Reds Hit At Navy Patrols
Havana reports accuse U S Navy patrols in the Caribbean of intervening in Central American affairs and threatening world peace. President Eisenhower orders warships and planes ready to counter alleged Communist led attacks on Guatemala and Nicaragua. Cuban officials denounce the move as intervention and a smokescreen for uprisings in Central America.
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Havana
Caribbean
Cuba
Eisenhower
U.S
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Moscow
London
U.S. Navy
White House
Revolucion
Shangri-La
Department
la Calle
Pastorita Nunez
Se Gr Savings and Housing Istitute
Centrarica
Guatemalas
Nicaraguan
Vesel
Castro
Sumner Clark Named Thornton Academy Trustee
Sumner Clark of Portland was appointed to the Thornton Academy Board of Trustees by Headmaster Robert Bowie. A Thornton alum (1936), Clark earned a 1940 UMaine degree and a 1943 Harvard Law credential, now assisting the Maine Central Railroad president. He is a former Portland City Council chairman and Navy veteran, married to Dorothy Sherman with two daughters, Deborah and Suellen.
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Sumner
Clark
Portland
Thornton Academy
Robert Bowie
University of Maine
Harvard Law School
Maine Central Railroad
US Navy
Atlantic
Pacific
Dorothy Sherman
Orleans
Mass
Deborah
Suellen
Teen-Age Escapee Caught After 24 Hours on Run Near Sebago
Portland teen Clifford Guptill, 18, who had escaped from custody three times, was recaptured with accomplice Larry McKenzie, 18, after fleeing police near Sebago Lake Station. Guptill, serving time for auto theft, fled through Gorham and Standish despite warnings. McKenzie and another teen, Roger Hanna, 25, faced charges for breaking into a home and stealing food.
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Portland
Porteland
Cumberland County
Clifford L. Guptill
Sebago Lake Station
Guptill
Roger L. Hanna
Freeport
Hanna
Gorham
Standish
Alexander H. Cummings
Sebago Station
Larry McKenzie
McKenzie
South Windham
South Portland School
Cote Wins Democratic Backing For Saco Mayoral Race
The Democratic City Committee endorsed incumbent Mayor Charles R. Cote of Saco after a meeting last night. The group backed him to avoid party conflict, noting unity in the party. The committee also endorsed Thomas Winston for the Superintending School Committee.
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Democratic City Committee
Charles R. Cote
Saco
Cote
Soco Democratic Social Club
Thomas E. Parady
Thomas Winston
Charles Mistos
Ghana Sparks Delay Move On Seating Congo Delegates
At the United Nations Ghana proposed delaying a decision on seating Congo’s Kasavubu delegation. The move aimed to seat a rival Lumumba delegation, amid clashes in Leopoldville and Stanleyville. Kasavubu accused Lumumba of terrorism and urged U.N. action against Lumumba’s faction.
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Ghana
Congo
United Nations, N.Y
U.N
Joseph Kasavubu
Alex Quaisonsackey
General Assembly
Kasavubu
Patrice Lumumba
Fulbert Youlou
Brazzaville
Leopoldville
Lumumba
Stanleyville
Strongene
Ion Cem
Ted Nations
U.N. Secretariat
Big Tanker Burns At Limestone
A KC135 aerial tanker crashed on landing during an overnight refueling mission at Loring Air Force Base. One man died, 16 aboard were injured, and a body was found in the wreckage. Wind gusts 10 to 18 mph. cause undetermined. an inquiry board to investigate.
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Loring Air Force Base
Air Force
Walter Gresham
42Nd
A. Lonnie Nelms Jr
Oxford
N.C
Lloyd J. Estes
Lenoir
Gagne Files Council Candidacy in Ward 5 Vote
Alcide J. Gagne a longtime local barber announced his bid for Ward 5 council as a Democrat backing Mayor Clement H. Deschambault. He praised the proposed new school and its vocational training benefiting both children and adults seeking trades.
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Alcide J. Gagne
Mason Street
Clement H. Deschambault
Deschambault
Gagne
Eisenhower steps up Caribbean policy with naval force
The United States shows a tougher stance by moving four destroyers and an aircraft carrier into the Caribbean to defend Guatemala and Nicaragua from pro Castro incursions. The action signals an active policy shift toward using force if needed to counter Communist influence in the region. Castro's maneuvers and recent revolts in Guatemala and Nicaragua are cited as motives for the move.
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Augusta
United States
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Caribbean
Eisenhower
U.S
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Castro
Biddeford Seeks 66000 In Federal School Funds
Superintendent Paul Larrabee announced federal aid is approved and filed under Public Law 815 for 66000 to equip the new Biddeford High School. He noted prior receipts under Public Law 874 and highlighted staff gains, smaller class sizes, improved janitorial service, updated textbooks, and a planned new high school set for occupancy in September 1961. Over 2000 residents toured schools during American Education Week.
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Paul Larrabee
Augusta
Washington
Biddeford
Board of Education
Clement Deschambault
Larrabee
Deschambault
Missing hunter sought after overnight trip in Maine
Walter Andrews, 65, of Calais is missing after a deer hunting trip near Charlotte. The Maine Fish and Game Department reported his disappearance in Augusta. Wardens searched through the night and resumed at daybreak with a department plane, facing numerous logging roads and blazed trails in the search area.
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Calais
Walter Andrews
Charlotte
Maine Fish and Game Department
Augusta
Andrews
Lloyd Clark
Milltown
Clark
Clark Gable Myth and the Legend of His Life
Two-part profile reviews Clark Gable from Hollywood icon to myth. It notes his self described dislike of fame, his image as a hard man, and the gap with his private fears. Tragedies include a mother and stepmother deaths, rootless youth, three broken marriages, and a posthumous child wish.
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Hollywood
Clark Gable
Gable
Superman
Imagc
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