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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1961

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Larrabee Endorses Pay Scale for Biddeford Teachers

Superintendent Paul Larrabee endorses the school board salary plan and urges any teacher who rejects the offer to seek another position. He notes 38 signed contracts for September 1961, 14 probationaries unsigned, nine vacancies, seven more hires due to enrollment and the new high school, and states full support for the board’s action.

Paul Larrabee Board of Education Larrabee Biddeford

World pays tribute to Gary Cooper dies aged 60

The Hollywood star Gary Cooper died after a battle with cancer. His body lay in a mortuary as friends and eminent guests filed into the Church of the Rosary for prayers and tributes. The world mourned the actor known for his calm presence and enduring film career. The funeral date and further details were announced as the public reacted to his passing.

Hollywood Gary Cooper

Laos Conference Seeks Neutral Delegation Formula

Geneva AP Kennedy approves a U S concession allowing Laos talks with three rival delegations as observers. The plan labels them Laotian delegates to avoid stating government representation while a British French compromise tests Soviet willingness for a neutral Laos. Top Laotian leaders stay home while talks may forge a settlement in country.

Geneva United States Laos Kennedy Bounam Pathet Lao Souvana Phouma Reds Lord Home Maurice Couve de Murville Greg Mg US Tary Rusk Keny U.S Boun Oum Khrushchev

Elderly Couple Die in Maine Route One Crash

Maine State Police report two more fatalities from a two car collision on U S Route One in Fort Kent. Victims Niles C Pinkham 72 and Ella J Bowers died Sunday in the wreck raising the highway death toll.

Maine Niles C. Pinkham Ella J. Bowers Ft. Kent U. S

Pope to issue major encyclical on modern social issues

Pope John XXIII announced plans for a major encyclical outlining the church stance on modern social problems. He described it as a living Christian life program and said it will build on Rerum Novarum and Quatragesimo Anno. The document, delayed a few weeks for Latin text delivery, will address private enterprise versus public intervention in the economy.

Vatican City John XXIII Italy Leo XIII Pope John Leo

Organizing Plans for Lay Retreats Across Parishes

Local clergy and lay parish leaders met with the Oblate Retreat movement of Augusta at a dinner and program at the Old Orchard House. Rev Edward F Walsh delivered the welcome address for St Margaret parish Old Orchard Beach. chairman of arrangements was Theode Langevin of St Andre parish Biddeford. Rev Maurice Fillion, head of the Oblate order, gave the keynote address.

Augusta Old Orchard House Edward F. Walsh St. Margaret Parish Old Orchard Beach Theode Langevin St. Andre Parish Biddeford Oblate Maurice Fillion OMI Father Walsh Aime Giguere Elie Hevey Edward Nadeau Raoul Fecteau Gene Valliere Oliver J. Renaud OMI Order Arthur J. Dube Father Fillion Clement Thibodeau

Kennedy Khrushchev May Meet In Possible Talks

The Kennedy Khrushchev meeting potential is rated 3 to 2 with Laos and a nuclear tests ban as barriers. A suitable site like Stockholm or Vienna is under consideration for a face to face talk, possibly after Kennedy's Europe trip beginning May 31. Khrushchev has signaled openness, while Kennedy presses for progress on East West talks in Geneva and Laos.

Khrushchev Stockholm Vienna United States Washington Palm Beach Pierre Salinger White House Kennedy Geneva Khrush Llewellyn Thompson U.S Moscow America Harold Macmillan Britain Konrad Bauer West Germany Paris Charles de Gaulle France Dean Rusk North Atlantic Treaty Organization Oslo Rusk Laos Andrei Gromyko Khrusnchev Dwight D. Eisenhower John M. Hightower Cuba Big K

Big Two Meeting Augurs Fateful Goals

President Kennedy and Soviet Premier Khrushchev face a high-stakes meeting whose outcome could affect world peace. The article analyzes Kennedy position and Khrushchev confidence, noting key aims include nuclear test ban talks and warnings over Berlin and Cuba.

Kennedy Khrushchev Associated Press

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