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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1961

Page

11

Legion Unit Fetes Gold Star Mothers in Biddeford Meet

Seven Gold Star mothers were honored by the Tighe-Beaudin-Farley unit of the American Legion Auxiliary at the post home in Biddeford. Delegates and alternates to the Maine convention were chosen, poppy drive proceeds totaled 1500, and other service reports noted hospital donations and upcoming memorial activities. The meeting, led by Miss Germaine Lariviere, set plans for June reports and installation of new officers.

Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley American Legion Auxiliary Post Home Elm Street Biddeford Marie Ann Beaudoin Josephine Valliere Imelda Neault Lizzie Tremblay Mairie Rose Henaire Merilda Champagne Josephine Boissonneault Ida Noyes Noyes Renaud Community Service Notre Dame Hospital Getwell Sunshine Unit Treasury Gold Star Mothers Group

Revised Excise Tax Registration Cards Arrive

Revised registration cards for excise tax figures have been placed in the Biddeford tax collector's office according to Tax Collector Daniel P. Cantara. The new cards require listing optional equipment in addition to make, gear, model, color, horsepower, style, engine and serial numbers, and vehicle weights.

Biddeford Daniel P. Cantara

Kennedy Khrushchev meeting planned in Vienna option

Reports indicate Kennedy and Khrushchev near an agreement to meet with a Vienna venue eyed for early June. White House statements confirm discussion with Diefenbaker and indicate the decision rests with the President. Moscow dispatches predict a publicized summit and a Paris to Vienna travel sequence beginning June 3. A separate note mentions a tax card system to determine excise at Cantara’s local office.

Kennedy Khrushchev Ottawa White House Pierre Salinger John G. Diefenbaker Salinger Chester Bowles Senate Foreign Relations Committee Moscow Vienna Paris State Bureau of Taxation Cantara

College Group Jailed In Bus Riding Attempt

In Birmingham Alabama ten Tennessee college students eight Black, a white girl and a white man were jailed after a failed attempt to ride an integrated Greyhound bus. Other members of the group were arrested at the terminal as police maintained segregation during the incident.

Birmingham Ala Tennessee College Greyhound Jamie Moore Freedom Riders Congress of Racial Equality CORE Trailways Montgomery Tennessee Studnts

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