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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1959
Page
1
Editor William L. Ryan revisits Iraq, last seen before the 1953 revolution that toppled the king. His uncensored dispatch describes the current atmosphere as he observes the country.
AP dispatch from Beirut reports a waning zeal in Baghdad as revolutionary fervor cools. Soldiers remain on U S Embassy grounds while Kurdish porters haul heavy loads through dust filled streets and landlords lament land confiscations. Workers rush to erect triumphal arches for July 14 anniversary as banners replace green Islamic symbols.
A Navy ensign cracks a quip about calling the deck a floor, joking the captain would toss a sailor out of a round window for such a mistake. The lighthearted line appears in a Chuckle Brand humorous note attributed to Capt. Gen. Fea. Corp.
A U S Navy patrol plane was attacked by Red jets off North Korea with 15 to 20 bursts of machinegun fire. Two engines failed and one crewman wounded were the result as the Mercator limped home to Iwakuni. The tail gunner was wounded and several guns damaged. The crew described six attack passes before the aircraft returned to base. The commander and crew received honors for bringing the craft home safely.
A London high court jury awarded Liberace 8000 pounds in a libel suit against the Daily Mirror. After 312 hours of deliberation, ten men and two women found that a 1956 Mirror column by William Connor implied the pianist was a homosexual, an implication deemed untrue and not fair comment.
Donald E. Corder a 20 year old from Jacksonville Illinois and Farmer City Illinois was the sole hurt crew member after a U S Navy patrol plane was attacked by Communist MGs Tuesday near Yokosuka Japan He had been promoted to aviation electronics mate second class the morning before the mission
A U S television broadcast will show a film of Queen Elizabeth II leaving London to join President Eisenhower in Canada for the St. Lawrence Seaway dedication. The program airs Thursday on NBC-TV from 9:15 to 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
President Eisenhower said Geneva foreign ministers talks seem at an impasse and a summit conference prospects are not brighter. He would attend a heads-of-government meeting if any reasonable progress is made, not solely tied to Berlin, and urged that US Britain France and Russia ministers have enough authority to achieve progress.
AUGUSTA AP An angry land owner who held off 10 state troopers for 52 hours last night with gunfire pleaded guilty today to felonious assault on Capt. Philip Lincoln one of the 10. Wilfred Roderigue 40 of Sidney was released on $2000 bail to await grand jury action in October after Judge Frank E Southard Jr found probable cause. No testimony was given in Augusta Municipal Court for the state of Roderigue. He said he had not intended to kill anyone but fired over their heads. The farm siege began when two Sidney selectmen and another man, inspecting a gravel pit, were confronted by Roderigue who shouted Get the hell out of here. He fired twice, then on trooper Elwin Gardner from the field. Gardner dodged into a ditch and fired back as help arrived. Nine more troopers surrounded the farm and posted along the road as Roderigue fired sporadically. (Continued on Page Two)
Massachusetts manhunt for the Coyle brothers ends when troopers trap them in woods near the Canova home. William Coyle, 22, is killed by police bullets. John Coyle, 24, is captured unharmed. A bystander, William Sedgwick, 49, was abducted and later escaped. Police describe a heavily armed pursuit by up to 400 officers across the area.
The Maine Canners and Freezers Assn gathered at Port for a convention where Norman Sorenson of Milwaukee challenged a House Agriculture Committee report on food price increases. Judith Ledoux of Biddeford was named Apple Princess, representing York Pomona Grange at Acton Fair, with Miss Linda Mazzacane as runner up. A business meeting followed with plans for third and fourth degrees on June 23.
State Rep Joseph A. Aliberti of Rumford resigns to move to Cape Elizabeth. He and Rep Lucia M. Cormier have represented Rumford Andover Byron and Roxbury placing a third vacancy in the Maine House, first in his party's delegation.
LAS VEGAS Nev An unidentified flying object visible to the naked eye streaked across Nevada skies Tuesday night. It was the third mysterious sighting in three weeks. The Air Force said none of the objects sighted could have been planes.
Gov Earl K Long expected to leave John Sealy Hospital in Galveston today and fly to Louisiana for treatment at the Ochsner Foundation Hospital in New Orleans. The move hinges on his family's withdrawal of a commitment petition. Louisiana officials discuss whether he would resume governorship on return.
The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard commandant said the Navy tentatively sets September for a wage survey in the area. Such surveys of private industry nearby form the basis for the yard’s civilian pay scale. The last survey was in September, per Capt. Henry P. Rumble.
About 1000 delegates were expected to register at the opening session of the National Young Republicans convention in Denver. The event runs through Sunday. Vice President Richard Nixon is set to address a dinner Friday night.
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