Parking Meters Yield Variety Of Coins
Biddeford city clerk records reveal coins found in park meter receipts. Clerk Giselle Hoctor notes odd finds include a 1929 Italian coin with Victor Emmanuel’s regnal head, plus an African colony coin. Every day yields old American pieces like Indian head pennies and early 19th century coins. Canadian and British coins appear during tourist season.
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Biddeford
Giselle Hoctor
Victor Manuel
Giselle
U. S
Mitchell And Ike Meet On Steel Strike
Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell and President Eisenhower meet amid a 71 day steel strike. No official agenda was released for the Washington conference and no immediate results were announced.
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Mitchell
Ike
Washington
Secretary of Labor
James P. Mitchell
Eisenhower
Raoul Binette Receives City Clerk Check
A check arrived at Biddeford City Hall addressed to Mr. Raoul, the city clerk, prompting notes that locals know him as Raoul or Ralph. The friendly longtime official fears his surname may be forgotten amid the mix of names used for him.
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Biddeford City
Raoul
Ralph) Binette
Ralph
Biddeford
Khrushchev Tours Iowa Tall Corn Belt Amid Fatigue Signs
Soviet Premier Khrushchev, fatigued after a week of tours, begins a 75 mile motor trip to Garst farm near Coon Rapids to study American corn and fodder methods. He receives light applause as guards line the route and locals plan a harvest show at a famed "mile of maize" field.
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Khrushchev
America
Des Moines
Iowa
Nikita Khrushchev
Roswell
Bob) Garst
Coon Rapids
Garst
Soviet Union
Maine United Funds Plan State Kickoff Event
Seven Maine United Fund and Community Chest groups join to launch annual drives in a first nationwide cooperative venture. Bob Dixon will host a five station telecast from Portland City Hall with Gov Clinton Clauson opening campaigns. Participating groups include Greater Portland United Fund and others across Kennebec Valley, Auburn Lewiston, Boonawick area, Biddeford Saco, Waterville, and Bangor Brewer.
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Portland
Maine United Fund
Community Chest
Bob Dixon
New York
Clinton Clauson
Greater Portland United Fund
Kennebec
Biddeford - Saco Community Chest
Waterville Community Chest
Bangor-Brewer United Fund
Khrushchev Eats First Hot Dog in Des Moines
Des Moines Iowa government guards at a packing plant checked the first hot dog Nikita Khrushchev had ever tasted with Geiger counters before he ate it. The moment occurred Tuesday as part of his visit to the plant and drew wide attention.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Nikita Khrushchev
Voters Face Broad 1960 Campaign Issues
Washington AP reports the 1960 presidential race shaping up with Lyndon Johnson and Hubert Humphrey pressing for a broad policy debate. Douglas accuses Nixon camp of propaganda on inflation while Bush counters. Clark urges expanded public services and tax reforms. Scott cites Macaulay as he laments Congress stalemate. Johnson and Humphrey push for a positive Cold War program. Johnson critiques Khrushchev in Galveston and says some good may come from his visit. Humphrey says the party can win by championing peace progress and civil rights.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Paul Douglas
D-Ill
Richard M. Nixon
Prescott Bush
R-Conn
Eisenhower
Douglas
Senate House Committee
Sen
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
America
Danville
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Lord Macaulay
Congress
Johnson
Humphrey
Galveston
Tex
U.S
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Nassau County
Birthday Wish Leads to Car Key Joke
A humorous exchange unfolds as a mother jokes that her son wants a 75 cent present for his birthday while the father asks what it is. The mother reveals the gift is a set of keys to the car, prompting light family banter.
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Fea. Corp
Saco PTA Greets Superintendent at Burns School
Supt Frank Lawler addressed over 300 parents and teachers at the Saco PTA meeting at Burns School cafe, stressing democracy in education and promising his best efforts for classrooms. City officials and school board members attended as Mayor Garland welcomed Lawler and introduced ward leaders.
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Frank Lawler
Burns School
Saco
Parent- Teacher Association
Peter Garland
Lawler
Irving Chelder
Antonio
Parent-Teacher Association
Saco Pta
PTA
City
Franklin Thompson
City Suport
Garland
Lawrence Rowe
Earl Emens
Warren Peterson
Alcide Deschambeault
Antonio Lamontagne
Atty. John Harvey
Ship Death Inquiry Continues in Boston Harbor Mystery
Boston police dig into the drowning of Lynn Kauffman aboard the Dutch steamship Utrecht. Police say New York investigators back the suicide theory, with Capt. Fallon sharing notes as Boston officials pursue new evidence including prior distress signals. The medical examiner noted violence before drowning.
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Boston
Lynn Kauffman
Francis J. Hennessy
Hennessy
Joseph B. Fallon
New York
Kauffman
Fallon
Cooper
Ated
Mallon
Albert J. de Bruyn
Awards Presented To Cub Pack 305 in Biddeford
A court of awards was held at the Scout hall on Mason street during Pack 305 Cub Scouts monthly meeting. Recipients included John St Onge Robert Desrosiers Robert Huot Aime Angers Fred Lemovitz David Stearns Bruce Johnston with Arrow of Light badges Bear and Wolf arrows and Webelos patches. Scoutmaster John Hill Cubmaster John St Onge and Assistant Cubmaster Raymond Lettelier attended. The pack announced 6:45 pm meetings and an October 24 Cub Circus with a year end dime drive for Boy Scout Golden anniversary memorial.
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Cub Scouts
Pack 305
Biddeford
Mason Street
Webelos den
John St. Onge
Robert Desrosiers
Robert Huot
Aime Angers
Fred Lemovitz
David Stearns
Bruce Johnston
Arrow of Light
Webelos
Roger Dubois
Michael Gerard
Arnold Thorner
David Proulx
Gary Monroe
John Spirounias
George Garnache
Steven Goulet
Ronald Guilbeault
Eric Nelson
James Robert
Robert Shaw
Donald McAuley
Denner
James Gillory
Den 3
John Hill
Raymond Letellier
St. Onge
Mason Street Hall
Owen Emmons
Maine to Receive Four Iron Lungs for Polio Fight
Portland reports four iron lungs are being sent by the National Foundation due to rising polio cases in Maine. Two devices go to Edmundston hospital serving Saint John River area, one to Presque Isle, one to Houston. Three Maine cases have been fatal. seven new cases last week bring this year total to 13, the highest since 1956.
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Portland
Maine
National Foundation
Iowa
New York
Boston
Foundation
State Bureau of Health
Aroostook County
Edmundston
N.B
Saint John River
Presque Isle
Houston
The
Bangor
Fort Fairfield
Limestone
Mars Hill
Madison
Lao Prava reports skirmishes near Sam Neua defenses
Lao Pravda reports wide clashes between government troops and Communist guerrillas around the northern defense headquarters of Sam Neua. It notes three Black Thai battalions trained by communists moved within 20 miles of the town. A U N fact finding team is studying Laotian charges of aggression.
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Vientiane
Lao-Pravda
Sam Neua
U.N
Riots in China Mainland Reported by CNCA
The Chinese Nationalist Central News Agency says two anti Communist riots occurred on June 20 and July 6 in the China mainland. Five peasants were killed and six wounded according to underground sources cited by the agency.
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Taipei
China Mainland
T E
Michigan family lost in boat accident on Lake McKeever
In Michigan, a family outing ended in tragedy when a 12 foot boat capsized 40 feet from shore on Lake McKeever. Leonard Larson, 42, survivor, watched wife Dora 41 and ten children plus his brother Harry 64 drown. Doris May, 16, survived by staying away at school. The uncle owned the boat and worked at a local sawmill.
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Munising
Mich
Leonard Larson
Lake McKeever
Upper Michigan
Hiawatha National Forest
Larsons
Doris May
Marquette
Skandia
Dora Larson
Arthur
Shirley
Harry
Marlene
Freddie
Carol
Robert
Mary Ann
Melody
Terry Lee
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Linda Clough
Laurin Maling
Betsy Hall
Thomas Farnsworth
Ival
Cleveland Street
Trinity Episcopal Church
St. Andre High School
Patricia D. Desrosiers
Lorraine Talbot
Charline Roy
Paulette Drouin
Frances Gaudette
Fleurette Tardiff
Brendan Twomey
Ward
Raymond Hobbins
Supt. Lawler
Chelder
Joseph Grondin
William Searle
Robert Warner
Locke School
Gary Hill
Chage
Eliot Fink
Eugene
Cub Pack
London
Maria_ Callas
Artote Mnasss
Giovan Battista Meneghini
Mediterranean
Pravda
San Francisco
California
Los Angeles
Moscow
Soviet Communist Party
Michigan
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