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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1961

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Soft Sell By Reds Hopeful Soft Sell By Reds Hopeful

Berlin AP reports a shift toward softer talk by Soviet and East German leaders boosting hopes for eased tension and a possible delay of a Berlin showdown. Khrushchev Mikoyan and Ulbricht avoided pledges on a year end peace treaty with East Germany, hinting only that the task cannot be postponed.

Berlin Khrushchev Anastas I. Mikoyan Walter Ubricht East Germany Red Chieftans Andrei A. Gromyko Kennedy Dean Rusk Ulbricht Soviet Union Nazi Germany Mikoyan

Plane wreckage found after missing British airliner with 34 aboard

In France near Perpignan wreckage of a Derby Aviation Dakota was spotted in the Pyrenees. Police say 31 passengers and 3 crew were aboard en route from Gatwick to Perpignan for a Costa Brava tour. Search teams and mountain climbers were mobilized as conditions were reported bad.

Toulouse France Prades Perpignan Canigou Pyrenees Mt. Canigou Gatwick London Mediterranean Derby Aviation Costa Brava Spain Ariege Carlit Puigcerda Bourg Madame Carcassonne Pyrenees Mountains Ministry of Aviation United Airways Marseille

Wife Follows Husband In Sudden Death

Arlington Mass AP Harry Patterson 66 retired from Arlington Vocational High School collapsed while mowing his lawn on a warm autumn day. His wife Hazel, who watched from the window, rushed to aid, but he was pronounced dead at the hospital. She then suffered a heart attack and died soon after.

Arlington Mass Harry Patterson Patterson Arlington Vocational High School Hazel

Sacred Heart League At Saco Chooses Officer Staff

Leo Cote was elected president of the Sacred Heart League of Notre Dame de Lourdes parish at a meeting after evening mass. Other officers include Clif Ford Monder, Philip Cartier, Joseph Levasseur, and George Gagnon with a full slate of secretaries, treasurers, and guards. The group planned a Recognition night supper for October 29 and a whist event for October 22, voted to donate 2000 for church repairs, and welcomed Rev. Georges Plante who spoke on Mass history.

Leo Cote Sacred Heart League of Notre Dame de Lourdes Clifford Monder Philip Cartier Joseph Levasseur George Gagnon Gerard Neault Emile Bosse Richard Danforth Wilfrid Rouillard Gerard Doyon Raoul Paquette Bernard Henri Georges Plante Arthur Dube

Reds Blast 18th Test in Atmosphere

The Soviet Union detonated its 18th atmospheric nuclear test since September 1 near Novaya Zemlya. The U S Atomic Energy Commission assessed a several megaton yield, with French and Japanese estimates ranging from several to ten megatons.

Washington Soviet Union U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Novaya Zemlya ABC Paris Tokyo U.S

Gunman Robs Gardiner Diner

A youth about 21 held up Pat's Diner in Gardiner early today scooping up about $60 from the cash register. He fired a shot into the floor to emphasize the threat before fleeing as proprietor J A Miville and an employee closed the place.

Gardiner Pat J. A. Miville Miville

Almanac predicts brutal winter with jokes and lore

Lancaster AP reports John Baer's 1962 agricultural almanac bowing today as 137 years of Pennsylvania Dutch weather lore warn of a harsh season. The volume mixes solemn forecasts with spoof, joking that a candle flame froze solid and later thawed, igniting a shed in a winter tale.

Lancaster Squir John Baer East Midwest Baer

Riot at Bowdoin College Pep Rally Turns Violent

Bowdoin College in Brunswick. Three policemen injured and four freshmen arrested after a pep rally for a football game with Wesleyan escalates into a riot. Firemen used hoses to quell the disturbance as a bonfire and speeches preceded false alarms and a hydrant incident. Officers treated and released. Names: Boullard, Turner, Nelson, Richman.

Brunswick Bowdoin College Wesleyan Alexander Mills Earle W. McFar Land Lawrence Joy Bowdoin James S. Coles Nathaniel Kendrick James A. Boullard Stoneham Mass Daniel E. Turner Skowhegan Kenneth M. Nelson Portland Michael T

US and Soviet differ on Berlin crisis settlement

In two hour White House talks between President Kennedy and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko US and USSR remained far apart on negotiating a peaceful Berlin settlement. Officials called ground dangerous but hoped for a solution short of military conflict. discussions touched on peace treaty, access to West Berlin, and Western rights to keep troops and supply lines.

Washington Kennedy Andrei A. Gromyko United States Soviet Union Berlin Oval Room White House 16Th Street Gromyko Dean Rusk West Berlin West Germany Germany Rusk New York U.S Khrushchev East Germany

Chuckle: Mother Nature Skips Seasons In Fall and Spring

A humorous quip notes Mother Nature is a wonderful woman but cannot leap between seasons without a fall or a spring. Copr. Gen. Fea. Corp.

Gen Fea. Corp

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