Seven Feared Killed In Blast In Charlestown Cafe
Boston fire and police report a terrific explosion and fire leveled a Charlestown cafe and a nearby brick building. Initial word says at least seven killed, five injured to Massachusetts General Hospital, four missing. A second blast followed at 8:30 a.m. near the Navy Yard, with debris being cleared as crews search for victims.
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Boston
Charleston
Massachusetts General Hospital
Sugar Cane Co
Atwood White
Boston Navy Yard
Bunker Hill Monument
White
Good Yule Weather Is Predicted
PORTLAND AP a perfect Christmas Eve has been promised Maine residents by the weather man a soft falling snow will give the state a white blanket for Christmas precipitation won't be heavy enough to cause discomfort warmer temperatures also are predicted presenting a sharp contrast to the past two nights when the mercury dipped below zero in many parts of the state the coldest spot in Maine last night again was Rumford with a 9 below zero reading Thursday night Rumford recorded 18 below zero temperatures other low readings last night included Millinocket 5 below Caribou 2 below Limestone 1 below Brunswick and Greenville 1 Houston 2 Portland and Old Town 3 Augusta 4 and Bangor
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Portland
Maine
Rumford
Caribou
Limestone
Brunswick
Greenville
Houston
Old Town
Augusta
Bangor
StateHas No Proof Of Hit And Run
A Scarborough used car salesman Homer Berube will not face charges after officials said there is no evidence he knew he struck Jeannine Parkhurst. Police notes show Berube admitted not having a license, but prosecutors say there are no witnesses to prove he drove the car. Parkhurst remained in serious condition with head and possible internal injuries at a Portland hospital.
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Portland
Jeannine Parkhurst
Arthur Chapman Jr
Chapman
Homer Berube
Scarborough
Berube
John J. Davis
Davis
Chuckle observes human imperfection in daily life
A humorous reflection notes that perfection is impossible for humans and warns against exploiting this flaw, implying a lighthearted take on everyday behavior within a comic frame.
Religious Rites To Mark Christmas In This Area
A peaceful Christmas will be observed as most area offices close until Tuesday. Special services mark Christmas Eve at churches. post offices and banks in Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach close for the holiday. The Webber hospital Christmas ball is set for Monday night at St John hall Biddeford with Natal Guard renovations noted.
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Saco
Biddeford
Old Orchard Beach
Pepperell Manufacturing Company
Saco-Lowell
Kennebunk
Sect
Webber Hospital
St John Hall
St. John Hall
Jefferson
Linda Zello
Sharon Staples
Mary Reilly
Carol Black
Merry Miles
Kennedy Keeps Cautious Pace on Economic Plan
At Palm Beach Kennedy signals a go slow on tax cuts and pump priming and will wait until taking office January 20 to decide on steps to curb the business slump and unemployment. He will spend Christmas at his ocean front home with family, trimming the tree with Caroline and stocking the mantle. His newborn son John Fitzgerald Jr. is reported healthy at seven pounds five ounces.
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Palm Beach
Fla
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Abraham Multer
Caroline
John Fitzgerald Jr
Goldfine Expected to Leave Mental Hospital
Federal District Judge George L. Hart Jr. ordered Bernard Goldfine released from a mental hospital where he has been confined since October 18. The judge said Goldfine cannot stand trial now for allegedly evading about $800,000 in personal and corporate income taxes, but that his competency might improve if he returns to a normal environment.
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Washington
George L. Hat, Jr
Boston
Bernard Goldfine
Hart
Goldfine
Biddeford Saco Journal Cancel Monday Edition
The Biddeford Saco Journal will not publish on Monday in observance of Christmas. Business offices will be closed all day.
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Biddeford
Saco Journal
Biddeford Youth Sentenced to Reformatory in York County
Four Biddeford Saco area teens appeared before Justice Charles A. Pomeroy in York County Superior Court. Raymond E. Bouchard, 18, received a ten year reformatory term, with others given suspended reformatory sentences and two years probation for a string of breaks from September 30 to October 31.
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Biddeford
South Windham
Biddeford-Saco Area
York County
Charles A. Pomeroy
Portland
Raymond E. Bouchard
Reformatory
Old Orchard Beach Country Club
Boston
James Glasscock
Richard Watson
Watson
Glasscock
Spiritual Leaders Relay Yule Messages in Boston
Spiritual leaders in Boston share Christmas messages underscoring Christ as the source of grace and purpose. Cardinal Cushing and Bishop Mathews, Penner, Sturges, Giles and other faith leaders urge peace, love, and renewed devotion through Christmas and into the New Year.
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Boston
Richard Cardinal Cushing
James K. Mathews
Methodist Church In
New England
God
Jesus Christ
Albert J. Penner
Massachusetts Congregational Christian Confererence
Christ
Paul Lee Sturges
Massachusetts Baptist Convention
Philip R. Giles
D.D
Universalist Church of America
Santa Claus responds to Arkansas girl with gifts pledge
Little 11 year old from Viola asks if Santa is alive. A Santa letter, signed Santa Claus, assures the girl he is real and promises to visit and deliver 18 gifts including games, books, a piano, encyclopedias, boots, jeans, and a cowboy hat through various groups and agents. He notes the busy season and intent to check on the family.
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Walter Arm
Carneil Burns
New York
Police Athletic League
George Otlowski
Perth Amboy
N.J
Little Rock, Ark
Compton's Picture Encyclopedia
Santa Clau
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Laurier Garon
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Lawrence Bowie
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Norman Bowie
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Caroline Neault
Clarence Strout
John McNabb
Alan Smart
Ernest Paquet
Harrison Avenue
Thomas Francis
Tanganyika
Africa
Thomas
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Marcel Dubreuil
Albert Quellette
Lucien Desrosier
Russell Hodge
James Purdy
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
ST. Johns
Canadian National Railways
Petty Harbor
Gerald van Fleet
Beach Street
Howard Shaffer
DeLeo
Santa
Santa’s
North Pole
Coleta Burns
Viola, Ark
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New York City
Arm
Merry Christmas
Mayflower
Alfred Street
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