Biddeford Hebrew School Drive Underway After Memorial Campaign
A Biddeford and Saco fundraising effort advances for a proposed Hebrew school to honor Frank Feinberg, Etz Chaim leader and WWII veteran. The memorial fund, run by a committee including Rabbi Boris Gottlieb and Judge Simon Spill, seeks donations to Mt Sinai ashes. A tombstone unveiling at Mt Sinai in Portland drew attendees from Saco, Biddeford, Portland, and New York.
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Biddeford
Saco
Frank Feinberg
Feinberg
Etz Chaim Synagogue
Baconstreet
Tighe-Beaudoin Farley Post
American Legion
Boris Gottlieb
Leo L. Simensky
Simon Spill
Sam Robinson
Samuel Cohen
Bernard Cohen
Charles Cohen
Henry Cohen
Mt. Sinai
Portland
New York
Rabbi Gottlieb
Italian Villagers Suddenly Are Rich
In San Marco D Urri a mountain hamlet near Genoa 284 stockholders each received 25 shares of Bank of America stock worth about 340000 dollars. Victor and Joseph Saturno of Reno arranged the gift after their father Leopoldo Saturno left the village in 1878 and built a fortune. The village, long poor, now shares the wealth, with the Avanzini family still living in the old farmstead.
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San Marco D'Urri
Italy
C¢Y
Apennine Mountains
Genoa
Bank of America
Victor
Joseph Saturno
Reno
New
San Marco D'’Urri
Joseph
Leopoldo Pietro Saturno
Avanzini
Leopoldo Saturno
Pege Eight
World leaders begin 10 day visit amid CENTO ties
Tehran reports President Ayub Khan of Pakistan arrives for a 10 day state visit then proceeds to Turkey for further officia l engagements. CENTO members Pakistan Iran and Turkey coordinate alliance.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Pakistan
Turkey
CENTO
Central Treaty Organization
Joke Exchange on Marriage and Money
A humorous exchange among women about marrying well and sharing wealth ends with a quip that a husband must be clever enough to earn money yet foolish enough to give much of it away. The line is attributed to Capt. Gen. Fea. Corp.
Bourguiba Victory Backs Pro West Tunisia Poll
Tunisia reaffirms pro Western President Habib Bourguiba with a strong mandate. An estimated ninety three percent support indicated, with continued coverage noted on page eight.
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Tunis
Republic of
Tunisia
Louisiana
Habib Bourguiba
Rescue team uses saw to locate lost hunter Cantrell
Search parties in deep woods may carry motorized saws after a group used a saw yesterday to make noise for William Cantrell, 27, of Fort Fairfield. Cantrell heard the noise and followed it to his rescuers.
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Masardis
William Cantrell
Fort Fairfield
Cantrell
Houston Tanker Fire Claims Eighth Victim
Veterans Day observances shuttered schools and offices in Biddeford Saco with a city parade planned from Main and Elm, marching to Mutual Theatre for services under the Biddeford Saco Veterans council. Officials listed include Guy Goodwin and local mayors along with police and National Guard units in the ceremony.
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Biddeford-Saco
Journal
Biddeford
Thornton Academy
St. Is High School
Old Orchard Beach
Hval
Saco
Old Orchard
Saco-Lowell
Pepperell Manufacturing Company
Carl Carter
Main
Elm Streets
Main Street
Mutual Theatre
Edward Myers
Clement H. Deschambault
Peter A. Garland
Painchand’s
103Rd Armored Cavalry
Saco National
Amoco Virginia tanker fire claims eighth victim in Houston
The Amoco Virginia tanker fire near Houston killed captain R. R. Combs and six crew members, with fireman D. H. Chandler later dying aboard. Twenty five injured. 135,000 barrels of gasoline and fuel oil aboard fueled a 19 hour blaze that threatened the area. Investigators from FBI, Coast Guard, American Oil Co., and Hess Terminal searched buckled deck plates for clues as flames swept the ship. More than 300 firemen fought the blaze from as far as Lake Charles, Louisiana, as foamite smothered the forward bunkers amid continued small fires on the superstructure.
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Houston
Tex
Amoco Virginia
D. H. Chandler
R. R.combs
Chandler
FBI
Coast Guard
American Oil Co
Hess Terminal
Albany
N.Y
Biddeford Saco Retail Sales Slump Reflects Local Decline
Robert E. Hennessee reports Biddeford and Saco retail sales fell from 1954 to 1958, with Biddeford down from 28.44 million to 24.95 million and Saco from 8.11 million to 6.98 million, despite Maine's small overall gains and a national uptick. The county also saw closures of many outlets, while auto dealers in Maine posted higher sales in 1958.
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Robert E. Hennessee
Journal
Washington Bureau
Washington
Biddeford
Saco
Biddleford
York County
Maine
Commerce Department
Beatniks Nabbed in Harlem to Greenwich Village Drug Raids
A yearlong sting using five detectives disguised as beatniks triggered a wave of narcotics raids from Harlem to Greenwich Village. Over 100 arrests reported, with about one million dollars in narcotics seized. Notable detainees included James Foots Stewart, NYU student, a NY Symphony drummer, and Bill Bailey, Pearl Bailey’s brother. The operation involved 140 narcotics squad officers and diverse village characters as suspects.
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New York
Harlem
Greenwich Village
George
Jamie
Bill Bailey
Pearl Bailey
New York University
James
Foots) Stewart
Stewart
William P. Snow Named U S Ambassador to Burma
Career diplomat William P. Snow of Gorham Maine was named by President Eisenhower today as United States ambassador to Burma. Snow, a veteran diplomat, will assume his post after confirmation and will represent U S interests in Rangoon and Burma's government relations.
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Ike Washington
William P. Snow
Gorham
Maine
Eisenhower
Ju. S
Burma
Hoffa Seeks Union Aid Fight Goes Begging
Washington reports Hoffa’s offer to back labor’s political arm COPE flounders as AFL-CIO leadership snubs the Teamsters. Reuther's Industrial Union Department may discuss Hoffa’s overture amid plans to raise funds to defeat lawmakers. Hoffa signals seeking other routes for cooperation.
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Hoffa
Washington
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Afl-Cio
Afl-Cio Industrial Union Department
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers Union
Congress
Committee On Political Education
COPE
Labor
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America
U.S
Margaret Chase Smith
Rebecca Emery
First Universalist Church
Daughters of Ruth
DAR
Stanley Hurd
Harry M. Grover
Sen. Smith
A. Florence Crowley
James Patterson
Ezra White
Viger and
Lacourse
Marcel R. Viger
Michael Napolitano
Augusta
Eugene LaCourse
Welfare Department
State Board of Auditors
Frank Hancock
Viger
Bar LE Duc
France
Savoy
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Kremlin
Fea. Corp
Alfred Street
Robert Libby
Merton Ira Staples
Owen-Davis Post
Disabled American Veterans
Faith Leddy
Old Orchard Beach High School
Connie Ellingwood
Marie Saucier
Sandra Lombard
Beatnik
St. Joseph Parish
St. Dominic School
Maurice Gauvreau
Edward’s
Veteran’s Day Pork Chops
Nea S & H
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