Interstate 195 cuts through Fall River city center
A wrecking operation clears the heart of Fall River to make way for Interstate 195. The 1.1 mile highway will displace mills and Granite Block buildings, reshaping the Quequechan River area and the old textile district once a parade and civic gathering site. The project promises better highway access and growth for the city.
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Fall River
Mass
State Department of Public Works
Quequechan River
South Main Street
Falls Mill
Massasoit
Fall
Harbor
Somerset
Durfee Street
Windham Legion Launches Annual Magazine Drive
The Windham County American Legion starts a yearly magazine subscription drive to fund hospital equipment such as beds wheelchairs and walkers loaned free in Windham County. Nelson E. Pickwell Post 15 offers one hospital bed for loan. contact Frank Brooks or George Streeter for details. A legion staff will call on homes to solicit subscriptions and locals are asked to verify solicitors credentials including authorization from county and post leaders.
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Brattleboro
Windham County
American Legion
Nelson E. Pickwell Post 15
Frank Brooks
George Streeter
Windham
Hazen Stockwell
Liberte Makes Final Port of Call for Scrapping
The liner Liberte arrives at La Spezia in Italy from Le Havre for demolition at Terestre Marittima Shipyards. One hundred fifty workers will spend nine months reducing the 1928 ship, known as Germanys Europa, to 38 000 tons of scrap metal.
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LA Spezia
Italy
le Havre
Terestre Marittima
Germany
Europa
France
Long Island Municipal Court Handles Variety of Sentences
Franklin Square resident Constantin Kouttron pleaded not guilty to leaving the scene of an accident with bail set at 75 dollars. Others faced charges including driving without an inspection sticker, intoxication and breach of the peace, petty larceny, and probation violations with varied fines and prison terms.
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Constantin Kouttron
Franklin Square
Long Island
Eugene V. Clark
Kouttron
Atty
William C. Sennett
Richard L. Rousseau
Bennington
Glen R. Sheldon
Barbara A. LaCross
Richard A. Shephard
New
Gaudette
Holland
House of Correction
Windsor State Prison
Windsor
Long-Wedded Pair Tell Success Secret
Emanuel McCarter aged 90 and Pearl aged 86 celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary in Berkeley California with about 150 friends and relatives. They credited the family conference technique for resolving disputes, noting only one ongoing difference political in nature. McCarter said he became a Democrat three years ago.
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Berkeley
Calif
Emanuel McCarter
Pearl
McCarter
Herald price rise to ten cents at Rutland newsstand
Rutland Herald reports newsstand price increased from seven to 10 cents per copy effective Feb. 1 while subscription rates stay unchanged.
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Rutland
Rutland Herald
Castro Credits Soviets for Aid In Revolution
Fidel Castro told Pravda and Izvestia that Cuba’s revolution could not have survived without Soviet and socialist camp support. He credited imperialist aggression and U S policy for tensions with the United States and criticized the OAS meeting at Punta del Este. Adzhubei, editor of Izvestia, interviewed Kennedy last November.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
Izvestia
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Soviet Union
Socialist Camp
Castro
Tass
Havana
Pavel Satyukov
Alexei Adzhubei
Khrushchev
Adzhubei
Kennedy
White House
Organization of American States
Punta del Este
Uruguay
Latin America
United States
Legislation Sought to Aid Vermont High School Students
Education Commissioner A John Holden urges corrective legislation to protect about 12 percent of Vermont high school students as districts feel the impact of a 1955 attorney general ruling limiting cross district pupil transfers. Rep Robert T Stafford notes aid should prioritize district high school pupils amid capacity limits.
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Holden
Funeral Rites Held For Buckland Fire Victims
Westfield AP report notes private funeral services for nine Buckland fire victims, including Raymond Crandall and Olive Deame, buried in three caskets. Only 11 year old Robert Deame Jr survived, escaping barefoot in pajamas. Investigators rule out furnace blast, cite empty oil tank and likely stove and old chimney as probable causes.
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Westfield
Mass
Buckland
Massachusetts
Raymond R. Crandall
Olive Deame
Charles
William Crandall
Warren
Paul
George
Pamela
Robert Deame Jr
Timothy F. Keene
Nuclear Fallout Forum Planned at Falls Village High
Four leading authorities on nuclear fallout and civil defense will speak at an Opinions Unlimited forum at Falls Village High School in Connecticut Friday at 8 15 p m. Transportation help offered by calling Bradford Smith. Speakers include Adam Yarmolinsky Dr William Brown Tom T Stonier and Dr William Schreiber.
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Opinions Unlimited
Falls Village
Conn
Bradford Smith
Drake
Adam Yarmolinsky
Defense
Robert McNamara
William Brown
Hudson Institute
Tom T. Stonier
Rockefeller Institute
William Schreiber
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Schreiber
Kennedy
Perkins Bass Begins Campaign For U.S. Senate
Rep Perkins Bass of New Hampshire kicked off his Senate bid in Peterborough addressing the Peterborough Young Republican Club. He stressed his lifelong New Hampshire roots and pledged weekend campaigns while returning to Washington for House duties. his announced GOP primary opponent is Styles Bridges.
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Peterborough
N.H
Perkins Bass
U.S. Senate
New Hampshire
Styles Bridges
Minnesota
Washington
House
Teacher loses job over religious conflict in Utica
In Utica Michigan a Sterling Junior High teacher Charles McManigal, 27, had his contract not renewed after refusing to direct students to sing the national anthem or recite the pledge. McManigal, a Jehovah's Witness, viewed the flag as an idol and declined participation.
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Utica, Mich
Utica Board of Education
Charles McManigal
Sterling Junior High School
McManigal
YMCA Weekly Schedule For North Bennington Area
Daily activities include ice skating at Y Pool Memorial Park weather permitting. Regular offerings cover physical education classes boxing and bowling from Tuesday through Saturday plus youth and adult groups at Shaftsbury Bricklayers and Girl Scout events.
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North Bennington School
Red Brick
Shaftsbury
Girl Scout Board of Directors
YMCA
Memorial Park
Ribicoff Pursues Welfare Paperwork Overhaul
Secretary of Welfare Abraham Ribicoff told a conference that excessive forms and paperwork hinder aid efforts. He announced plans to cut red tape and have forms simplified across the Social Security and public welfare programs, directing officials to focus on helping people rather than form filling.
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Washington
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Ribicoff
Social Security Administration
Horse Racing Threatens NH Future Over Drug Use
New Hampshire racing commission chairman warns the sport faces danger from owner pressure to allow drugs at Rockingham Park. Judge Kenneth L. Shaw cites the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association push for butazolidin to boost speed and plans to attend the Los Angeles convention with state funds to address drug detection and enforcement.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire
Rockingham Park
Kenneth L. Shaw
Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association
Wesley Powell
Executive Council
Shaw
Commission
Los Angeles
Soaring Water Heater Sets New Record
In Los Angeles a water heater exploded from a blast in an apartment, shooting aloft about a hundred yards and two blocks. The unguided tank caused no injuries but damaged Bennie Willis' car two blocks away. Officials called it the year’s longest heater flight.
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Los Angeles
Bennie Willis
Deane Davis Reappointed as National Life Head
Deane C. Davis was re elected Friday to a 13th term as president of National Life Insurance Co Policy holders re elected directors Edward S. French Springfield Vermont John McLane Manchester New Hampshire and John P Bowler Hanover New Hampshire.
AEC Reports Progress in Nuclear Powered Ships and Power
The Atomic Energy Commission says 65 atomic engined ships are operating or planned and 24 atomic submarines have logged 1,358,663 miles. The Savannah is ready for sea trials while civilian nuclear power shows mixed progress with three reactors performing well and several delayed projects. Investment in atomic energy reaches 7.7 billion dollars with 516 million spent on weapons. Work continues on Project Rover with NASA on nuclear propulsion for vehicles.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Soviet Union
AEC
Congress
Savannah
Shippingport
Dresden
Morris
Ill
Yankee
Rowe
Mass
AEC National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Titan I rocket finale lights up Dixie skies
The Titan I test missile fired from Cape Canaveral created a spectacular aurora like display along the Atlantic coast from Miami to Virginia. The Air Force says it met all objectives, traveling 5,000 miles to a target near Ascension Island as Titan II tests loom in March.
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Atlanta
Dixie
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Miami
Virginia
Air Force
Ascension Island
South Atlantic
United States
The
Cape
Lower East Coast
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Liberte
Herald
H.S
Shelter Defense Forum
Shaftsbury School
Armory
Eastern
Deane Davis
National Life Head
GALAX
Ford
Ford Motor Com
America
Aianie
Cara
Cuatediadiene Linonaere
Wilson Ford Hunt
Bennington, Vt
Manchester Motors, Inc
Manchester Center, Vt
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