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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1961

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Papers Filed for GOP Nomination Biddeford Biddeford

Nomination papers for a Republican ticket were filed in Biddeford with about 50 papers taken out by attorney William W Pomerleau in the city clerk’s office. Pomerleau, a former councilman at large, backed by Atty John F Xaphes, seeks a return to office after the Dec election loss to Mayor Clement H Deschambeault by a 3 1 margin. Minimum good names required for mayor police commission and school board candidates is 125, with lower thresholds for councilmen and ward candidates. Deadline is November 25.

Biddeford Ralph Binette Binettte Police Commission Board of Education Binette

Security Council deadlock over Mongolia Mauritania resolved

United Nations plans to break the veto deadlock on Mauritania and Outer Mongolia. China's Nationalist government may shift its stance, with a joint or linked resolution under discussion to allow separate votes and avoid a full bloc against either applicant.

United Nations N. Y Security Council Mauritania Outer Mongolia China Council Taipei Chiang Kai-Shek Soviet Union Mongolia Morocco Valerian Zorin

Mailman Stirs Up Storm Over NAACP Clash

Washington AP report notes Postmaster General J Edward Day reinstated Georgia NAACP leader W W Law as a mailman while drawing sharp NAACP criticism. Robert L Carter called Day's announcement vicious insulting and misleading, questioning Day's cabinet suitability amid Law's dismissal on charges in Savannah.

Washington J. Edward Day Georgia National Association For the Advancement of Colored People NAACP Robert L. Carter Day W. W. Law The Savannah

US Girding To Watch For Fallout

Washington AP public health officials prepare to detect fallout from the Soviet Union's massive nuclear test. Early readings may place radioactive iodine over the United States soon, with potential thyroid cancer risk and delayed strontium fallout anticipated into spring. Authorities say overall hazard remains uncertain.

Washington North America Soviet Union Weather Bureau United States James Terrill The Health Service Terrill

Hard Work Heartbreaks And Happiness Ingredients For Saco Park

The Saco Industrial Corporation seeks to attract industry to a 170 acre site off North Street near the Maine Turnpike. Five years of effort included stock sales, community backing, and the 100000 goal set in August 1956. After many setbacks the drive pressed on to woo Lynn Innersole as the second occupant, with ongoing plans and options on land.

Saco Industrial Park Saco Lynn Innersole Company Lynn Innersole Saco Industrial Corporation Biddeford Saco-Lowell Bates Manufacturing Saco Industrial Development Commission Lloyd Anderson Industrial Development Commission People of Sylvania Electric Company Charles R. Cote H. David Walley Industrial Corporation Announc North Street Maine Turnpike Burton Braley Philip Sanborn Allston Mass Northeast Gases, Inc

Chuckle Bridge Game Hidden Bidder Joke

A playful bridge quip notes a wife always keen to please her husband’s call in a lighthearted, era tone. Capt. Gen. Fea Corp. appears as a credited or incidental signature within the brief cartoonish item.

Fea Corp

Soviet Nuclear Test Keeps End-October 50 Megaton Target In View

Uppsala Sweden reports another atomic explosion in the Novaya Zemlya area, weaker than Monday’s 30 megaton blast yet seen as supporting Khrushchev’s promise of a 50 megaton finale. The Seismological Institute registers the event as part of the current Soviet test sequence. Berlin tensions flare as U S and British forces brace at the border, with civilian movement restricted and armed escorts involved at East Berlin checkpoints.

Uppsala Sweden Soviet Union Novaya Zemlya Uppsala University Observatory Uppsala Seismological Institute Khrushchev Communist Party Moscow United States Britain Friedrichstrasse Tiergarten

Coffin Named Deputy Administrator for New U S Aid Agency

President Kennedy appoints Frank M. Coffin former Maine representative as deputy administrator of the new agency for international development. Coffin, director of the Development Loan Fund, will keep a salary of 20 500 dollars a year as the fund is absorbed into foreign aid.

Washington Kennedy Frank M. Coffin Maine New Agency For International Development Coffin Development Loan Fund New Foreign Aid Agency

Fire Evacuates School Pupils at Gardiner District

One hundred eighty seven pupils were evacuated from the Plummer Street School today when a smoky fire broke out in the basement. There were no injuries and no damage beyond smoke, and classes were resumed after the incident.

Gardiner Plummer Street

New Blanket Sales Boon for Pepperell Co

Pepperell Manufacturing reports a 37 percent rise in blanket sales for Nap Guard through September per the Pepperell New Sheet. About 130 stores participate in the company promotion, with many more adopting the blanket for fall and winter selling. Good Housekeeping Institute tests support Pepperell lab results, and sixty one stores doubled orders in two months.

Pepperell Manufacturing Company Pepperell New Sheet Good Housekeeping Institute Pepperell Nap Guard

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