Gelber Emphasizes Realism Over Reform In Work
New York writer Jack Gelber describes his fiction and drama as blunt and unsentimental. He rejects the Horatio Alger myth and says his aim is to mirror tough American life rather than push social reform. His shift from plays to episodic novels follows The Connection and The Apple, with On Ice exploring Bohemian New York life.
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New York
Jack Gelber
Horatio Alger
Gelber
Living Theater
Greenwich Village
McMillan
Illinois
Manhattan
Gelber Seeks Change In Writing And Life
The playwright Gloria Gelber describes shifting from directing to writing to gain time for reflection. He notes yearly changes in attitude and rejects hardening his view, while domestic life with a wife and two children anchors his evolving perspective. He admits being highly responsive to critics and upset by bad reviews.
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Gleber
Presidential nominees to attend GOP conclave in Augusta
In Augusta AP reports both 2nd District congressional candidates plan to attend separate party meetings in Washington this week. Republican Kenneth P. MacLeod says the three day GOP gathering will feature campaigning workshops and sessions with national leaders. Democratic chair William D. Hathaway says his party meetings will include President Johnson and party officials.
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Augusta
Washington, D.C
Kenneth P. MacLeod
William D. Hathaway
Johnson
Pope Paul VI to fly to Orvieto by helicopter
Pope Paul VI will fly 75 miles by helicopter to Orvieto on August 11 marking the first papal helicopter flight. The trip commemorates the 700th anniversary of the Corpus Christi feast and follows his historic Holy Land pilgrimage. The pope also announced his first encyclical Ecclesiam Suam to be published next week.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Orvieto
Vatican
Pope Paul
Holy Land
Corpus Christi
Urban
Castel Gandolfo
Rome
Psychiatrist Speaks On Work Accidents At Colby Institute
WATERVILLE AP A University of Pennsylvania psychiatrist says some workers are more prone to accidents and everyday psychiatric issues appear in occupational medicine. Dr George E Ruff told delegates that psychiatric problems may be suspected after a third accident though not guaranteed to exist.
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Waterville
University of Pennsylvania
George E. Ruff
Colby College Industrial Medicine Institute
Teachers To Attend Two Day Meeting in Maine
AUGUSTA AP The Maine Vocational Association invites vocational arts teachers to its annual summer conference set for August 2021 at Farmington State Teachers College. Keynote speakers will be Seymour Wolfbein director of automation and training in the U S Department of Labor and Dr Tore J Cote program specialist for the U S Office of Education.
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Augusta
Maine Vocational Association
Teachers of Vocational Arts
Farmington State Teachers College
Seymour Wolfbein
Manger
U.S. Department of Labor
Tore J. Cote
U.S. Office of Education
Chief Justice’s Opinion Lacks Added Weight in Court Decision
A court ruling states that the chief justice’s opinion does not carry extra influence in deciding cases. The decision clarifies the weight of a chief justice’s view in judicial outcomes and emphasizes adherence to majority reasoning and established precedent.
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Ision
Boys Steal Skeleton In Copenhagen
In Copenhagen police hunt for several boys who stole a school skeleton named Jokum from a neighborhood natural history department. An 8 year old girl glimpsed Jokum on her landing and screamed as neighbors rushed out. A man saw at least three boys fleeing the building.
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Copenhagen
Jokum
Natural History Department
Why Water Condenses On Toilet Tanks In Summer
A reader asks why bathroom floors show water under the toilet tank and if a leak is involved. The answer explains summer condensation from cooler tank surfaces in warm air. Solutions include enclosing the tank with fabric, using a bathroom ventilating fan, or installing a mixing valve to warm incoming water. If tank water is at room temperature, condensation stops.
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Andy Lang
July Showers Eased Maine Drought Says USGS Engineer
The USGS Maine engineer Gordon S. Hayes reports July showers reduced drought impact across Maine. Rain fell statewide with wide local variation, totaling 130 percent of normal at monitoring stations. By month end usable water in storage reached 95 percent of long term average, slightly below year-ago levels. groundwater rose in some wells but fell overall in tall test wells, remaining below long term averages.
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Augusta
Maine
U. S. Geological Survey
Gordon S. Hayes
Apology for False Dog Attack Claim Appears in Soham
Bert Peacock, 67, apologized publicly after police found the bite incident blamed on Ruth Harvey’s 2 year old Alsation was committed by another dog. The Soham Advertiser carried the notice: Mr B Peacock apologizes for the false accusation against Mrs R Harvey's dog.
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Soham
England
Bert Peacock
Peacock
Tina
Ruth Harvey
B. Peacock
R. Harvey
Folk Music Festival Heads to Kennebunk Aug 21 22
Maine hosts a Summer Folk Festival in the Kennebunk town hall auditorium on August 21 and 22. The event showcases diverse folk styles from ethnic to contemporary. Featured performers include the Nonsuch River Singers, Boston's Zola, and Boston folk singer Steve Koretz.
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Maine
America
Thetown Hall Auditorium
Boston
Zola
Steve Koretz
Bipartisan Okay Sought For President's Action
Washington AP report says Republican and Democratic leaders seek swift bipartisan Senate approval of a resolution backing President Johnson's Southeast Asia declaration. Sen Mansfield and Dirksen say speed is essential and the measure could reach a vote before nightfall. Johnson announced U S air strikes in retaliation for attacks on U S ships.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Mike Mansfield
D.mont
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Mansfield
United States
Southeast Asia
U.S
Rescue Efforts Continue For Imprisoned Miners
CHAMPAGNOLE France AP A giant drill bites into Mt River to reach five miners buried 270 feet underground as rescuers handled eight survivors with cautious hope for the remaining two. locals describe a festive mood despite the grim cave in seven months ago. officials report no lasting injuries among the rescued and the town prepares meals and reunions.
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Champagnole
France
Mt. River
Jura
Andre Socie
Local Residents Attend Leadership Training at UMaine
Local residents will attend the annual leadership training course held Friday to Sunday at the University of Maine. The theme is Leadership Skills in PTA. An executive board meeting is set for Friday evening and a board of managers meeting Sunday morning. Registration begins 10 a.m. Saturday with Dr. James C. MacCampbell presiding at the first general session. Delegates from Biddeford include Mrs. Benjamin Remar, Mrs. Christo Throumoulo, and Mrs. Robert M. Johnson, secretary of the State PTA.
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University of Maine
P.T.A
Tms Ins
James C. MacCampbell
Christo Throumoulo
Robert M. Johnsor
Employment Claims Rise At Local Biddeford Office
Employment claims filed at the Biddeford office of Maine Employment Security Commission totaled 526 last week, up from 469 in the same week a year earlier. The preceding week recorded 485 claims versus 491 a year ago, per Manager Francis Coughlin.
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Biddeford
Maine Employment Security Commission
Befor
Francis Coughlin
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