Glenn Welcome Marred New York Welcome of John Glenn Ride
John Glenn and fellow astronauts arrived in New York amid cheers after landing at LaGuardia. The motorcade began at Bowling Green and ended with an open car ride through Manhattan. A plane crash near Idlewild shortly before the welcome added a somber undertone to the celebrations.
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New York
John Glenn
America
Outer Space
Manhattan
Lower Broadway
Lindbergh
Byrd
Ederle
Bowling Green
LaGuardia
Hugh American Airlines
Idlewild
John
Annie
Glenn
Virgil I. Grissom
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Marine Corps
Lyndon B. Johnson
Carolyn
David
Robert
Gilruth
Projete Mercury
Richard C. Patterson Jr
Department of Public Events
Patterson
New
Jamaican Immigrant Aids Wrong Girl With Right Name
WOLVERHAMPTON England immigrant from Jamaica Davey saved 85 pounds to bring Estella Francis to England. A stranger claiming to be Estella Francis arrived at his door. the real Estella from Sandy River Jamaica had intended to emigrate. He doubts recovery of the money but remains hopeful for the correct Estella.
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Wolverhampton
England
Lan Davey
Jamaica
Estella Francis
Davey
Estella
Sandy River
Lower Chapelton
London
Bus stop banter prompts shared walkaway cue
A passenger replies to a lady asking if the bus stops at Eighth Street. The exchange ends with a playful warning to watch her and alight one block before she does. Captioned in a light humorous snippet for daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth Street
Gen
Fea, Corp
Liquor Case At Saco Is Continued
Reginald Blanchard of Saco faces continued liquor sale charges until March 10 in Saco Municipal Court after a raid on the AMVETS post home on Spring Street. Seized were 216 bottles of lager, 48 bottles of beer, four fifths quart of whiskey, 3.0 fluid ounces of whiskey and 10 fluid ounces Canadian whiskey.
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Reginald Blanchard
Saco
William F. Wilson, Jr
Jena
Amvets
Moody School
Spring Street
Dana L. Greenleaf
Ocean Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Hilary Mahaney
Roland E. Valliere
Cleaves Street
Biddeford
John J. Kelly II
Westbrook
Saco Avenue
Plane Crash Kills 95 As Jetliner Burns In Marsh
NEW YORK The pene Airlines jet with 95 aboard crashed and burned in a Broad Channel swamp near Jamaica Bay after takeoff for Los Angeles. Police report 32 bodies recovered. no survivors expected. Crew mostly Californians. fire under control later.
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New York
Pene Airlines
Long Island
Los Angeles
W. Alton Jones
Cities Service Co
Eisenhower
Coast
Michael J. Murphy
Manhattan
Glenn
Police Academy
Civil Aeronautics Board
Idlewild
Broad Channel
Jamaica Bay
Astrojet
Line
Boston
Martin
Lottie Lennon
Waterville Couple Dead in Suspected Murder Suicide
Clyde M Gray 60 and Mildred 58 were found dead in a garage near their home in Damariscotta Mills. Police say Gray shot his wife with a rifle and then killed himself citing poor health. Their son Peter 28 found the bodies after failing to reach them by phone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damariscotta Mills
Coast Guard
Clyde M. Gray
Mildred
Gray
Peter
Kennedy Outlines Vast Land Purchase Plan for Recreation
President Kennedy proposed a nationwide land conservation program with a funding target between 800 million and 1 billion dollars over eight years to acquire recreational areas. The plan includes a conservation fund, user fees, and Treasury advances, plus matching grants for states and urban open spaces.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Highway Trust Fund
Treasury
Conservation Fund
Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission
Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Biddeford Attorney Lloyd P. LaFountain Seeks County Attorney Nomination
Atty. Lloyd P. LaFountain of Biddeford announced his bid for the Democratic nomination for county attorney in the June primaries. A Georgetown graduate and former Willard and Hanscom associate, he now offices at 159 Main Street, Biddeford, and holds memberships in York County and Maine Bar associations plus local fraternal and religious groups.
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Atty
Lloyd P. LaFountain
Biddeford
LaFountain
York County
Maine Bar Associations
Biddeford-Saco Kiwanis Club
Biddeford - Saco
Red Cross Campaign In Saco Gets Under Way
The Saco Red Cross launched its 1962 drive with 125 workers collecting funds. Co chairs Mrs. Carl Haas and Mrs. Jo seph Truman report four divisions organized, with John Burnham leading the business division. Mayor Worthing declares March Red Cross month urging generous support.
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Red Cross
Saco
Saco Red Cross
Carl Haas
Joseph Truman
John Burnham
Thomas Armstrong
Dinsmore Worthing
Worthing
Kennedy reports to President on world trip findings
Robert F. Kennedy told President about his round the world flying trip and said the United States has strong goodwill potential but needs to do more to correct misconceptions. He noted reservations among students and intellectuals based on misunderstandings and Communist rhetoric and suggested expanding international exchanges and Voice of America outreach.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
America
Dean Rusk
Kennedy
United States
Communist Party
Voice of America
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Mormon
Sanford and
Faithchapel
Cleveland Street
Harry C. Ridley
Roger V. Marden
Mont W. Smith
J. Maurice Dupuis
Glenn Welcome
Rangers Troop One, Inc
Saco City Hall
Youland’s
Famous Brand Lines
Final Clearance Women’s Dresses
Youland’s Dept
Kennebunk
Sacred Heart League
St. Andre
Aime Giguere
Sacred Heart
League
Aime Desrosiers
Edmund Hache
Father Giguere
Lionel Goulet
Joseph Lefebvre
Josephat Tardif
Roland Beauchesne
Paul Beaupre
Edmond Neault
Joseph Dubois
Lucien Ruel
Henry Camire
Armand Fecteau
Armand Grebin
Armand Turgeon
Waterville
Rollins - Dunham
Baoze
City Hall
March Co
JFK
White House
Main ST
Ladies of St
Main Street
Amous
BHS
Saco Recreation League
Biddeford City League
Twin City
Saco All Stars
Saco Journal
Saco Recreation
Biddeford-Saco Lions Club
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