Assailant Sought After Beating At Old Orchard Beach
Mrs. Florence O McNeill of Central Park avenue Old Orchard Beach was found badly beaten at her home and taken to Webber hospital Biddeford in fair condition. Doctor Magaudda reported severe facial wounds and planned X rays while police investigate with no clues at press time. Her husband John T McNeill found her semi conscious and bleeding after returning from a club meeting. The clock had stopped at 815 p m. McNeill is a former town council member.
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Florence O. McNeill
Central Park Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Webber Hospital
Biddeford
Michael M. P. Magaudda
John Clark
Old Orchard Reach
McNeill
Diefenbaker To Decide On Office
TORONTO John G. Diefenbaker flies to Ottawa for talks to decide if he will stay as prime minister after the Liberal victory in the election. He will meet with Social Credit and New Democratic leaders to gauge support. A decision likely after armed forces ballots are counted, possibly another week. Liberal leader Pearson ready to form government if Diefenbaker steps down.
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Toronto
John G. Diefenbaker
Ottawa
Liberal Party
Social Credit
New Democratic
Wells Names Clarence Robinson Town Manager
Clarence Robinson, 60, former Ellsworth city manager for three years, was appointed Wells town manager by the Wells Board of Selectmen to replace Dudley C. Foley who resigned after the March town meeting. Robinson, born in Carmel, a Shaw's Business College graduate, has held Maine posts including Fairfield Clinton Orrington and Belgrade and has done courses at the University of Chicago. He is president of the Maine Town Managers Association and will begin duties on May A.
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Ellsworth
Wells Board of Selectmen
Dudley C. Foley
Alber G. LaPierre Robinson
Carmel
Shaw's Business College
University of Chicago
Fairfield
Clinton
Orrington
Belgrade
Maine
Oakland N.H
Florida
Maine Town Managers Association
Pope Calls Global Armament Curbs and UN Empowerment
Pope John XXIII urged an end to the arms race and a strengthened United Nations to safeguard peace. In an encyclical Pacem in Terris he pressed for arms reduction, a nuclear ban, and a move toward de armament under universal trust. He warned that unchecked war risks and continued nuclear tests threaten life on earth and urged a supranational world authority chosen by nations.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
United Nations
Earth
Jesus Christ
John
Exaggerated Quotes Spark Lighthearted Row at Home
A playful quarrel between spouses unfolds as the husband resists spending while the wife teases him about extravagances. The exchange, captured in a lighthearted line, reflects domestic friction with humor.
Surface anesthetic grants pain free dental injections
Col. Robert R. Shira of Walter Reed Army Hospital reported to the Arkansas Dental Association that a new surface anesthetic in film form can be applied to the gums to produce rapid and profound surface anesthesia enabling pain free injections. The thin plastic sheet dissolves quickly, allowing dentists to administer injections without pain.
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Army
Robert RB. Shira
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Washington
Arkansas Dental Association
Maine Senate kills right to work bill in 28–3 vote
Augusta reports the Maine Senate defeated the right to work measure 28 to 3 after a brief debate and a series of motions. House rejected a state lottery bill 111–32 and postponed the current services budget deferral to April 18, with party leaders split over budget cuts.
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Robert Porteous Jr
Falmouth
Emile Jacques
D-Lewiston
Senate
House
Frank W. Anderson
R-Fllsworth
Ralph W. Farris Jr
R-Gardiner
Christie
Porteous
Samuel W
Philbrieck
Tl R-Bangor
Jacques
Anderson
Augusta
Bradford S. Wellman
R-Bangor
Marguerite Smith R-Falmouth
Appropriations Committee
Louis Jalbert
Dlewiston
Big Steel Wounds Still Show In Wary Business
Washington weighs the first anniversary of the steel clash as Wheeling Steel raises prices and Kennedy’s ties to business remain mixed. The White House offers little reaction while industry leaders acknowledge a cautious, ongoing tug of war between profits and political promises.
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Washington
Kennedy
Wheeling Steel Corp
White House
Wall Street
Roger M. Blough
United States Steel Corp
United Steelworkers Union
NATO Strategy Aired In Paris Nuclear Plan Debate
Secretary of State Rusk and four European ministers joined NATO ambassadors in Paris for a weekly defense discussion focused on a multinational nuclear force under NATO command. France showed interest but De Gaulle remained opposed, while Britain West Germany and Italy participated. A Soviet note denounced the plan and a $5 billion fleet of armed merchant ships with Polaris missiles drew attention.
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Dean Rusk
North Atlantic Council
NATO
Maurice Couve de Murville
Charles de Gaulle
Lord Homer
Britain
Gerhard Schroeder
West Germany
Atilio Piccioni
Italy
Rusk
Youth Employment Bill Faces GOP Fight in Senate
President Kennedy's youth employment bill faces Republican opposition in the Senate as Democrats push to pass the measure. Leaders pledge a possible night session to secure a final roll call before a recess, amid proposals for amendments and a notable $20 million cut in initial funding.
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Kennedy
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Winston L. Prouty
R-Vt
Prouty
Congress
Tion
Federal
Youth Conservation Corps
Public Service Corps
Interior Committee
Sens
William Proxmire, D
Wis
Stuart Symington
Churchill Becomes First Honorary American Citizen
President Kennedy signed a proclamation making Sir Winston Churchill the first person ever to receive honorary U.S. citizenship. Churchill, 88, watched the White House ceremony by satellite from London as his son Randolph read his gratitude.
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Ston Churchill
United States
Kennedy
Sir Winston Churchill
Britain
Churchill
Randolph
London
Bowdoin Plants 6000 Pines To Preserve College Tradition
Surveys indicate a better than expected yield from over 6000 seedlings planted at Bowdoin by John F Brush superintendent of grounds and buildings. The pines, a college tradition since its 1794 founding, were added to ensure continued forest heritage.
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Brunswick
Bowdoin
John F Brush
Brush
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