New England Vignettes in Peabody and Beyond
John B Knox reproduces brief profiles from New England towns. Evelyn Verocci runs a Peabody blacksmith shop with singing, overseeing tool sharpening under contract to Massachusetts towns. A young East Hartford filmmaker, Brian King Jr., showcases color sound shorts at high school, while Vermont gardener Clarence Howard notes acorn squash on a hemlock. Also notes Rhode Island goose relocation plans and New Hampshire mining output with Isinglass Mountain mineral finds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Knox
Boston
New England
Verochi
Peabody
Mass
Evelyn M .Verocci
Massachusetts
Portsmouth
N. H. Naval Shipyard
Evelyn
Hollywood
Brian King Jr
East Hartford
Scientists Plan To Orbit Largest Solar Telescope
Scientists at Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson aim to test the world’s largest solar telescope this summer with a $5 million project. Led by Dr. Nicholas A. Mayall, the team plans to probe Venus and Mars from a platform 22,000 miles out, seeking high resolution images beyond Earth’s atmosphere and clues on life beyond our planet. The observatory’s solar program includes AURA cooperation with member universities, gathering many researchers and staff to advance planetary studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ariz
Earth
Outer Space
Kitt Peak National Observatory
Nicholas A. Mayall
Kitt Peak
Papago Indian Reservation
Old Sol
Venus
Mars
Red
A. Keith Pierce
Observatory
Association of Universities For Research In Astronomy
AURA
Vatican Council could widen Rome’s church authority in 2nd council
The second Vatican Council opening Oct 11 in Rome may expand church authority beyond Rome by recognizing shared leadership with bishops and potentially increasing lay influence. Observers note the Vatican’s centralization trend since Trent and Vatican I may be balanced by broader episcopal and lay roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Associated Press
Thomas Riley
Boston
John XXIII
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Famed Stagecoach Site Bows To Progress
Concord New Hampshire AP reports the iconic Stagecoach site will fade as a discount center rises, replacing the longtime firm that built its name in the area. The pending development underscores modernization pressures on historic landmarks and local commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cornell
Associated Press
NEW York
Rome
Peter
Concord
N.H
Airman Basie Massie reassigned to Amarillo AFB for training
Airman Basie Michael Massie son of Mr and Mrs Charles C Massie 264 Lincoln Street Saco is reassigned to Amarillo AFB Texas for technical training as a United States Air Force administrative specialist He completed the first phase of training at Lackland AFB Texas and was selected for the special training course based on interests and aptitudes A 1962 Thornton Academy graduate the article notes the Abbot Downing Co legacy in Concord and the Deadwood stagecoach history with Calamity Jane Buffalo Bill and King Edward VII among associations and recalls the firm’s decline and sale to Wells Fargo in 1945 and the final Downing lineage ending with 95 year old Lucy Downing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basie Michael
Massie
Charles CC. Massie
Lincoln Street
Saco
Amarillo Afb
Tex
United States Air Force
Lackland Afb
Thornton Academy
Abbot-Downs Co
Buffalo Bill Cody
Abbot-Downing Co
America
Detroit
Concord
Deadwood
Pioneer Stage Co
California
Buffalo Bill
Edward VII
England
Carnot
France
Monitor
Cheyenne
South Dakota
Laramie
Buffalo Gap
Lame Johnny Creek
Red Canyon
Squaw Gap
Martha Canary
Europe
Abbott-Downing
Abbott-Downing Co
Lewis Downing
J. Stephens Abbot
Wells, Fargo Co
Wells, Fargo
Abbot-Downing
Abbot. Downing
Abbot
Lucy Downing
Downing
Also Mentioned on This Page
Connecticut
Brian
Clarence E. Howard
Bennington
Augusta
Maine
Waterville
Rhode Island
Canada
Great Swamp
New Hampshire
Ruggles
Grafton
Isinglass Mountain
Bolduc Paint CO
Alfred Street
Biddeford
BS & H
Jack & Larry’s Jewelry
Alfred
Main Streets
Brownie Troop
Brownie Scout Troop 31
St. Mary Hall
Janine Rossignol
Janice Gradone
Jane Martin
Christine Robert
the Men’s Shop, Inc
Kuppenheimer
TMG
Main Street
By Robert J. Drury
Pontiac
Tempest
le Mans
Reed Motor Company
Saco, Maine
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