Khrushchev charmed San Francisco during West Coast stay
AP dispatch reports Khrushchev praising peace and friendship during a three day West Coast visit. He spoke of frank talks with Eisenhower, urged disarmament, and urged peace treaties with East Germany. He charmed audiences in San Francisco and prepared to tour Des Moines Iowa for agricultural engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Nikita Shrushchevy
Chamber of Commerce
Middle West
Iowa
Des Moines
Coon Rapids
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Washington
West Coast
Soviet Union
Francisco
East Germany
United States
Quota Set for 1959 Community Chest Drive
Drive Chairman Paul Casavant announced a $37 700 quota for this year’s campaign starting October 7 nationwide, up $2 700 from 1953 due to expanded agency services. A new Biddeford Saco Youth Recreation Inc will receive $9 000, joining Boy Scouts of Pine Tree Council, Biddeford Public Health Nursing, Gorgeana Girl Scouts, and Saco Public Health Nursing. The new agency starts 1960 to create a centralized, year round youth recreation program managed by a full time recreation director coordinating efforts in Biddeford and Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Chest
Drive
Paul Casavant
Biddeford-Saco Youth Recreation Inc
Boy Scouts of Pine Tree Council
Biddeford Public Health Nursing Association
Gorgeana Girl Scouts Council
Saco Public Health Nursing Association
Biddeford
Saco
Leandre R. Charest
Franciscan Nuns Open New Convent In Saco
Three nuns from the Franciscan Sisters of the Atonement in Graymoor New York arrive at Most Holy Trinity in Saco to staff the parish. They will teach catechism, visit families, and conduct parish programs at 44 46 High Street in the renovated convent. Donations funded the chapel and living quarters with gifts from local families and parishioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Fancis
Most Holy Trinity Parish
Saco
Franciscan Sisters of the Atonement
Graymoor
N. Y
High Street
Theresa Colpitts
Raymond Kerry
John Mahaney
John Chase
Gerard Cameron
Samuel Bellevue
Peter Hellige
Michael
Most Holy Trinity
Mary Edmund
Mary Barbara
Ellen Joseph
Hamden
Conn
Emmanuel House
Boston
Mass
Catholic University
Washington, D. C
Maurice Boland
Pasor
Father Boland
Atty
Edwin Walker
John Rice
Conrad Fecteau
Nora Donvan
Helen Rice Boutet
John Ogan
Gladys Chase
J. Edward Whelan
Joseph Grondin
Marie Goodwin
Margaret Goodwin
Bertha Coope
Michael F. Burke
Samuel Belle
Date Results In Teen Aged Death In Bronx Gang Clash
In New York AP reports a 17 year old Bronx student John Guzman of Morris High School was shot on school steps by eight youths in trenchcoats after dating a girl from another gang. Guzman died two hours later after naming blue raincoat as gang symbol. Seven youths were later arrested or sought, led by Edward Peres who confessed. Police say the blue coat signified leadership in a Puerto Rican street gang Royal Knights. Guzman had belonged to Valiant Crowns but said he left. Shortly after, a grand jury indicted seven other Puerto Rican youths for first degree murder in a separate West Side playground stabbing of two 16 year olds on Aug 30.
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New York
Bronx
John Guzman
Morris High School
Guzman
Edward Peres
Peres
Royal Knights
The
Valiant Crowns
the Crowns
West Side
Beaupre Elected Leader of Catholic Foresters
Paul E. Beaupre was elected chief ranger of Lafayette court Catholic Order of Foresters at a Biddeford meeting. Offiers named included Joseph Letellier Raoul LaBranche Emile Fecteau and Eugene Grenier with Arthur Vachon as custodian. Installations set for October 17 followed by social and dance.
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Paul E. Beaupre
Lafayette Court
Catholic Order of Foresters
Foresters Hall
Emery Street
Biddeford
Joseph T. Letellier
Raoul LaBranche
Emile Fecteau
Eugene Grenier
Arthur Vachon
Durant Resigns From Saco Police Post
Patrolman Benjamin Durant resigns from the Saco Police department to join Portsmouth Naval shipyard. The move marks the sixth resignation in the Saco force within a year, following prior exits by Norman Harvey Fred Foran George Nemet John Kseavitch and Norman Lombard. Two new special reserve officers, Ormand V. Bedell and Roger J. Tardif, were appointed.
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Benjamin Durant
Saco
Durant
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Norman Harvey
Fred Foran
George Nemet
John Kseavitch
Norman Lombard
Police and Fire Commission
Ormand V. Bedell
Buxton Road
Roger
Hermit kills lumber operator then dies in cabin blaze
Hiram Johnson 75, longtime hermit in a wilderness cabin, killed Lester Spear 49 during a dispute over owed money. Johnson then held a sheriff's posse at bay for hours before dying by his own actions as deputies approached. An ambulance and medical examiner aided the ensuing search and investigation.
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Chesuncook Lake
Tne
Hiram Johnson
George
Johnson
Lester Spear
Spear
Roger Holt
Greenville
Khrushchev Sighted in San Francisco Supermarket
The piece recalls a chaotic scene in a San Francisco supermarket as Nikita Khrushchev, flanked by helmeted police, U S Secret Service, and Soviet security, is chased by photographers and reporters. The vivid memory contrasts with ordinary shopping, likened to a manic moment in a demanding era.
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Khrushchev
San Francisco
U. S
Secret Service
AMVETS Auxiliary Elects New Officers in Saco
Miss Evelyn Kimball won the presidency at the AMVETS Etherphenta Auxiliary annual meeting held at the post home on Spring Street in Saco. New officers include Miss Jane Murphy senior vice president, Mrs. Dorothy Moody junior vice president, Mrs. Lucille Silcox recording secretary, Mrs. Doris Kimball treasurer, Mrs. Harriet Henderson chaplain, and Mrs. Ruth Dionne sergeant at arms. The retiring president Mrs. Henderson welcomed the new leadership and thanked supporters. installation will follow with post officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boucouvalas- Dupuis Amvets Auxiliary
Evelyn Kimball
Post Home
Spring Street
Saco
Jane Murphy
Dorothy Moody
Lucille Silcox
Doris Kimball
Harriet Henderson
Ruth Dionne
Henderson
Bellerose Promoted to Sergeant on Old Orchard Beach Force
Police Chief Ernest Murphy announced Patrolman Leopold Bellerose has been promoted to sergeant to fill a vacancy. The veteran officer will handle the night shift at Old Orchard Beach, Murphy said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopold Bellerose
Old Orchard Beach
Ernest Murphy
Bellerose
Murphy
Gas Tax Will Jump Oct. 1
Washington reports the federal gasoline tax will rise to four cents per gallon starting October 1 to fund the 41,000 mile interstate highway program. President Eisenhower signed the bill but said it fails the pay as you go goal, hoping to avoid disruption to state finances and the economy. The levy is projected to bring in about a billion dollars before the tax reverts to three cents on July 1, 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Gangplank Could Account For Death Of Divorcee
New York police consider possible foul play in the death of Lyon Kauffman a Boston diverging from the Utrecht voyage. The ship’s gangplank may have caused fatal injuries before she drowned, with investigators questioning Dutch officers and Indo Chinese crew while examining the circumstances of her disappearance near Boston Harbor.
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New York
Lyon Kauffman
Orient
Boston
Joseph B. Fallon
Boston Harbor
Utrecht
Michael Luongo
Rotterdam Lloyd
Rotterdam
Kauffman
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Phyllis F. Deschambeault
Charles Mistos
Harry A. Warren
Elia McKenney
Glenn Yarborough
Donald McCone
Mother Luana
Beaupre
Catholic Foresters
Andre Gonneville
Roger Fecteau
Rose H. Fecteau
Daniel Fecteau
Brunswick
Skowhegan
Walter Perrin
Gen
Fea. Corp
Cameron
Carey Bros. Jewelers
Main Street
NAVY
Raymond J. Lambert
Hill Street
Roger C. Adams
Kennebunkport
Dci
Harold Riddle
Lambert
Adams
Riddle
St. Louis High School
Lionel Lambert
Carl Adams
Kennebunk High School
Navy Recruit Training Center
Great Lakes, Ill
Saco Political Club
Hermit
Self
O23
Saco Democratic and Political Social Club
GAR
Phyllis F. Descharn
Beault
Ella McKenney
Charles Gilpatrick, Jr
Big K
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita
Thornton Academy Student Council
Norman Bowie
Jack Dixon
Ann Clark
Kenneth Lane
Barbara Thurston
Sheila Sanborn
Carlton Robbins
Mary Lou Bedard
Sharon Anderson
Kathleen McGovern
Mary Ladd
Third
Jeff Sneider
Richard Parker
John Kerry
Thomas Brady
Richard Ladd
Amvets
Auxiliary
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