Hope Dimming For 506 Trapped Miners In South Africa
Rescue workers and canaries labored through the night to reach 506 miners trapped 600 feet underground at the Clydesdale Colliery near Johannesburg. A report of contact from a mine official raised brief hope, but was denied by the Department of Mines. Whites and 500 Africans were affected as ventilation and air supply were at risk after two rock slides. The disaster risks methane buildup. officials fear the worst in postwar mining history.
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Coalbrook
South Africa
Department of Mines
Clydesdale
Johannesburg
Cuers
Henkeiko
Manchuria
Clydesdale (Transvaal) Collieries Ltd
Orange Free State
Trans
Spears Wife Admits Meeting Ex Convict Amid Plane Crash Probe
In Dallas, Dr. Robert Veron Spears' young wife acknowledged meeting ex-convict William Allen Taylor two weeks earlier and stated she does not believe Spears bombed the Gulf of Mexico airliner that killed 42 people. FBI found Spears' body in Phoenix a day earlier, and she described the bomb allegation as unfounded given his past. The piece also notes a Biddeford Heart Fund drive led by Mrs. Leo Joncas, detailing her community roles and planned February campaign activities.
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Dallas. Tex
Robert Veron Spears
Dallas
William Allen Taylor
Spears
Gulf of Mexico
Dra
Matic
KRLD
Eddie Barker
FBI
Phoenix
Ariz
Saco Red Cross Drives Names Chairmen and Targets
Saco Red Cross organizers set a 3600 quota for the 1960 drive starting March 1. Thomas Armstrong is general chairman with Nicholas Scontras as industrial chair, Mrs. George D. Love advance gifts, Miss Theresa County clubs solicitations, and residential co chairs Mrs. Bowie and Mrs. Snow. Section B co chair Mrs. Bowie, Section C co chair Mrs. Haas, Section D co chair Mrs. Kirk, and Section A co chair to be announced. Board members at the session included Dr. J Edward Whelan and executive secretary Mrs. Tucker.
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Saco Red Cross
Saco Board of Directors
Red Cross
Thomas Armstrong
Nicholas Scontras
George D. Love
Advance Gifts
Theresa County
Robert Bowie
Philip Snow
Carl Haas
Warren Peterson
William Kirk
Robert Whittier
J. Edward Whelan
Snow
Whittier
Peter Boucouvalas
Armstrong
Love
Bowie
Charles Tucker
Plane Crash Survivors To Complete Trip By Vessel
Two survivors of the Avianca crash that killed 37 aboard say they will finish to Ecuador by ship. Taskelton, UN official, and his wife escaped through an emergency exit as the jet overturned after a rain squall in Montego Bay. The Jamaican government named a special commissioner to probe the crash with some witnesses alleging gear collapse.
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Montego Bay
Jamaica
Avianca
Miami
Kelton
U. N. Food and Agricultural Organization
Ecuador
Greenland
Chuckle: happiness hinges on personal standard
A humorous adage notes happiness comes from setting a high standard for oneself and a medium standard for others, attributed to a general feature corporate copyright.
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Fea. Corp
Fred H Snow Under Knife At Webber Hospital
Fred H Snow 69 and former president of I H Snow Canning was described as comfortable after emergency Wednesday surgery at Webber hospital. Dr Paul S Hill treated him. Snow built the Pine Point firm into a well known Maine concern and later helped sell it to Borden. He also was a figure in Maine harness racing circles.
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Fred H. Snow
I. H. Snow Canning Company
Pine Point
Scarborough
Webber Hospital
Paul S. Hill
Snow
Borden Company
Maine
Milk hearing set on bulk storage and price discounts
The Maine Milk Commission fixed February 17 for a public hearing on volume discounts producer price levels and a price premium for producers who store milk in bulk tanks. It aims to study a possible price discount for consumers buying large volumes.
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Augusta
Maine Milk Commission
CMP Ordered To Justify Fuel Clause
Augusta AP The Public Utilities Commission ordered Central Maine Power Co to show cause at a Feb 18 hearing that the fuel cost adjustment added to bills is just and reasonable. The clause, authorized Jan 31 1958, recovers increases in fuel costs and has largely raised bills, with a high of 1.3 mills per kilowatt hour and credits as small as two tenths of a mill. The adjustment is based on last year’s average fuel expense, introducing lag between expenses and revenue and prompting a detailed review of the clause’s application.
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Augusta
Central Maine Power Co
Public Utilities Commission
PUC
Commission
US Eyes Red China On Armament Issue
Washington and Peiping debate disarmament participation by Red China while Geneva talks restart March 15. Officials say inspection stations on Chinese soil and possible recognition changes could follow if progress is made. China demands formal participation. US and allies discuss a ban on atomic tests with global monitoring, noting many stations would be needed including in China.
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Washington
United States
Red China
China
Peiping
Chen Yi
State Department
Lincoln White
Geneva
Britain
France
Sovie Union
Soviet Union
Wife Gives Actor Husband Top Billing in Maine
Portland reports a joint effort by the Post Office Department and Maine Central Railroad to implement a new retro delivery system in Maine set to take effect in February. Also features a profile of Betty Garrett Parks and her husband Larry Parks, highlighting their marriage and show business careers.
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Portland
Post Office Department
Maine Central Railroad
Maine
Sumner S. Clark
MCRR
Betty Garrett
Betty
Larry Parks
Larry
Mrs
Whoozit
New York
Parks
Andrew Lawrence
Garrett Christopher
St. Joseph
Hollywood
Eileen
Carnegie Hall
Radio City
Olathe
Kan
Broadway
the Jolson Story
Flu Inoculations Follow Influenza Deaths In Hartland
In Hartland more than 200 residents attended flu inoculation efforts after an outbreak linked to the deaths of two young children. Dr. Paul R. Briggs of Scott-West Memorial Hospital reported many shots given mainly to children, with numerous virus cases in the area and plans for further immunizations as the outbreak continued.
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Hartland
Paul R. Briggs
Scott- West’ Memorial Hospital
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One-Davis Post American Legion
Saco
Doris Cochrane
Livermore Falls
Bea
Trice Wakefield
Cape Porpoise
Petit Chapeau
Hazel A. Patridge
Cumberland Mills
Departmental Secretaire-Caissiere
Irene Parker
Gertrude Rankin
Juliette Rocray
Saco Unitarian
Saco Ward
Patrick Lunetta
F. Howard Shaffer
Edward Chadbourne
Gary Hill
William Hyland, Jr
Lawrence Stackpole, Jr
Ward
Liiwood J. Boutet
Albert Boutet
Lloyd Trecartin
Earle Emens
James Ward
Cocaptain
March of Dimes
Abbott-Verville
Amvets
Walnut Street
Old Orchard Beach
Amvets Auxil
Jean Blais
Beatrice ‘Kidds
Joan Tenan
Irene McGlauflin
Irene Gurino
Toni Bill
Heart Fund
Biddeford Heart Fund
Leo Joncas
Wentworth Street
Biddeford
Joncas
Biddeford-Saco
RCA Victor
Rca—Whirlpool
Westinghouse
Charlie
CMP
Post Office
Dorothy Roe
Associated Press Women’s
Biddeford High School
Washington Club
Peggy Murphy
Brian Pennell
Joan Kibbin
Anthony Smith
Madeleine Caron
Kaye Saucier
Jack Hill
Robert Clarke
Richard Hevey
Richard Friary
Deborah Fournier J
Nancy Davis
Shirley Randall
Friary
Waterhouse Alumni Field
Long Pond
Raymond Kenneally
Vienna
Brown CO
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