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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1961
Page
1
President Kennedy weighs a more active U S role in Laos with NSC in session and SEATO options under study. Maine teachers vows to resist second class status as unions push for higher pay while congressman Garland faces sharp criticism from Russell over federal education aid.
In Jerusalem AP report describes two telegrams signed by Adolf Eichmann ordering execution of specific Jews. Witnesses recount Nazi cruelties in Poland after 1941 invasion. Prosecutor Hausner presents telegrams labeled special treatment of the Jews, identifying victims by name and ordering hangings in presence of their race.
Two 12 and 11 year old girls, Margaret Chambers and Carol Gee, vanished in a Lake Michigan park near Holland. Sheriff Bernard Gryson said a neighbor boy, 16, James Stephens, is under investigation. a bloodstained T shirt and a found bicycle support a possible fatal shooting. A note hinted at an accidental shooting and a reward address was noted on a bicycle handlebar.
Winners receive awards in a Teen-age Safe Driving event held yesterday afternoon in the Edward's Market parking lot. Judges include Sgt. Kenneth Wood of the Maine State Police. Pictured left to right are Frank Evkins of Frioraton academy and Thomas Mout atsos of Old Orchard Beach high school, among others.
William H Soule Portland's superintendent of schools says failure to raise Maine's state minimum teacher salary from 3000 to 4000 may spark wider teacher rebellions. He notes several communities where contracts are being withheld due to out of date minimum pay laws. Soule cites Lewiston Biddeford Ellsworth Skowhegan and Newport as examples of pay dispute driven contract withholdings.
May Day became a political event in Communist capitals with Maj Yuri A Gagarin and Khrushchev on Red Square reviewing stand for a three hour parade. Communist leaders boasted of modern warfare while Unity appeals spread from Peiping to three million Chinese rallies. Fidel Castro praised socialism as Ernesto Guevara outlined a four year plan. in Berlin Soviet tanks and goose stepping troops challenged the Big Four pact, while West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt urged restraint.
An American astronaut faces a dawn flight in a Redstone capsule, an 115 mile ascent, and a 290 mile track over the Atlantic with odds of safe return at 100 to 1. The program features duplicate systems and two backup pilots among John Glenn Jr., Alan Shepard Jr., and Virgil Grissom, all prepared in case of minor illness or other disqualification.
A brief humor item notes a girl who stays cheerful while keeping her hair light and her past activities dark, reflecting a lighthearted quip on appearance and history. The line carries a playful tone suitable for a daily feature.
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