Church Tax Bill Rejected in Maine House Debate
A Maine House voice vote defeated a bill to end the property tax exemption for churches and related institutions. Sponsor Rep. Ernest D. Smith argued exemptions burden government, citing church holdings and diverse enterprises. Opponents raised emotional concerns as the Taxation Committee heard testimony before continuation on page six.
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Augusta
Ernest D. Smith
R-Strong
Legislative Taxation Committee
Smith
Khrushchev
Maine
John L. Baxter Jr
Pittsfield
House
Hhe
Battle over Maine Stein Song rages in Maine House
AUGUSTA AP Mitch Millers reply to protests about changing words to the Maine Stein Song intensified the dispute. The House adopted an order expressing extreme displeasure at deleting Maine references for the NBC Tonight show. Miller said he aimed for national reach while Hardy urged Maine tourism proof and invited Miller to Maine to see its broad appeal.
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Augusta
Mitch Miller
Maine Stein
Maine
House of Representatives
House
Nbc-Tv
Mitch
Miller
New York
Cease-Fire Date Set for Laos Clash
Neutralist Prince Souvanna Phouma said he would reach Laos on April 25 or 26, aligning with the start of a cease-fire. Britain and the Soviet Union planned to issue a two-faction appeal within 48 hours as Gromyko reported a cease-fire sequence compromise.
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Moscow
Souvanna Phouma
Laos
Britain
Soviet Union
Andrei A. Gromyko
Frank Roberts
Boston Prelate To Visit Bolivia
Cardinal Richard Cushing of Boston announced plans for a late summer trip to Bolivia. Speaking to 250 members of the Sylvania Lighting Management Club, he said he was being sent there on assignment and warned Bolivia could be the next country to fall under Communist influence. He declined to elaborate on the remarks.
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Salem
Mass
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Boston
South America
Sylvania Lighting Management Club
Bolivia
Bold Effort Against Heart Disease and Cancer
A panel of eminent physicians told President Kennedy that an offensive against heart disease and cancer can succeed with a vast expansion of medical research. They urged higher federal appropriations and greater private support, noting two of every three U.S. deaths are from these diseases and urging extensive training and new research facilities. The report, from the President's Conference on Heart Disease and Cancer, stresses a long-range, broadly conceived push.
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Washington
Kennedy
United States
Cians
Boisefeuillet Jones
Secretary ‘of Welfare For Health and Medica Affairs
Chuckle Politics on a Fencekeeper’s Ground Tale
A compact humor item notes how politics feels like balancing on a fence while listening closely to the ground. The quip credits Gen. Fea. Corp. and reflects a satirical take on cautious treatment of public discourse.
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Gen
Fea. Corp
Congress Takes Action On Four Kennedy Measures In Washington
Congress moved on four Kennedy measures with the Senate approving a 65 to 28 minimum wage bill and a 399 to 14 Social Security benefits bill in largely the President's form. Conferees agreed on a $394 million depressed areas package and the Senate backed nearly $300 million for needy children of unemployed parents. The actions set up possible White House sending by next week.
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Congress
Kennedy
Senate
House
Senate House
Kenedy
White House
Treasury
Kennedy Talks Moon Race and Cuba at News Conference
President Kennedy warned the United States may lag behind the Soviet Union in space for a decade but will press to reach the moon first. He avoided Cuba questions, urged focus on combating communism, Laos, Viet Nam and internal subversion, and outlined space plans with Saturn Nova and Rover projects.
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Kennedy
United States
Russia
Cuba
Laos
U.S
Nova
Rover
Fitanides Is Not Guilty In Speeding Charge
Atty Theophilus A Fitani des, 39, of 167 Lincoln Street Saco was found innocent of speeding 70 mph in a 40 mph zone by Trial Justice Wesley M Mewer in Old Orchard Beach. The case cited insufficient evidence. Also in court Richard Olin 18 of 21 Atlantic Avenue Biddeford was fined 25 for an unregistered vehicle. Rita Bolduc 15 of Jeanette Avenue Old Orchard Beach was fined 15 for driving without a license.
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Atty. Theophilus A. Fitanides
Lincoln Street
Saco
Wesley M. Mewer
Old Orchard Beach
Justice Mewer
Fitanides
Richard Olin
Atlantic Avenue
Biddeford
Rita Bolduc
Jeanette Avenue
Cuba accuses U S of guiding beach invasion in Guatemala
Cuban radio alleged rebel invaders were trained by U S officers in Guatemala and ferried to Cuba aboard North American military transports escorted by Yankee destroyers. Havana cited prisoners, including a son of Miro Cardona, and said insurrectionists are entrenched in the Escambray Mountains awaiting victory amid Soviet and Chinese support claims.
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Cuba
U. S
Guatemala
Ore Beach
Jose Miro Cardona
United States
Havana
New York
Miro Cardona
Army of Liberation
Soviet Union
Red China
Czechoslovakia
Fidel Castro
Escambray
Russia
China
Miami
Fla
Puerto Cabezas
Nicaragua
Caribbean
Castro
Chest Drive Leaders Named In Biddeford-Saco Fund
Harry M Wooster named chairman and Donald C Doyle named vice chairman of the 1961 Biddeford Saco Community Chest drive by Chest President Paul Casavant after yesterday’s directors meeting at the Chamber of Commerce offices. Wooster, water company superintendent, was last year’s vice chairman under a new plan to ensure experienced leadership. Doyle, owner of Western Auto Associate store in Saco, has long been active with the Chest program. The new chairman is a native.
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Harry M Wooster
Donald C. Doyle
Chest
Paul Casavant
Chamber of Commerce
Wooster
Biddeford and Saco Water Company
Doyle
Western Auto Associate
Saco
Eichmann Seeks Glorified Secretary Image In Court
In Jerusalem Eichmann told Israeli questioners that some Jews were “the germ cell of Jewish rehabilitation” and to be marked for death. He denied involvement in wartime executions and said the ideas were his associates’, not his own. The tape recorded testimony, replayed in court, traces the Wannsee conference and the notion of “natural selection” as suggested by Himmler and Heydrich.
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Ape
Berlin
Reinhard Heydrich
Eichmann
Adolf Hitler
Avner Less
Ichmann
Heinrich Himmler
Heydrich
Wannsee
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