FBI reports record rise in violent crime in early 1958 period
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover announced a 21 percent overall increase in violent crime for January through March 1958 the largest quarterly rise since 1958. Breakdowns show murders up 23 percent forcible rape 8 and robbery 32 with aggravated assault up 15 across areas.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
He Sa
Peru’s Huascaran Peak tops South American heights
The piece highlights Peru as the third largest country in South America with Huascaran reaching 22 200 feet and about 60 rivers feeding the Andean slopes. It also notes chronic respiratory disease as a rising U S health menace with 100 000 projected deaths in 1976. TheFamily Hobby Center advertises craft supplies at 238 Main St Saco.
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Peru
South America
U.S
Public Health Service
Family Hobby Center
Main St
Saco
State Department Official Named New AID Director Mission to Congo
A State Department official is named the new director of the Agency for International Development mission to the Republic of Congo Kinshasa. Rep. James J. Howard reports the Pentagon has moved quickly to fix defects found in the M16 rifle used in South Vietnam. Senator John O Pastore says a Senate subcommittee will study computers and data sampling to forecast election results.
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State Department
Agency For International Development
Republic of Congo
Kinshasa
James J. Howard
Dn.j
Pentagon
South Vietnam
John O. Pastore
Senate Communications Subcommittee
Kuchel Says No New Armed Truce for 20 Years
Senator Thomas H. Kuchel of California rejects another 20 year armed truce and calls for no pullout until Israel and Arab states negotiate a lasting regional agreement securing territorial security and access to the Gulf of Aqaba and Suez Canal.
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Israel
Thomas H. Kuchel
Calif
Associated Press
Congress
Gulf of Aqaba
Suez Canal
Graduation Exercises At Old Orchard Beach High
Old Orchard Beach High School held graduation ceremonies in the auditorium with Rev G Stephen Johnston delivering the invocation. Superintendent Bernard Forbush spoke, students presented speeches on Patriotism, and diplomas and awards were distributed by Principal Jerome LePelletier and various local organizations.
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Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach High School
G. Stephen Johnston
Bernard C. Forbush
Mary Ann Golovich
Pamela Martin
Joanne Roberge
America
Jerome LePelletier
John H. Clancy
Jaycee
Thomas Lee Jr
Glen McCallum
Parent-Teacher Association
Dawn Dyer
Janet Doherty
Elizabeth Radley
Norma Gamache
Sharon Boisvert
Kiwanis Club
Roger To
Personal Shower Held At Wells Honoring Mrs Sayward
A Wells personal shower honoring Mrs. Louis Sayward was hosted by the Ladies Aid Society of the High Pine Baptist Church at Mrs. George Fenderson’s home. Attendees included Mrs. Charles Welch Miss Dorothy Akrooych Mrs. Charles Foster Mrs. Clifford Matthews Mrs. Ralph Hutchins Mrs. Karl Hilton Sr. Mrs. Donald Tilton Mrs. Alden Welch Mrs. Clarence Colby the hostess and guest of honor.
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Wells
Louis Sayward
Ladies Aid Society
Highpine Baptist Church
George Fenderson
Charles Welch
Dorothy Akrooych
Charles Foster
Clifford Matthews
Ralph Hutchins
Karl Hilton Sr
Donald Tilton
Alden Welch
Clarence Colby
Colby College names life member of board of trustees
Dr J Seelye Bixler former Colby College president for 18 years is named an honorary life member of the school's board of trustees marking only the third lifetime appointment in Colby history.
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Waterville
Colby College
J. Seelye Bixler
Head Start Orientation Program Starts Monday at St Francis College
Head Start orientation opens Monday June 19 and runs through June 23 at St Francis College with 62 trainees. Lectures by St Francis College faculty and others cover poverty sociology parent involvement child psychology and educational aspects of Head Start. A simulated classroom in Decary Hall will host 15 children under the supervision of Mrs Eve Burgess and Mrs Lucille Angers. Maine lacks a year round Head Start program and aims to bring disadvantaged children on par with peers before elementary school.
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St. Francis College
John Biter
York County
Lois Paradise
University of Maine Portland
Shirley Hobbs
Alfred
Greer
Stone
Dacey
Kenneally
Roy
Biter
Decary Hall
Franciscan College
Eve Burgess
Biddeford
Lucille Angers
Maine
Second Body Search Continues For Casco Bay Drowning
Cumberland County sheriff's office pressed on with efforts to locate Harold Bickmore missing after a small dinghy capsized off Casco Bay. Andrew R. Bunker, 42, Cumberland, was recovered nearby. Divers from Brunswick and Portland assisted. Coast Guard not requested for today’s search.
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Falmouth
Cumberland County Sheriff's Office
Cumberland
Casco Bay
Harold Bickmore
Brunswick
Portland
Andrew R. Bunker
Sheriff's Office
Bick
Coast Guard
Honor Roll Listed At St. Josephs College
NORTH WINDHAM St Josephs College named its dean's list and honor roll for the second semester announced by Dean Siter M Eu phrasia. Qualified for the dean's list were Pauline Mahrt of Kennebunk and Paul ette St Ouis of Biddeford. Honor roll entrants with a two point or better record included Carolyn Scott Jane Langevin and Marie McMorran all of Biddeford.
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North Windham
St. Joseph's College
Siter M. Euphrasia
York County
Pauline Mahrt
Kennebunk
Paulette St. Ouis
Biddeford
Carolyn Scott
Jane Langevin
Marie McMorran
Warren Court Exercises Constitutional Flexibility
AP News analyzes the Warren Court under Earl Warren since 1953, noting its cautious liberalism and willingness to confront long unresolved issues. It cites desegregation, reapportionment, and expanded rights, arguing the court sharpened constitutional meaning without radical aims. The piece contrasts past courts’ conservatism with the court’s responsive leadership in a changing nation.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Earl Warren
Louisville, Ky
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Warren Court
United States
Congress
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Edna E, Carbee
Medicare
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Timex
Ronson
Zippo
le Pelletier
Pierre’s School of Beauty Culture
Linda Hartley
Webber Hospital
Elizabeth Leroux
Northeastern University
Boston
the Citadel
Marc Gagne
Margaret Simpson
June Dubuc
D.A.R
Bonita Boyer
Underwood
Roxanne Pettingill
Husson College
Norma Gamash
School of Business
Diana Murray
Bruce Boyer
Daniel Raye
Dianne Sweeney
Maine Teacher Association
Kahtleen Morin
Diane Murry
John Sheve Nell
Marygrove College
Detroit
Mich
Mary Sweeney
Michael Angelosante
Joan Beaulieu
Robert Bell
Nelson Bellerose
Richard Bill
David Bishop
Lucille Boisvert
Bruce Brann
Carolinda Brennan
Lois Marston
Barbara McAllister
Glenn McCallum
Barbara Menarl
Carl Michaud
Kathleen Morin
Linda Morgan
Ruth Mulderiy
Frank Mullen
Charlie Perkins
Roxanne Pettengill
Judith Potvin
Elaine Presley
Diane Robida
Verne Rounds
Roland Rousselle
Elizabeth Roy
Linda Savoy
John Shevenell
William Southwick
Joanne Valliere
Susan Verrill
Donald Vire
Marion Warren
Ronald Wilson
Meh Ofaheg
Touraine
St. Joseph’s
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Camp Ellis
Ferry Beach
Kinney Shores
Ocean Park Rd
Portland Rd
North Saco
Kin
Ney Shores
Beaches
REED
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France
Singer
Dundune
Singer Today
Biddeford Shopping Center
THE
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Lafayette Hotel
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