Former Imposter Demara Exposed as Maine Teacher in Mass
Ferdinand W Demara Jr, an infamous imposter, was identified as the former teacher who lectured English and French at Murdock High School in Winchendon Massachusetts from September to November under the alias Jefferson Baird. He had previously posed as a Canadian doctor and a Maine teacher two years earlier, with forged credentials and a disputed birth record. The Maine and Massachusetts cases show a pattern of deceit, back pay disputes, and failed prosecutions, while officials note his long history of deceptions and elusive whereabouts.
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Ferdinand
Thorne
Meacham
William and Mary College
Williamsburg
J. W. Lambert
North Haven
Ferdinand W. Demara Jr
Win‘chendon
Mass
Maine
Superior Court
Armand A.resne Jr
Demara la
Demara
Penobscot Bay Island
Augusta
Isand
Demeara
Martin D. Godgart
Baptist Sunday School
Man Freed On Temple Bomb Count
An Atlanta man, George M. Bright, 35, industrial engineer, was acquitted Friday night of dynamiting the Atlanta Jewish Temple on Peachtree Road. His attorney, Reuben Garland, was jailed for contempt for 40 days after clashes with Judge Jeptha Tanksley during the eleven trial. Prosecution did not immediately announce actions against four co-defendants: Wallace Allen, Kenneth Chester Griffin, Richard Bolling, and Robert Bolling.
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Superior
Courtright
Peachtree Road
Tom Luck
Wallace Allen
Kenneth Chester Griffin
Richard and
Robert Bolling
171year-old pilot brings plane to belly landing at base
Riverside California news reports a 171year-old pilot Mrs Zaddie Bunker of Palmers and her passenger Mrs J L Edwards of Yelm Washington safely landed a light plane at March Air Force Base after the landing gear failed to lock. Mrs Bunker earned her pilot license at 65 and a successful belly landing followed the gear malfunction.
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Riverside
Calif
March Air Force Base
Zaddie Bunker
Palmers
J. L. Edwards
Yelm
Wash
Bunker
Chuckle on cooking room design humor
A humorous quip notes that a woman leaves the kitchen quickly to avoid a room whose furniture she cannot move, credited to Gen. Fea. Corp.
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Gen
Fea. Corp
Sitter Trapped by Miracle Paint in Edina
In Edina a 16 year old babysitter became stuck after painting a bathroom with a label claiming it “stays on.” The couple returned at 3 a.m. New Year’s Day, an ambulance crew freed her and the doctor, who suffered minor injuries. Attorneys plan lawsuits but insurance head says no trial. identities withheld.
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Minneapolis
Edina
Flood Disaster Toll Mounting in Midwestern States
Floods sweeping Ohio and nearby states trigger a major emergency. Gov. DiSalle reports 83 million in preliminary damage, with thousands homeless in Chillicothe Meadville and Wheeling. Eleven to thirty deaths feared as reservoirs overflow and rescue teams fight rising waters around Pittston and Port Griffith. Federal aid pledged as officials brace for further flooding.
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Associated Press
Ohio
DiSalle
New York State
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Pittston
Scioto
Chillicothe
Marietta
Eisenhower
Penama
Meadville
French Creek
Allegheny
Pittsburgh
Monongahela
Mesquehanna River
Wyoming Valley
Port Griffith
Polls show 16 percent favor sausages over sauerkraut
In Cologne a poll by Economic Report finds sausages and hamburgers leading foods at 16 percent, soups 13 percent, fresh vegetables and spa ghetti 8 percent, potatoes 7 percent, with sauerkraut at 3 percent. London Daily Mail cites possible Macmillan Moscow visit as NATO context grows. In Tokyo Kishi re-elected Liberal-Democrats president amid anti-Kishi rebellion signs. an earthquake shakes eastern Japan with no damage reported.
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Cologne
Germany
West Germany
Federation of Industries
London
London Daily Mail
Moscow
Harold Macmillan
the Mail
United States
Britain
NATO
Macmillan
Russia
France
Kishi Maintains Lean Lead as Japan Conservatives Struggle
Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi held onto fragile leadership within Japan's ruling Conservatives amid ongoing internal tensions and mounting pressure as the party faced internal splits and public scrutiny.
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Tokyo
Nobusuke Kishi
Japan
Silent weekend on Quemoy fronts as fires cease
Taipei reports calm along the Quemoy islands with Communist forces not firing for a third straight day. They had been credited with 246 hits through Wednesday and observed 40 days of no shelling by Thursday, while Friday marked another odd or shelling day with no shots fired.
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Taipei
Quemoy Islands
Jury Gets Murder Case Today
PORTLAND Maine The murder case against George H Burbank was to go to the jury after summaries by attorneys and the judge’s charge. The state rested Friday. defense rested with no testimony. Burbank is charged with slaying his unwed daughter's newborn infant July 14 in a Woolwich cabin. His 18 year old daughter Fredith also faces murder charges and is to be tried in Sagadahoc County. The trial was moved to Portland for fairer proceedings.
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Portland
George H. Burbank
Burbank
Woolwich
Fredith
Sagadahoc
Bath
Two Fliers Break Mark in Endurance Flight
LAS VEGAS AP Two fliers Robert Timm and John Cook, after seven weeks in a cramped cabin, set a new world record for endurance flight at 4 09 p m Friday by surpassing the 50 days 18 minutes mark. They push toward 60 days to aid a Cancer Fund drive in a four on four off schedule piloting a single engine Cessna 172 from Blythe Arizona to Las Vegas. They breakfast lunch and mail from a pickup basket daily while refueling from the same routine. The prior unbroken flight record was held by Jim Heth and Bill Burkhart of Dallas last September 21.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Robert Timm
John Cook
Los Angeles
Idrive
Timm
Blythe
Ariz
Jim Heth
Bill Burkhart
Dallas
Tex
Burglars Snatch $1,200 in Furniture as Neighbors See Moving Men
Mountain View California police report says a couple told officers two men in a pickup truck stole most of their furniture, while neighbors thought them moving men. The loot was valued at over $1,200.
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Mountain View
Calif
John D. Stolsbeck
Poe
Driver Hurt When Auto Hits Tree
Harry F. Drown, 27, formerly of Saco now in Denver, collided with a maple tree in front of Edwin G. Walker’s home in Saco. He suffered fractures and other injuries, was treated at Saco hospital, and remained under observation for shock. Police noted prior license suspension and an earlier Somersworth safe robbery inquiry with an alibi established.
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Saco
Harry F. Drown
Colorado
Atty
Edwin G. Walker
Main Street
Crown
Denver
Col
Saco Hospital
David H. Sheehan
Seco
Sheehan
Benjamin Duranthe
Maine Motor Vehicle Registry Department
Drown
Somersworth
N. H
New Hampshire
Maine
York County
Maine Police Chiefs Endorse Parker Hennessey Deputy Chief
The Maine Police Chiefs Association sends Gov. Clauson formal notice of endorsing State Police Lt. Parker Hennessey as deputy chief. Hennessey’s appointment by Chief Robert Marx is under gubernatorial review amid complaints about the promotion system.
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Hennessey
Bath
Maine Police Chiefs Assn
Clauson
Parker Hennessey
Robert Marx
Cuban War Crimes Trial Faces Death Sentence Appeal
In Havana an appeal court reviewed the death sentence from Cuba's first public war crimes trial held in a circus setting. The two remaining show trials were postponed, with Fidel Castro signaling a radio and TV blackout to curb public excitement.
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Havana
Pandey
Fidel Castro
Ilee
Maj
Jesus Soso Blanco
Oriente
Castro
Fulgencio Baen
Tank Car Blast Kills Three Men in Louisiana Rail Yard
In Monroe Louisiana a tank car loaded with propane or butane exploded after a derailment, killing three workers and injuring at least 52. Crowds gathered as firefighters and Missouri Pacific Railway crews contained the blaze and searched ruins for more victims.
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Monroe
Bailey Grant
Missouri Pacific Railway
Here
Rayville
Office
Eee Ae Eae
O. C. Mitchell
Vilelage
Ark
Louisiana
Missouri Pacific
Commissary Plans Delayed At Brunswick
Maine lawmakers pressed the Navy to delay approving a Brunswick Naval Air Station commissary after complaints from Brunswick and Bath officials. A Navy survey found area grocery prices about 26 percent higher than Navy commissary prices, above the 20 percent threshold.
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Washington
Brunswick
Bath
Maine
Navy
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Margaret Chase Smith
Secretary of the Navy
Brunswick Area
Lorette's Beauty Salon to Close for Boston Convention
Lorette's Beauty Salon will close all day Monday to attend the Boston convention. Owner says staff will be away at the event and plans to resume normal hours Tuesday. Local customers are advised to adjust appointments accordingly.
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Boston
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