Beach Will Vote On School Issue
Old Orchard Beach voters face a day long referendum on financing a 444000 addition to Old Orchard Beach High School. Polls will open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the high school gym for five districts. The plan would be funded by a Maine School Building Authority loan, pending town approval. If rejected the high school could face double sessions in 1963, and taxes would rise to cover costs.
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Old Orchard Beach
Orean Park
Halfway
Beachfront
Camp Ground
Beach
PTA
Jameson
Small Nations Press Tests Ban At Geneva
Small nations at the Geneva disarmament conference press for a test ban amid a Soviet Western stalemate. They push for broader participation and an international inspection system to police cheating, while U S and Soviet negotiators seek a workable framework. The move could affect atmospheric testing timing if a treaty nears.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
United States
Will of Joseph D. Boucher Is Cleared by Judge
The will of Joseph D. Boucher of Old Orchard Beach was allowed by York County Probate Judge John B. Roberts. Dated July 1 1961 it left most of the estate to Adrienne Provost of Biddeford. The estate, valued around 70000, faced a contest by about 35 heirs represented by attorneys Marshall Crowley and Donahue.
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Joseph D. Boucher
Old Orchard Beach
John B. Roberts
York County
Attys
David K. Marshall
Daniel E. Crowley
William P. Donahue
Boucher
Adrienne Provost
Main Street
Biddeford
Atty Albert W. Cookson
Waterhouse, Spencer and Carroll
Roberts
Louis B. Lausier
Scarborough Restaurant Damaged by Early Morning Fire
AP reports a general alarm blaze heavily damaged the Santa Lucia restaurant on Route One in Scarborough. The one story wooden building was gutted inside while the exterior remained. loss estimated at 15000 dollars. One injury occurred when a plate glass window shattered injuring Assistant Chief Eldred Harmon. Firefighters prevented spread to nearby motel and other businesses.
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Scarborough
Santa Lucia
Henry Gould
Gould
Eldred Harmon
Retired Workers Form Biddeford Saco Club for Leisure Time
The Biddeford Saco Joint Board TWUA AFL CIO started a Retired Members club to fill spare hours. After surveys, a renovated third floor space hosts games and chats for retirees, mainly from Bates mill and Saco Lowell divisions, with open eligibility for former union members or those who lacked union access.
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Biddeford-Sace Club
Biddeford - Saco Joint Board
Textile Workers Union of America
Afl-Cio
Michael Schoonjans
TWUA
Schoonjans
Saco Lowell
Pepperell Manufacturing Company
Bates Manufacturing Company
Biddeford
Saco
Bates Mill
Saco-Lowell
Navy Leaders Reported Pursuing Frondizi Ouster
News from Algiers and Buenos Aires describe French forces clampdown in Algiers amid fears of civil war over Algeria’s independence and reports that Argentine navy leaders planned to urge President Frondizi to resign. The reports, unconfirmed, note military dissidence and potential juntas as Frondizi seeks coalition to quell Peronist gains.
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Navy
Frondizi
Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
Bab-el-Oued
France
de Gaulle
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Arturo Frondizi
Pedro Aramburu
Juan D. Peron
la Prensa
Aramburu
National Assembly
Peron
Radical
Christian Democratic Party
Warplanes raid Taipei zone. antiaircraft hits reported
Six Chinese Communist planes flew over the Quemoy Islands on Friday and one was damaged by antiaircraft fire, according to officials. The incident highlights ongoing tensions in Formosa area and potential aggression near Taiwan's borders. Several other aircraft reportedly pursued by defense forces as part of the flare-up.
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United States
Britain
Russia
Howard Green
Jojo Wachuku
Igeria
de Gaulle
Algeria
Bab-el Oued
Taipei
Formosa
Quemoy Islands
Summer Session Listed By Thornton Academy
The Thornton Academy board announced a six week summer school open to area high school students. June 25 to August 6 entries include math, typing, chemistry, languages and English courses with two hour morning blocks. Registration closes June 18 with Carnegie unit credits issued per 60 hour course.
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Thornton Academy Today
Sidney O. Griffith
Bear rides Earth in Air Force test capsule
Edwards Air Force Base California reports an escape capsule opened in flight from a B58. A 2 year old female American black bear was ejected at 35000 feet reaching 870 mph and landed safely after 7 minutes 49 seconds. The bear rode the clamshell capsule unstrapped to an Edwards laboratory for checking.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Mojave Desert
Air Force
Earth
Edwards
Edward Murray
Dayton
Ohio
Murray
New Castro Show Starts On Thursday
AP reports Fidel Castro's propaganda show unfolds with the trial of more than 1,000 rebels captured in the Cuban invasion. U S observers warn the proceedings will be stage managed for propaganda value as exiles recount charges amid denouncements and possible family denouncements. The invasion aimed to topple Castro but failed, with scores killed and 1,183 prisoners.
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Washington
Fidel Castro
U.S
United States
Castro
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