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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1962
Page
1
A 15 year old from Orchard Beach admitted to police making a call reporting a bomb at Old Orchard Beach High School. He denied contacting police headquarters first while another call claimed a bomb at the school. Students were dismissed after a search found no device and exams were postponed.
The Dominican public begins a new Council of State aimed at bringing democracy after decades of strongman rule under Generalissimo Trujillo and the brief military takeover led by General Rodriguez Echavarria. The council promises U S economic aid and enjoys broad popular support amid unfinished post-Trenchillo era issues.
U N says Congolese forces fired on Indian Canberra jets near Kongolo and Sola in Katanga, where a Roman Catholic mission and girls school were overrun. Two planes reported fires on Lualaba River banks but suffered no damage. civilians appeared absent.
In Washington a Democratic National Committee event marked JFK’s first inauguration anniversary with about 6000 attendees. John M. Bailey urged a stronger organization for the 1962 campaign as Kennedy, Johnson, Truman, and McCormack attended the dinner. Treasurer McCloskey aimed to raise over a half million dollars to reduce party debt.
Severe cold continues as heavy snows disrupt travel and schools from Oregon to Kansas City and the mid Atlantic. A Greyhound bus slid off near Ironton Ohio injuring two. Salt shortages loom in St Louis due to river barge slowdowns. The Weather Bureau warns of a potentially severe northern Rockies storm moving toward the region.
L L Bean in Freeport asks voters to insert a referendum to overturn a Maine law forcing Sunday and holiday closings after March 1. The petitions warn the town would lose its 24 hour fire alarm system if the business stops 24/7. Estimated cost to run the system is about $40 000 yearly.
Florence and Rome fashion week reveals cape dominated silhouettes with capes, cape collars, and cape backs across 4000 designs. Waistlines rise, ruffles appear, and skirts mostly fall below the knee with Simonetta Fabiani moving to mid calfs while Galitzine draws attention with front moving skirts.
President Kennedy urged labor and business to restrain wage demands to curb inflation and push exports. He linked wage contracts to productivity gains and praised savings bonds for easing inflationary pressure while boosting national security. If exports rise 5 percent while prices hold, the balance of payments could improve by one billion dollars.
Ailing gambler jokes about needing better odds as he leaves a doctor's door and seeks another diagnostician.
The Biddeford Saco Journal will feature a photo series titled Tomorrow's Leaders highlighting the paper’s 9,000 daily copies and the carrier corps. The feature praises young independent merchants learning responsibility and business skills through route management, inviting readers to compliment their carriers.
Western diplomats in Moscow describe a rare Kremlin lull masking a major development, likely involving China more than Berlin. They cite a possible Khrushchev Molotov ideological clash and Molotov’s delayed Vienna return, suggesting a reshuffle or shift in Soviet foreign policy amid internal party tensions.
Harpo Marx guest conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Academy of Music during the 105th anniversary concert. He uses a pipe with a rubber honker, inflaming laughter as Stokowski and soprano Brigit Nilsson join for Haydn's Toy Symphony. Harpo plans a harp solo and a return to his signature comic style.
The National Conference of Christians and Jews formed the Council on Public Affairs and Religious Freedom to ease religious disputes through dialogue. Nine members include Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy and Edward W. Barrett with leaders from Protestant Catholic Jewish and Greek Orthodox communities. The council will meet three times yearly and sponsor conferences on federal aid to parochial schools birth control Bible reading and Sunday closing laws.
Robert Frost stumped an international group of poets at the Poetry Society of America meeting in New York. The 87 year old poet laureate identified three poems from memory and followed with readings. Thirteen poets received prizes totaling nearly 5000 dollars. Theodore Roethke received the Shelley Award with a 1260 dollar stipend.
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