Jurisdiction Row Emerges From Limerick Gun Battle
Maine State Police Chief Robert Marx blamed lack of clear multiagency jurisdiction for interdepartmental criticism over the Limerick gunfight that left three dead and one gravely injured. He urged possible legal clarity while noting no official comments on the dispute between local and state officers.
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Augusta
Robert Marx
Serge
Limerick Thursay
William P. Hancock
Scarborough Barracks
York County
Harold R. Nason
Gordon E.yamlin
Hamlin
Westbrook
Pierre Harnois
Stephen Regina
Regina
Portland
Marx
Furnace Blast Destroys York County Biscuit Plant
A Wednesday morning explosion and fire at the York County Biscuit Co. building on South Street in Biddeford, likely from a faulty furnace, caused extensive damage. Fire Chief Arthur King and State Fire Insurance Investigator Lawrence Dolby inspected the site Saturday. losses are estimated at $100,000 as the basement furnace room blast breached doors and toppled walls.
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York County Biscuit Company
South Street
Biddeford
Arthur King
King
Lawrence Dolby
Green Street
Crescent Street
Gunman Deserted Dying Partner in St Louis Hold Up
In St Louis a gunman wounded two detectives and terrorized a family before cornered in a dingy attic. Ivani Deckard 32 fled from a federal escape with partner Herbert Loris 34 after looting a drug store. Deckard claimed he ran out of ammunition and expressed regret over bullets.
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ST. Louis
University City
Ard
Ivani
L. Deckard
Heltonville
Ind
North St. Louis
Deckard
Richard Wetzel
Subco
Bruce Zuckerman
Irwin Zuckerman
Raymond Bruno
Stanley A Per
Wetzel
Jennet Fischer
Lois Barth
Margaret Fischer
Curtis Link
James Chapman
Link
Census to switch from punched cards to magnetic tape
The Census Bureau showcased new electronic brains expecting to process the 1960 census at about 2000 people per minute by sex race and age. Punched cards will remain for small projects in Suitland Maryland while magnetic tape drives the main operation. The bureau has about five million dollars invested in computers and operates them near continuously.
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Census Bureau
United States
Bureau
Suitland
Washington
Chuckle on a Better Mouse Trap Backfires in Rat Hole
A satirical note from Copt. Gen. Fea. Corp. reflects on innovators who overreach producing a poor outcome. The quip hints at misapplied cleverness causing trouble for the builders.
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Fea. Corp
West Willing To Discuss Berlin As Separate Issue
Geneva AP report says Western powers would discuss Berlin with the Soviet Union apart from other German issues but warn Berlin cannot be settled without German reunification and European security. The stance aims to soothe Western camp rifts over stopgap Berlin talks as US Britain clash with France and West Germany. The plan of Phase 1 calls for free elections uniting West and East Berlin and securing the city.
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Geneva
Berlin
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
France
West Germany
U.S
Andrei Gromyko
Christian A. Herter
Herter
Palke of Nations
Tne
Kennebunk Man Dies In Saco Crash
George Leonard Anderson 23 of Kennebunk died from a fractured skull when his 1954 sedan struck a maple tree on Old Orchard road Saco. Police cited 138 feet of skid marks from the impact. Funeral services set for Tuesday at Christ Church Kennebunk.
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Old Orchard Road
Saco
George Leonard Anderson
Sea Road
Kennebunk
Teresa County
William Tate
Old Orchard
Tate
Seal Rock Bottling Company
Anderson
York
Leopold A. Viger
David Sheehan
John Muscavi
Chester Hatt
Arlington Mass
George Mr
Mabel Garfield Anderson
Hartford
Conn
Kennebunk High School
Armored Division
U. S Army
Becker Junior College
Worcester
Mass
Baumert-Meran Sales Company
Hertford
Christ Church
Dene Street
Fred Holmberg
Fverereen
Kennebunk Lending
Angell Funeral Home
Large Twin Cities polio clinic totals 4353 recipients
The second public polio clinic in the twin cities drew 2333 shots bringing the total to 4353, with centers at St Andre and St Joseph halls in Biddeford and Saco Public Health Nursing rooms in Saco. Medical leaders praised volunteers and announced a December third clinic. A second item notes the South Limington Baptist Church fire destroyed the 118 year old building with no casualties and no damage estimate.
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Twin Cities
St. Andre and
St. Joseph
Saco Public Health
Saco City Hall
Saco
Leopold Viger
Biddeford
St Andre
St. Andre Hall
M. P. Houle
Michael Magaudda
Eugene Wolfahrt
Ellen O'Leary
Ann Cote
Robert Fecteau
Webber Hospital
Cynthia O'Leary
Charlotte Plaistead
Evelyn Nadeau
Notre Dame Hospital
Pauline Roy
R. N
Claudette Cote
Israel Dubois
Robert Martel
St. Andre Parish
St. Joseph Hall
Joseph Patane
Roger Robert
Margaret Murphy
Gladys Walker
Biddeford Public Health
Howard
Stephen Polackwich
Joseph Grondin
Viger
Limington
Limington Baptist Church
Cutlers Honored At 35th Wedding Anniversary Reception
Rev and Mrs H Lewis Cutler were honored at a testimonial and reception marking 35 years of marriage. The event, in the vestry of the Second Congregational Church Biddeford, was organized by the Women's Fellowship. Over 177 guests attended, including area church members and hospital staff. Gifts included a money tree and a purse, with various personal tributes and a well attended tea hour.
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H. Lewis Cutler
Cutler
Women's Fellowship
Second Congregational Church
Biddeford
Board of Trustees
Twin Cities
Alfred S. Brad
Mark Black
John MacDougall
Shirley Parks
Hugh Snow
Alfred 8. Bradford
Steel Union Negotiation to Resume in New York
Negotiations between 12 major steel companies and the United Steelworkers Union resume in New York on Tuesday with a June 30 deadline looming. Wage talks began May 5 and a strike by about 500,000 workers seems likely if no agreement is reached. The union seeks higher wages, a shorter 40 hour week and other benefits.
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NEW York
Basic Steel Industry
United Steelworkers Union
Twe
Basic
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Dorothy Carter
Roberta Rowe
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Paul Hill, Jr
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