Space Blast Is Walled
Cape Canaveral officials opened a preliminary countdown for the Space Race mission aiming to launch astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. at 7 a.m. EST Friday as weather began to look favorable with a 50 percent chance of acceptable conditions.
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U.S. Space Agency Today
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Project Mercury
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Navy
Lee
John H. Glenn Jr
Redstone
McDon
Boy Sailors Stay Calm In Facing Crisis
TAMPA Florida The Albatross disaster left 13 survivors as 19 boys and staff faced a sudden storm. Captain’s orders and crew discipline aided orderly evacuation. Ten survivors were youths 15 to 18 from wealthy families. four dead were classmates. One cook and Dr N Alice Sheldon died. Gran Rio freighter rescued the survivors after a day at sea and entered Tampa Bay at dawn.
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Tampa
Fla
Gulf of Mexico
Christopher B. Sheldon
Darien
N. Alice Sheldon
Surinam
Tampa Bay
Taxation with representation mock by Chuckle
A brief humor feature riffing on Patrick Henry and taxation without representation. The caption jokes about governance and representation in a light, satirical tone from a comic column.
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Patrick Henry
Eagles Aerie elects officers at Biddeford Saco meeting
Officers of the Biddeford Saco Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles were elected at the annual meeting held last night on Birch Street Biddeford. New officers include Joffre O. Remillard president Adelard Tremblay vice president Frederic Whelan chaplain and others. Installation is announced for June 7.
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Biddeford-Saco Aerie
Order of Eagles
Birch Street
Biddeford
Aerie
Joffre O. Remillard
Adelard Tremblay
Frederic Whelan
Robert Cartier
George Nemet
Emile Madore
Roland Sylvester
Raymond Royy
John L. Gagnon
L. Philip Perreault
Gerard Hevey
Biddeford Teachers Meeting on Salary Demands
Biddeford Superintendent Paul Larrabee will meet with the Biddeford Teachers Association this afternoon to discuss salary demands and the Board of Education actions. Mayor Clement Deschambault said the high school auditorium meeting would cover the board's recent salary decisions and the teachers’ contract outlook.
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Biddeford
Paul Larrabee
City Board of Education
Clement Deschambault
Deschambault
Board of Education
Larrabee
Oreate
Ida Noyes Auxiliary President Elected In Biddeford Meeting
Ida Noyes was elected president of the Tighe Beaudoin Farley post American Legion Auxiliary at a Biddeford City Building meeting. New officers include Nellie Petit first vice president Carmen Ruel second vice president Elodie Renaud secretary Marie Jeanne Pelletier treasurer Lizzie Tremblay chaplain Bertha Keigher historian Yvonne Bergeron sergeant at arms and Germaine Lariviere immediate past president and new Junior Past President. Installation in June and upcoming meetings noted with hospitality plans and donations to Togus VA center.
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Ida Noyes
Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley Post
American Legion Auxiliary
Biddeford
Nellie Petit
Carmen Ruel
Elodie Renaud
Marie
Jeanne Pelletier
Lizzie Tremblay
Bertha Keigher
Yvonne Bergeron
Germaine Lariviere
Lariviere
York County Council
Hutcherson-Boulter
Bar Mills
Post
Yvonne Barra
Annie Normand
Violet Begin
For Sale A B Dick Mimeograph Model 92 Reconditioned
For sale an A B Dick Electric Mimeograph Model 92 with cabinet on casters. Completely reconditioned like new. Reasonable terms arranged. Call at 2 9542.
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A. B. Dick Electric
Castro aggression alarms churches in Cuba region
In Key West AP report Fidel Castro authorities intensify actions against church groups. In Baracoa police searched a church and arrested a priest after a pistol and U S currency were found hidden at the altar. Continued on Page Seven.
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Key West
Fla
Fidel Castro
Oman Catholic Church
Baracoa
United States
Havana Radio
Solmer Lodge To Host State Council Spring Conference
The State of Maine council of Bnai Brith will hold its spring conference Saturday at Wonderbar steak house with Solmer Lodge as host. Main speaker is George E. Gordon of Chelsea and Boston ties, plus Maine council members and local high school seniors awarded by the lodge.
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Maine House
Legal Affairs Committee
Gardner Morrill
R-Harrison
Lottery Commission
Morrill
Maine
Orville B. Haughn
Rbridgton
Louis Jalbert
D-Lewiston
State of Maine Council
Bai B'rith
Wonderbar
Samuel M. Solmer Lodge
B'nai Brith
George E. Gordon
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Massachusetts
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Mass
Chelsea Hebrew Free School Bulding Fund
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Boston
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United States
Canada
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Dis
Sharon Sneider
Linda Spill
Lynn Carp
Bidderford High School
Stuart Ruben
Ellen Haas
Thornton ‘Academy
Leah Aranolviteh
Old Orchard Beach High School
Irving Remar
Sheldon Michaels
Morton Wolfe
Samuel Karlin
Elliot Feinberg
Prince Souvanna Phouma Leads Lao Coalition Talks
Prince Souvanna Phouma, recognized as premier by the Communists, calls a Friday conference of Lao political leaders to pursue a cease-fire and form a coalition government with Phoumi Nosavan’s Western backed side and the Pathet Lao. A parley at Ban Namone is proposed to shape a government representing right wing forces, neutralists, and communists, with Geneva talks to follow. Souvanna’s recent European and Asian tours tied him to the Soviet Union and China, boosting his position.
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Laos
Souvana Phouma
Boun Oum
Ban Namone
Phoumi Nosavan
Phoumi
Souvanna
Pathet Lao
Souvana
Prince Souphanouvong
Geneva
Europe
Asia
Soviet Union
China
Noble Elects Officers at Kennebunk Legion Post
Election of officers at the Webber Lefebvre American Legion post in Kennebunk resulted in Roger Noble as commander and Raymond Dutremble as first vice commander. Other officers include Richard Adjutant, Robert Slowik adjutant, Garfield Ross service officer, Albert Croteau chaplain, Joseph Forest finance officer, Reginald Harford Americanism officer, Kenneth Joy historian, and Robert McBride sergeant at arms. Delegates to the July state convention are Noble Turcotte and Frederick W Perkins Jr.
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Webber
Robert Slowik
Cmdr
Roger Turcotte
Noble Turcotte
Frederick W. Perkins, Jr
York
Eisenhower criticizes Cuban invasion planning at Gettysburg
Veteran journalist Jack Bell reports Eisenhower questioned whether the Joint Chiefs of Staff were consulted on the invasion and doubted the heavy equipment load on a single old Liberty ship. He warned that a Gallipoli style landing would face near-certain failure given the shore batteries and air threat.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kennedy
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gallipoli
Turkey
Dardanelles
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