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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1961

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Kennedy Plans Quiet Day at Cape Cod Retreat

President Kennedy spent a quiet day off at Hyannisport with no public schedule beyond reading memoranda on Berlin and other issues. Secretary Salinger said he would rest and study documents from the White House, with Berlin crisis developments likely on his mind.

Hyannisport Mass Kennedy Berlin Nantucket Cape Cod Pierre Salinger White House Salinger Khrushchev East Germany West Berlin Iron Curtain Mrs. Kennedy Caroline John Jr

Disappearance of Bruce Kremen Sparks Grief and Hope

A year after eight year old Bruce Kremen vanished on a YMCA hike in Angeles National Forest, his Granada Hills parents cling to hope he is alive. Los Angeles County sheriff's officials say the case has drawn extraordinary effort, with an 11 day search and ongoing ground campaigns amid vast, wooded terrain.

Granada Hills Calif Bruce Kremen Angles National Forest Joseph Kremen Bruce Mrs. Kremen Kremens Jeffrey YMCA Buckhorn Flats C. D. Fontaine Los Angeles County Sheriff's Juvenile Bureau Fontaine

Young Skindiver Builds Bonds With Biddeford Pool Fishermen

Marshall Alexander, 14, of Pool Road Biddeford, dedicates his underwater skills to the local fishing and lobster fleet at Biddeford Pool. He assists with nets and tasks around Fisherman’s Wharf, often rushing to emergencies in his diving gear. He volunteers work worth about 250 dollars in gear, yet refuses pay, earning a community salute for his service and neighborly spirit.

Biddeford Pool Marshall Alexander Maine Journal Fisherman's Wharf Marshall Alexande Pool Road Biddeford Marshall Pool Biddeford High School Walter Alexander Pool Community

Senators push Orderly Marketing Act to tackle import competition

Washington senator Ed Muskie of Maine calls for swift Senate action on the Orderly Marketing Act of 1961. The measure targets easing import pressures created by competition with low wage countries.

Washington Edmund Muskie Maine Senate

Racial Violence Erupts In Chicago Third Straight Day

Chicago faces a third day of racial violence as Negro youth gangs clash with whites on the Southwest Side. Police report 18 white injuries, 64 Negroes rounded up, many teens. A bomb injures two girls. police deploy 100 officers and an emergency plan around Harrison High. A killing of a 16 year old Tolber fuels tensions.

Chicago Linda Rivers Alice Ramos Ramos Harrison High School Matthew Tolber Tolber

Illinois Farmers To File Protest

Five Illinois farmers drive to Washington in a 1959 Chevrolet to protest farm program payments they call unfair. They cite William T. Smith of Big Flats New York who bragged about buying a Cadillac with money from not planting 104 acres of corn and plan to press their case with Sen Paul H Douglas and Secretary Orville Freeman.

Washington Illinois Paul Miller Harmon, I Miller William T. Smith Flats N.Y Russell Miller Walnut

Liberty Bell 7 Named For Grissom Mission Flight

Grissom and Glenn enter final preparations for America's second manned space flight aboard Liberty Bell 7. They endure a day of flight-credible meals medical checks and star-gazing as NASA plans the launch within 24 hours.

Cape Canaveral Fla Virgil I. Grissom John H. Glenn Jr America Grissom Air Force Glenn Alan B. ‘Shepard National Aeronautics and ‘Space Administration Shepard The Cape Redstone Liberty Bell 7 Freedom 7 Mercury Astronaut Team Liberty Bell

Readiness urged to meet Berlin crisis

Two liberal Republican senators urged full congressional briefings on U S military readiness for the Berlin crisis and said they would vote for new taxes if needed for extra military and foreign aid. Fulbright pushed the foreign aid bill and Kennedy took personal command to push the 4.8 billion package, while Goldwater urged swift action including renewed nuclear testing and tougher posture in the cold war.

Washington U.S Berlin John Sherman Cooper Kentucky Jacob K. Javits New York J. William Fulbright D-Ark Senate Foreign Relations Committee Fulbright Kennedy Senate House House Foreign Affairs ‘Committee White House Senate Foreign Relations Cooper Javits Barry Goldwater R-Ariz Goldwater Senate Gop United States Administration Fullright

Good Apple Crop In NE Is Predicted

New England apple production is forecast 21 percent higher than last year while potato acreage drops 2 percent from 1960 levels due to a cold May. Vermont shows a sharp drop, Maine leads potato growth, and early harvests for summer potatoes in Southern New England are expected around July 20.

Boston New England U.S. Department of Agriculture Vermont Maine Tate On England

Four years of college? sigh from the graduate

The cartoon caption shows a graduate lamenting four long years of college and asks who it has brought. Copyright credit Gen. Fea. Corp.

Gen. Fea. Corp

Notice to Advertisers for Canadian Days Edition

Copy for next Wednesday edition must arrive at the Journal by noon Tuesday. Copy received after the deadline may be accepted on a conditional basis.

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