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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1962
Page
2
This afternoon in Portland expects mostly sunny and mild skies with northwest winds 5 to 15 mph, higher near the coast due to sea breezes. Tonight will be clear and cool with gentle northwest winds. Saturday remains sunny and pleasant with similar winds. Zone 1 temperatures reach the mid 70s near 40.
Edgar Martel of 138 Granite Street Biddeford has entered the Veterans Administration Center hospital Togus for medical treatment. David Baker son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Baker of 13 Glenwood Avenue Saco has returned home after a tonsillectomy at Notre Dame Hospital. Receiving medical care at Notre Dame Hospital are Mrs Melina Godard of 5 Williams Court Biddeford Philias Richard of 37 Hill Street Biddeford Mrs Anna Marcoux of 2 Jefferson Court Biddeford Alphonse Pageau of 99 Pleasant Street Saco and Joseph Ruel of 13 Mount Vernon Street Biddeford.
The York County Fish and Game auxiliary plans its annual banquet Monday at the Dragon Seed in Kittery. Members attending should meet at Edwards Market in Five Points by 6 p.m., per the banquet committee.
The Junior Bandana singers of the Saco Salvation Army will meet Saturday at 9:00 a.m. Confessions will be heard at St Monica Church Kensebunk from 4 to 5 p.m. on Saturday. Confessions will be heard at St Martha Church Kensebunk Port on Saturday from 4 to 9 and 7 to 8 p.m.
A church notice states confessions will be heard at St Mary church in Wells on Saturday from 2 30 to 3 30 pm. The final rehearsal for the Children's Day concert will precede the 11 am worship service Sunday at Biddeford United Baptist church, with a 1 pm Saturday rehearsal at the church.
Portland AP reports a 90 minute debate between Frederick A. Halla and State Rep. Ernest D. Smith on the proposed 1.5 million ETV bond. Halla argues ETV saves money and safeguards prevent central control while Smith denounces state control as socialist. A second debate is set for Monday night on WCSH-TV before a June 18 statewide referendum.
A federal jury in Minneapolis acquitted three major salt firms Mor ton Salt Co Chicago International Salt Co and Diamond Crystal Salt Co of conspiring to fix rock salt prices over five years under the Sherman Act The June 28 1961 indictment named Carey Salt Co which pled no contest The judge did not reveal plans for that case The grand jury said the alleged conspiracy forced buyers to pay high noncompetitive prices.
Washington AP Maine's two senators split on an amendment restoring authority for Kennedy to ship surplus foods to Yugoslavia and Poland. Senator Edmund S Muskie voted in favor while Senator Lee Chase Smith opposed.
Former Maine Republican congressman Charles P. Nelson of Augusta dies at Augusta General Hospital after a cancer illness at 54. He served Maine’s 2nd district from 1949 to 1956 and was mayor of Augusta in 1947. Nelson, a Colby and Harvard graduate, was a World War II intelligence officer and later legal counsel to the State Highway Commission. He leaves widow Arlene and a daughter from his first wife.
Carrie Fogg Hudson, 76, widow of Rev. Louis G. Hudson, longtime pastor emeritus of Berlin First Congregational Church, died yesterday at Clinton hospital. She served as secretary of Episcopal Theological School, Cambridge, and held roles with Berlin Women's Club, Northern Worcester County Public Health, and Berlin Public Library. Funeral services will be Monday at 2 p.m. from Berlin First Congregational Church with Rev. Morley Hodder officiating.
Jerry F. Grenier Sr died suddenly at his Weymont street home in Saco. Funeral services were held at Notre Dame de Lourdes Church with Rev. Arthur Dube presiding. Burial followed in St. Joseph Cemetery with graveside prayers by Rev. Plante.
Hollywood star Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher show a public split over divorce handling with Fisher planning to sue in Las Vegas for mental cruelty grounds while Taylor’s Rome secretary denies knowledge of any plan. Fisher will begin a Nevada six week residence July 24 as he starts a Las Vegas engagement.
Ethno musicologist Pereversev recalls the thirties to present, noting jazz was once condemned as mere entertainment. He says now jazz is revived openly with dozens of young musicians aged 18 to 25 developing a style that could gain international acceptance, distinct from American roots.
Tide schedule notes high and low marks for June with morning and evening windows. Times show peaks at specific hours, indicating daily fluctuation and semidiurnal pattern across the month.
Three newly ordained Roman Catholic priests receive first assignments in Maine. Ernest L L Heureux assistant at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Portland Donald W Lonsdale assistant at St Mary's parish West Brook Real J Nadeau assistant at St Ignatius parish Sanford.
Congress considered an amendment by Senator Norris Cotton to deny foreign aid to countries exporting arms or strategic materials to Sino-Soviet bloc nations including Cuba. The measure would not cut current funds yet. It sets $600 million for Alliance for Progress in 1963 and $800 million annually for next three years, plus $1.5 billion for military aid and $1.25 billion for non Latin American development loans, not to be reduced in the stated authorization.
Former minority counsel Manuel testified that Carl Miller told him Estes pressed to raise grain storage bond to 1 million using the names of Rayburn and Johnson. Miller later contradicted this, saying he mentioned Rayburn and Yarborough, not Johnson. Manuel defended exposing the Estes case as necessary truth. The Fountain subcommittee delayed a public hearing amid the dispute.
Algeria deadline for registrations passed with no European party appearing while the banned Algerian Communist party sought campaign permission. France's high commissioner Fouchet was summoned to Paris by de Gaulle for urgent talks as a halt in secret army terrorism disrupted anticipated attacks on government and economic targets.
Mr and Mrs Paul A Lavoie reside at 105 Elms Street Biddeford after a St Joseph church Biddeford ceremony. Rev Sylvia Levesque performed the double ring nuptials with era style flowers and music by Mrs Duana Rousselle and Ralph Nolette. The bride Jacqueline Lorraine Petit daughter of Mr and Mrs Julian Petit of 26 Masons Street and the groom Omer Lavoie son of Mr and Mrs Omer Lavoie of 20 Mount Pleasant Street. The bride wore Chantilly lace and silk organza a French illusion veil and carried a white poms orchid bouquet. Matron of honor Mrs Claire Phillips and bridesmaids Miss Elaine Petit Miss Theresa Petit wore aqua and pink respectively. Flower girl Miss Sandra Lepage wore white nylon. Best man Omer Lavoie with ushers Jerry Lavoie and Fernand Petit all of Biddeford. A reception was held at the Eagles Home Birch Street with corsages and seasonals. The bride’s mother Mrs Petit and the groom’s mother Mrs Lavoie wore mink capes. For the trip the bride wore a pink suit with orchid corsage. Mrs Lavoie is a Biddeford High School graduate. her husband also attended Biddeford High School.
Augusta voters told absentee ballots are available after a delivery to city and town clerks. State officials defend supply and clarify that civilian and armed forces ballots use the same form, with the inside label reading Official Absentee or Armed Forces Ballot.
The interviewee Stovall described preferring relocation to places with his people and noted relatives in Chicago and Cleveland. He questioned why police sent him to Portland, a move linked to a late month Portland newspaper letter proposing Portland as a destination for reverse freedom riders, signed by an author unidentified in the excerpt.
State Rep Jerome G. Plante of Old Orchard Beach was unanimously chosen chairman of the York county Democratic committee by 58 members representing every town. John H. Cleary was named vice chairman, Mrs Irene M Cooper secretary, and Norman S Hall treasurer for two year terms. Speakers included gubernatorial candidate Richard J Dubord and Mrs Maynard C Dolloff, while Plante warned of a hard fall race.
Thirteen East Germans including eight men five women and a five month old baby hijacked the Friedrich Wolf river boat in Berlin. They escaped under heavy fire from East German police with no injuries reported. West Berlin police fired back as the group rammed toward the border and reached West Berlin shores within about 20 minutes before the boat was allowed to return to East Berlin.
Robert B. Patterson, secretary of the Citizens' Council in Greenwood, is noted in a fragmentary item. The incomplete OCR hints at a public or civic role but lacks full context or events. Further readable lines would clarify significance or actions.
A proposed tax cut aims to boost take home pay and spur business investment. President Kennedy’s plan envisions a roughly five to seven billion dollar relief, with top rate reductions and broader reforms to stimulate consumer demand and industrial modernization, while noting possible budget deficits in 1964. A diverse set of reforms may follow to eliminate special exemptions and broaden benefits for taxpayers.
Astro naut Malcolm Scott Carpenter addresses 316 Boulder High School seniors and 2,500 guests, urging graduates to reach for ambitious goals. He recalls his 1943 graduation, notes space milestones, and warns of ideological battles shaping the future, stressing responsibility to preserve freedom and faith.
Kennedy sharply denies that income tax inquiries deportation threats or postmastership promises were used to sway delegates. McCormack cites 52 unfilled postmasterships and affidavits he won’t reveal unless Kennedy challenges him. Kennedy says the charges insult McCormack supporters and denies any brotherly influence.
Evangelist Billy Graham told 18 000 listeners during his ninth sermon in Chicago Crusade for Christ that history’s great monsters shared a religious thread. He likened Adolph Eichmann to biblical Manasseh, noting Eichmann’s idolatry and belief in a god-like ideology, but said God could have forgiven him if he had accepted Him. He cited Stalin and Goebbels as examples who studied religion, arguing even the wicked may claim spiritual beliefs.
The Atomic Energy Commission disclosed radioactive pellets tracked from Ottawa to Burlington Mass shook free from a lead shield. AEC spokesman said no alarm but concern remains as pellets spilled into a non shielded drain pipe closet in a cask near Burlington Inc. plant, May 25, with high radiation readings reported by plant monitors.
Justice Whittemore of the Massachusetts Supreme Court refused to delay the trial of six men indicted May 31 in the Boston Common underground garage inquiry. He said trial timing is for the superior court to decide. Defendants include Joseph Monahan and George Brady among others linked to the nine point six million dollar garage project.
In Augusta, Governor Reed and the Executive Council refused clemency for Normand Rivard of Lewiston who is serving 9 to 18 years for rape of a 43 year old woman. They also denied commuting a 38 year sentence for Lucy Deschesne of Fort Fairfield convicted of manslaughter linked to a pneumonia death.
Bates College trustees authorize immediate construction of a maintenance building costing 425000. President Charles F. Phillips announced the project should be ready by fall 1963 and will house the heating plant workshops and storage facilities.
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