16 Nov 1960
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1960
Page
1
In New Orleans, about 1,000 teenagers and protesting mothers gathered downtown to denounce school integration begun last week. The march began at City Hall, moved to the School Board office, and interrupted classes at two newly integrated elementary schools amid arrests.
James Classcock, 17, of Biddeford was bound over to York County Superior Court on breaking entering and larceny charges after the Saco Municipal Court hearing. Bail set at 2000. A 16 year old Biddeford youth pleaded guilty to breaking and entering at the Cascade service station and was placed on a year’s probation after a stern lecture. Other actions included varying fines for speeding and a suspended sentence for careless shooting while hunting.
A Chuckle panel notes the cab driver’s remark about preferring encounters with people over the job itself. The cartoon reflects light humor on daily street interactions and social quirks in a city setting. Published under copyright by General Feature Corporation.
NEW YORK David Greenglass the convict ed atom bomb spy who helped send his sister and her husband to the electric chair was freed after 92 years in prison. He emerged at 8:35 a.m. from the federal house of detention with his attorney O John Rogge and faced a hostile crowd as he left for an undisclosed destination.
In Saco, Mayor Charley Cote is unanimously endorsed for re election by the Saco Democrat Social club, while Thomas Winston is named for the school committee post. AFL CIO leader Meany warns Kennedy must carry out the party platform despite a slim victory margin. The club stressed no promises were asked for the endorsement and noted future caucus and ballot steps.
President Eisenhower summoned the nation’s top NSC advisers to Georgia for a Thursday conference on emergency steps to halt the drain of American gold and dollars. Vice President Nixon will be absent from the roster. Dulles Lemnitzer Herter Anderson Gates among those listed to attend with Eisenhower ordering overseas spending cuts.
Biddeford businessman Leo R. Lemire announced his candidacy for councilman at large on the Democratic ticket of Mayor Clement H. Deschambault. A lifelong resident and former Biddeford High athlete, Lemire now runs LeMire's Furniture after a decade managing it.
United Nations New York Soviet deputy foreign minister Valerian Zorin told delegates Moscow will work only with the incoming Kennedy government. James J. Wadsworth USA ambassador challenged the Indian backed compromise, saying it would tie negotiators hands. Zorin urged a spring session at the summit level to push disarmament toward agreement.
Concord reports two feet of snow at Pinkham Notch East Snow Field and adequate cover on the Carriage Road near Mount Washington summit. The State Planning and Development Commission met today to discuss weekend skiing conditions.
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