Skylark Skipper Cited Over Thresher Messages
Navy court of inquiry cites Cmdr. Stanley W. Hecker skipper of Skylark for failing to report last messages from the Thresher for an unreasonable length of time. Hecker, 36, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was named a party to the Thresher disaster investigation involving 129 men aboard. Court recessed pending counsel and resumption of hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
N.H
Navy Court of Inquiry
Stanley W. Hecker
Skylark
Thresher
Hecker
Brooklyn
N.Y
Maine House Rejects Sunday Sales Measure 83-43 Vote
The Maine House rejected a bill to lift all Sunday business restrictions by an 83 to 43 margin. Debate centered on secular versus Sabbath considerations with opponents arguing it harms rest and worship, while supporters said the legislature may set a rest day but need not choose Sunday.
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Augusta
Legal Affairs Committee
Maine
Ernest D. Smith
R-Strong
Smith
Beneft
Charles FE. Gilbert
Reddington
Knifing Report Discounted by Biddeford Police
Chief Edgar Sevigny discounted a reported knife attack on 12 year old Ronald Ganong Jr. of 19 Hooper street Biddeford saying it was a street fight involving his brother and several youths. Repeated questioning produced no knife and police theorize a scratch from glass or stone during a scuffle. The incident stirred community fears, but the chief urged calm noting no knifing occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Ganong Jr
Hooper Street
Biddeford
Sevigny
Invasion Of Cuba Anniversary Marked
Miami exiles mark the two year anniversaries of the Bay of Pigs raid amid turmoil within the Cuban Revolutionary Council. Council president Jose Miro Cardona reportedly considered resigning as factions split over his stance and U.S. policy toward Castro. State Department disputed the resignation letter as inaccurate while urging caution and consultations before any public statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Fidel Castro
U.S
Cuba
Kennedy
State Department
Miro
Miami News
Council
Washington
Soviet Union
Castro
Robert Hurwitch
Hurwitch
Exiles Organization Confusing In Miami Cuba Fight
A look at Cuban exile groups in the United States highlights chaos and fragmentation. In Miami’s Little Havana, estimates exceed 200 groups though only about 30 claim formal organization. The article notes five militant raiding groups with Alpha 66 led by Antonio Veciana and ties to Escambray forces, amid US-Russia Cold War tensions and a crisis of unity among exiles.
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U.S
William L. Ryan
Miami
Fla
Little
Havana
Fidel Castro
United States
Cuba
Washington
An Revolutionary Council
Alpha 66
Antonio Veciana
Second Front
Escambray
Andres Nazario Sargent
Chuckle: Moon Promises and Space Suit Dream Era
A wry quip recalls a time when adults could promise a child the moon without needing to buy a space suit. The line plays on nostalgia for simpler promises and the evolving costs of grand promises.
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Gen
Fea, Corp
Dr Marion May Retires To Lake Shore Trailer Home
Dr Marion May a longtime Saco osteopathic physician retires to a Kennebunk Pond trailer home overlooking the water after 36 years serving the community. She closed her Masonic building office in Saco two weeks earlier due to health but now plans years of fishing and rest. Born in Bridgewater Massachusetts she trained at Boston University and Massachusetts College of Osteopathy with Middlesex Hospital internship and ear specialty studies in 1932.
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Marion May
Saco Osteopathic
Kennebunk Pond
May
Saco
Goodwins Mills
Dr. May
Bridgewater
Mass
Bridgewater High School
Boston University
Massachusetts College of Osteopathy
Middlesex Hospital
Cambridge
Cuban exiles in Miami mark Bay of Pigs anniversary
In Miami Cuban exiles commemorate the second Bay of Pigs anniversary as tensions with the U.S. government threaten to split the Cuban Revolutionary Council. Eight producers including US Steel announce selective price increases or a drop in output. Neutralist forces abandon two Laotian outposts. Civil Rights Commission urges Kennedy to consider halting federal funds to Mississippi unless Negro citizens’ rights are protected.
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Miami
U.S
Cuban Revolutionary Council
US Steel
Washington
Civil Rights Commission
Kennedy
Mississippi
Biddeford VFW Post Chooses New State Commander
William W. McKenney was elected commander of the Biddeford VFW post during the annual nomina tion and election at Biddeford City building. Officers named include Lionel Provencher senior vice commander Robert Libby junior vice commander Paul LaPointe quartermaster Gerard Doyon chaplain Martin J. Rielly post advocate John Conroy post surgeon and trustees Henry Provencher Robert Gross William Gaffney. Installation set for May 19 with auxiliary. Romeo Provencher joined as new member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William W. McKenney
Biddeford
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Biddeford City
Lionel Provencher
Robert Libby
Paul LaPointe
Gerard Doyon
Martin J. Rielly
John Conroy
Henry Provencher
Robert Gross
William Gaffney
Romeo Provencher
VFW
LaPointe
Local Industry Outlook Shared At Saco Elks Meeting
A Chamber of Commerce Industri al supper in Saco reports 27 area firms expect 1963 to match or exceed last year. Firms like Allied Hampshire Footwear and Creative Advertising plan job gains and higher volumes, while Biddeford Box and Garland Manufacturing explore new products amid steady or rising employment.
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ATP
Elks Home
Saco
Clayton Cartmill
The
Chamber of Commerce
Biddeford
Willie Pomerleau
Maurice C
Biddeford-Saco
Hampshire Footwear ‘Corporation
Atlantic Precision Products,Inc
Saco-Lowell
Biddeford Box Company
Biddeford Machine Shop
Components, Inc
Creative
Eight Steel Firms Pull Into Line
Eight major steel producers in the United States have joined a price-raise wave, with U S Steel Corp leading the move as Jones & Laughlin Armco Inland Wheeling Lukens Republic Pittsburgh Steel and others followed. Bethlehem Steel was still unconfirmed, and the trend contrasted with last year’s failed effort pressured by President Kennedy and weak industry unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.S. Steel Corp
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Armco Steel Corp
Inland Steel Corp
Inland
Wheeling Steel Corp
Lukens Steel Co
Republic Steel Corp
Pittsburgh Steel Co
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Kennedy
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Cartier
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Wellman
Rangor
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RAF Neptune Patrol 210
Bideford
England
Bruce
E. Macwha
USN
Cpl
Chris Head
W. C. Robert Hooley
Dave West
Colin Rowe
British Broadcasting Corporation
Laura Bicknell
Knifing
Edgar Sevigny
Exiles Organization
Priscilla Letarte
Gerard Paradis
St. John Hall
Jefferson Street
Arlene
Lake Shore
Atkinson
Setta Hollywood
Spring
Matt
Lace
Suracy Mmere Westland Shoe Corp
Smith Street
Bae
Vfew Post
F. Roux
J. Edward Whelan
Harry M. Wooster
Steve Merrill
Industrial Committee of
Ed Delorge Baking Company
Garland Manufacturing Company
Grafton Lumber Company, Inc
Marie DaiCarmel
St. Louis
Scarborough
Roland Provencher
Pi Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Candace Madore
Provencher
Marie du Carmel
St. Patrice
Donald Lester
Steven Vanier
Main Street
Peet
Po Aid
Biddeford - Saco Water Co
West Grand Ave
Old Orchard Beach
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