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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1961

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Eight Die In Maine Accidents Over Weekend

The Associated Press reports eight people died in Maine during the weekend. Six were from traffic crashes and two from drownings. Victims include Roland Ducas and Carol Clavette in a three car crash, and 2 year old Gary Chapman among other fatalities.

Associated Press Maine Reed Roland Ducas St. Rose Quebec Carol Clavette Madawaska Upper Aroostook Edmundston New Brunswick Sieunee Kelley Jean Tardiff Bangor Richard Tardiff George Demers Rumford Boyd Galusha Guilford Monson Joseph McHugh South Weymouth Mass Falmouth Fryeburg Saco Francis Richardson Carol Dixie Lee Brown Bethe Miss Brown Richardson Gary C. Chapman Augusta Vassalboro

Deodorant Ads Rated Worst by National Audience Board

New York AP. A National Audience Board poll of 2 400 community opinion leaders finds deodorant commercials rated lowest among TV programming with 91 percent noses up and 9 percent thumbs down. News weather and sports fare well, while Westerns, mystery adventures, women’s undergarments and drugs rank near bottom.

New York National Audience Board CBS Reports Chet Huntley Aes l Twentieth Century N@ional Audience Board

Ghastly ride haunts survivor seven years on

NEWPORT Kentucky AP One survivor recalls a 30 second dawn crash on Pine Mountain that killed 11 others when a 13 year old car rolled down the mountainside near Whitesburg. The National Safety Council called it the worst single auto accident in history. Maxie left mining for restaurant work, unable to sleep at times, after the fiery crash that killed his wife and three children among others. He had ridden with his brother in law Thomas Brown and four children and a teenage girl in a holiday trip. The car overturned and burst into flames after cresting Pine Mountain. The wreck remains a haunting memory.

Newport Hexie Maxie Kentucky Maxie National Safety Council Thomas Brown Maxies Brown Pine Mountain Whitesburg

Department Store Shirt Sale on 16 and 17 Neck Menswear

A brief department store notice announces a Chuckle Sign bargain on men’s shirts sized with neck measurements of 16 and 17. The ad cites Copt. Gen. Fea. Corp. as the source.

Fea. Corp

Britain Seeks European Market entry amid WW II era talks

Prime Minister Harold Macmillan announced Britain will apply to join the European Common Market. He told the House of Commons Britain aims for entry before a long-term arrangement protects Commonwealth partners while negotiations proceed. McCloy to brief Kennedy on Khrushchev talks in Moscow and Berlin tensions.

Britain London Harold Macmillar Toda Brita House of Commons Washington John J. McCloy Kennedy Khrushchev Berlin White House Pierre Salinger McCloy Dean Rusk Moscow U.S Rusk McClo Belshhev Hyannis Port Mass Salinger Black Sea

UN Divided Over Special Session For Bizerte Conflict

United Nations deliberations show 46 Asian African members split on backing Liberia’s call for a special August General Assembly session to address France’s Tunisian Bizerte base dispute. Several Asian and African states doubt the move unless Tunisia violence escalates. Turkey Japan and the Philippines echo doubts.

United Nations, N.Y United Nations U.N. General Assembly Bizerte Asia Africa Liberia France Tunisia Mediterranean Turkey Japan Philippines Bldt

Red Manifesto Sparks Hope and Skepticism Across Europe

Western observers greeted the Soviet draft plan with cautious optimism and doubt. Britain questions Khrushchev's willingness to risk war, while Belgian Socialists view the move as political maneuvering. Svenska Dagbladet notes the 20 year horizon makes commitments seem safe. The 45,000 word manifesto promises free housing, healthcare, education, and a six hour workday by 1980 with coexistence toward the West, omitting Stalin.

Britain Khrushchev Svenska Dagbladet Soviet Union United States Lenin Stalin

Quiet Bizerte Scene Shows Calm After Fighting

AP correspondent Richard K. O Malley visits Bizerte where Tunisian soldiers guard the Casbah while French paratroops patrol nearby. Tanks line streets and a small expatriate crowd gathers as talks of fortifications fade and locals wonder about the next moves in the Tunisia crisis.

Richard K. O'Malley Associated Press Paris Bizerte Casbah T Ten

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