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i 4 4 "4 ALL Bangor Ddlfy News Thursday Junt 30 1960 Tl 2-48J Onetime Spy To Be Soviet Cuba Envoy July 4 Celebrations In Old cr Louder And More Dangerous Rv MlRtc ctrr 11 By MARIE in a few weeks The Soviet diplomat-spy is reported to have a pleasant personality outwardly and a talent for languages Irthe early 1940s according to information available here he headed a Soviet spy ring in Canada He was first secretary of the Soviet legation in Ottawa from 1942 to 1945 WASHINGTON (AP) Diplomatic sources said Wednesday Moscow plans to send a onetime spy tn North America Sergei Kudryavtsev 52 as the first Soviet ambassador to the Cuban government of Fidel Castro Kudryavtsev whose most recent post was minister consular at the Soviet Embassy in Paris is expected to arrive in Havana 3 4 SULLIVAN The Fourth of July celebrations In the old days" may have been bigger and louder but they vere also much more dangerous However the general public seemed to take it stride and the newspapers in the old days were apt to play down injuries rather than alarm anyone by reporting just the facts Ip the July 5 1860 edition of the Daily Whig and Courier one story tells of several accidents in which "the victims were more or less hurt One had a hand torn off two lost an eye and one was deprived of his toes" Huge Parade On the lighter side there was the huge parade for which all turned out Besides the regular paraders the policemen and the firemen there were the inevitable bicycles and tandems which followed the parade to the extent that they became part of the parade itself Horses and riders also The espionage activities were exposed after a code clerk Igor Guzenko defected in 1945 Kudryavtsev was sent to the United States in 1947 as an adviser on Balkan affairs to the Soviet delegation He was soon recalled after being the target of criticism in this country in the wake of the Guzenko disclosures 1 1 MD 11 i ftpui tinnio EVERYONE CAME One hundred years ago on Fourth of July Bangor wjts teaming with activity Here is one of the gay young blades wh6 probably came into town on his velocipede He probably took part in the parade too mew Laura Rolfe Grant Leavitt Hattie Fletcher and Sandee Tate Mrs Arthur Brown Mrs Betty Patterson and Mrs Irene Rolfe Holden HOLDEN June 29 Dennis Tate son of Mr and Mrs Harold Tate celebrated his seventh birthday today at his home on the Ellsworth Road with a party Refreshments were served following an afternoon of games He received many gifts including money Those attending were Danny Proulx Roberta Baker Lorraine Diane and Joanne Brown Bobby and Pamela DeBeck Pat and Rudy Patterson Dale Bartholo TAN WITH POSITIVELY PREVENTS SUNBURN! (OS YOUR MONEY BACK) That wonderful Sea Ski tan goes deeper stays smoother lasts longer! And all the no burning no peeling luf drying Take Sea Ski with you wherever you go! For Sale At Your Local Drug Store" OPEN MONDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY UNTIL 9 dollar to $25 To further entice the buyer there were fascinating names given to the fireworks some that would make "Sputnik" atom 'bomb and jets sound like tea topics These names included: Jostic or slow match double heads Uncle Sam crackers Bunker Hill crackers Indians extra double headers Iron Sides in cannon size torpedoes pin wheels serpents grasshoppers torbillions rockets Fire King and "regretables" Perilous Trend Continnes This dangerous trend continued to grow worse until by July 4 1910 the phrase safe and sane Fourth of July" began to appear in the newspapers and on the lips of responsible and con cerned citizens A new twist in 1910 was the "night carnival which started at midnight when the business section would fill with reckless insolent and often drunken celebrators Many were armed with shotguns vers horse pistols and a choice collection of deadly bombs and giant firecrackers Citizens stayed their homes until the police were forced by pressure to interfere and stop these carnivals To divert the exuberance of many of the celebrators athletic contests were planned for after the parade In these the best brawn and skill of athletes and horse teams were demonstrated The parades became known as the "parade of for the weirdest collection of outfits that could be found were worn by those taking part The publications of the day announced that the parade was "unexcelled for Churches Concerned i At this point the churches became concerned and started the side of the Fourth of A union meeting of churches was held in Grace Methodist Church At this time a red hot temperance doctrine was breathed forth from one of the speakers Even before the banning of fireworks in Maine the trend had started for families and friends to spend the Fourth of July weekend at camps and other places away from the heat of the city On the Fourth of July I960 there be a "parade of horribles" a carnival or fireworks Yet there will be accidents horrible ones on the highway Only the responsible citizen will be able to say that he contributed to a "safe and sane Fourth of (Special To The NEWS) AUGUSTA June 29 State Liquor Commission completed preparations Thursday for the opening of three new liquor stores in Pittsfield Southwest Harbor and Saco to make a total of 66 in the state Saco is the only city in the state that has never had a liquor store The store in Saco and the one in Pittsfield will be opened Friday while the Southwest Harbor store will Je ready for opening July 12 All three will be located in new buildings The Pittsfield store will be at 21 Middle Street Its manager will be Paul Spiro a clerk in the Hallowcll store who won promotion by qualifying under the store managers eligibility list His as sistant will be Harland Braley transferred from the Newport store Charles London of Pittsfield will be a clerk Merle Cousins a clerk in the Bar Harbor store has won transfer to become manager of the Southwest Harbor store Wesley A Mingo assistant manager of the Old Orchard Beach store has been promoted to the managership of the Saco establishment Herman Stover business administrator for the commission said all three stores "will have ample parking space" mills FRL joined in somewhere along the parade route and thus all shared in the fun of the big day Those who so desired took the Fourth of July on the Steamer Terror accompanied by the new and splendid barge Fairy of the Wave which took its passengers from Bangor to Fort Point The boat was unable to leave port until after the parade because the passengers wanted to see it and the captain had to promise to return in time for the fireworks Thus one advantage in the was that the holiday was a family and community affair Perhaps there were so many accidents on the Fourth of July because it was one of the biggest celebrations of the year It continued to be so in Maine until 1949 when the legislature in Maine enacted a state law to ban fireworks Fireworks Display A fireworks company in Bangor in 1860 advertised wares on the front page of the newspaper stating that it was prepaied to furnish committees with brilliant and novel exhibitions of fireworks The owner offered these displays for a cost ranging from $25 to $3000 and upwards available at the shortest notice He also promised prompt delivery of smaller orders running from one 6 SPRING Next To Bangor High SIT ONLY 6 SPRING ST BANGOR I 1 Children Sign For Swimming Classes Today ORONO June Registration for swimming instruction under the North Central District YMCA will be held Thursday at the Orono Youth Center and the Old Town YMCA Daily swimming classes will be held at the Nickerson pool Orono beginning July 5 and wiU continue until August 5 Classes are open to all children eight years of age and up for all swimming ability Classes for Orono children are scheduled for 8 50 9 30 and 1010 while those for Old Town children will be held at 11:00 Orono children will attend Monday through Friday while those from Old Town will be divided Into two groups and will attend on alternate days Samuel Sezak director will be assisted by Mrs Rex Sibley and George Lawrence The Red Cross swimming will be used and certificates granted to those who successfully pass beginners intermediate swimmer and life saving tests A parent's signature is required on the application blank for instruction at the time of registration and a small fee is charged to help defray expenses Those interested are urged to sign up at the Orono Youth Center or the Old Town YMCA building between-the hours of 9 to 11 and 2 to 4 7 WIGWARM A A I I I I LIU 1-1- 1 LL.