Biddeford Gun Used In Theft
An 18 year old advanced music student admitted robbing a Boston bank of nearly $1000 to buy high end recording gear. Ronald P. Cyr, a night student at the New England Conservatory of Music, faced armed robbery charges after planning the Park Square National Shawmut Bank holdup for two years. A pistol and ammunition were found at his South End flat.
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Boston
Ronald P. Cyr
New England Conservatory of Music
Cyr
Park Square
National Shawmut Bank
South End
Mary Aiken
Bank Cyr
Biddeford
Maine
Defense In Van Rie Trial Rests Case
The defense rested in the Willem Van Rie murder trial as 15th day opened in Suffolk Superior Court Judge Frank J. Murray presiding with an all male jury. Van Rie, 31, a Dutch radio operator, is accused of beating Lynn Kauffman 23 and tossing her overboard from the Utrecht on Sept 18 en route from Singapore to New York. The state says a shipboard romance led to a fatal quarrel. the defense cites a 40 foot fall possibility.
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Boston W
Willem van Rie
Boston Harbor
Suffolk Superior Court
Frank J. Murray
Lynn Kauffman
Singapore
Chicago
Utrecht
van Rie
Boston
New York
Lynn
Asst. Dist
John F. McAuliffe
William Shanahan
Robin Hood Joke Punchline Appears in Chuckle Reference
A brief humor item asks why Robin Hood robbed only the rich, answering that the poor had no money. The note attributes the line to a periodical feature from the Canton Gen. Fea. Corp. archive.
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Robin Hood
Fea. Corp
Couple At Dayton Married 60 Years
The Landrys of Dayton celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary at home with a 60 motif buffet and gifts. Family arranged the event. Eva Landry and relatives served lunch. Mrs Landry, formerly Georgina Hamel of Canada, and Mr Landry have five children and six grandchildren and are longtime Biddeford dairy operators and parish activists at St Joseph church.
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Arthur Landry
Dayton
Eva Landry
Antonio Dubreuil
Lucien Landry
Robert Landry
Charles Landry
Landry
Georgina Hamel
Canada
Biddeford
St. Joseph Church
Eva
Irene
Lucien
Robert
Charles
Maine Autos Claim Two
An elderly man and a young boy were killed by automobiles in separate Maine accidents. Martin F. Welch, 78, of Hampden, was struck while crossing Route 1 A in Hampden. In Houston, 7-year-old Paul Kittredge died six hours after being hit while sledding across a street, suffering a compound skull fracture.
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Associated Press
Maine
Martin F. Welch
Hampden
Houston
Paul Kittredge
Philip Kittredge
Maine Congressman seeks hearing on 33 mile rail line
P Rep James C Oliver of Maine asks for a public hearing on a proposal to abandon a 33 mile Sanford to Greater Portland freight line. The Sanford and Eastern Railroad Corp wants to stop service, and Oliver says ending the line would hurt Maine's industrial expansion hopes in a letter to the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Washington
James C. Oliver
Maine
Sanford
Sanford and Eastern Railroad Corp
Portland
Interstate Commerce Commission
Oliver
Cuba Talks Sought Despite Cuban Demands
The United States invited Cuba to discuss differences but rejected Castro’s demand for no one sided action before talks. A State Department note in Washington expressed friendship and offered diplomatic talks on timing location and topics while affirming U.S. sovereignty to act as needed for national defense and interests.
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Washington
United States
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Castro
State Department
Havana
Eisenhower
Supreme Court Upholds Civil Rights Act Provisions
The Supreme Court unanimously overturns a Macon Georgia federal judge's ruling that key sections of the 1957 Civil Rights Act were unconstitutional. Justice Brennan delivers the decision with Frankfurter and Harlan concurring. The ruling arrives as Senate debates new civil rights legislation and the Justice Department seeks swift reversal of the Davis ruling. The case stemmed from enforcement efforts to protect Black voting rights in Georgia and the attorney general's authority to seek injunctions against private citizens and state officials.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Georgia
U.S. Dist
T. Hoyt Davis
Macon
Davis
Attorney General
Congress
Justice Brennan
High Court
Justice Frankfurter
Justice Harlan
Senate
Department
William P. Rogers
United States
Ike Opens Chile Stop On Latin America Tour
President Eisenhower arrived in Santiago on his Latin American swing, becoming the first U.S. chief executive to visit Chile. He was greeted by President Jorge Alessandri and toured the city in an open car, with crowds and flags lining the streets as Chile seeks arms race restraint. The two leaders planned a two day stay amid a festive, hospitable reception.
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Santiago
Chile
Eisenhower
U.S
Argentina
Jorge Alessandri
Latin America
Los Cerrillos
Alameda
Bernardo O'Higgins
Andes
Brazil
Teachers All Report For Wells High School Classes
Principal Norman Holder said Wells High teachers reported for duty this morning as normal and hoped for no further complications in the remaining 14 weeks. His resignation, announced Saturday, cites disloyal activities and unethical practices by some faculty, weakening the program, with resignation effective in June after an executive session might have cleared misunderstandings.
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Norman Holder
Holder
Leap Year Babies Share Honors in Biddeford Saco today
Three Leap Year celebrants are recognized in Biddeford and Saco. Baby McInnis, son of Arthur and Jean McInnis, born at Saco Osteopathic Hospital at 7 27 am weighing 4 15, is the youngest honoree. Baby Goulet, daughter of Rene and to be named Goulet, born at Notre Dame Hospital at 10 55 am, is expected near eight pounds. Ward Richardson of Saco, aged 92, is the oldest honoree in the area.
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Biddeford
Saco
Baby McInnis
Arthur McInnis
Seco
Baby Goulet
Rene Goulet
Ward Richarson
Saco Osteopathic Hospital
Richard Wallace
Hollis Center
Jean Mary Guptill
Green Street
Josephine McInnis
New County Road
Catherine Guptill
Democrats Attack Eisenhower Farm and Budget Policies
Democratic presidential hopefuls assail Eisenhower era policies across the nation focusing on money, farm, and defense. Former President Truman warns of budget cuts while Sen. Mundt predicts a Nixon program independent of past plans, and Sen. Symington criticizes the farm program as causing surplus commodity burdens for farmers and taxpayers.
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Associated Press
Harry S. Truman
Miami Beach
Fla
Richard M. Nixon
Washington
Karl E. Mundt
R-Sd
Nixon
Mundt
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
Symington
Benson
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Illinois
Elgin
Paris designers lift wraps on spring 1960 styles
Paris fashion houses unveil their spring lines and first 1960 high fashion photos. Dior, Nina Ricci, Heim, Ballmann, Lanvin Castillo and others offer a range from shapeless silhouettes to free and easy gowns. Waistlines vary, hems touch the knee, and a spectrum of colors and fabrics dominates.
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Paris
Dior
Nina Ricci
Heim
Ballmann
Lanvin-Castillo
Wells Fire Believed Intentional at Arundel Cabinet Works
A barn at Arundel Cabinet Works in Wells caught fire, believed to be arson. Assistant Fire Chief Gordon Bridges said flames began in a newspaper pile behind the storage barn and spread under the siding. owner Frank E. Higgins valued damage at about $100 and reported an anonymous 4 am call. Higgins extinguished the fire before responders arrived.
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Raymond Kerry
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Josephat Tardif
Armand Turgeon
Roland Beauchesne
Robert Garand
Edmond Neault
Rappke
Saint - Laurent
Ricci
Crahay
Saco Recreation
Prescott
All-Stars
Phil
Norman Cartier
Biddeford-Saco Journal
Biddeford-Saco Community Chest
Edward
SWIFT
Windbrook
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