Maine Road Deaths Rise To Three
The Maine highway death toll climbed to three as a Nova Scotia resident died when a semi-trailer left Route 1 in Hancock and hit a tree. The driver was hospitalized. The two prior day fatalities included Sylvia M. Larue and Fred D. Storey. Police did not release names pending kin notification.
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Associated Press
Maine
Nova Scotia
Hancock
Sylvia M. Larue
Hermon
Donald
Fred D. Storey
Augusta
Storey
Embassy Personnel Glad To Quit Cuba
Sixty seven U S Embassy staff were ordered out of Cuba in 48 hours and arrived by car ferry, reporting no incidents. The group will proceed to Washington or return home while Swiss authorities take over, as 10 Americans remaining shift plans. Embasy records survived and were sent to Key West. two workers jailed over theft complaints.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
U.S
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Havana
Eugene A. Gilmore
Gilmore
Counsul
James E. Brown Jr
Brown
Washington
Key West
Cuba authorizes death penalty for anti Castro terrorists
The Cuban cabinet today authorized the death penalty for anti Castro terrorists saboteurs and their accomplices in Havana.
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Havana
Levenson Testsimony Describes Poulos as Close Friend
In Portland AP: Attorney Mayo S. Levenson testified he considered Richard E. Poulos one of his closest and best friends. He described social visits and numerous calls, saying Poulos had involved him in bankruptcy matters for the Twin Towns Chevrolet Co. of South Paris and that Poulos accused him of abusive language during a 10 000 mortgage dispute.
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Portland
Mayo S. Levenson
Richard E. Poulos
Poulos
Joan D. Clifford Jr
Levenson
Eight In Family Perish In Massachusetts Blaze
A mother and six of her seven children plus a niece died in an early morning fire in Lynn Massachusetts. The blaze trapped them in attic bedrooms of a two story tenement on Ridgeway street. Father Donald Amirault saved his infant Dawn Marie by dropping her to a neighbor below before leaping to safety himself. Neighbor William Dutch caught the child. The Nordstrom family on the first floor escaped unharmed. Dawn Marie Barbara Hollingsworth and Paula Hollingsworth died along with the seven others. Chief Walter Carter said investigators will probe the cause. Hospital staff did not immediately inform Amirault of the full loss.
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Lynn
Mass
Walter Carter
Ridgeway Street
Lynn Highlands
Donald Amirault
Dawn Marie
William Dutch
Dutch
Amirault
Robert Nordstrom
Barbara Hollingsworth
Paula
Lynn Hospital
Hollingsworth
William
Carter
Chuckle Anecdote Sparks Cliche Treasure Quest
A lighthearted note invites readers to chase a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow while humorously acknowledging silver lining finds along the way. The short item, credited to Copr. Gen. Fea. Corp., reads like a playful proverb.
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Gen
Fea. Corp
Local Deli Menu Highlights At Granite Street Stand
DuBois Fry Place offers a compact menu with clams and potatoes portions, plus lunch items like clam cakes and a lobster salad roll. House specials include onion rings and assorted seafood bites. details show quantities and item pairings for quick meals.
Reed Sworn In As Maine Governor On 40th Birthday
Republican John H. Reed took the oath in Augusta marking his 40th birthday and first day as Maine’s governor. The ceremony drew about 850 attendees and was broadcast statewide. Maine Senate President Paul A. MacDonald administered the oath, with Harold I. Goss watching, hinting his political career may not be finished.
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Reed
Maine
Augusta
John H. Reed
Supreme Court
Yeung
Maine Senate
Earle M. Hillman
R—Bangor
Secor
Paul A. Mac
State of Maine
MacDonald
Harold I. Goss
Gardiner
Goss
Republian
Clinton A. Clauson
Clauson
Senate
Officers of Social Circle Re-elected
Annual meeting of the Social Circle of the Saco Second Parish Unitarian church re-elected officers for another term. President Miss William Chapin, Vice President Miss Katharine Deering, Secretary Mrs. Leon Libby, Treasurer Mrs. Frank Twambley, Collector Mrs. Howard Shaffer. Ways and Means includes Deering, Wilson, Shaffer, Twambley, Libby, Anthony, McAuley, Harrison and Emmons. Nominating Committee: Emmons, Burnham, McAuley. Lillian Chapin presided as business session. Reports note parlor drapes, kitchen curtains, and new dishes.
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Saco Second Parish
Leon Libby
Charles Anthony
Norman McAuley
George Harrison
Leavitt Emmons
Christine Burnham
Lillian Chapin
Reed Lays Broad Proposals Before 100th Legislature
Governor Reed outlined wide ranging plans for Maine state government with emphasis on economic development and education. He urged popular election of executive councilors and a bipartisan constitutional commission, warned of rising costs, and urged hard budgeting to fund a vigorous industrial and recreation growth program. Reed pledged to push university funds and improved teacher training, and supported replacing local courts with a statewide district court system.
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Augusta
John H. Reed
Maine
U. S
Frank M. Coffin
Reed
House
Senate
Ais
Department of Economic Development
University of Maine
Eer Reed
Cuba Signals Shift in U S Policy Amid Kennedy Transition
Cuba's cabinet issued a thinly veiled appeal for policy change toward Fidel Castro's regime under the incoming Kennedy administration. It blamed the Eisenhower era for the U S break in relations, criticized threats of invasion, and urged mutual understanding while noting no shift in Cuba's stance toward the United States. American staff departed Havana as planes ferried citizens home.
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Havana
U.S
Fidel Castro
Kennedy
Castro
United States
Cuba
Eisenhower
John
F. Kennedy
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo
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Robert
Kathy
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