Conflicting Views On Rapid Military Reductions
The piece contrasts Defense Secretary Wilson and Secretary Dulles over a accelerated downsizing plan. It details cuts to Army Navy Marine Corps and draft calls while expanding Air Force. It suggests the move may aim to divert attention from a new reserve training program to be proposed to Congress.
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Defense
Charles’ E. Wilson
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Wilson
Secretary of State
Kremlin
Dulles
Techno
Dulles Outlines Atomic War Rules For Europe
In his return from the NATO Paris council, Secretary Dulles signals that any future European war would involve atomic weapons. Tactical use may be authorized quickly in emergencies, but Washington must grant final permission. Strategic, mass destruction use would require new circumstances and decisions.
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NATO Council
Paris
John Foster Dullés
Europe
Washington
Dulles Warns of Frightful Frankenstein of Civilization
The passage asserts that Dulles’ report to the people hints that civilization has created a Frankenstein feared by responsible governments. It suggests a belief that NATO rules might be misapplied and that aggression would be met with a threshold defense.
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NATO
Mr. Dulles
Maine fishermen land 15 percent more fish in 1954
Preliminary estimates by the U S Fish and Wildlife Service and the Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries show a 15 percent rise in Maine landings from 1953 to 1954 due to larger herring and ocean perch catches. Despite higher pounds, cash returns fell slightly as lobster and clam yields declined and tuna fell off.
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Maine
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
State Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries
Bath
Sebasco
Cundy’s Harbor
Boohtbay
Interior Department
Commerce Department
New England
Congress
Washington
Maine Group Attacks State Highway Plan Over Coastal Bias
The Maine Mid-Coast Route One Association denounces the 1955-57 highway schedule as biased against coastal towns and underfunding the region while favoring Aroostook County. The group plans to mobilize voters to protest the plan amid concerns over lost revenue and deteriorating local road facilities.
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Maine Mid-Coast Route One Association
State Highway Commission
Augusta
Aroostook County
City Hall Repaint Brightens Lobby and Corridors
The main lobby and basement corridors of city hall have been repainted with soft pastel walls in two tone effects. The updated appearance enhances cleanliness and appeal for staff and visitors, though questions arise about how long the gleaming surfaces will stay unmarked.
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City Hall
Local Happenings Show Holiday Visits and Travels Across Town
A crowded list of Christmas and holiday visits fills the page. Robert Quirk returns to the Brooklyn Navy Yard after leave. many families in Bath and Woolwich, including the Wing, Chamberlain, Tardiff, and Haines households, hosted relatives and friends. Private Clarence A. Moore Jr. returns to Camp Lejeune after leave. Corporal Edmund St Peter completes a 30 week electronics course in Memphis and plans studies in Hawaii.
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Robert Quirk
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Ery Johnson
Marie Johnson
Harvey
Rockland
Carl Johnson
Paul Perreault
Amesbury
Mass
Frank
Ward
Charles Temple
Cumberland Center
Charles Temple, Jr
Edwin Hemingway
Lewiston
E. N. Cole
Central Maine Hospital
Henry G. Root
Jeffrey
Auburn
Carroll Wing
Burton Wing
Elliot
Chester Wright
Pamela
Bath
Calvin Wing
Hollis Leeman
Woolwich
Earle Wing
Graydon Smith
Karen
Cleon Wing
Cook’s Corner
J. Carroll Wing
H. W. Rogers
Virginia Ingalls
Portland
Clarence Moore
Edwin Rogers
Thomas Dorr
Boothbay Harbor
Frank Cutting
Dromore
Elmer Rogers
Phyllis Tardiff
Mildred Young
Warren
Philip Tardiff
Anne Tardiff
Philip Tardif
Royden Haines
Royden Haines, Jr
Royden
Charlotte
Dora
Ardenne Haines
Sarah Jean and
Ardenne
Sewall Pearson
James, Michael
Sewall
Russell Pearson
Arthur Temple
Eulalia Haines
Margaret Rooke
Earl Haines
Sadie Fogg
Raymond Foster
Charles Ambrose
Harmon Kneeland
Kneeland
Bath Memorial Hospital
William Nadeau
Raymond Nadeau
Wiscasset
Francis Nadeau
Massachusetts
Carroll Morse
Samuel Morse
Clyde Pinkham
Everett Pinkham
Worcester
Alton Pinkham
Earl Livingston
Freeport
Elwin Farrar
Ridge Road
Lambert Park
Harold McDonald
Claude Clark
Topsham
David Lee
Lowery Air Base
Denver
Colo
David Henderson
Edmund St. Peter
U.S.M.C
RFD 1
North Bath
Memphis
Tenn
Kanoe
Hawaii
University of Hawaii
Opportunity Unlimited
Morse Shipbuilders Upset Westbrook 52 50 In OT
Dick Bishop sparked Morse with a second half surge and a late game tying shot. Wes DeCapua followed with a game winning rebound as Morse defeated Westbrook 52 50 in overtime at Morse High gym. Bishop and DeCapua led scoring while Thaxter Trafton and Eddie Maragetti boosted Morse with key plays. It was Morse fourth straight win and Westbrook's second loss of the season.
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Dick Bishop
Morse High Gym
Gene Hunter
Westbrook High School
Bishop
Big Wes DeCapua
Huntermen
Thaxter Trafton
Bob Billington
Eddie Marchetti
Westbrook
Bill Bragdon
Billy Hamilton
Dick Leighton
Blazes
Bragdon
Hamilton
Levesque
Morse
de Capua
Trafton
Marchetti
Billington
Paddy Daven
Westbrookian
DeCapua
Eddie Maraghetti
Lewiston
Haiga Pat ient at Memorial Hospital
Mr and Mrs Ardenne Ha kept a medical patient at Memorial hospital according to a brief items notice.
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Mrs. Ardenne Haig
the Memorial Hospital
Rod and Gun to Elect Officers in Sagadahoc Club
The Sagadahoc Rod and Gun Skeet Association will elect officers at its Thursday 7 30 p m meeting in the North Bath clubhouse. Howard L Mendall of the Maine Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit at the University of Maine will speak with colored slides on the Merrymeeting Bay duck food survey. A buffet lunch follows and members are urged to attend.
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Sagadahoc
North Bath
Howard L.mendall
Maine Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit
University of Maine
Merrymeeting Bay
Family Party at Russell Street Reunion
Mr and Mrs J T Smith and their son Joey hosted a Christmas Day family reunion at their Russell Street home. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Charles O Spear and son Charles Jr of Suffield Connecticut Mr and Mrs F X Lucey and daughter Dianne of Portland and Mr and Mrs John P Brimecombe and daughters Jolene Karin and Denise of Portland Names reflect former family links as Spear Lucey and Brimecombe are formerly Smith.
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J. T. Smith
Joey
Russell Street
Charles O. Spear
Charles, Jr
Suffield
Lucey
Norma Jean Smith
Brimecombe
Constance Smith
Christmas Observed at Gowen Nursing Home
Yuletide decorations brightened Gowen Nursing home at 625 Washington Street. Patients received many visitors over the weekend plus gifts cards and telegrams. Mr and Mrs John Gowen proprietors gave gifts to each patient. Wesley Methodist church choir sang carols, and Christmas Day dinner was served in rooms.
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Gowen Nursing Home
625
Washington Street
John Gowen
Wesley Methodist Church
All A Mistake Park Ridge Car Mix Up
In Park Ridge Illinois a borrowed car led to a cold night mishap as Earl Aykroid and bystanders tried fire and ventilation hacks to start a car only to find it was the wrong vehicle. The owner’s heart is described with a sharp remark about forceful actions.
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Park Ridge, Ill
Earl Aykroid
Passdersby
Miss Cunningham’s Pupils Enjoy Christmas Party
Miss Mary Cunningham of Modern School of Dancing hosted a Christmas party December 19 at 72 Front Street. The event featured a grand march, songs, gifts, prizes, and refreshments with many pupils and parents in attendance.
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Mary Cunningham
Modern School of Dancing
Front Street
Marjorie York
Nancy Senecal
Virginia McDaniels
Iss Cunningham
Miss Cunningham
Marilyn Rea
Vivian Coggeshall
Ora Fournier
Roberta McLeod
Jean Fitzgerald
Joan Arsenault
Barbara Orr
Martha Hederman
Scotchy Doyle
Robert McDaniels
Richard Johnson
Arthur Swan
Russell Merchant
George Cyr
Oliver Foster
Grace Cunningham
Gordon Howe
American Legion Adds Six New Members At Meeting
Six candidates joined the Smith-Tobey Post during a Thursday meeting led by William C. Wagner. Dr. Victor R. E. Carey administered the obligation to Russell P. Irish Richard MacDonald Allen Elwell Raymond E. Robson Harold L. Tasker and Edward S. Thompson. Contest winners were Randall Orr first, with Roland Pouliot and Robert Wagner tied for second. The Savannah River project was noted with a large electric power system and water supply aspect comparable to Delaware and Philadelphia.
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Smith-Tobey
American Legion
William C. Wagner
Victor R. E. Carey
Russell P. Irish
Richard MacDonald
Allen Elwell
Raymond E. Robson
Harold L. Tasker
Edward S. Thompson
Air Drive
Randall Orr
Roland Pouliot
Robert Wagner
First Birthday of This Is Cinerama at Boston Theatre
A gala First Birthday celebration for This Is Cinerama at the Boston Theatre on Tuesday evening January 4 features Mayor John B. Hynes and Donald J. Hurley of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce among invited civic and social leaders from New England. Reporters, photographers, radio and newsreel announcers will cover interviews and public comment as Kleig lights lit the venue, while St Joseph's Championship Bagpipe Band from Quincy provides music and drill. A giant birthday cake plus models and decorations complete the festive scene.
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Boston
John B. Hynes
Donald J. Hurley
Greater
Kleig
St. Joseph's Championship
Quincy
Mass
Girl Scouts Sing Christmas Carols at City Hall
About 30 to 40 Girl Scouts gathered outside City Hall for a four o clock Christmas carol concert led by Mrs W Percy Marks. Chaperones included Donald Freeman Mrs Mary Boudreau Mrs Florence Fullerton and Mrs Edward Harris. The program chaired by Mrs Louise Graustuck was an annual Scout project with a rehearsal inside City Hall before the performance.
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W. Percy Marks
Girl Scout Council
Donald Freeman
Mary Boudreau
Florence Fullerton
Edward Harris
Louise Graustuck
Engagements announced in Bath and Woolwich
Miss Freeman and Edward J. Lee, Morse High graduates, announce engagement while Lee serves in Denver. Mary Elizabeth Leeman and Robert King plan a July wedding. Miss Leeman is Morse High senior and King works at Randy's Texaco. Sandra Ellen Thurston and Cpl. Richard H. Gross announce engagement with a February wedding planned. Thurston is Morse High graduate and Memorial hospital staff. Gross is a U S Army corporal stationed at Fort Carson Colorado.
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Edward J. Lee
Pearl Street
Bath
Freeman
Morse High School
Bath Iron Works Corp
Lee
Morse High
U. S. Air Force
Denver
Colo
Hollis Leeman
Woolwich
Mary Elizabeth
Robert King
Jdy
Highland Street
Miss Leeman
Mr. King
Randy
Texaco
Leeman Highway
Walter D. Thurston
Washington Street
Sandra Ellen
Richard H. Gross
Emerton C. Gross
Floral Street
Miss Thurston
Central Supply
Memorial Hospital
Cpl
Gross
Springfield College
Springfield
Mass
U. S. Army
Christmas Assembly at Huse School Honors Volleyball Champs
Huse School pupils held their annual Christmas assembly on December 22 in the auditorium. A highlight was awarding a Volleyball plaque to the girls volleyball champions, accepted by coach Mrs Olive Crabtree and presented to the team captain. Each class performed a song or poem followed by carol singing.
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Huse
Olive Crabtree
Intramural Night Features Three Games at Morse High Gym
Bath Junior High intramural basketball schedule lists three evening games at Morse High School gym. At 6 p.m. Red Devils vs Hoboes, 7 p.m. Wildcats vs Rams, and 8 p.m. Mohawks vs Trojans. Spectators urged to use the rear entrance.
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Bath Junior High
Morse High School
Red Devils
Hoboes
Wildcats
Rams
Mohawks
Trojans
Michigan Becomes 100-Year Institution Ahead of 1955 Plates
Michigan State College marks its upcoming 100th anniversary in 1955 as it issues green and white auto license plates. The Bee tags in maize and blue reflect the University of Michigan’s colors and leadership in state education.
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Michigan
Michigan State College
University of * Fee
Presque Isle Downs Morse High 62 60 In Narrow Victory
Presque Isle Indians edged Morse High Shipbuilders 62 to 60 on a Monday night at the Presque Isle Junior High gym. Wayne Hunter led the winners with 14 points as Morse fouls decided the outcome 28 of 43 from the line against Morse 16 personals.
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Presque Isle
Indians
Morse High
Présqu Isle Junior High School
Wayne Hunter
Morse
Gene Hunter
Ralph Day
Hunter
Aera
E ‘Isle Ane
Denen
Sapanaeattee
Wes DeCapua
Apun
Thaxter Trafton
Dick Bishop
Swans
Inter
Wescotti
Ton All Tang
Ort Fairfie
Mukaddies
Usk
Rf Sirois
Marchetti
DeCapua
Billington
Knight
Griffiths
Smith
Brewer
Energy cost comparison from historical light bills
When light bills run about three cents a kilowatt hour, a pound of coal can produce 13 cents worth of energy.
Flowers with strong odors lack nectar for bees
Many flowers emitting strong scents do not provide nectar that bees need to make honey, a distinction noted in plant and pollinator studies.
Crossword Cryptoquote Clue Guide Emerges
A reader's puzzle note outlines a cryptoquote method using LONGFELLOW letters and themed substitutions. The article hints at the three L's and two O's as key clues while explaining trophy word formations and oo patterns in the puzzle.
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