Biddeford Public Health elects new board at annual meeting
Officers and new directors were named at Cascade lodge in Saco during Biddeford Public Health board’s annual meeting. In the photo, Maurice He bert and Dr. Rog er Robert are among the new and continuing officials. Richard Moore and Mrs. Madeliene Davenport are absent. A story continues on page 6.
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Biddeford Public Health Board of Directors
Cascade Lodge
Saco
Maurice Hebert
Roger Robert
Martin J. Reilly
Edwin Walker
William O'Sullivan
Carleton Davis
John Barrett
Richard Moore
Madeliene Davenport
Biddeford
Two Biddeford Firms To Change Locations
Diamond National plans to move its Biddeford retail lumber and building materials store to the former Biddeford Motors site at Elm and River. John E. Barrett says Biddeford Motors will move to 131 Elm Street in the Banks building. The new home center opens around July 1 with expanded goods and off street parking. Barrett notes Banks will be associated with Diamond National and Studebaker will be dropped from the Ford sales.
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Diamond National Corporation Today
Biddeford
Biddeford Motors
Elm and
River Streets
John E. Barrett
The
Motor Company
Carleton H. Banks, Inc
Elm Street
Diamond National
Theuilding
Mahaney Associes
Diamond National Corporation
Barrett
Banks
Ford Motor Company
Studebaker
Biddeford Motor
Soviet officers die in aviation catastrophe
London dispatch reports five high ranking Soviet military officers killed in an aviation catastrophe. Tass identified the fallen as Gen Vladimir Y Kolpakchi and Col Gen S N Perevertkin Lt Gen V I Goffe Maj Gen A P with further details continued on page six.
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London
Tass
Army
Vladimir Y. Kolpakchi
S. N. Perevertkin
V. I. Goffe
A. P
Showdown Scheduled At Lewiston Over Teacher Pay
Lewiston prepares for a closed door Finance Board session after teachers demand a $200 to $300 across the board raise. Spokesman Charles H. Savage says teachers will not back down and expect a raise this year, while the board has yet to approve funds despite the school board’s approval.
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Lewiston
Finance Board
Charles H. Savage
Biddeford
Ellsworth
Kennedy Khrushchev Vienna talks slated for June
Washington reports an official Kennedy Khrushchev meeting in Vienna planned for June 3 and 4 with a Friday announcement expected. President Kennedy seeks informal talks with the Soviet premier on cold war issues and a possible treaty banning nuclear tests as he prepares for Paris talks with Charles de Gaulle May 31 through June 2. The White House and State Department have not confirmed arrangements.
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Washington
Vienna
Administration
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Canada
Charles de Gaulle
Paris
White House
State Department
Porcupine Backs Into Cactus in Morning Chuckle
A near sighted porcupine mutters a line to a honey interrupted by a cactus accident. This light caption from the comic page credits General Features Corp.
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Porcupine
Fea. Corp
Korean Cabinet Resigns as Army Takes Control in Coup
Premier Chang and his cabinet resigned as Lt. Gen. Chang Do-young and the army seized power in Seoul. A 30 member military council headed the regime with Gen. Kim Chong-oh third in command. The move followed violence along the armistice line and U.S. officials called for stability while staying out of the crisis.
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Seoul
Korea
John M. Chang
South Korea
Chang Do-young
Chang
Pak Chung-hi
Kim Chong-oh
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Park Limnang
Lee Hanslim
Ful 1St Ao Asate
Lee
North Korea
Drouin Sentenced Faces 2nd Charge In Maine case
Leo P. Drouin 32 of Biddeford received five to 10 years in State prison after pleading guilty to assault with intent to kill in Cumberland County Superior Court. He allegedly attacked Henry P. Jordan, Hasco Manufacturing manager in Westbrook, during a break in on October 26 1958, injuring him with a heavy bar. A second breaking and entering charge was added from the same incident. Drouin had recently been returned from Maryland House of Correction after commutation by the Maryland governor.
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Leo P. Drouin
Biddeford
Cumberland County Superior Court
Drouin
Henry P. Jordan
Hasco
Westbrook
Jordan
Maine
Maryland House of Correction
Maryland
Gunman Kills Self In Hub Back Bay Shootout
In Boston police killed themselves after a siege at a Back Bay apartment house. Edgar W. Cook 48 died in hospital hours later after a 25 caliber pistol shot as officers stormed his hideout. Norman A. Porter Jr. 21 remained at large. Cook faced murder charges for earlier slayings including a Cambridge police officer. Porter was jailed for a clothing store clerk killing. The informant tipped sheriff and a five man team closed in near Kenmore Square.
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Boston
Edgar W. Cook
Alcatraz
David S. Robinson
Middlesex County
Cambridge
Norman A. Porter Jr
Cook
Porter
Saugus
Middlesex
Howard W. Fitzpatrick
Kenmore Square
Joseph J. Cummings
Daniel J. Brennan
District Court Bill Moves On To Senate
AUGUSTA AP The statewide district court bill cleared the House on third reading with two technical amendments and moved to the Senate. One amendment increases full time judges from 15 to 16 and assigns two judges to Portland. another revises district boundaries and provides bonding for clerks and authority for clerks to take guilty pleas and fines at the judge's discretion. The House defeated 106 15 an effort to remove Franklin County from the system, a proposal opposed by rural towns. House Judiciary Chairman Rep John L Knight said the amendment would cripple the bill, noting Aroostook County has threatened to secede for years.
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Augusta
House
Senate
Richard
Portland
Edwin R. Smith
Bar Harbor
Franklin County
John D. Jones
Farmington
Sidney Maxwell
D-Jay
John L. Knight
Rockland
Judiciary Committee
Aroostook County
Castro Ready To Trade Prisoners For Bulldozers
Castro offers to swap over 1,000 prisoners from the April 17 invasion for 500 American bulldozers. He vows prisoners would work on trenches and fortifications if not ransomed, calling for increased agricultural production and pork preservation as Cuba faces shortages while condemning U.S. actions.
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Key West
Fla
Fidel Castro
Rancho Bayeros
Havana
Kennedy
Fulgencio Batista
Cuba
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