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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1959

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Giant Manhunt On For Maine Ex Convict

A nationwide manhunt shifts to New York as Maine ex-convict Rodney Austin, 44, sought for kidnapping and raping a 14 year old in Maine, vanished after a wreck near the Vermont border. Vermont and New York authorities search Petersburg, N.Y., while Sharon Simmons, abductee, is held at Miles Memorial Hospital.

New York Vermont Maine Rodney Austin Newcastle Austin Petersburg N.Y Sharon Simmons Damariscotta New Hampshire

Khrushchev and China Risk in World Opinion

The Soviet Premier's peace drive during and after his U.S. and Asia trips catalyzed global views of Communist China. Critics doubt the sincerity of his gifts, while some Asians cling to hope for an end to regional conflict. The impact on Mao's regime remains debated as Khrushchev's actions court both skepticism and support.

Red China Tokyo Nikitai S. Khrushchev China U. 30S Khrushchhev Khrushchev Peiping Mao

Red China escalates clashes near Tibetan border

Beijing denounces a United Nations call to respect Tibetan rights as it defends its actions. Chinese guards clash with Indian patrols near the border amid a renewed harsh stance while Peiping pushes for peaceful talks to resolve the dispute.

Tze-tung United States Red Chinese Peiping Red China United Nations Peiyn

US Men Top Nobel Prize List

Stockholm papers name two American atomic scientists as probable 1959 Nobel physics winners Dr Emilio Segrè and Dr Owen Chamberlain both from California Berkeley. Prof Jaroslav Heyrovský of Prague listed as chemistry candidate. Winners to be announced Monday by the Swedish Academy of Sciences. Segrè and Chamberlain are noted for their work in atomic physics.

Stockholm Sweden Emilio Segre Owen Chamberlain California Berkeley Jaroslav Heyrovsky Polargraphic Institute Prague Swedish Academy of Science Heyrovsky Segre and Chamberlain

Bull Ferdinand gets new life after Mirror buys gentled bull

Brook Mandore, a 13 month old bull mocked for gentleness, is sold by Will Titcumb to the Daily Mirror for 1000 pounds and renamed Ferdinand. Britain’s Ministry of Agriculture fears breeding could produce defective stock, ordering death, but the Mirror reports a prieved life with no chance to sire. Ferdinand lives in Oxfordshire with a goat actor and a lamb, grazing peacefully and unable to breed.

London Brook Mandore Daily Mirror Farmer Will Titcumb Ferdinand Walt Disney Britain Ministry of Agriculture The Benson Oxfordshire Joker Daisy May Mirror

May I Ask Your Ax Chuckle Exchange

A brief comic exchange has Jimmy asking a witty question and Jenny replying she has seen 19 summers. Jimmy quips about her blindness, delivering a lighthearted antique humor line from Gen. Fea. Corp. credits.

Jenny Jimmy Gen Fea. Corp

MCRR Is Likened To Sick Patient

In Portland AP report Maine Central Railroad associate counsel John Harrington Jr described MCRR as a very sick patient near autopsy while testifying before the Public Utilities Commission. Maine Central and Bangor and Aroostook railroads seek permission to abandon all passenger service as unprofitable with an estimate of around two million dollars.

Portland John M. Harrington, Jr Boston Maine Central Railroad MCRR Public Utilities Commission Maine Central Bangor Aroostook Harrington

Solitary term praised by grateful young offender

MARSHALL Mich It was successful 17 year old Richard Lee Babie says after 43 days in solitary confinement on bread water milk and vitamin pills released from Calhoun jail Friday Babie thanked Circuit Court Judge Alfonso A Magnotta who sentenced him and said he will go straight The judge called the punishment shock therapy and an experiment to combat juvenile delinquency Babie a juvenile court offender pled guilty to burglary on his first charge in an adult court Prosecutor Noble O Moore called it the best invention since spankings in the woodshed were abandoned The youths father Peter Babie was less enthusiastic but conceded the treatment has left an impression Babie will be on probation for five years and plans to re enter the 10th grade in Battle Creek

Richard Lee Babie Calhoun Babie Circuit Court Alfonso A. Magnotta Babic Noble O. Moore Peter Babic Battle Creek

Havana Hit With Paper Barrage

Havana reels under a wave of antigovernment leaflets dropped by planes that slipped past Cuban air defenses. The raids mark the strongest challenge to Fidel Castro since New Year’s Day, as Castro accuses U.S. based revolutionary planes and demands Washington act against Cuban refugees. Diaz Sanz, ex-air force chief, testifies in Miami that planes flew over Havana and says Matos’ life is in danger amid new treason charges and lingering talk of Communist infiltration.

Havana Fidel Castro Castro United States U.S Federal Bureau of Investigation Cuban Revolutionary Air Force Pedro Diaz ‘Sanz Washington Diaz Sanz Miami Fla Cuba Hubert Matos Camaguey Matos Here Diaz Lanz Manuel Urrutia

Dwyer Set for Release Monday Morning at 10

Paul N. Dwyer, 40, to be freed Monday morning from Maine State Prison after 22 years for murder. State probation board says all release technicalities are cleared and a parole officer will drive him to Norway. He may take a job as manager of the Hotel Store in Norway.

Thomaston Paul N. Dwyer Maine State Board of Probation and Parole Dwyer Norway

Robbery at Beneficial Loan Co in South Portland

A masked gunman robbed the Beneficial Loan Co in South Portland last night, taking 850 dollars from a safe. John Cooledge and Mrs. Carolyn Brown, the two employees closing up, were confronted as the bandit, who trained a pistol on them, fled through the door.

South Portland The Beneficial Loan Co John Cooledge Carolyn Brown

Ban on Indonesian Communist Party Newspaper Lifted

Jakarta reports the ban on Harian Rakjat, imposed October 15 by military authorities for disturbing public order, has been lifted. The government had justified the ban while granting courts power to order criminals whipped by birch rods as a deterrent.

Jakarta Indonesia Harian Rakjat

Fire destroys refugee center shelters in Pusan

A large fire swept a refugee center in congested Pusan, destroying 320 wooden shelters and leaving about 1,500 people homeless. Firefighters fought the blaze through the night, with the cause under investigation and immediate relief efforts underway by aid agencies and local authorities.

Seoul Korea Pusan

Lord Chief Justice Parker Endorses Corporal Punishment

London reports that Lord Chief Justice Parker of England stated on Friday his belief in corporal punishment. He indicated support for the measure in principle, signaling a tough stance in punishment policy discussions.

London Parker England

Norwich mayor greets doctors then helps deliver baby

Lord Mayor Michael Bulman, 61, a leading gynecological surgeon, greeted 500 doctors and nurses at a clinical convention in Norwich on Friday and then left to assist in delivering a baby.

Norwich England Michael Bulman Britain

Quemoy's Guns Fall Silent for Third Day

From Taipei Formosa Chinese artillery facing the Nationalist held Quemoy Islands remained silent for a third day. No shells were fired and observers noted easing tensions as negotiations continued between the sides.

Taipei Formosa Quemoy Islands

Worry About Worrying Is Strictly On Taboo List

Dr Robert W Wilkins of Boston urges hypertensive patients to accept worry as normal. He says the key is not to fret about worrying itself, noting many hypertensives are tense and driven. The interview frames worry as a manageable part of daily life for managing blood pressure.

Robert W. Wilkins Boston American Heart Association Wilkins Deen

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