After the Storm in Biddeford Saco Snow Drifts and Cleanup
Residents in Biddeford and Saco dig out after an eight inch snowfall driven by gale winds. Main Street in Saco shows cleared sidewalks thanks to a new snow blower while Biddeford visuals reveal deep drifts blocking sidewalks. Charles DeSilva fights a four foot drift at 152 Prospect Street Biddeford as cold mercury hovers near zero.
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Biddeford- Saco
Saco
Main Street
Biddeford
Charles DeSilva
Prospect Street
Florida
Timothy Crowley
Thornton Academy
Sanford
Old Orchard Beach
Tigers
Frost Recites Gift Outright Amid Sunlit Inaugural
In 1961 Kennedy’s inaugural featured poet Robert Frost struggling with glare while reading The Gift Outright. Frost, a New Englander and Pulitzer winner, delivered memory of the nation’s arts as sun and cold wind challenged his vision. He pivoted to the poem from memory, and Kennedy and Eisenhower offered support on stage.
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Washington
Kennedy
Robert Frost
Frost
Lyndon B. Johnson
Eisenhower
Alfalfa Club
Buffalo Bill
Chuckle Better Shove On The Brake And He Laughed
A fragmented line cryptically notes a character laughing before speeding up and crying, credited to Copr. Gen. Fea. Corp. The quirky item reads as a brief humor caption from a bygone era with unclear context and possible advertising flavor.
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Gen
Fea. Corp
Lander elected potentate of Maine Kora Temple Shrine
Ervin E. J. Lander of Augusta, a Maine Supreme Judicial Court reporter, was elected potentate of the Shrine Kora Temple on Friday night, succeeding Robert E. Cleaves Jr. of Cape Elizabeth.
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Lewiston
Ervin E. J. Lander
Augusta
Maine Supreme Court
Kora
Lander
Grand Lodge of
Maine Maisons
Robert E. Cleaves, Jr
Cape Elizabeth
Thieves Take Revolver in Biddeford Sport Store Break
Vandals shattered a display window at Fournier's Sport on Alfred Street Biddeford last night and stole an automatic pistol worth 45 dollars. Police believe youths caused the break with a chunk of ice between 7:30 and 8. Proprietor Joseph A. Fournier reported the incident. Police Chief Edgar Sevigny, Technician George Friary, and Captain Philip Poirier are investigating.
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Fournier
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Polier
Said
Edgar Sevigny
George Friary
Philip Poirier
Joseph A. Fournier
Flier Crashes Near Home. Guard Pilot Dead
In Montgomery Alabama a National Guard pilot returning from a cross country flight buzzed his house to signal his family he was home safe. Seconds later 1st Lt. Robert C. Ussery age 32 died in a fiery crash watched by his wife from about 300 yards away.
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Montgomery
Ala
Robert C. Ussery
Alabama National Guard
Kennedy Ends Inaugural Day With Work Schedule
President Kennedy finalizes a busy opening day, meeting White House staff at 9 a.m. and dining with the National Democratic Committee, with Cabinet swearing-ins possible later. He savors the parade and multiple balls, lingering to the National Guard Armory amid a snowbound, crowded night.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
National Democratic Committee
Senate
Thornton Teacher Victim of Storm
A winter storm graveside in Thornton and Biddeford Saco areas as assistant Thornton Academy social studies teacher Paul E Manganaro 22 of Everett MA dies after being struck by a car on the Maine Turnpike near mile 25. The accident prompts turnpike closure, widespread snow removal efforts, and rescheduling of local basketball games amid icy winds and coastal high tides.
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Biddeford-Saco
Thornton Academy
Paul E. Manganaro
Everett
Mass
Manganaro
Maine Turnpike
Mile
Kennebrnnk
Gerald T. Hogan
East Providence
R. I. Manganaro
Thornton
Boston University
New York Titans
Maine
Khrushchev Seeks Warm Ties With Kennedy In Parley
After Kennedy’s inauguration Premier Khrushchev summoned U S Ambassador Thompson for a two hour discussion on Soviet American problems. Vasili Kuznetsov and A Dobrynin attended with interpreters as Khrushchev and Thompson pored over relations. Khrushchev and Brezhnev telegraphed Kennedy expressing hope to remove distrust and foster friendship.
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Moscow
Kennedy
Khrushchev
U. S
Liewlellyn Thompson
Dobrynan
Foreign Office
Thompson
Unwanted Boy Finds Home With Police Chief
In Williamson West Virginia a 14 year old boy who admitted breaking into a store to steal radios says he wants to be taken in by someone who will care. Before Special Circuit Court Judge S N Friedburg the boy conveyed he is unwanted, seeking a home. The judge granted custody to Police Chief Bucci temporarily while a permanent home is sought.
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Williamson
W. Va
Special Circuit Court
S. N. Friedburg
Industrial School For Boys
Pruntytown
Friedburg
Bucci
Former Biddeford Pastor To Address Council of Churches
Former Biddeford pastor Rev M Webb Wright of Fall River Mass will speak at the Biddeford Saco Council of Churches tenth anniversary service Sunday at 730 pm in the Biddeford Universalist Church The program includes an invocation by Maj James Geddes and chorale offerings with candle lighting and a social hour to follow led by Mrs James Ward and committee members Wrights varied career and Bates Yale training are noted with past leadership roles in local church councils and civic groups
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M. Webb Wright
Central Congregational Church
Fall River
Mass
Biddeford
Wright
Lions Club
James Geddes
Salvation Army
Akoha
Omega
Jesus
Lord
Nena Deis
Barbara Dodge
Norman Langmaid
James Dawn
James Riddle
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Johnson
Washlington
Joseph Alsop
Kittery-Augusta Turnpike
Portland
Oak Hill
Dunstan
Scarborough
Wells
Kennebunk
Red Parley
Camp David
Vassili Kuznetsov
Nassy Dull
Chief Bucci
Notre Dame Des Lourdes
Hester Hanson
Saco Fund
Sister Theresa
Michael Lachance
Constance Couture
Hanson
Council of Churches Service
Rev. M. Webb Wright
Charles Andres
U. S. Navy
Navy
Harold Riddle
Andres
New
York
U. S. Navy Department
White Plains
N. Y
Howard Pyle
New York
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