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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1961
Page
1
Catanzaro Italy AP dramatic Christmas disaster as a runaway train car plummets 100 feet into a river bed killing 42 and wounding at least 28 amid crowded Holiday shopping. Rescue work continues in rain as hospitals call for blood donors and authorities revise death toll upward.
A crippling blizzard swept the Midwest, hitting Iowa Illinois and Wisconsin with six foot drifts closing roads and stranding travelers. Air ports closed and power lines fell as temperatures plunged in North Dakota and Minnesota. In Missouri and Kansas new snow up to ten inches caused stalled buses and blocked roads while Tarkio reported eight inches and 125 stranded students.
The article outlines Christmas observance with area company closures and post office delays. Saco and Biddeford post offices will skip mail delivery except for special delivery and perishables. two offices open tonight until 5 p m before holiday. Banks and stores close. churches offer services noted in the church section. The Biddeford Saco Journal will not publish Monday.
Associated Press reports a festive mood rising despite global anxiety as Christmas nears. Berlin sees the season's first snow and White Christmas hopes, while 800 lighted trees along the Berlin Wall soften the border's harshness. Western Europe ships trees to West Berlin and local residents invite U.S., British, and French troops to holiday meals amid Cold War strains.
The Biddeford Saco Journal will not publish on Monday December 25 in observance of Christmas. Readers are advised to check next day’s issue for local news updates and community notices.
Negotiations for the official transfer in management of the Westbrook Skating rink were completed yesterday afternoon at the rink on Pool road Biddeford. The Parents Friends and Teachers association of St Andre parish will operate the rink now named the St Andre PFTA Skating Rink. A business meeting to finalize plans was held last night. Participants included Paul Beaupre Miss Carol Harry president of the student auxiliary Mrs Victor Fleurent vice president of the PFTA Joseph Plamondon PFTA president Mrs Laverriere and Gerard Laverriere former rink managers and Rev Bernand Nicknair curate at St Andre parish. Young skaters Betty St Ours Carleen Laverriere Barbara Ann Laverriere posed in front.
Kennedy and Macmillan wrap two day Bermuda meeting with plans for a fresh push to ease East West tensions. Llewellyn Thompson will lead outreach to Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko to test for a negotiating basis with Britain’s Frank Roberts following. France’s de Gaulle to be informed.
A witty quip contrasts speakers who speak from experience with those who do not, lampooning common verbal clichés and offering a light observation on communication. The line plays on the notion that experience should guide talk, yet humorously questions who truly has wisdom to share.
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