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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1959

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Talks With Khrushchev Shocking to Harriman

W Averell Harriman calls his talks with Nikita Khrushchev terrifying and shocking in Life magazine. He quotes blunt warnings on Berlin and a warning that Soviet rockets to Red China could intervene if Formosa is threatened. The article notes Khrushchev’s assertion that Communist strength could destroy the U S 7th Fleet and his view that Geneva talks will keep Gromyko firm. Harriman urges a summit with Khrushchev as the sole path shaping Soviet policy while the State Department disputes Alarm flags.

New York W. Averell Harriman Nikita Khrushchev Stalin Life Magazine Life Harriman Washington Moscow Khrushchev Berlin China Harrisman Khrush‘chev Soviet Union Red Formosa Red China Kremlin U.S. 7Th Fleet Formosa Strait Andrei Gromyko Geneva Rushchev State Department

Democrats Debate Strategy After Eisenhower Housing Veto

Sen Paul H Douglas and Sen Joseph S Clark urge a veto override after Eisenhower rejects a 1.375 billion housing bill via two year cuts. House and Senate leaders weigh next steps as Republicans oppose. Votes to override unlikely. action could come this Congress.

Washington Paul H. Douglas D-Ill Eisenhower Douglas House Senate Joseph S. Clark D-Pa Thomas H. Kurchel Rcalif Albert Rains D-Ala Housing Lyndon B. Johnson Congress

Space Capsule Glow Sways Newsmen At Langley

Newsmen watched a miniature space capsule glow white hot under thousands of degrees of heat at Langley Research Center Virginia. The NASA demonstration outlined the key problems of reentry and safety as seven Mercury astronauts prepare for first flights in 1961. Tests include Little Joe rockets from Wallops Island and Redstone capsule reentry paralleled by chimpanzee flight trials before manned missions.

Langley Research Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Wallops Island Cap Space Charles Lindbergh Atlantic

Police Hunt For Suspected Killer In Child Slaying

LAS VEGAS, Nov 2 A vast manhunt across two states sought Robert K. Ervin after police linked bloody fingerprints to the raped and knife slashed body of 6 year old Dolores Stafford. Her nude body was found in Ervin's Las Vegas attic. He, a 26 year old fry cook, disappeared as investigators said she died Monday night. In Kingman Arizona police and sheriff’s deputies guarded the home of his estranged wife Kathy Ervin 18 who said he attacked her last Thursday.

Las Vegas Dolores Stafford Robert K. Ervin Ervin Kingman Ariz Kathy Ervin

Today's Chuckle Misplaced confidence in self noted

A brief humorous line notes a person as a victim of misplaced self confidence. Gossip travels quickly, especially when the grapevines carry a sour note. (Copt. Gen. Fea. Corp.)

Fea. Corp

Relatives Defend Hoctor After Wife’s Murder Charge

Relatives of Donald Robert Hoctor, 54, of Norwalk Connecticut, deny he could shoot his wife Pauline Lavallee Hoctor. Hoctor is held without bail for murder after Pauline was found with a bullet wound in their Norwalk apartment. He reportedly called relatives about their four month old daughter Catherine Nancy’s successful spinal surgery, a point his relatives say shows his kindness. Police say his memory is fuzzy and his account has holes, with the shooting occurring early Tuesday morning.

Donald Robert Hoctor Norwalk Conn Hoctor Connecticut Pauline Lavallee Hoctor Old Orchard Beach Biddeford Old Rela Tives Darien

Old Orchard Lifeguards Reject Deal

Old Orchard Beach lifeguards rejected a proposed ten dollars per week raise and gave selectmen 24 hours to raise pay to one dollar per hour or face no lifeguards. The guards currently earn forty dollars for a 56 hour week while the town raised weekly pay to fifty dollars.

Old Orchard Beach Donald W. Shorey

Impasse in Korea repatriation talks with Red Cross veto

Geneva reports a standoff as Japan refuses to back any repatriation pact sending Koreans to Communist territory without approval from the International Red Cross. Red Cross head says no ruling on pact until signed, while Toronto Globe and Mail notes Maj. Gen. George P. Vanier to succeed Vincent Massey as Canada’s governor general. London obituary records Lion Feuchtwanger leaving £22,631.28 estate to his widow.

Geneva Japan North Korea International Red Cross Leopold Brossier Toronto Toronto Globe and Mail George P. Vanier Vincent Massey Canada London Lion Peuchtwanger England

Ike Might Call Special Session Over Foreign Aid

President Eisenhower signaled willingness to call a special session of Congress if foreign aid authorization is cut further. He argued deep cuts threaten national security and vital free world interests, pledging to use persuasive power to defend the mutual assistance program against Senate reductions. Johnson of Texas urged bipartisan restraint to avoid harming aid levels.

Washington Eisenhower Congress Senate Lyndon B. Johnson Texas Johnson

Three Wings Of Air Force To Quit Bases In France

The United States will move three U S fighter bomber wings from French bases to fields in Britain and West Germany. The transfer affects about 200 jet aircraft with atomic mission roles and will begin immediately, to be completed before summer's end. Reactions note De Gaulle's stance on US atomic stockpiles and NATO unity.

Paris U. S Britain West Germany United States NATO Randolph Burgess North Atlantic Council Charles de Gaulle Europe Germany de Gaulle France

Khrushchev Seeks US Soviet Friendship for World Peace

Moscow AP reports Premier Khrushchev told seven American governors that friendship between the United States and the Soviet Union is the key to world peace. He urged recognition of both Germany and Berlin with a free city status under UN guarantees, while noting East Germans won’t give up their constitution. Khrushchev also said Soviet production would not deprive the United States and that the two powers could halt any war, stressing the need to catch up in industrial output.

Moscow Nikita Khrushchev United States Soviet Union S Khrushchev United States of America Kremlin U.S West Berlin United Nations Stephen Mc.Nichols Colorado Khrushchev

First Atlantic hurricane likely as Cindy forms

Tropical storm Cindy, 200 miles east of the Carolinas, is likely to become the season's first hurricane. A hurricane watch is in effect from Cape Hatteras to Charleston as residents prepare for possible warnings. Cindy is nearly stationary east of Charleston with a northward drift and winds of 60 to 70 mph, expected to reach hurricane force later today. Gales extend 125 miles east and 60 miles west of the center.

Miami Fla Cindy Carolinas Cape Hatteras N. C Charleston S. C Gordon Dunn Miami Weather Bureau North Carolina Gulf of Mexico

Boston Cardinal Cushing Hospitalized For Asthma Shingles

Richard Cardinal Cushing, archbishop of Boston, was admitted to St Elizabeth's hospital for asthma and a painful shingles attack. Doctors expect a few days in care and canceled immediate appointments. He was slated to receive a Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor at a French Embassy ceremony in Washington tomorrow.

Bosion Richard Cardinal Cushing Boston St. Elizabeth's Hospital Washington de Gaulle

End To NE Iron Strike Is Likely

Boston reports conciliators and union and management representatives optimistic that a week old strike by 2000 New England iron workers will end soon. Stephen E. McCloskey urged a settlement within two days after an all day State House conference.

Boston New England Stephen E. McCloskey Iron Workers District Council McCloskey State House Connecticut David Grodsky State Conciliation Service James Mahoney John Cherry Rhode Island Conciliation Service International Assn. of Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers New England Petectors Metal Fabricators Assn Springfield

Governor Earl Long Plans Extended Western Vacation

Gov Earl K Long rests at the executive mansion preparing for a long western trip to recuperate from physical exhaustion. The ailing 63 year old governor has driven himself to release from a mental institution in June and aims to depart Thursday for the journey.

Baton Rouge Earl K. Long

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Biddeford Pool Arnold Calderwood George Rooman Roberts Street Adah Chapter Order of the Eastern Star James H. Herrick Rooman Paul Tate George Harpoothan James A. Helms Lester Woodward William Berry Marion Dexheimer Khruschev James R. Clark Marie Larry Janice Lancaster Ocean City N. J Seaside Ore Marion Ohio Donald Hoctor Old Orchard Lifeguards Ike Old Orchard Beach Home Avis Stevenson Re.n Mildred F. Connor Eva Furman Mary Marshall Lillian Frost Georgia Remillard Arlene Gagnon Frances Mello Theresa Day Cecilia Allaire The Red Cross Charles Tucker York County Old Orchard Town Hall Air Force Helen Meyner New Jersey Leroy Collins Florida Robert Smylie Idaho Luther Hodges John Davis North Dakota S. L. R. McNichols Robert Meyner Collins Utah George Clyde Gov Saco-Lowell Automotive R. C. Bennett
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