Maine Cercle Lacordaire and Ste Jeanne dArc meet in Biddeford
Weekend convention in Biddeford gathered lay and clerical leaders from Maine and Canada. Rev. Robert Martel, Rev. Normand arrier, and Ovila Poirier led a two day program with a banquet, business meeting, Mass, and a close in Lewiston.
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Maine Cercle Lacordaire
Ste. Jeanne d'Arc
Biddeford
Robert Martel
Normand “Arrier
St. Andre Parish
Roland Lelievre
Ovila Poirier
Theode Z. Langevin
Wilfred Fortier
St. Andre
Arthur Vachon
Armand Fecteau
St. Andre Cercle
St. Andre Church
Msgr
Aime Giguere
Ubald Villeneuve
Quebec
Lewiston
Story
Kennedy Attacks High Interest Rates in Ohio Swing
Sen Jonn F Kennedy, in a Dayton speech during a big Ohio swing, denounced high interest policy he says favors banks over people. He contrasted Nixon with Hoover, tied the VP to criticized economic methods, and urged focus on Cuba Africa and domestic economic stimulus over offshore islands. Continued remarks suggested ongoing campaign strategy.
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Kennedy
Jonn F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Herbert Hoover
Dayton
Ohio
American tourist Kaminsky jailed for spying by Soviet court
Moscow reported American Mark I Kaminsky, 26, a teacher from Jefferson Township Michigan, was convicted of spying by a military tribunal after confessing to collecting intelligence. Kaminsky photographed military sites and kept coded notes on bases radar installations and an airfield. He and Harvey Bennett, 26, left Moscow Aug 25 en route to Minsk and were expelled after pleading for clemency.
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Moscow
S AP
Soviet Union
Tass
Mark I. Kaminsky
Jefferson Township
Mich
Kaminsky
Harvey C. Bennett
Bath
Maine
U. S. State Department
Uzhgorod
U. S
Fair Craft Fund
Kiev
Bennett
Minsk
Today’s Chuckle Atheist Quote Laughs at Invisible Support
A witty observation notes that an atheist is a fellow with no invisible means of support, credited to Copr Gen Fea Corp as the source.
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Fea. Corp
Turnpike Fatal Collision Claims Portland Woman
A Portland woman, Yvonne F. Lankau, 47, died when her car hit another driven by Ruth Knightly, 48, of Norway on the Maine Turnpike south of Biddeford. Knightly, stopped on the parking strip to turn off a dome light, prepared to move off. Lankau died from a fractured neck. Passengers Nancy Lankau, 9, and Callille Styffe, 17, sustained no apparent injuries. Howard Knightly, 85, was involved as well.
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Portland
Biddeford
Yvonne F. Lankau
Lankau
Ruth Knightly
Norway
Leopold A. Viger
Nancy Lankau
Callille Styffe
Howard Knightly
Abbott-Verville AMVETS Post Installed In Old Orchard Beach
FE officers of the Abbott-Verville AMVETS post were installed in ceremonies at the hall on Walnut Street. Seated left to right: Raymond Poitras judge advocate, Daniel Guarino finance officer, Winslow Tenan Jr third vice commander, Thomas Bill adjutant, and Russell Kimball.
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Abbott-Verville Amvets
Walnut Street
Old Orchard Beach
Raymond Poitras
Daniel Guarino
Winslow Tenan, Jr
Thomas Bill
Russell Kimball
Guertin Seeks Ward 5 Council Seat in Biddeford
Guertin, 17 Wentworth Street, announces his bid for Biddeford Ward 5 councilor aligned with Democrat Joseph Wacner. A lifelong Biddeford resident, he is married to Rose writer with a daughter Lorraine married to Robert Collette. He attends St. Joseph Church and has 30 years with Lewis Polakewich Inc. He calls for a new and vigorous approach to city problems.
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Victor
Guertin
Wentworth
Joseph
Fred’’Wacner
Biddeford
St. Joseph Grammar School
Biddeford High School
Rose Writer
Lorraine
Robert Collette
St. Joseph Church
la Ligue du Sacre Coeur
Lewis Polakewich Inc
Candidates Spar Over National Defense and Tax Reform Across States
Sunday rallies featured Sen. Margaret Chase Smith defending offshore islands as important in principle but not militarily, while Lucia Cormier pressed for at least a $100 rise in exemptions. James Oliver and Peter Garland traded lines on spending, with Garland warning of Kennedy-era tax increases and Oliver criticizing the Eisenhower era. Rep. Coffin spoke in Auburn via telecast.
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Senate
House
Rangin
Quemoyan Matsu
Margaret Chase Smith
Chinas Offshore Islands
Richard M. Nixon
Lucia Cormier
Len Smith
General Motors
Skowhegan
James Oliver
Peter A. Garland
Spen
Republican Garland
John F
Chest Parade Set For Tonight In Biddeford and Saco
Parade will proceed tonight as planned at 7 30 from Main and Beach streets Saco, moving through Biddeford to City Square where leaders and officials will review the procession. If rain or worsening conditions occur, a postponement to Tuesday will be signaled by the Biddeford and Saco fire departments at 6 p m and announced by radio station WIDE.
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Saco Community Chest Drive
William McKenney
Alcide J. Villandry
Weather Bureau
Tion
Biddeford
Saco
Main
Beach
Jefferson Street
City Square
Cubans Execute More Americans in GuanTanamo Raid
In Havana, a Cuban firing squad killed two more Americans from a 27 man expeditionary force linked by Castro to a U S plot to provoke intervention near Guantanamo Naval Base. The victims were Allan Dale Thompson of Texas and Mooringsport Louisiana, and Robert O Feller of Miami, with Anthony Zarba of Somerville Mass executed alongside Cuban insurgents.
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Fidel Castro
U.S
Guantanamo Naval Base
Cuba
United States
Castro
United Nations
Louisiana
Allan Dale Thompson
Queen City
Tex
Mooringsport
Robert O. Feller
Miami, Fla
Anthony Zarba
Somerville
Mass
Nixon Stakes On Island Plan Grows In Campaign
Vice President Richard M. Nixon defended the Quemoy Matsu position in Hartford saying surrender of any territory to the Communists leads to defeat. He attacked Senator Kennedy as immature and warned that appeasing a Soviet blackmailer moves the world toward war. Nixon urged supporters to intensify efforts for the Nixon Lodge ticket.
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Conn
Richard M. Nixon
China Islands
John F. Kennedy
Nixon
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Premie Khrushchev
Quemoy
Matsu
Formosa
Nixon-Lodge
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