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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1962
Page
1
A heavy explosion at the French Foreign Ministry in Paris killed one person and wounded several as windows shattered and a wall section collapsed. Officials blamed a booby trapped automobile. the attack raised fears of right wing forces active in Algeria.
Long Beach Calif actress Piper Laurie 30 and New York Herald Tribune reporter Joseph N Morgenstern 29 wed Sunday at Sherye Wade’s home in California. The couple, who met on an interview assignment, depart for a 10 day honeymoon in Morocco.
Mr and Mrs Victor Bagley Sr were honored at their Saco home for their golden wedding anniversary with an open house for family and friends. The couple married January 24 1912 at St Stephen MB and moved to Saco in 1936. He founded Bagley supermarket chain with his sons and was previously at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. They have three sons nine daughters and 16 grandchildren plus five great grandchildren.
President Kennedy announced that 1961 goals were reached and a $600 billion production level is possible in 1963. He urged rapid tax cuts and public works funds, with up to $2 billion in lending and spending to combat recession, plus a broad set of economic reforms and social programs.
A humorous sign displayed outside a Reno tailor shop invites customers to get their clothes cleaned as well. The caption reads in a playful tone credited to Gen. Fea. Corp. The lighthearted notice reflects local humor in storefront signage.
Old Orchard Beach High School was evacuated for the second day after a bomb threat call at 8 03 am. Police searched the building while 285 students returned to midterm exams and classes resumed. The earlier threats had postponed exams and a Friday dismissal.
Cape Canaveral sources say NASA plans to send astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. around the earth for a second time, now postponed possibly until next Saturday, to finish verifying faults in the environmental control system oxygen supply.
Officials halted the launch for a 24 hour delay then scheduled a full safety inspection of the capsule after trouble found in a hard to reach spot. NASA has not set a definite firing date and declined to comment. This is the fourth postponement since Dec 20 and Atlas booster issues caused prior delays while Glenn completed training.
The Associated Press reports bitter cold gripping the north central region with Bozeman Montana at minus 40 at 2 am and Butte and Rawlins Wyoming below minus 30. Snowfall adds up to 18 inches in high elevations while Pacific Coast temperatures range from teens to 40s. Southwest areas sit in 40s and 50s with upper Mississippi Valley near zero to teens as New England stays in teens and 20s. Continued on page eight.
Italian defense ministry tied the Soviet built MIG 19 to an aerial spying mission over a secret NATO missile base near Bari. The Bulgarian pilot 2nd Lt Miluse Solakov survived the crash and sought asylum as Rome protested to Sofia.
Cape Canaveral reports astronaut John Glenn will travel in a capsule with a five million dollar McDonnell craft. The six foot diameter cabin seats him in a fibreglass couch with 164 instruments and a chicken switch for Atlas booster. Mission includes three 90 minute orbits and a picture window view of earth and stars.
A massive avalanche from Mount Elbert swept 200,000 tons of snow onto Twin Lakes in Colorado. At least six people died in four houses, while two residents survived, and 600 volunteers labored for hours to reach trapped victims after a three day storm left 30 inches of snow.
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