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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1961

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Spread Of School Integration In Crucial Phase At New Orleans

The gradual spread of public school integration reaches a crucial phase in New Orleans with only a few schools opening to Negro pupils. President Kennedy praises peaceful integration as progress and security measures include barred streets, a full police shift, and federal marshals on standby as Dallas and Galveston also report early integrated entries.

New Orleans Associated Press Chicago New Rochelle South Dallas Tex Atlanta Kennedy Washington U.S U .S Camp LeRoy Johnson FBI McDonogh William Frantz New Orleans Parish Galveston Lincoln N.Y Merryle S. Rukeyser

Carla Struggles To Choose Path As Gulf Approaches

Hurricane Carla neared the Gulf of Mexico with winds up to 75 mph as forecasters predicted a brush with Yucatan and western Cuba. The storm was located near Cozumel Island and warned shrimpers to seek safe harbor while authorities tracked its slow intensification toward the southeastern Gulf.

Miami Fla Carla Gulf of Mexico Mexico U. S. Gulf Coast U. S. Weather Bureau Yucatan Cuba Yucatan Channel Gulf Cozumel Island Yucatan Peninsula The Weather Bureau Anle

Grandma Moses Celebrates 101st Birthday Quietly at Home

Anna Mary Robertson Moses marked her 101st birthday with a small family gathering in Hoosick Falls New York. She enjoys gifts including a diamond brooch and a transistor radio while plans to return to painting in Eagle Bridge are hindered by her illness recovery and a firm nursing home routine.

Hoosick Falls N.Y America Anna Mary Robertson Moses Eagle Bridge Clayton Shaw Grandma Moses Grandma

Fate Of Tammany Hall To Be Tested In Primary

New York voters head to the polls for a Democratic mayoral primary pitting Mayor Robert F. Wagner seeking renomination against State Comptroller Arthur Levitt backed by Tammany Hall. The insurgent divide prompts Republican hopes Lefkowitz could win City Hall.

Tammany Hall New York Robert F. Wagner Arthur Levitt Tammany Manhattan Bor Herbert H. Lehman Franklin D. Roosevelt Carmine G. DeSapio Levitt Louis J. Lefkowitz City Hall Nelson A Rockefeller

Space Agency Desk Joke Sparks Office Box Debate

A lighthearted note from a National Space Administration briefing jokes about desk labels with one box for 'out' and another for 'outer' attributed to Copt. Gen. Fea. Corp. The quip highlights minor office humor amid routine agency operations.

National Space Administration

Communists Fire Tear Gas At West Berlin Demonstrations

East and West Berlin tensions flare as Communist police clash with crowds near the border. Tear gas, water cannons, and firecrackers injure or disperse hundreds, with arrests in Neu Koelln and Wedding. Two American students are detained by East Berlin police over currency possession during a brief travel incident.

Berlin Wedding West Werner Witte East Berlin U.S Howard Emery Glendale Calif Jim Phang Alhambra Europe West Berlin Friedrichstrasse

Army Engineers urged to act on Biddeford seawall collapse

Civil engineer Horace Crandall of the U S Army Corps of Engineers says immediate action is needed to prevent further seawall collapse at White's Wharf Biddeford while an apartment building at 19 White's Wharf faces possible danger during flood tides and spring river rises. He will report to Brig Gen Seymour Potter Jr and city officials vow to press for action if none is forthcoming within a week.

White’s Wharf Biddeford Horace C. Crandall U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waltham Mass Crandall Oscar Dubois White's Wharf Saco Clement Descchambault Ralph Binjette Albert Cookson Peter Smith Earl Jamieson Peter A. Garland Seymour A. Potter, Jr Army Corps of Engineers Ralph Binette Army Binette

Industrial Clinic Held In Biddeford Sept 28

Biddeford and Saco manufacturers may meet federal buyers at an industrial procurement clinic on September 28 from 9 am to 4 pm. Cmdr. R W Mullins USN will speak on Shipyard potential. Morning agency panel talks precede one hour of personal interviews, with afternoon interviews continuing.

Biddeford Saco Chamber of Commerce Clayton W. Cartmill R’ W. Mullins USN Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Cartmill The Agen:t

Titan missile flight seen as success spurring new operations

Cape Canaveral reports Titan ICBM flight covering 6 100 miles with capsule recovery. Air Force plans a Vandenberg launch within weeks to push Titan toward deployment as Atlas missiles expand. Saco Evening School announces 10 courses for 10 weeks starting September 18 with 5 registration fee, 7 to 9 p m classes on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Cape Canaveral Fla Titan Air Force Vandenberg Air Force Base Calif Saco Adult Sidney Griffith Thornton Academy Saco School Department Board of Trustees Red Cross Power Squadron

Negroes Vie For Control Of Rostrum

In Kansas City a clash between two factions of the Negro National Baptist Convention raged at Municipal Auditorium. Reverend A G Wright of Detroit died from injuries after falling during the altercation. About 6,000 delegates attended as officers were to be elected under a court approved plan to prevent more violence. Reverend Dr Joseph H Jackson of Chicago and Reverend Dr Gard were leading figures.

Kansas City A. G. Wright Detroit Negro National Baptist Convention, USA Municipal Auditorium Joseph H. Jackson Chicago Gard

Army Readying National Guard Divisions for Possible Federal Duty

The Army began placing four National Guard divisions on notice to possibly be mobilized to free regular Army units for overseas movement if the Berlin crisis worsens. The 26th of Massachusetts 28th of Pennsylvania 32nd of Wisconsin and 49th Armored of Texas could be called within weeks.

Washington National Guard Berlin 26Th Ees Massachusetts 28Th Infantry Pennsylvania 32Nd Infantry Wisconsin 49Th Armored Texas Jesser Guard District of Columbia Army United States Europe U.S West Germany Robert S. McNamara Continental

UAW Forebodes Settlement Pattern With GM Talks

Walter Reuther plans a visit to Ford next after reaching a tentative national wage and benefits agreement with General Motors. He cites broad agreement on important areas and a strike-truce that averted a GM plant shutdown while signaling a potential pattern for Ford and Chrysler.

Detroit Walter P. Reuther Ford Motor Co United Auto Workers General Motors Ford UAW Reuther Chrysler Louis O .Seaton

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