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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1961
Page
1
Lawrence Mass AP reports a New England textile maker struggles to hire workers as mills face a chronic labor shortage. The article notes a shift from past abundance to current difficulty in attracting younger workers to New England mills. Continued on page two.
Bonn Germany AP Chancellor Konrad Adenauer after Sundays parliamentary elections rejects any coalition with the Socialists. His governing majority ends and his foreign policy leadership is questioned amid a world crisis.
At the September meeting held at 20 Hill Street Biddeford, L Assomption Society named Maurice Cook president and Roland Desrosier first vice president with a full slate of officers. Installations set for October, with several members and guests in attendance. Continued on Page Two.
Dag Hammarskjold, 56, UN Secretary-General, died when his DC6B carrying him to truce talks in Congo crashed near Ndola. Nine others aboard, no survivors. Plane found in bush near Congo Rhodesia border after 15 hours of search, amid Katanga rebel activity.
Hurricane Esther, a growing storm with gusts near 200 mph, pounds the Bahama Islands as seven-foot swells rise. Sustained winds reach 150 mph with hurricane-force winds over a wide area. Planes monitor the storm as it moves 12 mph west-northwest. forecasters predict a turn northwesterly tonight and say South Florida and the Bahamas are largely out of danger.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko meet in New York amid UN General Assembly talks to decide if the USSR will negotiate a Berlin settlement or press its demands. Rusk seeks a basis for serious negotiations while warning against interference with West Berlin air corridors. Khrushchev proposed separate peace terms for East and West Germany.
Augusta The State Election Division started reviewing petitions to decide if a statewide referendum has been invoked on the parochial school bus act. About 45 000 signatures filed by Rep Ernest D Smith and supporters, far above the 41 722 required, will be inspected for proper order and voter registration lists.
North West Airlines Electra crash near O Hare after takeoff left 37 dead including a mother and four children. Final words no control recorded as the plane dove from several hundred feet, struck wires and a railroad embankment before plummeting into a pumpkin field southwest of the airport. Investigators seek cause, ruling out engine, structural fault, or sabotage.
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