Saco City Council Inducts New Members In Inaugural Exercises
City Solicitor George E. Brickates administers oaths to new Saco aldermen and school board members at Saco City Hall. Mayor Peter A. Garland takes the oath for a fourth term. Thornton Academy Glee Club performs as officials and guests pose for photos.
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Saco City
George E. Brickates
Saco City Hall
Saco School
Thornton Academy Glee Club
T. S. Knox
John J. Harvey
Brickates
Alcide Deschambeault
Brendan V. Twomey
Antonio A. Lamontagne
Warren E. Peterson
Earle W. Emens
Lawrence E. Rowe
Sylvia Chelder
Albert Cabana
Joseph Grondin
Walter R. Lamb, Jr
Saco Wel fare Agent Feted At Inaugural
Saco Mayor Peter A. Garland repeated praise for public service in his fourth straight oath of office at city hall. Mrs. Ethel M. Day was honored for 19 years as city official and welfare head, with a bronze plaque inscribed January 26 1959 by the City of Saco.
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Saco
Peter A. Garland
Saco City Hall
Garland
Board of Aldermen
Ethel M. Day
York County
Margo Albert Keeps Busy With A Variety Of Jobs
Electrically charged Margo Albert juggles many roles as singer dancer actress songwriter homemaker and TV radio star. She describes a strict system for daily tasks using a labeled notebook and tight schedule to manage four ages and multiple careers.
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Margo Albert
Dorothy Roe
Associated Press
Eddie Albert
Edward
Maria
Margo
Eddie
Dulles Says Soviets Seek War Win Hidden by Peace Talk
Secretary Dulles accused Soviet leaders of trying to mislead the world into believing they seek to end the cold war while aiming to gain advantage. He favored a spring East-West conference on Germany and European security and supported reunification by fair means, but rejected a German confederation as a plan to permanently partition the nation.
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Washington
Dulles
United States
Germany
European
Russia
West Germany
East Germany
Man Injured At Saco Farm
A man was taken to Webber hospital after a fall from a roof on Buxton road in Saco. At press time his name and the extent of injuries were not released.
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Webber Hospital
Buxton Road
Saco
Khrushchev declares Soviet ICBM serial production started
Khrushchev announces at the 21st Soviet Communist Party congress in Moscow that the USSR has begun assembly line production of intercontinental ballistic missiles. He touts Soviet progress in science and rocket development as delegates applaud, while U S officials question Soviet ICBM capability and timing.
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Nikita S. Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Soviet Communist Party
Kremlin
Khrushchev
U.S
Neil H. McElroy
Defense Department
United States
Wells First Church Chooses Staff and Adopts Budget
Wells First Congregational Church approved a $5 209 budget and reelected Rev. Lewis A Chase as pastor. Officers include Clerk Mrs Ray V Chase and Treasurer Claytor Abendroth. Several members were reelected to solicitors and various church boards with multiple three year terms.
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Lewis A. Chase
the Wells First
Unemployment Bills Filed At Augusta By Democrats
Two bills in Maine seek to liberalize unemployment compensation and raise the minimum wage. Sen. Peter MacDonald of Rumford proposes a $1 an hour minimum wage with limited exclusions. Rep. Henry Desmarais of Sanford seeks to remove the one week waiting period for benefits. Rep. Edward Miller of Portland pushes allowing supplemental benefits from employer trust funds without reducing unemployment compensation.
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Augusta
Maine
Peter MacDonald
Rumford
Rodney Ross Jr
Bath
Ross
MacDonald
Agricultural
Henry Desmarais
Sanford
Edward Miller
Portland
Employment Security Commission
Scouts Seek Second Class Badges At Board Review
Troop 309 Boy Scouts gathered for a board of review during a weekly Biddeford meeting at the Knights of Columbus hall. The examining board included William Sutton Albert Dudley Rev Kevin Kidd with scouts Carl Michaud Roger Stevens Leo Paul Cyr Raymond Gosselin and others led by Scoutmaster Roland Perreault. Plans were made for mass attendance on February 8 at St Andre church and a special Parents Night observance that evening as part of National Boy Scout Week activities.
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Biddeford
Knights of Columbus
William Sutton
Albert Dudley
Kevin Kidd
Carl Michaud
Roger Stevens
Leo Paul Cyr
Raymond Gosselin
Ing
Roland Perreault
Joseph Stevens
Robert Fournier
Adrien Dufresne
Gerard Beaupre
Ronald Berthiaume
Richard Larose
James Michaud
Philip Masse
St. Andre Church
Maine House Debates 24 Million UMaine Expansion Bond Plan
Maine lawmakers consider Rep Howard Cousins Jr University of Maine bond bill for 24 million to fund student housing and faculty family housing on a self liquidating basis with 40 year terms at up to 5 percent interest. The plan includes 10 million general fund bonds and 11 558 215 for Clauson construction funding to build state facilities.
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Augusta
Bangor
University of Maine
Maine House
Clauson
Howard Cousins, Jr
University
Portland
College of Education
Orono
Education Department
Mothers March Planned in Biddeford and Saco Campaign
Biddeford and Saco prepare for a 6 30 PM Mothers March to support the March of Dimes. Volunteers will collect for polio and arthritis care, with Pepperell Hall on Main Street as headquarters and a hospitality team serving coffee and doughnuts.
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Biddeford
Saco
Biddeford-Saco
Maurice Roux
Pepperell Hall
Main Street
Arthur J. Peloquin
J. Albert Merryman
York County
Roux
Mary Karronides
Phyllis Cote
Muriel Clark
Mrs. Roux
Weather Map Shows Varied Patterns Across Nation
The Associated Press reports colder, wetter conditions in the eastern half with mixed precipitation from Kansas to the Middle Atlantic. Temperatures fall 10 to 20 degrees, notably in Texas, while the Pacific Northwest sees more rain. Floods ease along the Ohio River basin.
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Associated Press
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Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic
Texas
Ohio River
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Wyoming
Nebraska
Midwest
New England
Pacific Northwest
U.S. Weather Bureau
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Fred S. Gurney Women’s Relief Corps
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Irene Ayer
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Doris Duross
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Clifford Hilton
Harold Daggett
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Edward P. Wormwood
J. Lionel Amirault
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Nick Pisaruk
William H. Miller
Alberta M. Wentworth
Harold Hatch
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Lewiston
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Alfred Cloutier
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Leda Hajdusz
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Michelle Baillargeon
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