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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 1961

Page

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Two-year License Bill Backed Trip Held In County Jail For Thefts

Three Biddeford Saco youths were ordered held in the county jail in Alfred on $2,000 bail each after break ing and larceny charges in Biddeford Municipal Court. Roger J. Jeannette 21 Henry J. Jeannette 18 and Arthur J. Langlois Jr 21 were bound over to the May term of Superior Court after probable cause was found. They face charges for stealing cigars valued at 9.01 and cash totaling 6.23 from local stores. Each pleaded guilty before Judge Simon Spill. Bail set at 1,000 per count.

Biddeford-Saco Alfred Biddeford Roger J. Jeannette Henry J. Jeannette Elm Street Arthur J. Langlois, Jr Maple Street Saco

Democratic Club Backs Charter Bill in Saco

The Saco Democratic Social club endorsed charter amendments as ought to pass after discussion in GAR hall, urging voters to decide on the amendments. Summer meetings were scheduled at members’ camps including Alcide Deschambeault, Harry Warren, Frank Jones, and Paul Corriveau with refreshments under Frank Jones.

Saco Harry Warren Frank Jones Paul Corriveau Clyde Wells Glenn Yarborough

Ban on Nike Zeus funds shocks Army

Washington AP Kennedy ends call for limited Nike Zeus production. Army warns five year gap in anti missile defense. Thurmond presses for funds while Joint Chiefs backed limited production. Army cites $750 million spent since 1957 on R and D and $9 billion to field launching complexes. Budget silence delays any production money into next year.

Nike Zeus Washington Kennedy United States Capitol Hill Strom Thurmond D-S.c Congress Army Eisenhower Herbert F. York Pentagon York Joint Chiefs of Staff U. S

Kennedy proposes vast housing loan measure to Congress

President Kennedy asks Congress to approve a $3.2 billion housing bill featuring a new 25 year government insured home improvement loan with up to $10,000 per unit at 6 percent. The plan aims to rebuild rundown neighborhoods without federal handouts and expands public housing, urban renewal, elderly housing, and 40 year non downpayment FHA mortgages.

Washington Kennedy Congress Federal Housing Administration Robert C. Weaver Weaver

Ma Starts Long Hike To Fetch Son From Hospital

May Bowman walked 37 miles from a Surry County tenant farm to Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem to bring her 9 year old son Charles home after doctors said he was ready to come home but too anemic for surgery. A neighbor assisted after ten hours, and hospital staff provided a room and ambulance ride back.

Winston-Salem N.C Charles May Bowman Surry County Baptist Shanks

Rioting Students Quieted At Fort Lauderdale Beach

Police cracked down on spring vacation crowds in Fort Lauderdale as more than 100 youths were arrested for rioting near the Atlantic coast. Two judges sentenced 46 students to three days in jail or a $35 fine, with others awaiting court action. Beach traffic and business were disrupted while residents and officials considered further action to curb the disturbances.

Fort Lauderdale Fila U.S. AP Atlantic Ocean Fort Lauderdale Beach Protest Beach Farris Bryant Edward Johns Brant Florida State University University of Florida

Racial tensions flare as police bar parade in Jackson

NAACP condemns police actions surrounding a Jackson State College sit-in after a racial clash and student arrests. Separate reports note sit-ins at a white library, clubbings by police, and a state official blaming the Sovereignty Commission. Udall asserts hiring fairness for the Redskins amid stadium plans. Other items cite Chattanooga arrests, New Jersey Civil War Centenial, and Little Rock desegregation orders extending to junior high.

Associated Press Jackson Miss National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Jackson State College Mississippi White City NAACP Philip D. Brant State Sovereignty Commission Washington Stewart L. Udall Washington Redskins George Preston Marshall Redskins National Park Service Chattanooga Tenn

Kennedy presses Congress on New Frontier program

President Kennedy keeps in daily contact with Capitol Hill to drum up support for the New Frontier. He directly influences legislation as it moves through committees while Congress debates extending the Sugar Act and adjusting minimum wage proposals with input from Senators Kerr Anderson McNamara Fulbright Monroney.

Washington Kennedy Capitol Congress Laos Robert S. Kerr D-Okla Senate Finance Committee Kerr Sen Clinton P. Anderson D-N. M Arizona New Mexico Texas Oklahoma Kansas Cuba Peru Mexico Philiippines Anderson Lyndon B. Johnson White House Johnson Pat McNamara D-Mich House McNamara Sen. J. William Fulbright D-Ark Sen. A. S Mike Monroney Monroney

Where am I when you serve the meals from which I get all the left overs

Comedy caption attributed to Chuckle Husband who jokes about the kitchen or dining scene. The line hints at a person asking where he is during meals, implying extraction of leftovers from cooking duties. Source credits Gen. Fea. Corp.

Gen Fea. Corp

Speculation Rises On Gromyko Delay

At the United Nations and in Washington speculative notes rise over Andrei Gromyko delaying his departure for the Warsaw Pact meeting in Moscow. Diplomats cite possible Kremlin moves on Laos, East West disarmament talks, and shifting U S ties with Africa as reasons for keeping the Soviet foreign minister in place.

United Nations N.Y Andrei A. Gromyko Washington Gromyko Moscow Kennedy Laos United States Kremlin U.S Adlai Steven

China pushes study of test tube babies in Peiping daily

In Peiping officials outline progress on test tube babies as part of a propaganda push on manpower. Scientist Chang Tso kan notes nine months of pregnancy is a burden and claims research could ease child birth for women. The report stresses China’s need for workers amid shortages of machinery and aims to boost population efforts.

Hong Kong China Peiping People’s Daily Peiping Chang Tso-kan

Republicans Reject Right-to-Work Measure in Maine

In Augusta a Republican House caucus defied norm by voting 2-1 against the right-to-work bill two hours after a Labor Committee hearing. About 600 people filled the chamber to hear arguments for and against banning union or nonunion membership as a condition of employment. House leaders, with Gov. Reed and the Democratic minority opposing, indicated the bill unlikely to pass on the floor.

Augusta Legislative Transportation Committee Maine Alphee L. Nadeau Lewiston Carroll M. Limekin Limington Frank Bussiere House Maurice D. Anderson Greenville Senate New England Labor Committee John L. Baxter Jr Pittsfield John H. Reed Cates Walter F. Tweedie Mars Hill Benjamin F. Dorsky Maine Federated

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