Peckham Seeks Hearing On Wyman Demotion
Charles D. Peckham Jr. said he would urge the Old Orchard Beach Board of Selectmen to grant a public hearing for demoted Police Chief Leslie Wyman. Wyman seeks a hearing to clear the air after his demotion from chief to patrolman. Also promoted were Patrolman John Clark to police chief and Donald Lake and Phillip Levesque to sergeants. McLeod charged Peckham with unlawfully blocking the vote and noted the right to know law.
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Charles D. Peckham, Jr
Old Orchard Beach Board of Seldmen
Leslie Wyman
Peckham
Wyman
Old Orchard Beach
Star Chamber
John Clark
Donald Lake
Phillip Levesque
Dwight McLeod
Allen, Smith
Thanksgiving Will Be Fair in New England
The weather forecast for Thanksgiving predicts near normal temperatures in New England. Temperatures will range from the mid 30s in the north to the low 50s in the south. A cold front moving from central New York and Pennsylvania is expected to pass this afternoon, bringing rain before clearing skies tonight.
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Boston
New England
Weather Bureau
New York
Pennsylvania
Holiday Observance Closes Town Businesses and Offices
Thanksgiving will be observed quietly in Biddeford Saco with most stores and municipal offices closed. Municipal offices in Biddeford Saco and Old Orchard Beach closed Thursday and reopen Friday at 9. Saco Lowell shops closed. Pepper Manufacturing closed Thursday with some operations resuming at 11 p.m. Thursday night. Biddeford Saco Journal not published Thursday. Union Thanksgiving service tonight at 7:30 at South Biddeford Methodist church. Schools closed for the week and reopen Monday.
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Biddeford-Saco
Biddeford
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Saco-Lowell
Peppere] Manufacturing Company
Biddeford-Saco Journal
Biddeford-Saco Council of Churches
South Biddeford
Peloquin Announces Bid for Biddeford Council Seat
Icar Peloquin a local businessman and property owner announces his candidacy for councilman at large in support of Mayor Clement H. Deschambault ahead of the December 12 primary. He is lifelong Biddeford resident and operates Peloquin's Esso Service on Elm Street. He attended St. Joseph parish.
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Biddeford
Clement H. Deschambaut
Louis B. Lauzier
Deschambault
Tatamount
Lauzier
Albert C. Lambert
Joseph
Fred) Warner
Icar Peloquin
Clement H. Deschambault
Peloquin
Esso
Elm Street
St. Joseph Parish
Eichmann Admits His Part In Jew Slaying
Adolf Eichmann in Life magazine memoirs freely admits participation in the Holocaust. He recalls Minsk where 5,000 Jews were killed, describes Auschwitz under Rudolf Hoess, and claims he is not anti semitic though politically opposed to Jews. The piece portrays him as a major Nazi war criminal seeking to explain or exonerate his actions.
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Eichmann
New York
Adolf Otto Eichmann
Third Reich
Life Magazine
Auschwitz
Rudolf Hoess
Hoess
Nomination papers in Biddeford face notarization snag
A Warner slate's bid for city offices in Biddeford encounters a notarization error after City Clerk Ralph Binette finds 17 at large council candidate lists lacking proper notary seals. Mayor candidate Rudolph Bergeron and 26 running mates face possible disqualification if papers remain unsealed. Warner plans to remedy with former clerk Armand Duquette.
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Joseph “Red ’ Warner
Biddeford
Ralph Binette
Rudolph A Bergeron
Alfred Des- Roberts
Ralph Lachance
Armand Duquette
Binette
Duquette
Warner
St Francis College
Clement Deschambult
Rinette
St Louis school project launches with candy sale
Biddeford Police Chief Edgar Sevigny bought the first box of candy yesterday marking the launch of a new St Louis school and socality project. The benefit sale is sponsored by the altar society the senior high school sociality and St. Louis groups.
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St. Louis
Biddeford
Edgar Sevigny
Carl Paquette
Altar Society
Thanksgiving Day Holiday Notice for Journal
The Biddeford Saco Journal will not publish on Thanksgiving Day. All business offices will be closed for the observance.
Weather Satellite TIROS I Lives Up To First In Orbit
The United States launched TIROS I a 280 pound weather satellite from Cape Canaveral aboard a Thor Delta rocket at 6 13 a m The NASA report placed TIROS I in an almost circular orbit with perigee 415 miles apogee 435 miles and an 98 minute orbital period Two TV cameras were expected to begin transmitting cloud cover images around 8:30 a m The launch marked a near perfect success with a stabilizing spinning deployment and de spinning mechanism functioning as planned later in the morning
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United States
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Tiros
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McLeod
Fea. Corp
Oscar Peloquin
Saco Democratic Social Club
Adrien Petit
Gerry Vermette
Louis Soucy
Joseph Kenneally
Alcide Deschambeault
Harry Warren
Robert Fenderson
Alice Warren
Viola Wells
Frank Jones
Glenn Yarborough
Tim Crowley
Quentin Reynolds
Biddeford High School
Raymond Kenneally
Romeo Provencher
DAV
Robert Norton
Department
Arlington National Cemetery
Military Guard
Main Street
Maine Carpet CO
Maine Linoleum CO
Alfred Street
Brother Roland
St. Joseph
Saco Journal
Knights of Columbus Hall
Adv
Antonio Mariello
Biddeford Street
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