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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1959

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Nine Teenagers Face Court On Liquor Charges At Old Orchard

Nine youths including one juvenile were arrested at Old Orchard Beach by state liquor inspectors. They were ordered to appear in Saco Municipal Court on liquor counts with warrants being drawn. Charges include illegal possession of intoxicants, public intoxication on the Beach, and procuring liquor for minors.

Old Orchard Old Orchard Beach Saco Municipal Court Press i Courtland Avenue Portland

Two Deputies Die In Crash In Maine Labor Day Weekend

Two Maine deputies Frank Ross of Owl's Head and Frank Buzynski of Thomaston died when their patrol car collided with a tree during a pursuit of a speeding motorist. The driver, George Tripp Jr. of Port Clyde, was critically injured and hospitalized in Rockland.

ST. George Maine Frank Ross Owl's Head Frank Buzynski Thomaston George Tripp Jr Port Clyde Rockland

Child Is First Victim Of Polio In Maine This Year

Three year old Charline Pelletier died of paralytic polio Thursday night at an Edmonston New Brunswick hospital after being struck while visiting Grand Isle. She was the first Maine polio victim to die this year and had received three Salk vaccine shots. Harold Thomas of Presque Isle remained in poor condition at Maine Medical Center. his wife and five children had polio shots.

ST. David Charline Pelletier Edmonston N. B Merdick Pelletier Grand Isle Maine Portland Harold Thomas Preque Isle

Executive's Wife Dies in Maine at 62

Mrs. Williams B. Getchell wife of the Maine Turnpike Authority's former executive director died yesterday at age 62. She leaves her husband and two sons.

Yarmouth Williams B. Getchell Maine Turnpike Authority

Senate adjournment push faces Morse Johnson clash

U S senators press toward adjournment with Lyndon Johnson aiming to meet a September deadline while Sen Wayne Morse blocks progress. Morse vows to disrupt by reading a three volume labor history on Labor Day, as Johnson keeps sessions long to finish farm surplus and other bills.

Washington Wayne Morse Sen. Morse D-Ore Senate Morse Lyndon B. Johnson Texas Johnson

Courthouse Furnaces Report Due After Inspection

State fire inspectors Lawrence Dolby Saco and Donald Bissel of Kittery will file a report with the Bureau of Fire Prevention next week on the county courthouse furnaces. County Treasurer Leo F Charest objects to paying for the $22 000 heating system installed by the Lawrence brothers North Windham and wants bids. Officials say an emergency existed and one boiler is cracked while the other runs at 40 percent capacity.

Lawrence Dolby Saco Donald Bissel Kittery Lucien Dutremble Biddeford Bureau of Fire Prevention Leo F. Charest Lawrence Brothers North Windham Charest Dutremble

Millinocket fires Police Chief Lloyd Rideout

Millinocket boards oust Police Chief Lloyd Rideout citing incompetency while permitting him to stay as a patrolman after a special session. Rideout’s daughter Gail, 17, and six other girls face $1,000 bail each on aggravated assault charges tied to an attack on a teenage babysitter.

Millinocket Board of Selectmen Lloyd Rideout Russell York Rideout Department York Gail Jean Reed

Laos seeks U N task force amid Vietnam tensions

Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold cuts short his South American tour to return to New York and urge a U N emergency session on Laos. SEATO allies press support while the United States rushes military aid, including a C47 transport, to bolster Laos against potential North Vietnamese aggression. The Security Council is expected to meet with veto risk by the Soviet Union.

United Nations, N.Y Dag Hammarskjold South America Laos U.N Viet Nam Security Council Soviet Union General Assembly Southeast Asia Treaty Organization Wash SEATO U. N United States Hammarskjold New York Rio de Janeiro

Eisenhower Tees Off at Turnberry During Scotland Visit

President Eisenhower relaxed on the Turnberry links in Scotland during a nine day mission with West European leaders. The round paired him with Tan Marchbank against U S Ambassador Joan Hay Whitney and Coca Cola head William Robinson, as spectators and police watched the fun. Robinson arrived with W Alton Jones, Cities Service chairman, at Culzean Castle.

Turnberry Scotland Eisenhower Nikita S. Khrushchev United States Tan Marchbank U. S Britain Joan Hay Whitney William E. Robinson Coca Cola Robinson Culzean Castle New York W. Alton Jones Board of Cities, Service Cul

Body Of Massachusetts Man Found At Ogunquit Beach

The Cambridge man Samuel Marcus, 65, feared drowned last night at Ogunquit Beach, was found this morning about 300 yards offshore. Fire department amphibious dock crews located the body. Medical Examiner Dr. James Johnston said Marcus may have died of a heart attack. Coast Guard and local agencies conducted an extensive search with a Fletcher's Neck picket boat helping offshore.

Cambridge Mass Samuel Marcus Ogunquit Beach Ogunquit Marcus Ogun U.S. Coast

Tremor Felt at Yellowstone Center Area

A strong tremor, described as the strongest since an earlier August quake, rattled Yellowstone National Park. At Canyon near Yellowstone Lake the 5 am jolt woke vacationers and toppled dishes, while Mammoth staff reported no wakefulness. Three earlier quakes at 3 am and 4 am preceded the Canyon tremor.

Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Pak Canyon Yellowstone Lake Joseph E. Primeau Air Force Montana Mammoth Park Associated Press National Park Service

Holiday Highway Deaths Estimated To Reach 450

The National Safety Council estimates up to 450 deaths during the Labor Day travel peak from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday across all time zones. The first fatality occurred in North Reading Massachusetts. For context 1951's Labor Day weekend had 658 total deaths across traffic, drownings and accidents.

Associated Press National Safety Council North Reading Mass

Lombard Leaves Saco Police Post for Fisheries Course

Patrolman Norman V. Lombard of 140 Pleasant Street resigns from the Saco Police Department after two weeks of Reserve Force training at Fort Eustis. Lawrence W. Leclair of 64 James Street is named permanent patrolman, previously a reserve at Old Orchard Beach and Saco.

Norman V. Lombard Pleasant Street Saco Robert Foran Lombard Maine Vocational Technical Institute South Portland Ft. Eustis Lawrence W. Leclair James Street Leclair Old Orchard Beach

Packers Strike Burns On At Swift With Walkout In Day Two

On day two of the walkout against Swift & Co a major strike continues as unions press for higher wages and benefits. Wilson & Co. extended an old contract to Sept 12 averting a strike in seven cities affecting about 6500 workers. In Swift cases 17000+ workers across 34 cities halted operations with no clear outcome yet. Biddeford staff say plant impacts depend on which plants are involved and stock could sustain a week.

Chicago Wilson & Co Swift & Co Wilson Swift Swift and Company Biddeford

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