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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1963
Page
5
This keeps readers informed on farm productivity and market trends. It notes mechanization and better cultivation raise per worker output from eight to twenty seven, with cheaper fresh vegetables and fruit now in season. It lists top values in vegetables fruits meats dairy and seafood for weekend shopping.
Sen. Margaret Chase Smith reports a Welfare Department grant of 124 434 dollars to the Roscoe B Jackson Memorial Laboratory in Bar Harbor Maine for tumor research.
Saco permits since July 15 authorize two new houses valued at 24 000 and 14 000 for Kenneth Johnson and Richard McNeil plus a second home on Lyman Avenue. Ten repair and addition jobs total 9 550, with gift shop permits to Eu nce H Rawson and Se V Bradbury. Porches razing and garage work noted among other projects.
The Senate Republicans vote 24-1 to back an antidiscrimination measure amid NAACP visits. Senator Javits proposed banning federal funds for racially segregated hospitals, but Mansfield led a 44-37 vote to defeat the amendment. NAACP delegates press for broader civil rights action as leaders plan grass roots lobbying.
Maine Civil Defense and Public Safety Agency will run a light duty rescue training course Saturday and Sunday at the Rescue Training Site opposite the State Hospital in Augusta. York County attendees must register with a local CD director. space is limited and seats issued on a first come first served basis.
A Roman Catholic chaplain from Portland baptized the Kennedys' infant Patrick Bouvier Kennedy at Otis Air Force Base in Massachusetts. John Scahill, a Portland graduate of Severus High School and the University of Ottawa, was ordained in 1946 and served four years at St. John's Bangor. He has served 12 years in the Air Force.
CMP's new five points service center in Biddeford hosts public viewing with exhibits on safety, power operations, and a live mouth to mouth resuscitation demonstration using a Resusci Anne model. Roddy Kilowatt may greet visitors. displays include a bucket truck and earth auger.
Lt. Gov. Paul Johnson and former Gov. J. P. Coleman seek Sullivan backers for the August 27 Mississippi Democratic runoff. Sullivan, a Clarksdale attorney, finished third in the first primary, while Johnson and Coleman lead, eyeing a race with Ruchel Phillips in November.
Congressman Clifford G. McIntire of Maine says he hopes President Kennedy will direct Secretary of State Dean Rusk to explore international agreements limiting wool and worsted textile imports. He spoke in a constituent newsletter Wednesday about potential import controls.
Otis Air Force Base Hospital welcomed Patrick Bouvier Kennedy marking Cape Cod as the birthplace of the latest child born to a president's wife. Earlier Marion Cleveland was born at Gray Gables as the Cleveland family vacationed in Buzzards Bay, tying the area to presidential history.
A historic reference notes that in a seven point program to aid a troubled textile industry the President proposed import controls as one element. It recalls the era when protectionist measures were debated to stabilize domestic mills. The details reflect policy aims and the administrative approach of the period.
The 75th and 76th performances of The Old Peabody Pew by Kate Douglas Wiggin will be at 8 p.m. tomorrow and 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Buxton Meeting House. A church lawn fair by the Dorcas Society runs 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday with home cooked food candy handiwork and new Dorcas cookbooks.
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