Macmillan to Meet Adenauer for Talk in Bonn
British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan arrives in Bonn to confer with Chancellor Konrad Adenauer about a flexible Western defense posture and Berlin policy. He seeks a German peace treaty and continues to press for West Berlin unification while awaiting new Western talks in Geneva and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
Harold Macmillan
Konrad Adenauer
West
Berlin
Macmillan
Nikita Khrushchev
East Berlin
Moscow
East Germany
West Berlin
Adenauer
Khrushchev
Charles de Gaulle
Michel Debre
Paris
Washington
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Europe
Biddeford Saco Rotary elects officers for 1959 60
Mark Black was named president for the Biddeford Saco Rotary Club at the Hotel Thacher meeting. Elected to the slate were Ray Karnan vice president Edward Toomey treasurer Clayton W secretary Richard J assistant Leo Mark Black, Ray Karnan, Earle Clark Rev H Lewis Cutler Larry Staples and Howard Handy. The slate takes office June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Harold Hallisey
John E. Barrett
Richard Chadwick
Rotary
United Service Club
Carol Manning
Western Powers Move Toward Reds Summit Conference
Western powers plan to offer the Soviet Union a definite possibility of a summit this year. They require a foreign ministers talks advance toward resolving the Berlin crisis, with London backing solo direct talks with Khrushchev. Notes to the USSR may propose a Geneva foreign ministers conference around May 11 to address Germany.
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Soviet Union
Westein
West
West Berlin
Khrushchev
Geneva
Reds
Washington
London
Nikita Khrushchev
Berlin
Germany
Rlin
Isenhower
U.S.S.R
United States
Britain
France
Chuckle Smitty Joke About Wife and Butler
A light quip from Chuckle Smitty about a wife running off with the butler. Jonesy replies that it’s fine since he planned to fire the butler anyway.
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Smitty
Jonesy
Fea. Corp
Dice Send Man To Jail In Miami Gambling Case
In Miami Florida Judge Mitchell Goldman sentenced 27 year old Tommy Jackson to 30 days in jail after convicting him of gambling. The defendant faced three prior dicing convictions and admitted possessing two dice during the trial. The judge theatrically rolled the dice and declared the sentence.
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Miami
Fla
Tommy Jackson
Jackson
Mitchell Goldman
Goldman
City Bill Returns To House Amid Weather Warnings
The Biddeford administration bill raising the city property limit to 5 million dollars failed to gain Senate concurrence and was sent back to the House. Severe gale winds and the worst storm of the season battered the area with 6 to 12 inches of snow expected, canceling classes and disrupting travel while police reported hazardous conditions and a flipped car near Templecrane Orchard.
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Biddeford
House
Senate
Peter Farley
Alfred Lantagne
Lantagne
Edward Caron
Caron
Sen
Farley
House, Legal Affairs Committee
U. S. Coast Guard
Fletcher's Neck
Ooo Ao ‘Phone
Central Maine
Saco Sra A
William P. Hancock
Troop B
Maine
Templecrane
Orchard
False alarm raises search for missing American plane
AP reports a claimed American plane crash in the English Channel prompted a large search that proved to be a false alarm. The dispatch notes other AP items from Graz La Paz and Henderson, including a typhoid outbreak traced to powdered eggs and a violent mill strike dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
English Channel
Graz
Austria
China
Anniversary Party Marks Owen-Davis Post 40th Founding
The Owen-Davis post of the American Legion celebrated its 40th anniversary at the Saco Legion home with a buffet, decorated hall, and a first piece cut by Post Commander Fred A. Mullins and his wife. The auxiliary presented a $50 gift, speaker Joseph J. Stirling traced the Legion’s 40 years of service, and Don Brown performed.
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Owen- Davis
American Legion and Auxiliary
Saco Post
Beach Street
Auxiliary
Fred A. Mullins
Frances C.mullins
The
American Legion
Saco Legion
Owen-Davis Post
Legion
Frances
C. Mullins
Joseph J. Stirling
Letion
Don Brown
Saco
Charlene Farnham
William Steinke
Priscilla Hooper
Angie Cote
Frances Mullins
Martha Beaudoin
Red Cross
One Percent Sales Tax Increase Proposed To State Legislature
Augusta AP reports Rep. John Baxter Jr. proposes raising the state sales tax from 3 to 4 percent. The measure may serve as a vehicle for a substitute tax adjustment, with the sponsor signaling no immediate push. Also noted are a Sen Rodney Ross Jr. plan for home party plan demonstrator licensing and a higher burial payment proposal under workers compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
John Baxter Jr
Pittsfield
Rodney Ross Jr
Rbathi
Wilmot Dow
R-Liberty
Storm Delays Local Contests And Meetings In Maine
Weather disruptions cancel or postpone multiple events across Saco Biddeford and surrounding towns. The Sweetser Prize and Cousens Memorial contests shift to Monday at 7 30 p m. Classes at Saco Night School are canceled. Eastern Star and Scottish Clan meetings called off. York County Pomona Grange Buxton session canceled. Kennebunk PTA and Christ Episcopal vestry postpone. Biddeford Saco Country Club officers meeting moved to next Thursday. PTA Child Study session at E and I Union canceled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burns School
Saco
York County
Pomona Grange
Buxton
Biddeford and Saco Country Club
Saco ‘Pta
E and I Union
Saco River Bridge Survey Backed at Augusta Hearing
At a Augusta hearing yesterday supporters backed Rep. Jerome G. Plantes proposed study on a Saco River bridge at Camp Ellis linking Saco and Biddeford. The bill would authorize the Highway Commission to conduct the survey and estimate bridge approaches and costs.
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Jerome G. Plante
Old Orchard Beach
Saco River
Camp Ellis
Augusta
State Highway Commission
Saco
Biddeford
Plante
Atty
Philip Graves
H .Ry Warren
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Clayton W. Cartmill
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Playtex
McKenney & Heard CO
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Main Street
Dial
Dice
Man
Roosters
Cello
Columbia
Sugar House
the Farm
Alfred Street
LA Paz
Bolivia
Boivia
U.S
Owen-Davis
York County Medical Association
Cumberland County
Wonderbar
Robert Ficker
William E. Dionne
Sanford
Richard Overholt
Boston
Mass
Tufts University
Charles Kinghorn
J. W. Sever
Cape Neddick
Daniel Hanley
Brunswick
Maine Medical Association
Eugene O’donnell
Portland
State Medical Association
Overholt
Cousens Memorial
Biddeford High School
Biddeford High Auditorium
Thornton Academy
Association of
Adah
Order of the Eastern Star
Royal Stewart Auxiliary
Kennebunk Parent-Teacher Association
Kennebunk High School
Christ ‘Episcopal Church
Clement Deschambault
Napoleon Nadeau
Rep
Dennett
Kittery
Andrew Fournier
Armand Duquette
Clark
Scarborough
Ernest Powell
Westbrook
HAM
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