York AAUW elects officers and awards Edith Abbott scholarship
The York County branch of the American Association of University Women held its annual meeting at Spicer's Galley Kennebunkport to elect officers and present the Edith K Abbott scholarship. In the upper photo new leaders include Mrs Kenneth Burr recording secretary Mrs Thomas Moore president and Mrs George Love vice president back row Mrs Joseph Truman treasurer and Mrs Harold W Stevens corresponding secretary. Left is Miss Doris Bergeron Thornton Academy senior receiving the $500 award from Mrs Gordon Morrison AAUW scholarship chairman as the 1960 winner.
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Edith K. Abbott
York County
American Association of University Women
Spicer
Galley
Kennebunkport
Kenneth Burr
Thomas Moore
George Love
Joseph Truman
Harold W. Stevens
Doris Bergeron
Thornton Academy
Gordon Morrison
AAUW
Church Too Rigid, Methodists Told at Troy Conference
Theologian Dr. William R. Cannon says Methodism is rigid and inflexible and fails to serve changing needs. At the Troy Methodist Conference in Gloversville, Bishop Hazen G. Werner warns of diminishing scope for God. Transfers announced include Sabin to Troy from New Hampshire, Scandrel from Pittsburgh to Troy, Clark from Troy to Baltimore, Woit from Troy to Northeast Ohio, Teague to exchange positions with Viets in Glens Falls effective July 1.
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Gloversville
N.Y
Methodist Church
William R. Cannon
Canter School of Theology
Emory University
Atlanta
Troy Methodist Conference
Hazen G. Werner
Ohio
Troy
Schenectady
Frederick B. Newell
New York Area
Donald T. Sabin
New Hampshire
Donald M. Scandrel
Pittsburgh, Pa
Robert S Clark
Williamstown
Mass
Baltimore
Kenneth H. Woit
Mayfield
George Teague
New Haven
Khrushchev Faces East Berlin Hesitation and Signals
In East Berlin Khrushchev shows a subdued tone amid Paris summit fallout. A massive East Berlin rally was canceled by Soviet-supervised leaders, signaling caution. He notes a “new situation” and hints West Berlin cannot be solved at a conference table, while dragging feet on German issues.
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Paris
United States
Washington
Khrushchev
Khrushenev
East Berlin
West Berlin
Nazi Germany
East Germany
West Germany
Rescue Attempt Is Foiled on Mt McKinley
Five climbers stranded on Mt McKinley face a critical rescue. a jet helicopter failed twice due to mechanical trouble after departing from a 10 000 foot base camp. An H21C helicopter and a C123 cargo plane were dispatched to aid the group including a seriously ill woman and four injured climbers.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Mt McKinley
Ft. Greeley
Mt. McKinley National Park
Summit
North America
Record-Smashing Atlas Missile Flight
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP A U S Atlas missile flew 9 000 miles in 522 minutes to a target area in the southern Indian Ocean surpassing previous records. The nose cone landed 1 000 miles southeast of Cape Town and about 500 miles northeast of Prince Edward Islands. The Air Force said all test objectives were achieved.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Africa
Indian Ocean
Air Force
Central Pacific
Capetown
South Africa
Rce
Prince Edward Isands
Crew Rescued After Ship Sinks Off Gloucester
The fishing vessel Holy Name collided with an unidentified submerged object twelve miles offshore and sank almost immediately. The four-man crew escaped in a dory and were rescued by the fishing boat Anthony and Josephine nearby.
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Gloucester
Mass
Anthony
Josephine
Flat Tops End Barber Career After Fall Injury
In Inglewood California barber Ely E Miller aged 81 says a flat-top haircut and a sidewalk fall forced his retirement. He hurt his shoulder and cannot raise his arm high enough to square off a flat top properly, Miller stated on Thursday.
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Inglewood
Calif
Ely E. Miller
Miller
Rockefeller Jr Will Gives 1500 Acres to Acadia Park
State Left 1500 Acres Bar Harbor. The will filed in New York leaves 1500 acres on Mount Desert Island to the government for Acadia National Park expansion. Rockefeller already donated much of the park and built the Cadillac Mountain road. Estate valued around 150 million dollars. Most goes to his widow and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. the Mount Desert land excludes the 113 room Seal Harbor estate. The Eyrie will go to Mrs Rockefeller's trust.
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Seal Harbor
Eyrie
Rockefeller
Open House At Saco Center For Armed Forces Day
An open house will be held tomorrow afternoon from 1 to 4 30 at the US Armed Forces Reserve center on Franklin Street Saco in observance of Armed Forces Day Vehicles and weapons will be on display plus the maintenance shop Movies will be shown in Classroom 3 including This Is Your Army and Armed Forces Plans were discussed for Memorial Day parade and exercises at Laurel Hill cemetery during a meeting of the Saco Veterans Council at the Owen Davis Post American Legion home Beach Street
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US Armed Forces Reserve Center
Franklin Street
Saco
Armed Forces
Owen-Davis
American Legion
Beach Street
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Catholics face teacher shortage in Catholic grade schools
Washington AP reports Roman Catholic education nationwide faces a teacher shortage as 76 011 teaching sisters remain on grade school staffs in 1959. Lay teachers rose from 4.6 percent in 1945 to 29 percent in 1959, with projections showing lay teachers could surpass religious teachers by 1971. The NCWC Education Department notes growth makes Catholic schools the largest private system, while urging calm among secular critics.
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Washington
United States
Department of Education
National Catholic Welfare Conference
C.rosse
Baccalaureate Services Abolished At Kennebunk
Kennebunk school committee voted to abolish baccalaureate services at Kennebunk High School. Superintendent John J Seekins and Principal Andrew L Peterson believed the ceremony lacked merit after moving from a church to the gym in 1958. Leo Martin was appointed principal of Park Street School, to begin in September.
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Rodney McNeil
Fune
Jten
Kennebunk
John J. Seekins
Wen
Fred Holmberg
Henry Megert
Chester Staples
Kennebunk High School
Seekins
Andrew L. Peterson
Leo Martin
Park Street School
Martin
Kennebunkport
Girl Hurt As Car Hits House In Chesholm
A 13 year old girl sleeping in her bedroom was cut by flying glass when a car crashed into the Savage home police said Morrill 19 swerved to avoid a dog and the car with Snow of Livermore Falls struck a fence jumped the sidewalk and hit the porch Linda Savage suffered cuts on both arms and shock Morrill was unhurt.
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Chisholm
Linda Savage
Paul Galusha
William Morrill
Lawrence Snow
Livermore Falls
Savage
Morrill
Examination For License Due For City Area In Biddeford
Area residents who must take exams for an operator's license may soon be tested in Biddeford. City Clerk Binette said a transfer of the license office from Kennebunk to Biddeford was decided yesterday in a conference with Charles.
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Biddeford
Strike Averted in West Warwick Textile Strike Talks
Textile Workers Union Local 1322 announced an agreement on a 5 cent hourly wage increase, averting a strike in West Warwick Rhode Island. The settlement ends labor action tensions and secures wage gains for workers represented by the union.
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West Warwick
R. I
Textile Workers Union of America
Democrats Attack GOP Over Spy Flight Incident in Chicago
In Chicago a Cook County Democrats dinner features Adlai Stevenson criticizing the GOP handling of the U2 spy flight before the summit. Stevenson says national unity requires responsible opposition to expose errors. Senator Morton partially agrees on initial announcements. Lyndon B. Johnson urges defense assessment but avoids direct criticism of diplomacy.
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Chicago
United States
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Cook County
Illinois
Soviet Union
Russia
Khrushchev
Thruston Morton
Johnson
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