Pretty Girls Vie For Beauty Title In Atlantic City Parade
In Atlantic City 150,000 spectators watch pre preliminaries for the 1960 Miss America pageant. Margar et Cahill, Miss America 1921, serves as grand marshal atop a 50,000 rose float. The Cinderella themed pageant features 54 contestants from all states plus Canada and major cities. The winner will receive a 10,000 scholarship and 50,000 in personal appearances.
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My Alpha Sigma
Lynda Lee Mead
Canada
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Morse resigns as Maine warden supervisor after 27 years
P Raymond Morse of Ellsworth will retire September 15 after 27 years as a warden supervisor with the Maine Fish and Game Department, the agency announced yesterday.
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Augusta
Raymond Morse
Ellsworth
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Ike To Address Opening Of U N General Assembly
Enrollment gains sweep Maine schools with Saco Biddeford and Old Orchard Beach reporting higher attendance than last year. Saco Thornton Academy expects 650 for day one as freshmen arrive later. Boarded by 1,472 students with detailed splits across Burns Young A and B plus Jordan and more. Enrollments rise in Biddeford Emery Washington Wentworth Bradbury and St Louis schools. Eisenhower signals plan to address UN opening Sept 20 but unlikely to meet Khrushchev. conditions cited include release of RB47 crew.
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Nikita Khrushchev
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Russia
Congo Parliament Invalidates Lumumba Firing Crisis
The National Assembly voted to invalidate President Kasavubu’s firing of Prime Minister Lumumba and Lumumba’s order ousting Kasavubu. Violent clashes erupted as troops backed Lumumba clashed with Kasavubu supporters, and the UN seized the government radio to curb Lumumba’s influence. Kasavubu broadcast from Brazzaville claiming control.
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National Assembly
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Brazzaville
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Congo Republic
Thornton Academy Uses Guidance Interviews for Incoming Students
Thornton academy has begun a series of guidance interviews for new pupils to tailor courses and life at the school. Miss Alma Sherman, a Saco resident, serves as the model for the feature following the process from intake to completion.
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Roger Sherman
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Journal
Alma Sherman
Ferry Road
Saco
Joseph E. McCarthy
Sherman
Grandma Moses Reaches 100 With Laughs and Visitors
In Eagle Bridge New York Grandma Moses turns one hundred today after a party last Sunday with 125 guests. The famed painter vows to stay busy and laugh and will likely continue painting after starting in her seventies. In Houston, officials move toward limited integration delaying some first grade enrollments as court rulings blend with local policy amid a nationwide push toward desegregation.
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Quoddy Project Again In Maine Political Debate
Maine politicians reopen the Quoddy tidal power project as a campaign issue. Representative James C. Oliver warns he would make Quoddy a top priority if reelected, forecasting development in six to seven years. Representative Frank M. Coffin says federal and Canadian positions must be clarified, citing International Joint Commission reservations and unsettled issues including funding and methods.
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Passamaquoddy
Maine
James C. Oliver
Congress
Quoddy
Cape Elizabeth
Machias
Frank M. Coffin
United States
Canada
Coffin
International Joint Commission
Jail Becomes Penalty Grip for Gower Over Mobile Home Permit
Harold L. Gower a 60 year old chicken farmer refused a free one year permit for locating a mobile home in Gardiner pleading innocent to a $5 annual permit violation. Judge Frank G. Chanman found him guilty and he was jailed 10 days after refusing to pay a $10 fine. Gower cited lack of food at home and questioned the information given by the city assessor.
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Harold L. Gower
Dana R. Baggett
Frank G. Chanman
Gower
Kennebec
Road Naming Contest Winner To Get Prizes
Ten local runs will offer prizes totaling more than 50 to the winner of the Saco Industrial Park road naming contest, as Peter Boucouv alas announced. The contest invites Biddeford Saco residents and Park shareholders to participate in Park development. The contest ends September 30 with earliest postmark ruling on duplicate names.
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Pughee & Brown
Sandler Bros
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Biddeford-Saco Journal
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Saco
Biddeford-Saco
O Park
Child Between Adult and TV Set Cartoon Caption
A humorous quip defines a child as the person who stands between an adult and a television, attributed to Gen. Fea. Corp. Copyright notice appears with the joke.
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Fea. Corp
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