Diaz and De la Maza pursued after Trujillo murder plot
Report states police tracked Diaz and De la Maza after a gun battle began when they refused entry at a house on Independence Park and Bolivar Avenue. Aubrey Diaz was linked to the dictator Tru and the assassination plot. casualties were not fully detailed as the search continued through the neighborhood.
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Dependence
Bolivar Avenue
Diaz
de la Maza
Berlin
Jaz
Tru
Rafael L. Trujillo Jr
Armed Forces
Khrushchev Shifts Image From Firebrand to Statesman
Khrushchev, in Vienna, demonstrated firm control and calm performance, contrasting his dramatic U.N. outburst and blunt Paris storming. The exploratory summit yielded word that he slowed Berlin tensions, suggesting Moscow seeks to ease global danger after weeks of heightened risk.
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Vienna
U.N
Paris
Khrushchev
Berlin
Kremlin
Quorum Lacking Cancels Reed Maine Meeting
Gov Reed forced to cancel a planned meeting with the Maine congressional delegation as only Sen Margaret Chase Smith and Rep Clifford McIntire were available for discussions. Smith had been asked to arrange talks during a Republican fundraising dinner in the state.
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Washington P
Reed
Maine
Sen
Margaret Chase Smith
Honorary Degrees Given At St Francis College
Four honorary Doctor’s degrees were conferred at St Francis College graduation on Sunday with Rev Edward V Stanford as commencement speaker. Stanford urged liberal arts and the need for independent thinking while Senator Edmund S Muskie Joseph Sullivan and Dr Joseph R Larochelle received honorary doctorates for public service education and medicine.
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St. Francis College
Edmund Muskie
Waterville
Edward Stanford
USA
Villanova University
Joseph R. Larochelle
Biddeford
Joseph Sullivan
Low
J. Francis College
Edward V.stanford
The
Association of American Colleges
Times
Stanford
Clarence Laplante
OFM
United States
Edmund S. Muskie
Joseph E. Sullivan
Lowell
Mass
Muskie
Larochelle
Sullivan
Father Stanford
George P. Johnson
Diocese of
Portland
Donald L. Nicknair
Ernest Therrien
Ralph Lovell
Sanford
Elmont Tyndale
Kennebunkport
Boston Banker's Nasson Commencement Speaker
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston president told Nasson College graduates New England must sustain manufacturing quality jobs at competitive wages. He warned deficits in transportation power and imports raise costs, urging support for industry through favorable laws, skilled staffing, and regional growth to create 421,000 new jobs and 247 million square feet of space in the next decade.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Nasson College
New England
George H. Ellis
Royce
Robert H. Goddard
Ellis
New
Former Saco Girl Graduates As Nurse
Miss Kathleen Courtenay, a former Saco resident and Thornton Academy alumna, earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Boston University. She attended ceremonies in Boston with her parents from Saco and will continue post at Boston area hospital after postgraduate work at the University of Pennsylvania hospital.
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Gree
Boston University School of Nursing
Boston
Saco
Raysmond Courtenay
Nott Street
Miss Courtenay
Thornton Academy
Maine General Hospital
Portland
University of Pennsylvania Hospital
New England Baptist Hospital
Boston Hospital
Mewer Takes Third in State Road-E-O Test at Limestone
William Mewer, 17, Old Orchard Beach, placed third in the State Jaycee Safe-Driving Road-E-O held at Limestone Air Base. Twenty-seven contestants statewide competed for a trip to Washington, D C. Raymond Nelson of Hampden won, with Myron Van Kirk Jr. of Limestone second after a runoff. Mewer joined Jaycee groups from Scarborough, Westbrook, South Portland and Cape Elizabeth aboard one of four planes. The group left Portland at 7 a m. Judge Ormond Trask Jr. of Biddeford served as one of the event judges.
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William “Bill
Old Orchard Beach
Biddeford-Saco
Jaycee
E-O
Limestone Air Base
Washington, D. C
Raymond Nelson
Hampden
Myron van Kirk, Jr
Limestone
Mewer
Scarborough
Westbrook
South Portland
Cape Elizabeth
William Robbins
Willard Stackpole
Biddefortr- Saco Jaycee
Portland
Ormond Trask Jr
Biddeford
Union Auxiliary Banquet Attended by ScarboroughGroup
Members and guests of the TWUA auxiliary gathered for a banquet at the Marsh View restaurant in Scarborough on Saturday night. Attendees included Exilia Romeo Maxie Gagne Angelina Breton Armand Lemay Lillian Lombard Irene Cyr Emma Daniels Jennie Linnie Dorilda Palardis Adelina Letourneau Anna Forcier Josephat Tardif Cora Le Prohon and Mary Jane Are. The group traveled by bus to and from the event.
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TWUA
Afl-Cio
Marshview
Scarborough
Exilia Romeo
Maxie Gagne
Angelina Breton
Armand Lemay
Lillian Lombard
Irene Cyr
Emma Daniels
Jennie Linnie
Dorilda Palardis
Adelina Letourneau
Anna Forcier
Josephat Tardif
Cora le Prohon
Mary Jane
St Francis College Graduates 21 Men in 1961 Commencement
St Francis College concluded Graduation Week with the Class of 1961. A baccalaureate Mass led to afternoon commencement featuring Rev Father George P Johnson of Portland and Rev Edward Stanford of Villanova. Degrees were awarded to a diverse class including Biddeford, Portland, and Hartford residents with Gallant noted cum laude.
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St. Francis College
Clarence Laplante
OFM
Donald Nicknair
Oscar Giroux
Lawrence Conley
Thuri
Fer
Michael Baker
Acolytes
Joseph Carrier
William Murrey
Paul Lacroix
George P. Johnson
Portland
Edward Stanford
USA
Villanova University
Clayton Eaton
Msgr. Johnson
College Glee Club
St. Mary's
Laplante
Father Laplante
Alfred G. Berard
West Warwick
Willien G. Berry
South Portland
Robert X. Black
Orient
Edward P. Bonville
Amenia
N. Y
Robert M. Coleman
Biddeford
Charles E. Cosgriff
Waterbury
Conn
Robert J. Couture
Somersworth
N. H
Andre P. Fecteau
Roger P. Fleurant
Arthur T. Gallant
Almond
Gushee
Philip T. Havelka
Greenwich
Navy Bound for Kennebunk Graduates
Two Kennebunk area youths plan Navy enlistment under the buddy program on June 29. Alexander D Ascanio will graduate from Fryeburg Academy and enlist as an electronics field seaman recruit. Maurice W Gould III, 17, also plans to join the Navy after high school graduation.
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Kennebunk
U. S. Navy
Alexander
Peter) D’ascanio
Peter D’ascanio
Sea Road
Fryeburg Academy
Maurice W. Gould
Maurice W. Gould,Sr
Mrs. Gould
West Street
Kenne
Bunkport
Kennebunk High
Calvin S. Bryant
Russell E. Bryant
Fletcher Street
Eric Truman
Legislature mulls funds for indigent medical care program
Major bill to finance a federal aid medical care program would boost state payments to hospitals and nursing homes for indigent care. Other spending bills include education TV and railroad tax relief. Gov Reed backs sales tax rise to 3.5 percent and higher liquor markups despite GOP resistance. Democrats propose $2 million revenue boost, $5 million surplus funds, bond for buildings, and cigarette and liquor tax hikes. This week marks day 73 of the 1961 session with a long way to 91 days.
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Reed
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Nasson
Kathleen Courtenay
Bill Mewer
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Charles Cosgriff
Henry Rojas
Victor Poulin
Roger Fleurant
Robert Cole
Man
Edward Bonville
Robert Couture
Robert Black
Brian McGovern
Alexander MacNichol
William Berry
John Paul Jariz
Philip Havelka
George St. Pierre
Andre Fecteau
Arthur Gallant
Kwang Chung Wang
St. Louis
Association
Qo Association
Hill
Prospect
Biddeford High School
Powell
Powells
Gosselin
Urbain Bolduc
Raymond
Chick) Cote
Richard Jacques
Pepperell Trust Company
David Shaw
George Brickates
John D. Bradford
Sehenley
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