Honest Irish Heart to Make Prophecy Come True
President Sean Thomas O Kelly of Ireland plans a St Patrick s Day visit to Washington. Eisenhower reportedly will reveal that the White House was designed by Dublin architect James Hoban, who won $500 for the design in the 1790s. O Kelly will reportedly scatter shamrocks on Parke Custis s grave in Arlington Cemetery, fulfilling an old Irish hope.
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Washington
Sean Thomas O'Kelly
Ireland
St. Patrick's Day
Eisenhower
O'Kelly
White House
Dublin
James Hoban
Eisenhower O'Kelly
Hoban
Killarney
Sean O'Kelly
Parke Custis
Arlington National Cemetery
Custis
America
Arlington
National Capital Parks Service
Irish Parade Sparks Massive St Patrick’s Day Pageant
In New York 120000 Irish Americans in 62 battalions joined the Fifth Avenue St Patrick’s Day parade honoring Saint Patrick with barriers keeping an estimated million spectators. Debutant producer Harry Hynes led a famed march, replacing longtime organizer John Sheahan who was sidelined by illness. The parade featured the St Laurence O Toole Pipe Band of Dublin and the Fighting 69th, the 165th Infantry of the NY National Guard, guiding the procession.
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New York
Sons and Daughters of
Erin
Fifth Avenue
Ireland
Old Avenue
Harry M. Hynes
United States
John J. Sheahan
Garryowen
O'Donnell
St. Laurence O'Toole Pipe Band
Dublin
69Th
165Th Infantry Regiment
New York National Guard
Boston
South Boston
St. Patrick
George Washington
Washington
Dorchester Heights
Lord Howe
Civil Service Bill Aims to Put Old Orchard Beach Police Under Civil Service
Rep. Jerome G. Plante announces a bill to place Old Orchard Beach police under Civil Service, with exams, eligibility lists, and commission approval. Veterans receive exam preferences, officers retire at 65, and the chief to be chosen by the Civil Service commission from the top three scorers.
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Old Orchard Beach
Atomic Brain Cancer Reactor Goes Into Operation at Brookhaven
A powerful new atomic device for cancer research at Brookhaven National Laboratory near Upton New York began generating atomic energy at 9 44 p m Sunday. The million watt reactor aims to advance brain tumor treatment methods and may extend patient survival, with potential to address other cancers in time.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Medical Research Center
AEC
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Upton
N.Y
Two Saco Girls Offered Rides by Unknown Man
Two fathers in Saco report their seven and eight year old daughters were approached by an unidentified man offering rides in a black and white station wagon on Spring Street at 5 06 PM and on Lewis Avenue at 6 10 PM. Police searched for the vehicle but found no trace. SHAMROCK CELEBRATES in Shamrock Texas features a St Patrick’s Day parade with bands floats riding clubs and a Miss Irish Rose beauty contest.
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Saco
Spring Street
Lewis Avenue
Shamrock
Tex
Texas Panhandle
Pat
Rick
Texas
Oklahoma
Colleens
Dwyer Testifies He Took Blame in 1937 Murder
Rumford AP report that lifer Pawnbroker Dwyer testified he admitted guilt for murdering elderly country doctor in 1937 because it was the only option. He accused Francis M. Carroll of ordering disposal of Dr Littlefield and Mrs Littlefield bodies and warned of more killings if he named others. He recounted driving to New Jersey with the bodies and seeking attorney George Walker for help.
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Dwyer
New Jersey
George Walker
Bowdoin College
Walker
Long Island
New York
North Arlington
N.J
Oxford County
Maine
Carroll
Paris
Ases Carroll
Aims Outlined For Sale Of Stock Campaign
Community Develop ment corporation outlines plan to purchase the Saco-Lowell shops in Biddeford Saco. Stock at $10 a share on sale in local banks and stores to raise 250000 with 75000 pledged. Twenty four team captains to canvass two cities. Mayors Deschambault Garland provide support. Board details purchase price 300000 improvements 75000 and operating reserve 150000 over three years. First mortgage 200000 and standby 75000 arranged with four area banks.
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Pepperell Hall
Community Development Corporation
Saco-Lowell Shops
Banks 2i
Drive
Albert Deshaies
Archie Maxwell
Biddeford
Saco
Arthur Maxwell
Maxwell
Saco-Lowell
Arthu Maxwell
Bernar
Bipartisan Backing for Ike on Berlin Stand
Congressmen from both parties supported President Eisenhower's vow not to retreat in Berlin. Some Democrats questioned the claim of an adequate U S military deterrent while others praised his leadership and readiness to pursue a possible summit with Khrushchev if foreign ministers pave the way. House leaders echoed unity despite reservations on strength and policy.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Berlin
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
West Berlin
House
Sam Rayburn
Tex
Charles A. Hedleck
Indiana
Rep. A. S. J. Carnahan
Missouri
United States Defense
Polio survivor Mrs Krider delivers first child in C section
In Louisville, Mrs. Carl Krider, who has been unable to walk for 22 years due to polio, gave birth to a 14 ounce, 5 wound baby girl named Kathleen Ann Krider. The Caesarean delivery went well and both mother and baby were reported doing fine.
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Louisville, Ky
Carl Krider
Dr Levesque Celebrates 61st Birthday in Community Care
Dr Georges Levesque, longtime Biddeford physician, marks his 61st birthday while continuing house calls and hospital rounds. A Montreal trained doctor, he has served residents for 34 years, with office at 5 Graham Street and hospital staff duties. A surprise party on South Street honored him with family and friends, including wife Mrs Levesque and children Norman Desrochers Marcel Levesque and Albert D Cote, plus four grandchildren. The blizzard tale recalls his early era delivering seven babies in one day and shoveling through snow to reach patients.
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Georges Levesque
Biddeford
Graham Street
Levesque
Lene
Albert D. Te
Montreal
University of Montreal Medical College
South Street
Norman Desrochers
Marcel Levesque
Albert D. Cote
Downs Will Head Beach School Panel
Benjamin Downs was elected chairmen of the Old Orchard Beach school committee for 1959 60 at a meeting in the Jameson school last night. Other appointments announced were Dr Donald Skillings school physician Ernest Murphy tru lant officer Mrs Mary Smith home economics advisor and school lunch advisor Downs repair advisor and Leslie Wyman music and athletic advisor. The resignation of Myron Pierce was accepted with regret by the committee. In other action the committee voted to purchase firefox sprinkler units to be placed over the school boilers. They also voted to accept a shelter plan of the recorporation of Boston ass The company would construct concrete covered shelters at the bus routes in Old Beach to shelter students from rain at no cost to the school a advertising space on the outside the shelters would be sold by a company to defray costs of construction.
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Benjamin Downs
Old Orchard Beach
Jameson
Donald Skillings
Ernest Murphy
Mary Smith
Downs
Leslie Wyman
Myron Pierce
Boston
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L. R. Charest
Joseph Harvey
Jere Small
Ernest Brousseau
Erin Free
Frisky
Fea. Corp
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Carey Bros. Jewelers
Main Street
Old Orchard
Brookhaven
Saco Girls
Clement Deschambault
Dover
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Peter Garland
Chamber of Commerce
Stuart Flavin
Newman Bagley
Industrial Development Committee
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Newman V. Bagley
Ike
Dr. Levesque
St. Joseph
St. Louis
St. Louis High School
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