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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1963

Page

2

Personal notices list patients in local hospitals

Philippe Boisvert of 512 Main St Saco and several others are named as medical or surgical patients. Annie Cowgill of Arundel and Edna Stacy of 43 Middle St Saco reside as medical or surgical patients at Webber Hospital. Jeannette Rumery of Curtis Cove Fortunes Rocks and Ronald Fecteau of 11 Vine St Biddeford are listed as surgical or medical patients at Notre Dame Hospital. Yvonne Anastasoff of 65 South St Biddeford is a surgical patient at Maine Medical Center Portland.

Philippe Boisvert Main St Saco Notre Dame Hospital Annie Cowgill Arundel Webber Hospital Edna Stacy Middle St Jeannette Rumery Curtis Cove Fortunes Rocks Webber Ronald Fecteau Lionel Fecteau Vine St Biddeford

Voltigeur Club to Meet July 30 at Biddeford Clubhouse

The Voltigeur Club, Inc. will meet July 30 at the clubhouse located at Elm and South Streets in Biddeford. The session begins at 8 p.m.

le Voltigeur Club, Inc Elm and South Streets Biddeford

Confessions at Kennebunk and Wells Churches Saturday

The Junior Bandano soongs ters of the Saco Salvation Army will meet Saturday at 0 a m. Confessions will be heard at St Monica church Kennebunk from 4 to 5 p m. Confessions will be heard at St Martha church Kennebunk from 4 to 8 p m. Confessions will be heard at St Mary church Wells Saturday from 2:30 to 3:30 p m.

Bandano Soongsters Saco Salvation Army St Monica Church Kennebunk St. Martha Church Kennebunkrt St. Mary Church Wells

Parked Auto Damaged In Saco By Evening Crash

Irene Arel aged 48 of 40 Sullivan t Biddeford drove west on Main Street when another car forced her to the right near Cross Street. Sherwin R. Valley, 29 of Bridgton, reported $75 damage to his car. Arel’s vehicle sustained $159 damage. No injuries reported. Patrolman Joseph Nason investigated.

Irene Arel Sullivan §T Biddeford Main Street Cross Street Saco Pace Sherwin R. Valley Bridgton Joseph Nason Saco Police Department

Oil stocks rise pace but market weakens before weekend

The New York market opened mixed with oils improving amid steady demand while leadership was sparse. Chrysler recovered modestly after Thursday’s sale. steels chemicals and drugs mostly fell. rails aerospace tobacco and airlines mixed. utilities edged up. The AP 60 average rose 2 to 264.2 and the Dow up .73 to 698.44 at noon. bonds advanced on the American Stock Exchange.

New York Chrysler Associated Press Ford General Motors U. S Xerox American Stock Exchange

Grass fire on Guinea Road near West Street

Biddeford firefighters responded at 12 50 PM to a grass fire along Guinea Road near West Street. Units arrived to contain the blaze, with no report of injuries or spread to structures. Weather and cause details were not provided.

Biddeford Guinea Road West Street

Biddeford Fire Crews Respond Twice To Blazes

Biddeford firemen were called twice today with a brush and woods fire on Forest Street at 11 02 AM and a short circuit in a light fixture at Green s Shoe Store on Main Street. Crews remained on scene at press time.

Biddeford Forest Street Green's Shoe Store Main Street

Clothing Found Near Roebuck Avenue Home

A Roebuck Avenue resident reported to Saco police the discovery of a large lot of boy's clothing on the ground near his residence. The items, including 21 pairs of socks, were taken to the police station and may be claimed by the rightful owner.

Roebuck Avenue Saco

Surplus Food Distribution Planned in Saco

Surplus food will be distributed in Saco on Tuesday July 30 at the city department building. The notice calls for residents to pick up supplies at the designated city location.

Saco Noe Saco City

Chicago Negroes To Confer On School Policies

Chicago leaders from the Congress of Racial Equality and the Chicago Urban League will meet with the Chicago Board of Education president to discuss proposed changes to neighborhood school policy amid protests. The session aims to review issues including possible withdrawal of charges against 13 demonstrators and open enrollment for school integration, with no agreement reached yet.

Chicago Chicago Board of Education Clair M. Roddewig Congress of Racial Equality Chicago Urban League Roddewig Agena Sam Riley CORE

Portland Weather: Sunny Hot Afternoon through Saturday

This notice reports a warm weekend in Portland with sunny skies and hot highs. Westerly winds 5 to 15 mph inland, onshore along the coast. Tonight remains fair and warm with lows in the 60s and light variable winds.

Portland

New Notre Dame Births Listed in Old Orchard Beach Area

To Mr and Mrs Walter Bonneau at 40 Summit Street Old Orchard Beach a son David Henry weighing six pounds 12 ounces born July 20 To Mr and Mrs Robert Dubuc at 199 Elm Street Biddeford a daughter Louise Pierrette born July 20 To Mr and Mrs Richard Bonneau at 188 Hill Street Biddeford a son born July 9

Notre Dame Walter Bonneau Summit St Old Orchard Beach David Henry Robert Dubuc Elm St Biddeford Louise Pierrette Neau Old Orchard Richard Garneau Hill St

Red Chinese Claim Bomb For Future

Kuo Mo Jo, chairman of the China Peace Committee, told a 10,000 strong rally in Peking that China will possess nuclear weapons in the not too distant future. He rejected Western control of nuclear arms and said revolutionary forces would master new techniques. No timetable or details were given for a Chinese bomb.

Tokyo Kuo Mo-Jo China Peace Committee Peking New China Kuo Moto Kuo Moscow Soviet Union United States Great Britain China

Man Killed In Highway Mishap In Millinocket

MEDWAY AP A Millinocket woman is treated in critical condition after a single car crash that killed her husband Patrick Baker 34. The accident occurred on the highway near Medway.

Medway Patrick Baker

Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Seen as Breakthrough

Washington report notes Sen Edmunds and Sen Muskie hail the nuclear test ban pact signed by the United States Britain and the Soviet Union as a major breakthrough toward reducing war risk and easing international tension. Muskie calls it a reasonable meaningful and historic step.

Washington United States Britain Soviet Union Sen Edmunds Muskie Dlaine

Nuclear Test Ban Pact Nears Final Steps in Moscow

President Kennedy’s administration pushed toward Senate approval while Britain and the Soviet Union prepared to sign a partial test ban in Moscow. Key figures like Rusk and Gromyko urged progress, with West and East leaders calling it a milestone though France and Red China voiced objections. Harriman and Lord Hailsham witnessed the ceremony as diplomats framed the pact as a first step toward easing global tension, pending parliamentary ratification.

Dean Rusk Britain Lord Home Soviet Union Andrei A. Grosmyko Moscow Senate Rusk Capitol Hill Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees Senate House Atome Energy Committee Joint Chiefs of Staff Congress Japan Yasumi Kirogane Paris Charles de Gaulle France Red China North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO Harriman Hailsham U.S Supreme Soviet House of Commons Labor Party United States Kennedy and Hyannis Port Mass

Society Osteopath Takes The Stand In Vice Trial

London AP reports Stephen Ward testified on the fifth day of his trial for procuring and living off prostitution proceeds. He described Christine Keeler’s alleged affair with John Profumo, his first meeting at a Cliveden swimming pool, and denied nude participation. Ward said Christine’s relations with Profumo and Eugene Ivanov sparked a government security scandal.

London Stephen Ward Christine Keeler John D. Profumo Ward Society Osteopath Profumo Christine Cliveden Viscount Astor Astor House Miss Keeler House of Commons Macmillan Eugene Ivanov Ivanov Marilyn Marily) Rice-Davies Douglas Fairbanks Jr Fairbanks Mandy

Earthquake Devastates Skopje Hospital Wards

The great quake struck southern Yugoslavia, felt as far as Greece, damaging Skopje hospitals severely. Relief workers moved through debris after about five hours, with patients crowded in the few usable wards. Two additional minor quakes followed.

Tanjug Yugoslavia Greece Skopje

Syncom 1 Seeks Near-Synchronous Orbit Over Americas

Towering aircraft fired by an automatic timing device to inject a payload into a circular orbit 22 300 miles above the equator over northern South America and the Caribbean. Officials said the complex flight plan would take hours to determine if the desired orbit was attained. Syncom 1 achieved near synchronous orbit last Feb 14.

South America Caribbean Space Agency

Record June rise in living costs hits all-time high

Living costs climbed four tenths of one percent in June to a record index of 106.6, the Labor Department reported. The gain, the largest monthly move since last September, pushed the yearly increase to 1.2 percent. Higher prices for food, housing, and medical care drove the rise, with sharp sugar price increases boosting food costs.

Washington Labor Department Arnold Chase Bureau of Labor Statistics United States Africa Canada India China U.S

Three Killed As Helicopter Crashes On Bloomfield Street

An experimental Navy helicopter during tests crashed on Newberry Road in Bloomfield, killing pilot Al Newton of Avon and co pilot William Grunwoldt of Bloomfield, and Al bert Punty who was exiting his car. Two others, Ronald Punty 16 and Gilbert Punty 48, were injured. Newton was Kaman’s chief test pilot with 15 years at the company.

Bloomfield, Conn Bloomfield Street Newberry Road Kaman Aircraft Corp al Newton Avon William Grunwoldt Bloomfield Albert Punty Punty Mount Sinai Hospital Hartford Ronald Punty Gilbert Punty Koman Kaman Newton Grunwoldt

Local Man Fined On Driving Charge

Louis A. Bernier, 22, of 5 King St Biddeford, fined 25 dollars or 30 days in York County Jail by Associate Judge Gerald C. Nason in Biddeford Municipal Court for imprudent driving on Main Street. He pleaded guilty and had his license suspended for 10 days. He was still trying to raise the fine at press time.

Louis A. Bernier King ‘St Biddeford York County Alfred Gerald C. Nason Main Street Bernier Nason

Roast Fire At Poisson Home Triggers Saco Department Run

A roast of meat caught fire in the stove at Francois A Poisson 129 Beach St prompting a Saco fire department run yesterday afternoon.

Francois A. Poisson Beach St Saco

Nightshirt fashion fad and drowned boat survivors tale

A humorous aside on how nightshirts may mirror men's fashion ends as distressing news from Rye New Hampshire. Harold W Jones, 40, of Schenectady NY, survived a 12 hour ordeal after a fishing party boat sank when a lobster pot fouled the propeller. Three aboard died including Albert Eglintine Sr and Walter Eglintine. Jones clung to the overturned Carol Lou as frigid water and near exhaustion wore him down. He helped keep Mabel Lester afloat before her death. He reported no other boats nearby as searchlights scanned the sea.

Rye N.H Arold W. Jones Schenectady N.Y Jones Carol Lou Coast Guard Portsmouth Hospital Albert Eglintine Sr Scotia Walter Eglintine Pittsfield Mass Mabel Lester Portsmouth Herald Albert Eglintine Lester Eglintine Pop (Eglintine Sr

Congress clash over rail labor rules faces Senate hearing

Congress weighs Kennedy rail plan as five unions representing 190000 workers urge extension to finish action. Charles Luna of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen condemns the proposal, while carriers press for minor changes. Taft and others push anti feather bedding measures, citing potential 60000 job losses and 32000 diesel firemen cuts.

Congress Charles Luna Brotherhood of Railway AFL — Cio Senate Kennedy House Committee House Iing Robert Taft Jr O'10 Taft

Funeral for Fire Victims Scheduled

Funeral services for a father and daughter who perished in a house fire will be held here at 11 p.m. Saturday. Carle B. Garton, 46, died while trying to save Norma Jean, 16, at their Fal mouth home. Garton's widow Myrtle and their older daughter Kathie, 7, escaped. Officials attributed the blaze to an overheated wood stove.

Portland Carle B. Garton Norma Jean Fal‘mouth Garton Myrtle Roman Kathie

Winston Vassall Fined $20 on Speeding Charge

Winston Vassall aged 22 of Montreal Quebec paid a $20 fine this morning in Saco Municipal Court for driving 60 mph in a 40 mph zone on Ocean Park Road yesterday afternoon. Judge Hilary Mahaney presided.

Winston Vassall Montreal Que Saco Municipal Saco Saco Municipal Court Ocean Park Road Hilary Mahaney John Butler Jr Beverly Mass Sokokis Lake Waterboro Fish and Game Donald Gray Mahaney

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