Saco Family Celebrates Three Graduations in One Week
The Dexter A Hill family of Saco marks three commencements in a single week. Donna Hill Lee earns a Bachelor of Science in Education from Gorham State Teachers College on June 5. Dexter Hill Jr. graduates from Thornton Academy the following day, and Linda Lee Hill marches in Burns Grammar School June 11. The family then prepares to travel as Dexter and his father plan to relocate to Niagara Falls, New York where they will work and live in a house trailer by Lake Ontario.
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Dexter A. Hill
Saco
Linda Lee Hill
C. K. Burns Grammar School
L. (Hill) Lee
Gorham State Teachers College
Dexter Hill, Jr
Thornton Academy
Hills
Donna (Hill) Lee
Dexter Hill ,Jr
Burns grammar _s
Dexter
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Lake Ontario
New York
Hill
Donna Hill
Douglas Lee
San Antonio
Tex
Dexter Hill
Roebuck Avenue
President Eisenhower and Nixon urge sound dollar goal
Eisenhower and Nixon outline a 1960 campaign aim for a sound dollar with ample funds for GOP support. A rally dinner in Washington drew over 1000 Republicans, raising more than 300000 for campaign committees, split 60 40 between House and Senate arms. The president warned against penny pinching while stressing an expanding economy.
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M. Nixon
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House
Congress
Eisenhower
Nixon
Houses
Today's Chuckle Teacher Joke Card
A classroom quip features a math joke between a teacher and a junior. The teacher asks a subtraction riddle about 83 from 107, and the student dismisses the puzzle with a shrug, reflecting light humor from a syndicated comic strip.
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Gen
Fea. Corp
The Closing Colitze Door Crisis Called Off
A terse notice announces the closing Colitze Door crisis relief effort in cooperation with The Advertising Council. It invites participation via Box 36 Times Square Station New York and asks for donations and support.
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Times Square Station
New York
N.Y
West Fears Collapse of Red Session
Western foreign ministers fear a collapse of talks with the Soviet Union over Berlin and a possible summit. Herter Couve de Murville and Lloyd seek last minute concessions from Gromyko, with Khrushchev’s Budapest remarks signaling blame if talks fail. Gromyko met with Khrushchev in Moscow awaiting Kremlin orders as Western positions narrow.
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Soviet Union
Berlin
Christian A. Herter
Maurie Couve de Murville
Selwyn Lloyd
Britain
Andrei Gromyko
Moscow
Herter
Nikita Khrushchev
Hungary
Gromyko
Budapest
Khrushchev
West Germany
West Berlin
Eisenhower
Kremlin
Local Girl Kidnapped in Biddeford by Unknown Abductor
An attractive blue eyed red head described as five feet tall and nonverbal was abducted in Biddeford the night before last. The missing woman is tied to a cardboard WAC recruiting page figure outside the office, reportedly taken by someone seeking a paper doll. Police have no leads and found no marks on the impersonated sergeant.
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Biddeford
Roland Bisaillon
Women’s Army Corps
WAC
Bisaillon
Maine House approves $1 minimum wage bill amid debate
The Maine House gave final approval to a $1 minimum wage bill after defeating a motion to indefinitely postpone. The measure, introduced by Sen. Rodney Ross, now moves to the Senate for a simple majority vote before going to the governor. Debates touched on wage reach and related welfare provisions, with opposition labeling the bill poorly conceived and limiting benefits.
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Augusta
Maine House Today
Rodney Ross
Rbath
Senate
Ralph Winchenpaw
Friendship
David Kennedy
Milbridge
Lucia Cormier
Rumford
House
William Earles
South Portland
Vinal
Sebago
Frank Rowe
D -Ma‘dawaska
Fight Pact Signing Is Delayed
The signing of the world heavyweight title contract between Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson was halted by New York State Athletic Commission chair Gen. Melvin L. Krulewitch. He said a Federal Judge Irving Kaufman would rule on the Eddie Machen Johansson suit at 1 p.m. EST, after which the contract would be signed if the decision favors the plaintiff.
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New York
Floyd Patterson
Ingemar Johansson
Sweden
Melvin L. Krulewitch
New York State Athletic Commission
Krulewitch
Irving Kaufman
Eddie Machen-Johansson
Supreme Court Clarifies Its Controversial Rulings
The Supreme Court split 5-4 to reaffirm state sedition powers and validate congressional questioning of educators about alleged Communist activity. Justices Clark Frankfurter Harlan Whittaker and Stewart formed the majority in both rulings, upholding contempt convictions of Willard Uphaus and Lloyd Barenblatt while arguing earlier cases were misinterpreted.
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Supreme Court
Willard Uphaus
New Hampshire World Fellowship Center
Lloyd Barenblatt
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American Bar Assa
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Court
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Frankfurter
Harlan
Whittaker
Stewart
Warren
Douglas
Black
Brennan
Uphaus
Nelson
Herselves
Steve Nelson
Barenblatt
House Committee
Albany
N. H
Regina Can Expect Complete Recovery From Limerick Siege
Portland report on State Trooper Stephen A. Regina recovering after a May 14 battle during the Limerick siege. He was shot in the thigh and stomach while helping seize a home where a killer killed his wife and died by suicide. Regina praised fellow officers and said his aim was to do his job, not seek glory.
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State
Stephen A. Regina
Limerick
Regina
Gordon E. Hamlin
Westbrook
Pierre Harnois
Hamlin
John A. Chase
Harold L. Scribner
Chase
Liberace Slams British Critics In Libel Action
In London Liberace testified in court that many British show critics are weak stomachs after a Daily Mirror defense reading criticisms. He denied being homosexual while reporters cited Evening News and Daily Herald reviews that mocked his leers, dimples and emetic smile. The packed courtroom drew mostly middle aged women as Liberace asked a spectator how he looked and received approving praise.
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London
Liberace
Court Today
Daily Mirror
William Neil Connor
Evening News
Daily Herald
Connor
Amer
Ican
Twine Plant Destroyed by Fire in Jonesport
The Sterling Net and Twine Co mill in Jonesport burned yesterday causing about 35000 dollars in damage. Ten workers escaped unharmed as tar drums fed the blaze in the single story wooden building. Cause remains undetermined.
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Jonesport
Sterling Net & Twine Co
Four white men go on trial for assaulting Negro girl
In Tallahassee four young white men face life terms in circuit court for the rape of a Florida A&M University coed taken from her escort at gunpoint on May 2. Judge W May Walker presides as 156 jurors are summoned. only Collinsworth can afford private counsel with others court appointed. The case notes mental competency claims and the death penalty as a possibility, with Florida historically never electrocuting a white man for raping a Negro.
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Tallahassee
Flo
W. May Walker
North Florida
William Collinsworth
Patrick G. ‘Scarborough
Air Force
David Beagles
Leigh School
Ollie ‘Stoutamire
Collinsworth
Gunter Toney
Florida A&m University
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