Saco School Board Holds Weighty Responsibility
National Education Week profiles Saco’s three board members Walter Lamb chairman Irving Chelder and Joseph Grondin plus Superintendent Dr Frank Lawler as the executive officer They explain a 316000 year budget with 250000 for salaries 40000 for fixed charges 27000 for transportation and strict 100 limit on non budgeted items The board emphasizes salaries quality of teachers and oversight via monthly meetings and a chain of command with Lawler advising and purchasing for the group
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Saco
Walter Lamb
Con
Frank Lawler
Irving Chelder
Joseph Grondin
Memrs
Saco School Board
Frank Lawer
Lamb
Lum
School Board
Lawler
Futhermore
Chelder
Former Service Man Becomes Bride Confederate Veteran is 117 Today
The last survivor of the Blue and Gray battle Walter Williams, a Confederate veteran, turns 117 as family and descendants gather for a barbecue birthday party with band music. An ROTC honor guard from Lamar High School will attend, while Williams, blind and bedridden, requested loud singing, music and ribs.
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Houston
Tex
Walter Williams
Williams
Willie Mae Bowles
American Legion
Dixie
Lamar High School
Hood
Blessed are they who have nothing to say new diet joke
Humorous quip on silence and a dieting theme. A playful caution about nibbling foods without swallowing, attributed to Copr. Gen. Fea. Corp. The line-up uses light satire to poke fun at talk and appetite in a comic tone.
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Gen
Fea. Corp
Pleads Guilty to Lying on Security Check Questions
Philip R. Berr, 51, a security officer at Portland Copper and Tank Works in South Portland, pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of lying on government security check questionnaires. Sentencing was set for December. He faced four counts total, with two university-related charges dropped.
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Portland
Philip R. Berr
Portland Copper and Tank Works
South Portland
University of Maine
Printers End Strike In Boston
Boston newspapers resumed work after an eight day strike ended Friday night when the International Typographical Union members voted 644 to 543 to accept arbitration on wages and benefits. About 1,200 printers and 5,000 other workers idle during the walkout return as the publishers offer a nine cent hourly raise retroactive to January 1 plus pension and welfare fund boosts and a new pay increment next January.
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Boston
International Typographical Union
The
Globe
the Herald
Daily Record
the American
Evening Globe
the Traveler
Sunday Advertiser
the Globe
Pension’ and Welfare Fund
Welfare Fund
Ike Pushes White House Talk To Ease Strikes
President Eisenhower moves to convene a White House conference of management and union leaders to explore new ways to resolve strikes as the nation faces the steel walkout. AFL CIO chief Meany backs dialogue under public scrutiny to pressure both sides toward a settlement.
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Washington
Pres-dent Eisenhower
White House
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Labor
James P. Mitchell
Meaney
al Zack
AFL Ela
Meany
Eisenhower
Long History of Diplomatic Immunity Cited
Washington AP report recalls ancient and modern roots of immunity. It cites diplomat families and cases, including David Patrick Hearne son of Irish ambassador, involved in fatal car crash and prior incidents. State Department notes immunity often cannot be waived by diplomats. Dublin offers cooperation to resolve fallout.
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Washington
David Patrick Hearne
John J. Hearne
Hearne
American University
Young Hearne
State Department
Dublin
Harrest
Worm
Even Mules Are Replaced
Houston officials put five city prison farm mules up for sale as the city shifts to mechanization. Auctioneer Bob Cass will conduct Monday's auction seeking buyers to provide homes for the animals.
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Houston
Tex
Eeney
Meeney
Miney
Sylvester
Bob Cass
Tidal Study Requested for Passamaquoddy Project
State Senate President John H. Reed and House Speaker Joseph Edgar urge the Legislative Research Committee to begin a study of the Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Project. The panel would decide needed state legislation and make recommendations to the 100th legislature.
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Fort Fairfield
Legislative Research Committee
State Senate
John H. Reed
House
Joseph Edgar
Bar Harbor
Passamaquoddy
Reed
Mystery Santa Gives Thousands to Baltimore Poor
Arthur Douglas Foster III of Glyndon, a 27 year old man, has handed out about $3,000 on Thursday and undisclosed amount on Friday to Baltimore’s poor. He asks two questions at each door and says he wants to help without Welfare red tape. Police questioned him then released him, saying giving away money is not a crime. Foster, claiming inherited $85,000, says his motive is religious and to spare people welfare scrutiny.
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Baltimore
Santa Claus
Arthur Douglas Foster
Glyndon
Foster
Welfare Department
Poaree
Runaway Jersey Central Locomotive Probe Underway
Jersey City officials and railroad investigators opened a probe after an unmanned 123 ton diesel locomotive ran loose for 22 miles through the night. A following locomotive captured it at 50 mph, with Engineer Chester Gudmanson and Fireman Harold Johns recalling the frightening episode. An immediate inquiry was ordered as testimony from Friday was reviewed.
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Jersey City
Jersey Central Railroad
Chester Gudmanson
Harold Johns
Political Artillery Thundering In 1960 Campaign Buildup
AP reports the 1960 presidential race momentum with Nixon Kennedy and Rockefeller as possible candidates. Harriman Brown meet in Sacramento to critique GOP policy on money, schools, homes, and small business while noting peaceful coexistence and looming farm issues. Kennedy cites Churchill and space strides, Nixon downplays early runs, Rockefeller hedges, Brown and Harriman urge broader national unity.
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Associated Press
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
W. Averell Harriman
Edmund G. Brown
California
Sacramento
Calif
Tion
Rockefeller
Nixon
Kennedy
Milwaukee
Winston Churchill
Soviet Union
Massachusetts
England
Churchill
San Francisco
Harriman
Khrushchev
Inquiry On In Death Of Douglass
Kennebec County investigators say the death of Maine welfare official John Q Douglass appears self inflicted. An autopsy conducted in Portland followed bloodstains and a razor found near Owl s Head. Douglass last seen in Augusta Tuesday night and his abandoned car found nearby. Sheriff DeWinter and Knox County Atty Payson note possible earlier altercation but not tied to death.
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Kennebec
John DeWinter
John Q. Douglass
Hallowell
DeWinter
Douglass
Augusta
Portland
Knox County Atty
Curt Payson
Social Welfare Bureau
Maine Health & Welfare Department
Owl's Head
Dean H. Fisher
Clerk Typist Seeks Advancement In Established Firm
A long standing company offers a five day work week and employee benefits. The position requires clerical skills with basic accounting aptitude teachable on the job. Ideal for someone aiming to advance within the organization. Apply to Journal Box 21.
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Ralph H. Heidal
Charles Earnest McLeod
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A. H. Stainback
Richard Gerstein
Florida
Ike
Management and Unio
Mitchell
Old Orchard Beach
Howard Doe
Harold Horne
Atty
Robert Yorke
Albert Lancer
Story
Biddeford High School
Sanford
Glee Club
Horace Killam
Ronald Gardella
Peter Allen
Philip Fournier
Michael Gagne
Raymond Thibodeau
Carl Hevey
Danny Allen
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