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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 23, 1964

Page

2

Local Personal Notices From Saco and Biddeford

Mrs. Rilla Hill, 79 Temple St, Saco, is a patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs. June DeMeule, 7 Bernard Ave, Biddeford, is a patient at Saco Osteopathic Hospital. Mr. James J. Marlas of Chicago and daughter Lynne Pamela visit for the summer with Louis Tsomides, 50 Storer St, Saco.

Rilla Hill Temple St Saco Webber Hospital June DeMeule Bernard Ave Biddeford Saco Osteopathic Hospital

Higher Grade Cadets Meet Friday at Saco Salvation Army

The Higher Grade Corp Cadets of the Saco Salvation Army are set to assemble Friday at 8 30 p m for their regular meeting.

Saco Salvation Army

Income Tax For Maine Discussed

Augusta Maine AP major debate on state income tax as revenue solution versus potential economic harm. Mrs Merton G Henry of Portland for League of Women Voters argues tax boosts fiscal strength. opponents led by Rudolph T Greep warn it could push residents and businesses to relocate.

Augusta Merton G. Henry Portland League of Women Voters of Maine Legislative Research Committee Rudolph T. Greep Westbrook Associated Industries of James Perry Winthrop Greep State

Singapore Riots Continue Across City Amid Casualties

In Singapore Chinese and Malays clash as death toll rises to 18 with 65 more injured in four hours of fighting. Over 1,000 detained for curfew violations and rioting while 6,000 police patrol the island. flights reduced and schools cut summer break by a week.

Singapore Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Mohammed International Airlines Singare Pan American World Airways U.S Saigon Japan Airlines Jakarta Bangkok Education Department

Card of Thanks for Louis LeRoux Family

We thank neighbors friends relatives and all who sent flowers cards furnished cars and drivers and sympathized with us during our bereavement Louis LeRoux and family.

Louis LeRoux

Funeral services held for Daniel J. Daly Biddeford

Funeral services were conducted for Daniel J. Daly of 45 Quimby Street Biddeford at St. Joseph's Church. A solemn Requiem High Mass was celebrated by Rev. Felix Pepin with deacon Rev. Marc Franck and sub-deacon Rev. Sylvie Levesque. Interment followed at St. Mary's Cemetery.

Daniel J. Daly Quimby St Biddeford St. Joseph's Church Felix Pepin O.F.M St. Anselm's College Manchester N.H Daly Marc Franck Sylvie Levesque Diana Rousselle St. Mary's Cemetery Sacred Heart League Joseph Loranger George Trottier Herve Dubreuil John Renouf Father Pepin Joseph Gerry O.S.B Arthur Verrier Norman Verrier Gerald Verrier Lawence Mass Roy Keith Burlington

ICC Orders Rail Passenger Runs Continued

The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered Boston & Maine to operate 39 passenger trains for at least four months while it reviews a plan to discontinue service. The line sought to cut trains from Boston to White River Junction Wells River and other New England points. The order follows complaints from individuals associations communities and railroad workers.

Washington Interstate Commerce Commission Boston & Maine Railroad Commission B&m ICC Boston White River Junction Wells River Portsmouth Dover Meredith Concord N.H Portland Maine

School Bus Pact Voted At Beach

Applications for teachers to fill vacancies were discussed at the Beach school board meeting at the High School. Superintendent Bernard C. Furbush said the board authorized the superintendent to sign a bus contract with Atty. Robert York for the year at the same figure as last year. The board delayed replacing a hot water heater pending architect input on renovations.

Old Orchard Beach Bernard C. Forbush Atty Robert York

Harlem Riot Squad Leader Named in Ouster Amid Tension

Leaders representing about 52 Negro organizations met in Harlem to plan presenting grievances to officials. A five man unity committee will join Harlem Youth Opportunities Unlimited in discussing poverty and conditions. A crowd of 500 white youths clashed with 200 Negro pickets outside police headquarters as helmets and night sticks repelled the mob.

Page One Harlem Harlem Youth Opportunities Unlimited Manhattan Congress of Racial Equality

Reno Bureau Seeks 240 New Members to Stay Open

The Reno Better Business Bureau says it may shut down unless dues from more than 240 additional businessmen are secured. Donald Cralle notes 260 members joined in 18 months but at least 500 are needed for financial stability.

Reno

Weather summary for Portland area

Mostly cloudy and cooler this afternoon with a high in the low 70s. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Tonight variable clouds and fog in low areas with mid 50s temperatures. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Friday partly cloudy and a bit warmer with northeast winds 15 to 20 mph.

Portland

Golden Gate Bridge Death Toll Reaches 265

A San Francisco AP report notes the Golden Gate Bridge has become a symbol of suicide as a soldier from Petaluma, Drake E. Rogers Jr., 20, leaped to his death, making him the 265th known death by self harm at the span.

San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge Golden Gate Span Drake E. Rogers Jr Petaluma Calif

Strike Settled by Teamsters in Eastern Locals

The Teamsters Union announced that 18 Eastern locals, about 4,000 members, voted to accept a new contract with auto hauling firms and to return to work. Hoffa called the vote favorable and the latest contract proposal was approved in the third strike vote since the walkout began, ending delays in new car deliveries.

Washington Teamsters Union Teamsters James R. Hoffa New England North Carolina Hoffa

Saco Youth Held After Beach Fight Incident

Donald Brackett 19 of 102 Temple St in Saco is held for observation at Webber Hospital after a Saturday night beach fight. Police investigate and Brackett, who was at the station Monday, was later admitted Tuesday night as a patient.

Old Orchard Beach Saco Donald Brackett Temple St Webber Hospital Brackett

MacDonald Murder Case Bound Over to Superior Court

Municipal Court Judge W Paul Quarrington found probable cause and bound over the Alfred bound over to the September term of the Superior Court. The alleged robber faces 20000 dollars bail on the robbery charge and no bail on the murder count. Upham of the New Hampshire Bar Association agreed to take the case after MacDonald family sought aid. One state witness testified on July 13 Trooper Carleton Ramsdell said he chased MacDonald near the Salmon Falls River before he vanished into bushes.

W. Paul Quarrington Yorkshire Court Alfred Upham New Hampshire Bar Association MacDonald Carleton Ramsdell Berwick Salmon Falls

Camping out in Greece Athens

Greece expects 25 percent more campers at organized sites in 1964 than 1963. Tourism figures show 14,000 pitched tents in 1962, with many at seaside sites and fewer in the mountains. French led in nationality, followed by Germans and Britons. Greeks were 27th and Americans a small minority. Plans propose camps near ferry landing points between Italy and Greece.

Greece Athens Germany Great Britain Italy

Ladder Goes With Him In Paris Plasterer Story

A plasterer, Cecil Sowers, used stilts while building a wall at the Paris Daily Enterprise plant in Paris Kentucky, showing that ladders and trestles are useful but not always necessary.

Paris Cecil Sowers Paris Daily Enterprise

Antipoverty Bill Moves Forward Amid Campus Row

Eagle Lake divers search for the drowned Danny Paradis and fellow teen Roland Ouellette recalls the paddle raid. In Washington, Johnson aides push a 962.5 million antipoverty bill with a state rights tweak to earn Southern Democratic support. The bill envisions a 40 to 100 thousand strong job corps, education, training, and rural aid programs with a broad mix of loans and grants.

Eagle Lake Danny Paradis Roland Ouellette Danny Roland Roland Dumond Dumond Yi Edgar A. Paradis Eagle Ake Washington Senate Johnson Barry Goldwater Arizona Goldwater John G. Tower R-Tex Labor Committee House George A. Smathers D-Fla Pat McNamara D-Mich Smathers Winston L. Prouty R-Vt McNamara Prouty

James Cartier Honored by Saco Jaycees

The Saco Jaycees honored James Cartier of Biddeford with a testimonial plaque at a meeting in Mutual Fire Insurance Co. headquarters. Cartier, a chemist with Saco Tannin Corp. since March after Boston College and Merck & Co. experience, was praised for his leadership and service to the Junior Chamber of Commerce movement. The gathering also discussed tannery waste treatment efforts and future improvements, with the community invited to help at Camp Ellis breakwater head at 6 30 p.m. Tuesday.

Saco Jaycees James Cartier Chamber of Commerce Maurice Labrecque Joel Stacey Stacey Jaycee Jaycees Russell Herrmann Camp Ellis Willard Stackpole Ray Gannon Howard Jones Billy Robbins Don Waterhouse Andrew Scontras Leroy Waycott Jack Dixon Craig Worthing

Racial violence erupts in New York city nights of unrest

Racial violence erupts in New York for the fifth straight night after Mayor Wagner appeals for peace. Black crowds surge through Brooklyn streets and a police shot wounds a Negro accused of looting. Scores arrested as the scene unfolds.

Associated Press New York City New York Wagner Brooklyn Washington U.S Johnson Cuba Navy Acros

Charlotte Bragdon Becomes Bride of Robert Pillsbury

The marriage of Robert F Pillsbury son of Mrs Ruby D Pillsbury Beach Street Saco and the late Dr Fitzroy F Pillsbury and Charlotte C Bragdon Boston Mass took place July 18 at the home of Mr and Mrs iherley G Davis 15 Orchard St Biddeford. Rev Clement F iHahn of Spokane Wash performed the ceremony with Mr and Mrs Thomas A Place of Portland as attendants.

Robert F Pillsbury Ruby D Pillsbury Beach Street Saco Fitzroy F. Pillsbury Charlotte C Bragdon Boston Mass

Second driver education course begins Monday at Biddeford High

The second driver education course starts Monday at 8 a m at Biddeford High School with Joseph R Jezar as instructor. Superintendent Raymond Nenneally announced the program.

Biddeford High School Joseph R. Jezar Raymond iNenneally

Lincoln Lincoln at New York World’s Fair Captivates Audiences

At the New York World’s Fair the Lincoln figure created by the Walt Disney organization stands as the event’s standout. The lifelike animated Lincoln delivers ten minutes of speeches on liberty and freedom, eliciting stunned silence and thunderous applause from crowds, with an elderly spectator asking who plays Lincoln.

New York Abraham Lincoln Lincoln Illinois Pavilion Walt Disney Organization

Ben Gazzara Returns to Broadway in Trav e Without Luggage

Ben Gazzara signs to star in Traveller Without Luggage by Jean Anoilh, arriving Sept 17 on Broadway. The ironic drama set in a French chateau follows a combat officer whose war injuries erase his past. Robert Lewis will direct.

Ben New York Ben Gazzara O'Neill Gazzara Jean Anoilh Robert Lewis

Congressmen Opposed To Closing Of Shipyards

Congressmen from Navy yard districts oppose shutting any of the 11 yards. They cite a $4 billion investment and 88 000 civilian workers as essential to national security. A 26 member working committee chaired by Rep. Celler will press Defense to seek approval before any yard closure.

Washington Congress Navy Senate House Metal Trades Department Afl-Cio Naval Shipyard Metal Trades Councils Con Manuel Celler D-N.y Celler Department of Defense House Armed Services Committees Portsmouth N.H Boston Brooklyn N.Y Philadelphia Norfolk Charleston S.C Long Beach San Francisco Mare Island Calif Bremerton Wash Pearl Harbor Hawaii

Grand Beach Tent Area Project Goes Before Town Council

OLD ORCHARD BEACH The town council will consider an application by Joseph T. Connell of 33 Milliken St. for a tenting and trailer park in the Grand Beach residential area at Monday night’s meeting. Officials anticipate controversy over the proposed site.

Old Orchard Beach Grand Beach Joseph T. Connell Milliken St

Topless bathing suit shown in window display

In Old Orchard Beach the Congress Square Men's Shop features a women's blue topless bathing suit in its window on Old Orchard Street. Police report no sightings on the beach yet.

Old Orchard Beach Congress Square Old Orchard Street

Officials Claim Reds Had Hand In Race Riots

New York city leaders cite possible communist influence in the New York race riots. Mayor Wagner notes FBI information while NAACP figures urge caution, saying provocateurs may exist but riots were largely spontaneous.

New York Robert F. Wagner FBI Roy Wilkins National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Wilkins Provocateurs Richard A. Hildebrand Cit NAACP

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Suloudy I Webber Boy U.S. Supreme Court Charlotte Bragdon Robert Pillsbury Lincoln Star of New York World’s Fair E. C. Forrester Kennebunk Dial George’s Cash & Carry Alfred Street H. Polakewich Main Street Qour
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