.
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Biddeford
Saco
Willie Laverriere F
Joseph Vachon
Vachon
Laco
Civil Service Registry
Laverriere
Canada
Larouche Made Permanent Fireman In Biddeford
Edmund Larouche 56 State Street Biddeford long served as a callman with the Biddeford Fire Department since 1942. The Biddeford City Council, on a recommendation from Fire Chief Arthur H. King, appointed him as permanent fireman to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Remie Jariz Jr. He will resume duties as tillerman on the ladder truck.
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Edmund Larouche
State Street
Biddeford
Arthur H. King
Larouche
Tillerman
St. Louis High School
Remie Jariz, Jr
Break In At Nutshell Restaurant in Biddeford
Police investigate a break in at the Nutshell restaurant on Franklin Street last night. Entry was gained by removing two iron bars and breaking a window to the men's room. A vending machine yielded 25 cigarette packages and two small boxes held sales tax money and change. An attempted break at Sneider Discount Market on Alfred Street failed after heavy bars were bolted from the inside.
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Biddeford
Sneider
Alfred Street
Franklin Street
Nepal King seizes power in coup arrests ministers
King Mahendra moves to dissolve parliament and take control of government amid arrests of Prime Minister Koirala and cabinet ministers. Right wing and Communist leaders reported detained, while Kathmandu newspapers halt publication to protest. Officials say foreign policy not implicated.
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Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Brazil
Asfa Wassan
Addis Ababa
Katmandu
Nepal
Mahendra
India
Tibet
Roy
B. P. Koirala
Koirala
Law and Order
Pushpalal
Bharat Shamsher
Gorka Parishad Party
Nepali Congress Party
Army Officers Club
United States
Washington
U. S. State Department
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Mitchell Field Air Force Base
Long Island
Millers Field
Coast Guard
Agnes MacDonald
William Noble
Altha
United Air Lines
Idlewild
LaGuardia
New York Harbor
Narrows
By Ben Phlegar
AP Automotive Writer
Maine Carpet CO
Div
Maine Linoleum Co
Alfred St
W. W. Pomerleau, Ch
Republican City Committee
Saco Voters
Charles R. Cote
Thomas C. Winston
Adrien Petit
Gerard Vermette
Louis R. Soucy
Joseph P. Kenneally
Alcide Deschambeault
Harry A. Warren
Robert
Fenderson
Department of Internal Revenue
Copr
Fea. Corp
Biddeford-Saco
Holly Hunter
Robert Geiger
Williamstown
N. J
New Jersey
Ralph Milane
Milane
Percival Wardwell
Youland’s
Youland’s Dept. Store
Main Street
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