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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1964

Page

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Wichita Falls Tornado Ravages Texas City Suburbia

A deadly tornado struck northwest Texas near Wichita Falls killing seven, injuring 69, and leaving hundreds homeless. About 240 homes demolished in a half mile swath near Sheppard Air Force Base, with damage to the base and surrounding neighborhoods. Relief teams moved in as power lines failed and communications were limited.

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Khrushchev widens Communist breach with China

Soviet Premier Khrushchev denounces China as splitters and calls for closer Warsaw Pact and COMECON alignment. He predicts Marxist-Leninist parties will unite against Beijing, emerging stronger to lead socialist victories while decrying US imperialism. The remarks precede a Pravda attack on Peking and target Western powers over Cyprus South Vietnam Latin America and Africa.

Budapest Hungary Khrushchev Moscow Peking Pravda Socialist Camp International Communist Movement Marx-Engels- Lenin Communist Council For Mutual Economic Assistance Red United States Cyprus Viet Nam Latin America Africa Kremlin Washington

Reed and Muskie to share platform in Bangor

Gov. John H. Reed and Sen. Edmund S. Muskie will share the podium in Bangor tonight as speakers at a conference of the Maine District Council of the AFL-CIO Paper Mill Workers Union.

Bangor John H. Reed U.S Edmund 5 Muskie Maine District Council Afl-Cio Paper Mill Workers Union

U.S. Panama Talk Set After Canal Dispute Ends Violence

The United States and Panama move to restore relations and open talks on canal disputes after an OAS pledge to a just settlement. President Johnson calls the March accord a great day. Panama names a new envoy and signals readiness for direct talks with U.S. diplomats.

Washington United States Panama Panama Canal Organization of American States U.s.-Panama Panama Canal Zone Johnson Western Hemisphere U.S White House Roberto Chiari Miguel Moreno Jr Jack Hood Vaughn Peace Corps Robert A. Anderson

Disciples Of Stalin Get Ax

Three veteran Stalinist leaders fade from Soviet ranks as Pravda reveals their expulsion from the Communist Party. Georgi Malenkov V. M. Molotov and Lazar Kagano vich, once top figures, were ousted after Khrushchev defeats and Suslov denounces Chinese Communists.

Moscow Soviet Communist Party Georgi Malenkov V. M. Molotov Lazar Kaganovich Stalin Molotov Soviet Union Malenkov Kaganovich

MacArthur slumbers as world faces new survival tests

Gen. MacArthur sleeps through tense moments as global leaders set fresh challenges. U S Panama relations to resume quickly with canal talks while President Johnson urges cautious firmness and open dialogue with the Communist world on NATO’s anniversary. Goulart seeks exile in Uruguay as Brazil’s economy falters and Khrushchev predicts united Communist fronts. A major quake aftermath in Alaska and a Wichita Falls tornado toll add to nationwide strain.

Gen. MacArthur United States Panama Panama Canal Johnson NATO International Goulart Uruguay Brazil Khrushchev

MacArthur Slips Toward Sleep As Health Worsens

General Douglas MacArthur, age 84, shows signs of entering a peaceful coma at Walter Reed General Hospital after three major operations and 13 days in critical condition. Doctors report fluctuating vital signs but no clear cause for the coma. his wife Jean visited as a medical team remains at his side through the night.

Washington Douglas MacArthur Jean Army Walter Reed General Hospital Iheart

Goulart Flees to Uruguay Amid Brazilian Crisis

Deposed Brazilian President Joao Goulart fled to Uruguay with his brother-in-law Leonel Brizola as new President Paschoal Ranieri Mazzilli prepared to stabilize the economy with U.S. support. Goulart’s family joined him near Montevideo while Brazil faces debt, inflation, and political realignment.

Rio DE Janeiro Brazil Joao Goulart Uruguay Goulart Leonel Brizola Congress Goulrt Maria Teresa Montevideo Brizola Mazzilli

Local Tax Payments Will Show Increase

Special to the Journal reports York County near tax time as 1963 earnings feed 1964 income taxes. Local personal income taxes last year totaled about 15.088 million, with Maine-wide receipts 138.417 million. York County's 1963 figures point to a 6.3 percent rise this year, to roughly 15.601 million, amid higher national earnings and a planned tax-rate cut for 1964.

the Journal New York York County Sam Treasury Department State of Maine

Rookie police training across Biddeford and Saco departments

The Biddeford and Saco police forces run intensive rookie training for new officers. Recruits learn beats, city layout, and neighborhood habits through supervised field work before moving to car patrols and desk duties.

Biddeford Saco Edgar Sevigny Philip Poirier Sevigny Alfred Sace Raymond Kerery Kerry Robert Lagueux Rene Lemelin

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