Union panel weighs Pepperell Mfg wage offer amid looming deadline
Local 305 T.W.U.A. AFL-CIO plans a 3:30 PM Biddeford meeting to decide on a strike or acceptance of a five percent wage increase before the midnight contract expiration for Pepperell Mfg Co. A prior seven hour conciliator session produced no settlement.
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Local 305
T.W.U.A
Afl-Cio
Biddeford
Pepperell Mfg Co
Noith Union
David Berent
Lewiston
Richard Goggin
Samuel Creighton
U. S. Department of Labor
New England
St. Johns Hall
Adams Street
Pepperell
McNamara Defends Strength as LeMay Challenge Probed
Secretary McNamara allowed use of intelligence estimates to rebut claims by Gen. Curtis LeMay that the Soviet Union is closing the gap. Defense officials say McNamara insists against doubting U S strength and warns it would birth a myth that America is weaker. The issue widens rift with Air Force leaders and ties to Goldwater’s critique of missiles versus manned bombers.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Curtis E. LeMay
U.S
Defense
Air Force
Pentagon
United States
LeMay
McNamara
Defense Department
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
Air Force Reserve
Khrushchev blasts China over world Communist split claims
Soviet Premier Khrushchev told a Kremlin audience that Chinese Communists have created serious difficulties for world communism and risk a split. He urged a German peace treaty based on West Berlin as a free city and warned China’s revolutionary approach could trigger war. He contrasted Soviet economic competition with China’s path and quipped about whether their people want war or rice.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Communist Movement
Kremlin
West Berlin
China
Soviet Union
France
Smith surprises in Illinois primary political clash
In Illinois, Senator Barry Goldwater leads with 63 percent as Senator Margaret Chase Smith gains 26 percent in the presidential preference tally. Charles H. Percy wins the Republican governor nomination, at 44, while Lodge and Nixon trail. Results await full write-in tallies and delegate implications for the national convention.
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Chicago
Barry Goldwater
Illinois
Margaret Chase Smith
Charles H. Percy
Goldwater
Mrs. Smith
Henry Cabot
New Hampshire
Sen. Smith
Washington
Sen. Goldwater
Lodge
Nixon
Percy
Bell & Howell Co
William J. Scott
GOP
Taxpayers Form Campaign Against Saco Budget Hike
In Saco City Hall last night the Saco Taxpayers Protective Association planned 24 hour phone pressure on seven aldermen over the budget hike and contingent fund. President Robert Cassette urged persistent calls, while others pressed for specific cuts and questioned council actions and subsidies amid a near 80-person turnout.
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Saco
Saco Taxpayers Protective Association
Saco City Hall Auditorium
City Hall Auditorium
Association
Robert Cassette
J. Edward Whelan
Cassette
Ruth Nolette
Threatening phone call targets Saco mayor over taxes
A male caller warned Mayor J Edward Whelan of Saco that a tax hike would trigger a bullet to his head. The call reached the Biddeford office at 11 30 pm and was heard by the mayor and his wife. Police chief Raymond Kerry said the complaint is under investigation and Whelan urged citizens to seek facts amid tax talk.
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Hector Desrosiers
Shepard Ave
Cassette
Desrosier
Desrosiers
Robert Knox
Biddeford
Knox
Shepard Avenue
Saco
Harold Waight
Whelan
Marion Banks
Tax Department
Camille Bedard
J. Edward Whelan
Cleveland Street
Raymond Kerry
Ople
McNamara Allows Use of Estimates in Challenge to LeMay
McNamara signals use of intelligence estimates to question Gen. Curtis LeMay. Defense chief aims to debunk a myth about declining U.S. influence while Republicans stress Lodge must campaign personally for a GOP nomination. Johnson reviews talks aimed at ending a nationwide rail strike. International and national briefs follow.
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Associated Press
Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Curtis LeMay
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Johnson
International
Belgium
Barry Goldwater
Illinois
Margarie Chase Smith
Lodge Must Campaign Homeward For GOP Nod
Key Republicans say Lodge cannot win the nomination while ambassador to South Vietnam. They argue he must campaign personally by June, as his Oregon primary prospects depend on a home campaign and not remaining in Saigon. Critics note his Vietnam ties and past election defeats as liabilities.
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Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
U.S
South Viet Nam
Johnson
Viet Nam
Irving Salomon
Oregon
United Nations
Senate
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Saigon
San Francisco
Melvin R. Laird
R-Wis
The Fair Sex and Justice in a Quick Witted Remark
A dated witty line wonders who first called women the fair sex and notes the insight on justice. Attributed to Gen. Fea and Corp, the quip hints at gender notions in a military or law context.
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Gen
Fea, Corp
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