Legion Conclave Nears End at Old Orchard Beach
Opening session of the American Legion's 42nd annual convention was held at Palace ballroom in Old Orchard Beach with remarks by Waterville leaders James L. Boyle and Nathaniel T. Cole and other state officials. Committees on Credentials Resolutions Permanent Organizations and rules Time and Place of Next Convention Delegates to National Convention were formed with many named members from Waterville Lewiston Portland and nearby towns. Continued remarks and speakers were scheduled for today.
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American Legion
Palace Ballroom
Old Orchard Beach
James L. Boyle
Waterville
Nathaniel T. Cole
Robert Merrow
Newport
Arthur Dexter
Robert Washburn
Togus
James Page
South Portland
Department Americanism
Sid Segal
Rockland
Anthony Rump
Portland
William Rogers
Auburn
Alternate Nation
Louis S. Dennis
Division of Veterans Affairs
Peter A. Thaamum
Winehroup
Arthur P. Ambrose
Dexter
Milton Littlefield
Alfred
Anthony Petrillo
Damariscotta
Richard Ward
Limestone
Harold Griffith Woofords
J. Elmer Hay
Brewer
Fred Lawrence
South Paris
George Hewison
Eric
Thomas J. Conley
Perley Bartlett
Lucien Bussiere
Lewiston
George Colford
Leland Dunham
Lockes Mills
Nathanial T. Cobb
Ralph M. Merrow
Frank J. Mcdonnell
John Green
Rumford
Anthony J. Rump
American Legion Auxiliary
Malley T. O’connor
Vesper Hotel
Ruby V. Tapley
Blaine
Malley T. O'Connor
Onor
Verna Dolan
Inmates Earn Degrees In Experimental Program
Three Illinois State Penitentiary inmates earned associate in arts degrees from Chicago City Junior College through a television instructional program. The graduates, Gianopulos, Matheson, and Cornes, studied since 1958 in an experimental group that expanded to 31 inmates. The program posted a 2.76 overall grade average. Matheson faces 49 years for assault and rape, Gianopulos a life term for habitual burglary, and Cornes 75 years to life for rape and armed robbery.
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WTTW
Chicago
Matheson
Gianopulos
Cornes
Base In Cuba Seen As Communist Objective
Washington AP report quotes U S Information Agency director George V Allen warning the Soviet Union may seek a Communist base near the United States as counter to U S bases in the Soviet bloc He says Cuba's revolution opens Latin America to intensified Communist penetration and Khrushchev may visit Cuba signaling veiled support for Castro to provoke U S intervention Allen argues Kremlin aims to operate in Americas backyard and that Latin America is ripe for picking for three decades of observation
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Washington
George V. Allen
U. S. Information Agency
Soviet Union
United States
U.S
Allen
House Foreign Affairs
Nism
America
Nikita Khrushchev
Cuba
Latin America
Communist Bloc
Fidel Castro
Kremlin
Five Division Parade Set For Sunday
The American Legion closes four days of convention at Old Orchard Beach with a five division parade starting at 12 30 led by parade chairman CWO Nathan Ford. Aides include CWO John Moulton and M Sgt Donald Blanchette among others with Leon Jones as reviewing stand chairman. Honorary grand marshals include Maj Gen Frank Lowe and Lt Col Lawrence Webster. Grand Marshal is Lt Col Walter Provencher with staff Swisko Maguire Grenier. Chief regulating officers are Leslie Wyman and Louis Wharff. Ernest Allaire is chief of staff and Gilman Milliken parade adjutant. First Division aide is CWO
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The
American Legion
Old Orchard Beach
CWO
Nathan F. Ford
John F. Moulton
Donald E. Blanchette
John R. Thompson
Lawrence F. Foster
Martin N. Asdourian
Fred M. Desario
Richard M. Zemla
Psychiatrist Speaks At Mental Health Workshop in York County
Representatives from nursing public service and allied groups gathered at the Sweetser Children’s Home in Saco for a full day workshop on Community Health Services Present and Past. The event, sponsored by the York County American Association of University Women and the Mental Health Planning committee, featured Dr Hana Huessy of Jericho, Vermont, discussing current problems and community solutions. Coffee breaks separated sessions, with panels on public health and law. Invitations were issued by Miss Mary G Worthley, committee chair.
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York County
Sweetser Children’s Home
Saco
York County American Association of University Women
Hana Huessy
Jericho
Huessy
Maine Native Among Victims In Brazil Plane Crash
A Brazilian Convair with 51 aboard plunged into Guanabara Bay near Rio de Janeiro. Wreckage and body parts were found. no survivors. Among the dead is Newton B. Thompson of Waterville Maine, an official of American Bond and Share Electric Co. Others on list include George Pfistern and Janet S. Latter.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Guanacara Bay
Brasilia
Belo Horizonte
Island
Paqueta
Rio
Dumont
Newton B. Thompson
Waterville
Maine
American Bond and Share Electric Co
Real Airlines
State Labor Leaders Blast Republicans in Maine Meeting
In Portland the biennial Maine State Federated Labor Council heard critics of the Eisenhower administration and local Republicans. Speakers urged more federal aid for distressed regions, apprenticeship programs, and questioned Maine town management practices seen as anti labor. Democratic Senate candidate Lucia Cormier defended the state minimum wage law as a start. Arnold Zander warned cities against hiring Maine town managers with anti labor attitudes.
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Portland
Eisenhower
Federated Labor Council
Michael J. Schoonjans
Old Orchard Beach
Textile Workers Union of America
Schoonjans
Republican Party
Mote
Maine
George Jabar
Waterville
Lucia Cormier
Rumford
U.S. Senate
Miss Cormier
House of Representatives
Arnold Zander
American Federation of State
Council
Mainé
Memorial Proposed At Beach
Stowaway from a trans Atlantic flight back in 1929 urged Old Orchard Beach to honor the Yellow Bird flight era. Arthur Schreiber told town officials a memorial could be funded by public money and proposed annual celebrations on flight departure days after attending the 30th anniversary events in Paris.
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Old Orchard Beach
Arthur Schrieber
Arthur Schreiber
Yellow Bird
Schreiber
France
Paris
Spain
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