Beach Officials Deny Amusement Ride Licenses in Old Orchard Beach
Beach officials denied Luna Park Inc a license to operate eight children and three adults rides on a parking lot at East Grand avenue Old Orchard Beach. The decision followed a lengthy hearing with opposition from local propertyowners who warned the rides would create a nuisance lower property values and hurt business. The vote was split with municipal officers citing legal requirements for licensing mechanically operated rides.
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East Grand Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Luna Park, Inc
Massachusetts
Paul Sicard
Icipal
Francis LaFountain
Harry Prince
Herman S. Gerrish
Paul Bicard
Gov Earl K Long Seeks Writ To Free From Mental Hospital
Gov Earl K Long of Louisiana asks the 22nd Judicial Court for a writ of habeas corpus claiming fraud and his own sanity. He seeks release from the Southeast Louisiana Mental Hospital in Mandeville. The petition argues the commitment papers were improperly filed and that Long has recovered from illness. A diagnosis of condition will be presented Friday.
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Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
Louisiana
22Nd Judicial Court
Robert Janes
Joe Arthur Sims
Long
Mandeville
Sims
Jones
Chester Williams
East Baton Rouge Parish
New Vanguard Firing Stated
Cape Canaveral reports Vanguard missilemen frustrated by a failed second stage on the tenth launch attempt. The 22 pound satellite plunged to earth in a fiery descent after eight failed attempts, with two successes placing satellites into high orbits. Another launch is expected in the coming months.
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Cape Canaveral
Fila A
Vanguard
Earth
Jazz King Louis Armstrong Falls Ill in Spoleto
In Spoleto Italy American jazz legend Louis Armstrong was rushed to the civil hospital with pneumonia after doctors initially feared a heart attack. The New Orleans born trumpeter, 58, arrived for the Festival of Two Worlds under the direction of Gian Carlo Menotti. His condition was described as not grave and his wife was at his bedside.
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Spoleto
Italy
Louis ,Armstrong
Gian-Carlo Menotti
Armstrong
Two Saco Teachers Headed For NEA Convention
Two Saco teachers, Mrs. Martha Herrin and Miss Geraldine Fenderson, will depart for St Louis to attend the National Education Association convention June 28 to July 3. About 5 000 delegates will join 10 000 attendees for six days of discussions and speeches on the 1959 theme quality in education. Key speakers include Ruth Stout, Charles H Malik, and John Gardner.
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Saco
St. Louis
Martha Herrin
Boom Road
Geraldine Fenderson
Buxton Road
NEA Representative Assembly
NEA
Ruth Stout
Charles H. Malik
General Assembly of the United Nations
John Gardner
Carnegie Foundation
Norwegian Hotel Fire Kills Seven
STALHEIM Norway AP Fire raged before dawn through the Stalheim resort hotel where 130 Americans were staying Seven bodies were found and six or seven persons were missing some hours after the blaze About 35 persons were injured by flames or by jumping from hotel windows The missing may not have perished in the flames The guests are now spread over a huge area The situation is confused It may take some time to clear it up Other guests included 12 British 4 Swedes and some Norwegians The 99 room hotel was reduced to ashes in two hours as nearby communities sent firemen
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Stalheim
Norway
Crisis at Climax in Argentina
In Buenos Aires a government crisis nears a climax as military leaders press to oust President Arturo Frondizi and reject cabinet resignations. They threaten a military junta and demand sweeping policy changes while Frondizi seeks party talks and coalition options amid tensions from Peronist and leftist infiltrations.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Arturo Frondizi
Frondizi
Armed Services
Alfredo Vitolo
Vitolo
Cabritt
Juan Peron
Peron
Pasternak to Publish New Book in Soviet Union
A Moscow source says Boris Pasternak has a new poetry collection ready for publication in the Soviet Union. Unlike Doctor Zhivago, which faced censorship, the forthcoming poems are reported to be published here. Pasternak declined the Nobel Prize after his celebrated novel drew Communist criticism.
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Moscow
Boris Pasternak
Soviet Union
Dies After Crash Near Auburn Maine Woman 60
Mrs Rose Bryant aged 60 of North Jay died from injuries after a three car collision yesterday. Her husband Wilmer, also about 60, was critically injured and three other passengers in the Bryant car sustained less serious injuries.
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Auburn
Rose Bryant
North Jay
Wilmer
Bryant
Rioting psychiatric patients seize wing at U S Medical Center
At Springfield Missouri 106 dangerous inmates including homosexuals and neuropsychiatric patients seized the 10 North wing of the federal hospital, taking five guards hostage. Guards, state troopers and police ringed the wing as night-long tensions persisted with limited food delivery and no immediate force used.
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Jim Billings
Springfield Daily News
Asociated Press
Springfield, Mo
Russell O. Settle
North
Springfield
U. S. Medical Center
Federal Prison System
General Hospital
Country Club
Letter By Papolas Is Introduced In Murder Trial
AUGUSTA AP The state introduced as evidence a letter reportedly written by Eugene J Papolas to his parents claiming he would kill a man who took his family away The letter found among his personal effects was never mailed and was admitted over defense objection The note said I going to kill him and then be in jail It did not name the man Also read was a report from a private investigator to HONOR KEPT YESERDAY by Brownie Troop 12 of Saco honoring Mrs Howard Shaffer for a decade of scouting leadership The event included a plaque and necklace presentation and a crew of Brownies and parents at Ferry Beach The outing featured a cookout games songs and swimming
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Eugene J. Papolas
Papolas
Superior Court
John L. Emond
Waterville
Albert Drost
Brownie Troop 12
Saco
Howard Shaffer
Shaffer
Donna Shaffer
Ernest Pendleton
Clinton Fecteau
Robert Hunt
Pam Dyer
Patty Tripp
Michelle
Lorraine Fecteau
Linda Kimball
Nancy Bowie
Pam
Candy Pendleton
Luella Goodswin
Susan Hunt
Carolyn Lord
Betty Strout
Retired Local Teacher Receives Merit Citation
Miss Frances Mary Murphy of Biddeford has been added to the York County Teachers association roll for distinguished service in education. Honored for 40 years in Saco and Biddeford schools, she received the Association's Certificate of Merit for faithful service to York county children. Her teaching began in 1906 in Saco, progressed through Biddeford Commercial School and Biddeford High School, where she led the commercial department for 30 years. She pioneered full-time business education in Biddeford and trained successors in bookkeeping, shorthand, and typing, adapting to changes in business needs.
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Frances Mary Murphy
York County Teachers Association
York County
Daniel
Main Street
Biddeford
Saco
Theodore T. Young
Commercial
Locke School
Biddeford Commercial School
Washington Street
Florence Day
Anastasia Neary
Austin Hobbins
Miss Murphy
Miss Neary
Biddeford High School
Becom
Father saves stepdaughter as river tragedy claims two lives
In Nyssa Oregon Angel Martinez saved 9 year old Guadalupe Ribera but let the other two girls drown Magdalena Ribera aged 11 and Reyes 13 while a deaf mute brother attempted rescues. Martin Ribera 15 ran to fetch help and signaled a nearby farmer.
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Ore
Angel Martinez
Snake River
Martinez
Magdalena Ribera
Reyes
Guadalupe Ribera
Martin Ribera
For Sale Tractor and Trailer with Notable Upgrades
1957 Ford F 700 tractor with heavy duty air brakes electric sanders and 8,000 miles in like new condition. Aluminum Gramm 28 foot trailer insulated with new tires dual wheels recently overhauled in exceptionally good condition. Dial Biddeford AT 4 6122.
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