Odessa – Sent By Special Courier By Way of Podwoloczyska, Balicia – This dispatch is sent at the request of the Jewish community which fears a fresh massacre by the local garrison. It is asserted that a proclamation is being circulated in almost every regiment calling on the soldiers to exterminate the Jews and to destroy the newspaper offices in revenge for the groundless accusations against the troops of their participation in massacres and in pillage and in the protection of rowdies. This is exciting the population against the army.

50 Years Ago, 1955

For the second time, The Banner, Livermore Falls High School Yearbook, has been awarded medalist rating in the National School press contest conducted by Columbia University’s School of Journalism. The 1955 Memories Edition chalked up a total of 989 of a possible 1,000 points, in several divisions. Never before has the school’s yearbook attained such a high rating. The 1954 Good Citizen Edition earned 945 points.

25 Years ago, 1980

WASHINGTON – With a call for renewed commitment to protecting the nation’s natural resources, President Carter signed into law on Tuesday legislation protecting more than 100 million acres of Alaska’s forests, mountains and tundras.

The president called the Alaska measure “one of the most important pieces of conservation legislation in the history of our country.”

“With this bill we are acknowledging that Alaska’s wilderness areas are truly this country’s crown jewels, and that Alaska’s resources are treasures of another sort. How to top those resources is a challenge we can now face in the decade ahead.” he said.