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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1961
Page
1
Douglas H. Bell 42 of Montpelier was sentenced by Maine Superior Court to two to four years for stealing a 1960 car worth about 5000 dollars from a Lewiston auto dealer last December 5. Bell changed his plea to guilty after the state offered the case.
The first of three Florida bound Freedom Rider groups arrived in Jacksonville early today and found conditions generally satisfactory. A mixed delegation of four Jewish rabbis eight white Protestant ministers and six Negro ministers traveled from Sumter South Carolina testing racial segregation with few incidents. They reported all in all satisfactory conditions in Jacksonville while a second group of seven moved toward Savannah and Jacksonville and a third group followed shortly after. Refused meals marked the day as the riders faced restaurant service refusals in two South Carolina towns.
Melville H. Johnson announced his resignation as head of School Union 2 effective July 15. The six year veteran submitted the notice at a joint meeting of the Wells Ogunquit and North Berwick committees, offering to stay on briefly to aid the transition while a successor is sought. His future plans were described as indefinite.
A compromise supplemental budget plan in Augusta would finance Reed's spending without broad sales tax rise while boosting taxes on cigarettes beer liquor and wildlands property. The plan faces mixed reactions with Republicans supportive and minority Democrats wary as changes to education subsidies and state employee pay are debated.
Supt. Paul Larrabee announced ten Biddeford Public Schools appointments for September. Reno L. Roy of Saco becomes guidance director for Biddeford High. Paul F. Brunelle of Biddeford is named social science teacher at the Senior High. Russell W. Hall of Sanford will teach literature in the Junior High. Richard H. Smith of Old Orchard Beach will teach literature in the Senior High. Maurice D. Bulger of Portland will teach Grade 6 science. Arthur Descoteaux, formerly coaching and teaching at Biddeford High, remains in the district.
Washington officials say Castro cannot risk firing squads after offering to trade 1,200 invasion prisoners for 500 tractors. The move is seen as a propaganda setback for Castro and a strategic embarrassment for the Soviets amid Khrushchev’s Vienna talks.
An itemized list shows staples including 27 Granite Street, 1 Qt. Clams, 1 Pt. Clams, 1 Qt. Potatoes, 1 Pt. Potatoes, and a lunch box featuring clams and fish and chips. The fragment hints at a market or store inventory with seafood and produce offerings.
Havana AP reports Castro rejected heavy tractors, offer of 1000 smaller models, valued at 28 million dollars plus transport costs. The United States negotiators and the Tractors for Freedom Committee led by Eleanor Roosevelt weigh public fundraising to meet the price, with leaders including Walter Reuther and Milton Eisenhower.
Fidel Castro spent 50 hours of talks with eight American reporters then invited them to Havana for permanent reporting duties. He discussed President Kennedy, the April invasion battleground tour, and tractor negotiations as interpreters aided questions in a relaxed, olive fatigues setting.
A quirky quip notes that marriage unites two people into one, but the real challenge begins when partners must choose which one. The witty line plays on shared life decisions and the humor of domestic teamwork.
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