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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1963

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Missing girl found alive after abduction near Lansing

A 5 year old girl Michelle Moran was kidnapped from her mother's car in Lansing area and located in a ditch east of the city by a truck driver. Police described a spectacled dark complexioned man as the suspect. About 200 police and volunteers were canvassing 25 square miles of woods and swamps. She was taken to a Lansing hospital for exam but not yet determined if molested.

Lansing Mich Ingham County Michelle Moran Here Michelle East Lansing

Lift Forces Heading For Staging Area

FRANKFURT Germany AP Tanks and trucks of the 2nd Armored Division moving toward an assembly area near Frankfurt for war games next week. Two civilian accidents disrupted progress though no serious injuries were reported. The division, airlifted from Texas earlier this week, completed the equipment draw base Friday night 87 hours after departure from Ft Hood Texas.

Frankfurt Germany 2Nd Armored Division Darmstadt Mannheim Army Texas Ft. Hood Tex

Hurricane Ginny Near North Carolina Coast

Hurricane Ginny lurks along the North Carolina coast with heavy rain and gusts up to 100 mph. The center was about 60 miles southeast of Wilmington with 3.5 inches of rain in 24 hours and continued coastal warnings as the storm moved northeast toward sea. Local towns reported no major damage as officials urged continued precautions.

Wilmington N.C Ginny North Carolina Cape Hatteras Florida Weather Bureau Oak Island Coast Guard Highway Patrol Carolina Beach Wrights Miami Fla Helena Caribbean Islands Guadeloupe Dominica Toay Ritish Dominion San Juan P.R Caribbean

Payrolls In York County Reach Record High

New government data show York County taxable pay rolls rising 25.1 percent to 61.484 million the past year while non farm employment climbed from 16,129 in 1959 to 17,400. The report notes many new ventures start and fail within five years, but local establishments with employees continue to grow.

New York York County Census Bureau Social Security Administration United States New England

Chuckle on modern art classification rules

A lighthearted note explains art categories by experience. If an object hangs on a wall, it is a painting. if you can walk around it, it is sculpture. The quip attributes these ideas to a generic source.

Gen Fea, Corp

Rickover Attacks U S Public Education Standards

Vice Admiral Hyman G Rickover assailed U S public education calling it soft frill laden and anti intellectual He urged adoption of European schooling patterns saying American students reach higher levels later and proposed separate European style secondary schooling A council panel then criticized the push for copying European methods.

Heve Rickover Council

McNamara Halts Nuclear Carrier Plan Amid Cost Debate

Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara ordered an immediate start on a conventional powered carrier No. CVA 67, reversing Navy plans for a nuclear option. He cited desire to avoid delay and noted cost differences, with conventional power costing about $510 million versus $435 million for atomic. The move came as admirals gathered for Navy Day events.

Washington Robert S. McNamara Navy McNamara Congress Navy Hnd

Change clocks this weekend as daylight saving ends

Clocks will be set back one hour at 2 a m Sunday returning to Eastern Standard Time. The lost hour of sleep from last April’s clock change will be regained over the weekend.

Ban Placed On Central Maine Woodland Area

Mainewoodlands ban smoking and camp fires in Central Maine woods statewide. Governor orders restrictions as drought fuels forest fire danger across New England including New Hampshire Vermont and Massachusetts. Fire officials seek disaster aid while temperatures rise into the 80s and several grass and brush fires occur.

Maine Boston New England John H. Reed Maine Forest Service New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Endicott Peabody Conway Lake

Sister challenges first lady to return home before harm

News At A Glance reports the younger sister of Mrs. Nhu demanding the South Viet Nam first lady go back to avoid harming the country. McNamara defeats Navy plans for a second atomic carrier. Rickover faces renewed attacks on U S education amid criticism from former allies. International rescuers push to save 43 miners as mine water stops falling. National botulism scare returns as FDA tells housewives to discard smoked fish unless origin from Great Lakes plants is confirmed.

Associated Press Washington

Motorist Killed Directing Traffic at East Winthrop

A 30 year old Hallowell man, David S. Milbank, was struck and killed Friday night while directing traffic around a load of hardboard fallen from his vehicle. He had flagged a car when the incident occurred. A second car struck him as he attempted to guide traffic.

East Winthrop Hallowell David S. Milbank

Lifer Chase seeks coram nobis hearing on 1960 verdict

Auburn inmate Carl R. Chase petitions the Maine Supreme Court to force a hearing on his writ of error coram nobis claiming he was denied counsel in the January 1960 murder verdict against Auburn restaurateur Alex Yoksas. The request aims to set aside the conviction.

Auburn Carl R. Chase Alex Yoksas Maine Supreme Court Chase

Lewiston Still Has Blacksmith By R. Bruce Huntington

Lewiston's lone blacksmith, Joe Caron, has 43 years in the trade, working from a Canal Street shop beside the Union Water Power Co. canal. Despite fewer horses, modern tools, and no material discounts, Caron keeps at it, with his third anvil and a keen eye for symmetry. If he quits, Lewiston's era of the smithy may end.

R. Bruce Huntington Lewiston Evening Journal Lewiston (Ap Joe Caron Lewiston Caron Canal St Union Water Power Co Joe

Hope Is Abandoned For Trapped German Miners

Hope faded as 39 miners remained trapped in a flooded Bristedt iron mine, 300 feet underground, with four possibly alive in a water-filled chamber. Rescue efforts continued despite management declaring hope lost, as relatives gathered at the mine office for information and rescue techniques including a 10 foot rescue tube were employed.

Broistedt Germany Hope Resa

Botulism Scare Flares Anew in Great Lakes Products

The FDA urged housewives to discard smoked fish from Great Lakes area sources or processing plants due to botulism danger. Commissioner Larrick cited seven recent deaths linked to smoked whitefish and chubs from the region and noted extra deaths in Tennessee and Alabama tied to one lot.

Detroit Great Lakes Food and Drug Administration Washington FDA George P. Larrick Larrick Tennessee Alabama

Mrs Nhu Challenged By Younger Sister

Washington AP reports Mrs Tran Le Chi, sister of Mrs Ngo Dinh Nhu, urged Mrs Nhu to return home and quit politics. She spoke on the ninth anniversary of President Diem's election, warning of growing injustice and noting Catholics in Viet Nam feel sadness over Catholic involvement in the Diem regime.

Washington Ngo Dinh Nhu South Viet Nam Wu Suu Ys Ngo Dinh Diem Tran le Chi Diem Viet Nam

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