St Patrick's Day Observances Reach Across Cities
A wide range of St Patricks Day observances unfold from New York to Holyoke and Boston across a four day period. The long Irish line runs up Fifth Avenue as the parade tradition grows with several cities celebrating into the week. President Kennedy receives shamrocks from County Wexford as Irish ties remain strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fifth Avenue
Erin
N. Y
Rhode Island General Assembly
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Holyoke
Mass
Boston
State Street
44Th Street
86Th Street
St. Patrick's Day
Washington
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
County
Wexford
Kiernan
Bridge bill to link Kittery and Portsmouth via high level span
Gov. Reed signed bills to authorize a 13.5 million high level bridge linking Kittery Maine to Portsmouth New Hampshire and to convert the Maine Turnpike into a freeway. The plan requires New Hampshire consent and federal funding sharing, with a target completion around 1966 if approved by both states. The act also disbands the Turnpike Authority and shifts oversight to the State Highway Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Kittery
Portsmouth
N.H
Maine
Piscataqua
Maine Highway Commission
New Hampshire
Turnpike Authority
State Highway Commission
Reed
University of Maine
Opera Star Frances McCann Shot Dead in Rome Hotel
In Rome AP reports opera star Frances McCann 41, found shot in her hotel room. Talent agent Ernest Arthur Boxmann 53, accused of firing four bullets then shooting himself after leaving a note claiming she never cared. Boxmann wounded in Rome hospital. McCann’s four children in Altadena, Calif.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Frances McCann
Ernest Arthur Boxmann
Miss McCann
Boxmann
Altadena
Calif
Europe
New York
Bernini-Bristol
Modern equipment outpaces chores for households
The blurb jokes that with current gear most tasks are automated leaving only people to hand wash. It credits Gen. Fea. Corp. and reflects a lighthearted daily life observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen
Fea. Corp
Move On In Congress To Bar Assistance To Brazil
An official U S statement says Communists infiltrated Brazil s government boosting calls in Congress to cut aid Brazil seeks multi million aid as finance minister Dantas pursues softer stance toward Cuba State Department and Ambassador Gordon remarks cited Labor unions and student groups cited as infiltration points Brazil s foreign minister and lawmakers react with concern over publicity and policy shifts Continued on Page Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Brazil
Washington
U.S
House of Reds
Russia
Francisco San Tiago Dantas
Cuba
House Foreign Affairs
Lincoln Gordon
Brasilia
State Department
Gordon
House
Communist Party
Chamber of Deputies
Hermes Lima
William H. Harsha Jr
Ohio
Dantas
South Korea junta bans political activity nationwide
The ruling military junta in Seoul suspends all political activity and bans political agitation through the press. Gen. Park declares the action temporary and ties a possible lift to a referendum on continuing rule for four more years, with voting expected within a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
South Korea
Chung Hee Park
Park
John M. Chang
Irishmen To Assist In Heart Study
Boston AP reports Harvard researchers Dr. Paul Dudley White and Dr. Fredrick J. Stare seek Ireland born men aged 30 to 65 living in America at least ten years with a living brother in Ireland to join a Trinity College Dublin backed study on diet environment and heart health. Rewards include a lasting science contribution and free cardiac exams over three to five years. Approximately 1000 qualified men are sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
United States
Ireland
America
Paul Dudley White
Fredrick J. Stare
Harvard School of Public Health
Eire
Trinity College
Dublin
Plans Mapped For Arab Union Unemployment Tops Economic Problems
President Kennedy cites unemployment as the top economic issue and urges tax cuts to avert recession. Labor official requests 432.57 million in unemployment and job services funding. In Cairo, talks advance on a federation linking United Arab Republic Syria and Iraq with Nasser likely to lead. A plebiscite is needed for final union formation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kennedy
Congress
W. R. Curtis
Administration and Management Service
Labor Department
Bureau of Employment Security
Unemployment Compensation and Employment Service Administration
Advertising Council
Washington
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Meany
Cairo
United Arab Republic
Syria
Iraq
U.A.R
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Tings
Egypt
Man receives kidney from deceased donor survives record
Boston AP reports Melbourne Doucette Jr., 25, received a kidney transplant from an unknown deceased donor on April 5 last year. Eleven months later he leads a near normal life, works from home in Wakefield, and attends daily hospital checkups, now the longest surviving American kidney transplant recipient from a dead donor. At Peter Bent Brigham Hospital Dr John Merrill notes 61 transplants there with four of the last six recipients surviving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Melbourne Doucette Jr
Doucette
Wakefield
America
France
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Funay
John P. Merrill
Mormon officials present Book of Mormon to Saco and Biddeford leaders
Church officials delivered copies of the Book of Mormon to representatives in Mayor Willie Pomerleau's office Friday morning. The presentation aims to distribute similar books to community leaders across New England during this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Mormon
Saco
Biddeford
Willie Pomerleau
New England
Tured
Michael Bruce Miller
Roger Marden
Bruce Milne
Pomerleau
Harry C. Ridley
Gary B. Morrison
Morrison
Also Mentioned on This Page
Young School
Franklin Thompson
Maryalice Braley
Marc Larochelle
Henry Levalliere
Carol Tripp
Patty Tripp
Lysle Burrows
Billy Nason
Rte
Pine Point, Maine
Mathematical Association of America
The
Society of Actuaries
St. Joseph High
Jo Ann St. Ours
Paulette St. Ouis
Frances Harris
Union Mutual Life Insurance Company
Portland
Adah
Order of the Eastern Star
Biddeford Masonic Hall
Russell Wolfertz
Ella R. Fickett
Agnes K. Johnson
Edward Wolfertz
Helen Parks
Ruth Herrick
Jean Arnold
Rena Woodward
Gordon Day
Sentinel
Back Row
Geraldine Doughty
Frances Smith
Martha
Sandra Court
Marshal
Lucille Appleby
Electa
Hazel Beety
Irene Clark
Laura McKenney
John Alley
Helen le Gallee
Marion Dexheimer
Esther
Hazel Noble
Ruth
Lawrence Davis
Springvale
St. Francis College
Donald Nicknair
Davis
School of Fine and Applied Arts
Boston University
Nassau College
Notre Dame Institute
Alfred
First Baptist Church
Arab Union
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!