Ginny Drops Relief as It Veers Northeast Along Coast
Hurricane Ginny brings rain and relief to drought stricken eastern New England. It skirts the coast moving northeast near 35 mph with 100 mph winds near the center, gusts to 55 mph in some areas, and heavy rainfall lifting drought in Maine New Hampshire and Vermont. Telecommunication outages affect hundreds of lines, while fishing vessels seek safe harbor as warnings ease.
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Washers Dryers Ad Seeks Cash After Quick Sale
Classified ad notes a GE washer–dryer combo in good condition sold within three days. It encourages turning unwanted household goods into cash and provides contact to place ads, highlighting rapid, profitable sales.
Botulism Scare Blamed For 20000 Fishing Layoffs
DETROIT AP The botulism scare drives about 20 000 layoffs in the Great Lakes commercial fishing industry as meetings with federal officials start in Washington. FDA plans to reemphasize that the warning does not apply to fresh, salt water, canned, fresh frozen, or Great Lakes smoked fish from proper processing. Seven deaths linked to botulism in Michigan Tennessee and Alabama prompt California to remove Great Lakes smoked fish from shelves.
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Dillon Seeks Higher Limit For U S Debt
Washington AP The Treasury told Congress the budget outlook improved by nearly 3 billion but requested raising the national debt limit from 309 billion to 315 billion through June 39. Secretary Dillon testified that the year’s deficit now expected is 9 billion, down from 11.9 billion, with higher tax receipts by 1.9 billion. He said he cannot envision a lower limit than 319 billion despite GOP opposition. The debt was 207.4 billion today and would reach 308 billion by mid November. absent action by Nov 30 the limit would drop to 285 billion.
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March of Dimes Names Poster Girl
Mary Lou Graves, a lively six year old in a wheelchair, is named the 1964 National March of Dimes child from Lansing Michigan. She helps with housework despite paralyzed legs.
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Wife Trapping By Electricity Is Ruled Legal
In London the high court ruled that a man wired a 240 volt trap to bar his wife from his home did not violate the law. Frederick Munks, a miner, was convicted under the Offenses Against the Person Act of 1861, but the sentence was quashed as the 1881 act covers devices like a spring gun or a man trap and does not define an electrical device as an engine.
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Vatican Council narrows vote on Mary in church schema
Vatican City AP reports the Ecumenical Council barely approved adding a separate Marian document to the larger De Ecclesia schema on the nature of the Roman Catholic Church. The 40 vote margin signals tensions over Mary’s emphasis and aims to ease Protestant relations.
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Justice Hall Halloween prank alters rest room signs
SAN FRANCISCO UPI reports Halloween pranksters switched the first floor rest room signs reading men and women. Janitors said signs were restored to proper places with no reported injuries or further trouble.
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Berkshire County Savings Bank Declares Record Dividends
Berkshire County Savings Bank will pay 4 percent on regular savings and 5 percent on investment savings for six months ending Oct 11, the highest rate among U S banks. President Gardner Morse cites strong surplus and conservative policy, with assets over 64 million and record earnings. The bank plans to distribute about 1.16 million in dividends to depositors on record.
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Boston College approves eight girls to join cheer squad
Girls on BC Field report that Boston College's Board of Deans granted permission for eight female cheerleaders to join the longtime all male squad. The move follows years of agitation since women were first admitted to the Jesuit college and is credited in part to a board member who is a woman.
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Soraya to Star in Italian Princess Role on Film
AP reports former Empress Soraya of Iran under contract with Dino de Laurentiis will play an Italian princess before possibly portraying Catherine the Great in a film set in the Soviet Union. Laurentiis disclosed in a press statement that her first project will be The Secret, a motor love story with an international setting.
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Stocks Hold Near Record Set Monday
New York reports selective strength in heavy trading kept the market fairly even. Fractions to about a point defined the day for key stocks, with blue chips pausing after lifting the averages to a new high. General Motors advanced another point on news of nine month earnings, while motors as a group showed mixed results.
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Switched Vote In Boston Drops Sewer Use Fee
Boston council vote switch by James Coffey halted a move to repeal the sewer use charge. With Coffey voting against repeal, five councilors backed the repeal and four supported keeping the tax, seemingly aiding Mayor Collins ahead of next week’s election. Names include Piemonte, Collins, McDonough, Kerrigan, Foley Jr., Tierney, Hines, Janella, Sullivan.
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Committee Votes Lesser Plan in Civil Rights Bill
The House Judiciary Committee approved a compromise civil rights bill, 20 to 14, after rejecting a tougher liberal-backed measure. The 56 page proposal, worked with White House input, retains voting rights and desegregation aims, includes a Fair Employment Practices Commission without enforcement powers, and allows AG involvement in civil rights cases as a substitute approach. Kennedy urged bipartisan passage as leaders prepared for a floor vote.
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Senators Get Data On World Cartel Drug Price Rigging
The New York Herald Tribune says it handed over secret cartel documents to the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee chaired by Sen. Philip Hart. The papers detail worldwide drug price rigging and South American marketing practices, with experts linking U.S. firms to international price agreements.
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Ballroom Fire Ravages Nantasket Paragon Park Hall
A wind fueled four alarm blaze at the Chateau Ballroom in Nantasket Beach’s Paragon Park caused about 150000 dollars damage and threatened nearby homes. Firefighters from 48 South Shore towns battled the rambling frame building as its roof and facade collapsed and embers showered the area. Officials cited possible faulty wiring near Captain Jack’s Lounge as a potential ignition point.
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Belgian ex-ambassador Robert Silvercrays injured in Washington
Baron Robert Silvercrays seventy former Belgian ambassador to the United States was struck by a car near his Washington home Monday. He was listed in satisfactory condition at Georgetown University Hospital.
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