Saco Court settles perfect Independence Day traffic record
Twenty four drivers faced traffic violation charges in Saco Municipal Court after a holiday weekend with no reported accidents. Fifteen guilty of running red lights, eight for speeding, one for passing on the right. fines ranged 10 to 30 dollars. Several named defendants across Maine and Massachusetts were fined or cases continued.
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Saco
Shirley Curry
South Portland
Wilbur Ricard
Sanford
John Diamond
Augustine Raidy
Methuen
Brookline
Mass
Harry Bornstein
Malden
Russell Skillings, Jr
Pine Point
Norman Fattibiue
Bridgeport
Conn
No Mishaps Mar Weekend
Biddeford reports a quiet July 4 weekend with no traffic accidents in the city from Thursday night through Saturday morning. Saco and Old Orchard Beach also logged no vehicle crashes during peak travel, while a water incident at Old Orchard Beach left a Brunswick Naval airman hospitalized after currents swept him into Ocean Pier pilings. Lifeguards helped the swimmer, who was treated for shock and injuries before release.
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Biddeford
Edgar Sevigny
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Brunswick Naval
Ocean Pier
Robert Cloutier
Saco Hospital
William Sullivan
Arnold Harrison
Roland Violette
Harrison
Cloutier
Ernest Murphy
Kozlov Faces Cold Reception in Detroit Tour
Soviet Premier Khrushchev's top man Frol Kozlov ends California stay after hobnobbing with business leaders and socialites while audiences shunned his appearances. He heads toward Detroit for the first officially cool reception of his U S visit.
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San Francisco
Soviet Union
California
Detroit
United States
Frol Romanovich Kozlov
Nikita Khrushchev
Couple Leave Son Behind at Beach Trip Ends in Panic
Mr and Mrs Harold T Clark forgot their five year old son Roger after returning from Old Orchard Beach. They traveled in two cars and each assumed the child rode with the other. Police aided the search and the father made an 80 mile round trip to retrieve him.
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Auburn
Harold T. Clark
Old Orchard Beach
Clarks
Roger
July Fourth Toll Falls Short Of Safety Council Figure
Maine reports eight weekend deaths as sunlit lakes drew crowds. A father Francis Dyer 35 and his daughters Sandra 8 Linda 7 drowned at Pushaw Lake after a swamped boat. Nationally 271 highway deaths plus 178 drownings and 64 other fatalities over 54 hours.
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Associated Press
Maine
Pushaw Lake
Orono
Francis Dyer
Sandra
Linda
Dyer
Page
ME Co Cp Tae Ccuscecnis
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Thousands Cheer Queen Elizabeth In Chicago
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip arrive in Chicago aboard Britannia with a 21 gun salute and jet flyover. Thousands line the docks around Buckingham Fountain as a police cordon holds back crowds. Gov Stratton and Mayor Daley greet the royal party on a 13 hour Chicago visit.
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Queen Elizabeth
Chicago
Eliza
Beth II
Buckingham Fountain Landing
Britannia
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Parry Sound
Canada
Wiley Buchanan
Philip
William G. Stratton
Ilinois
Richard J. Daley
Soviet space rocket carries two dogs back to earth
London bulletin reports that the Soviet Union launched a space rocket carrying two dogs and that they were returned safely to Earth, according to Moscow radio tonight.
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London
Soviet Union
Earth
Moscow Radio
New Crisis Imminent As Far East Tension Mounts
TOKYO AP reports the Formosa Strait clash between Chinese Communist and Nationalist forces signals a possible new Far East crisis. Four Nationalist Sabre jets faced 12 MIG fighters. within 13 minutes four MIGs were shot down and a fifth downed by ground fire near the Matsu islands. All Sabres returned safely to base.
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Far East
Tokyo
Formosa Strait
Quemoy
Formosa
Air Force
Matsu Islands
Chuckle on success and nervous breakdown humor
A humorous quip notes that the recipe for success mirrors that of a nervous breakdown, tagging Gen. Fea. Corp. as copyright holder and framing the idea in a wry, era voice. The line plays on irony and stress in modern achievement.
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Gen
Fea. Corp
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Owen-Davis Post
American Legion Hall
Beth Giddings
Joanne Quellete
Elsie Clark Willey
Janet Bain Blair
Eva Letellier
Charlene Glover Donahue
Juanita Gallagher Butler
Gertrude Haskell Cote
Barbara Murphy Waters
Rebecca Hooper Cushman
James B. Fox
Eric Elliott, Jr
Janice Kirkby Clark
Rosemary Melanson Johnson
Geraldine Pelletier Johnson
Dhimitra Vangel Tito
Margaret Vangel Regis
Shirley Arro Yetz
Irene Viahakos
Richard Crowley
William Kang, Jr
Ronald Michie
Roger Parker
John Perrin
Marshall Main
Fred McIntyre
Richard Whitworth
Robert Boutet
Maurice Glover
Harry Durant
Albert Hanson
Raymond Shorey
Donald Church
Dennis Pendergast
Raymond Johnson
Roland Collomy
Norman Frappier
Thomas Bryart
Donald Fogg
John McGee
Myron Campbell
Kenneth Foss
John Haskell
David Emerson
James Greene
Bulletin
Edward
Sugar Revere
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