Escape Fiery Plane Crash At LaGuardia
An American Airlines Electra turboprop with 75 aboard struck a dike at LaGuardia during landing and burst into flames. Six passengers were rushed to Flushing Hospital, others treated for injuries as crews fought the blaze. no fatalities reported. Captain Gordon Staples led the flight followed by First Officer Herbert Schleicher and others. Supervisory pilot Sheldon Pangburn said a downdraft contributed to the crash.
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American Airlines
Boston
la Guardia
Flushing Hospital
Flight Today
Flushing Bay
Gordon Staples
Herbert Schleicher
Kenneth Thoman
Margaret Fleming
Donna Gilligan
LaGuardia
Sheldon E. Pangburn
Maremont Adds Vigor To Saco-Lowell
Maremont Automotive Products expands in Saco-Lowell shops with six plants across Atlanta Los Angeles New York Paulding Harvey Cleveland Cicero and Muskegon. For the first half of 1960 it earned 913 200 on 15 512 200 net sales up 54 percent from last year.
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Saco-Lowell
Maremont
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Cal
New York City
Paulding
Ohio
Harvey, Ill
Cleveland
Cicero
Ill
Muskegon
Mich
Arnold H. Maremont
Allied Paper Corporation, Chi
Canal Street
Chicago
Easley
S. C
Greenville
Sanford and Jonesboro
N. C
Sanford
Charlotte
Greensboro
Saco -Nd
Saco
Detroit
Eisenhower to Address UN General Assembly Next Thursday
President Eisenhower will address the United Nations General Assembly next Thursday with specific proposals. His speech will precede Soviet Premier Khrushchev’s address as the Assembly opens the following Tuesday. Herter will lead the U S delegation after Eisenhower speaks.
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Eisenhower
United Nations General Assembly
White House
An. Y. Eisenhower
United Nations
James C. Hagerty
Nikita S. Khrushchev
General Assembly
Brazil
United States
Christian A. Herter
Herter
New York
Congo Army Splinters Along Tribal Lines Amid Power Struggle
In Leopoldville the Congo army fractures along tribal loyalties as Lumumba and Kasavubu contest control. Mutinied troops realign within their communities, weakening both leaders’ grip. Lumumba asserts dictatorial powers amid parliament’s tense session, while Kasavubu supporters seize a radio station to promise jobs and rally backing.
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Congo
Kasavubu
Lumumba
Jean Bolikango
Kasa
Berlin Squeeze Tightens as Khrushchev Advances
The Soviet ship Baltika carrying Nikita Khrushchev nears New York amid rising Berlin pressure. Western officials note the timing with the premier’s Atlantic voyage and expect Berlin tensions to surface at the UN General Assembly. East Berlin commandant Zakharov supports East German actions as within constitutional rights and dismisses Allied protests.
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Berlin
Nikita Khruschev
New York
Atlantic
Khrushchev
U.N. General Assembly
Moscow
East Berlin
Nikolai F. Zakharov
Zaknarov
Biddeford Firm Wins Biddeford High School Contract
The Biddeford School Building committee awarded the general contract for the new Biddeford High School to Raymond A. Plante company of Biddeford. Plante’s bid was the only one submitted and, after negotiations to cut costs, the price dropped from 749000 to 723892. Construction is expected to start soon with a 350 day timeline and a signed contract anticipated within days. The project was originally bid at over 771000 and several bids were rejected.
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Biddeford
Steven St. Amand
Guy Lessard
Michael Dineen
Donald Brochu
Ricky Roy
Joyce Folsom
Suc
Anita L. Fontaine
Kennebunk
Edward Carp
la Vonne Marie Roller
Old Orchard Beach
Gail Berube
Paul Casavant
the Journal
Clayton Cartmill
Chamber of Commerce
Saco
Oscar Tardij
Biddeford High School
Raymond A. Plante
Paul Larrabee
Victor Spencer
Spen
ker-Millward Associates
South Portland
Larrabee
Plante
Polio Cases Reported in Augusta Area
Eight paralytic polio cases were reported last week in M, the Health Bureau said today. The tally marks the highest weekly total since October 1959, signaling a concerning spike in polio activity.
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Powell Wins New Hampshire Gubernatorial Nomination
Gov. Wesley Powell defeats former Gov. Hugh Gregg to secure the Republican nomination in a high turnout primary amid feuding with the GOP old guard. Powell's win comes as Democratic Bernard Boutin leads his party, while Sen. Styles Bridges seeks a record fifth term.
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N.H
Wesley Powell
Hugh Gregg
Powell
Old Guard
Gregg
New Hampshire
Richard M. Nixon
New England Council
Wayne Crosby
John F. Kennedy
Boutin
Laconia
Rochester
John Shaw
Robert W. Watson
Styles Bridges
Herbert W. Hill
Dartmouth College History Department
Bridges
Albert Levitt
Castro Also Restricted In UN Visit
The United States ordered Fidel Castro restricted to Manhattan Island during his United Nations general assembly visit in New York. The travel limitations mirror those placed on Nikita Khrushchev and two other Soviet bloc leaders. Secretary of State Christian A. Herter announced the move at a news conference.
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United States
Cha’s iFidel Castro
Manhattan Island
United Nations General Assembly
New York
Castro
Nikita S. Khrushchev
New York Assembly
Khrushchev
Christian A. Herter
Bombers collide over Atlantic. one lands at Shannon
Two US Air Force B47 bombers collided over the Atlantic. One ditched, the other landed at Shannon Airport in Ireland after a three-plane flight from Plattsburgh to Norton, England. Three crewmen aboard the ditched craft were reported as missing with rescue planes scouring very rough seas.
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Ireland
Royal Air Force
Battleaxe
Air Force
U.S. Air Force
Ruislip
London
Strategic Air Command
England
Coast Guards
John Brennan
Evans ‘Ville
Ind
Long hike ends in Mount Katahdin after Appalachian trek
Rev. Lochwen Gregory, 27, of Oroville California and Owen Allen, 26, of Pitchers Massachusetts completed a 2 025 mile hike that began in Oglethorpe Georgia 99 days ago. They reached Mount Katahdin after the Appalachian Trail trek.
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Lochwen Gregory
Oroville
Calif
Owen Allen
Pitchers Mass
Mt. Katahdin
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