Castro Hurling Threats Castros Military Call Amid Bomb Attacks
In a five hour telecast Fidel Castro warned of forming an armed militia of laborers and peasants if attacks by opponents continue. He urged a mass demonstration by a million citizens to protest alleged counter revolution air raids from U S bases and attacked U S influence as the regime faced leaflets and riots in Havana. A factory worker arrested amid calls for Castro’s assassination faced questioning with no charges filed as police noted he claimed to support Fidel.
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Fide
Castro
United States
Fulgencio Batista
Revolutionary Army
Camague
Cuara
Fidel
Robert Salas Hernandez
Salas
U.S
Santanamo
Socialite Bernice Pons shows off 24 carat gold gown
Los Angeles AP reports socialite Bernice Pons owns a 24 carat gold dress valued at 10,000 dollars. She plans to wear it only three times, first at the Los Angeles opening of the San Francisco Opera Co. The floor length gown features 17 yards of gold backed by jersey and is noted as light due to thin gold and special lining.
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Los Angeles
Bernice Pons
San Francisco Opera Co
Fig Picking in Maine Maine Family Grows Italian Figs
The Gerardi family in Saco Maine proves figs can thrive there with two transplanted trees from New York. Paul, Joey, and Vita help harvest green fruit while leaves display travels to local schools. The trees are winterized with heating wires and protective wrapping for cold months.
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Saco
Gerardi
Paul
Joey
Joseph P. Gerardi
Old Orchard Reed
Maine
Brooklyn
Paul Gerardi
Italy
Vita
Twin Cities
Dr. Girardi
Old Orchard Road
New York
America
Hal Russo
Portland
Veterans Day Parade Planned in Saco This Year
The Biddeford Saco Veterans council set plans for a Saco Veterans Day parade at Owen Davis American Legion post home. Edward Myers of Owen Davis post was named parade marshal and Guy Goodwin of Saco AMVETS chief of staff.
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Biddeford-Saco Veterans Council
Owen-Davis American Legion
Saco
Edward Myers
Owen-Davis Post
Guy Goodwin
Saco Amvets
Biddeford
David Whelan
Saco American Legion
Spring Street
Cost Of Living At New High
Washington reports the cost of living rose three tenths of a percent to a new peak, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics indexing at 125.2 percent of the 1947-49 average. Every major item in the urban household budget increased except transportation, eroding buying power by nearly one percent in six months. Hershey S. Riley, BLS price chief, rejected a reporter’s suggestion in new data interpretation.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hershey S. Riley
BLS
Moctor To Face Grand Jury Today
Bridgeport Conn AP Donald R Hoctor 34 a hardware salesman faces a grand jury today over the fatal shooting of his wife Pauline 32 in their Norwalk apartment on July 7 Hoctor's bid for release from jail was denied by Superior Court Judge Louis Shapiro who found the speedy trial claim insufficient The body of Lecter's wife was discovered on a kitchen cot with the weapon nearby Hoctor was incoherent when police arrived The couple had moved to Connecticut from Biddeford Maine
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Bridgeport
Conn
Donald R. Hoctor
Hoctor
Pauline
Norwalk
Hector
Superior Court
Louis Shapiro
Lecter
Connecticut
Biddeford
Maine
Kiely Resigns at Saco-Lowell Shops
J Arnold Kiely vice president and clerk of the Saco Lowell shops and assistant general manager of the automotive division announced his resignation effective immediately this morning. Kiely gave no reason and officials in Boston confirmed the resignation with no comment and no successor named.
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J. Arnold Kiely
Saco- Lowell
Kiely
Saco-Lowell
Boston
Abducted Babysitter Freed By Ex Convict In Maine
A 14 year old babysitter abducted at knifepoint in Maine was freed in Vermont early today. Sharon Simmons of Damariscotta says Rodney Austin of Newcastle held her captive, planned to seek a gun, and attacked her repeatedly before leaving her at his brother Albert Austin’s home in Lyndonville. Maine authorities will seek warrants for abduction and rape. a manhunt includes 30 to 40 Vermont troopers and FBI involvement.
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Lyndonville
Maine
Glenn Davis
Vermont
Sharon Simmons
Damariscotta
Rodney Austin
Newcastle
Albert Austin
Lincoln County
James Blen Perkins
Austin
Davis
Franklin
Perkins
Sharon
W. H. Bowman
Montpelier
FBI
Boston
Programs At Saco May End
Dol by stated at the Saco Town meeting that dwindling interest may end programs including the Children’s Theater. He cited failure of residents to respond to the annual meeting as a sign that community social and cultural activities may have fallen to changing patterns and rising costs to obtain adult attractions.
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Saco
Byron Dolby
Dolby
Hannan Quintuplets Will Go To Separate Graves
Five tiny caskets carried the Hannan quintuplets to separate graves in Taylor Texas. Names Deborah Lynn Janet Lee Karen Denise Melissa Jane Suzanne Kay marked each white coffin. All five, born Tuesday at Lackland Air Force Base Hospital San Antonio, died within 24 hours or earlier due to prematurity.
Registration for Beach Adult Class at Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach High School announced that 95 residents registered for adult evening courses in sewing and driver education. Courses open to area residents next week with signups Monday to Wednesday during school hours. A special registration will be held Monday night from 7 to 8 at the high school for area residents.
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Old Orchard Beach
Herbert Bean
Old Orchard Beach High School
Old Orchard
Date Set For Vote At Beach Old Orchard Beach Residents Back plan for sewer and school additions
Old Orchard Beach residents will vote at a special town meeting on October 29 to approve a sewer construction bill aimed at making the town a top world class beach. Voters will rescind June town meeting votes to fund a two story vocational arts wing at the high school up to 90000 and a four room addition at Jameson school up to 68000, with selectmen authorized to proceed.
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Old Orchard Beach
Beach
Jameson
Selectmen
New Summit Timetable Shapes East West Talks
U S officials outline a two stage plan for a Western summit in December before NATO ministerials and an East West Geneva meeting likely in March. Khrushchev may visit France ahead of talks, while De Gaulle seeks careful Western policy unity and France’s greater prestige.
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U. S
Charles de Gaulle
Nikita Khrushchev
State Department
NATO
Eisenhower
de Gaulle
Harold MacMillan
Konrad Adenauer
Geneva
Germany
France
Khrushchev
Camp David
Augusta
Macmillan
Sahara Desert
More Cables On Nautilus Said Sliced
Portsmouth New Hampshire The Portsmouth Herald reports more cable cutting incidents aboard the Nautilus America s first atomic submarine The Navy could not confirm but did not deny the story The Herald had earlier reported troubles began last August Capt Carl A Johnson commander of the Portsmouth Naval Base declined to confirm this report and said the matter is under Navy FBI investigation
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N. H
Portsmouth Herald
America
Navy
The
Herald
Carl A. Johnson
Portsmout
FBI
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W. E. Hutton and Sons
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