Fulbright Memo Sparks GOP Criticism of Defense Directive
Senators Goldwater Mundt and Miller weighed in on the Fulbright memo after Fulbright won a special election to fill Johnson's Senate seat. Goldwater questioned GOP chances in Arkansas and defended discussion of military issues, while Mundt urged change in the order to let service members discuss Communism at home. Miller said Republicans will continue to focus on the memo despite public sentiment.
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Lican
Lyndon B. Johnson
Goldwater
GOP
Senate
Arkansas
Karl Mundt
R-S.d
Defense Department
William E. Miller
Voltigeur Club Plans Sports Night and Convention
Le Voltigeur Snowshoe Club met to outline a sports night on Saturday August 26 at the club rooms. The softball entry in the Biddeford league will receive jackets and a bean supper. Joseph Pelletier and Fernand Marcotte lead. The coming national convention in February was discussed along with committee duties and officers. Next meeting August 22 at 8 p.m.
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le Voltigeur
Biddeford
Joseph Pelletier
Fernand Marcotte
Yvon Caron
Caron
Sec
Paul Angers
Pelletier
Leo Lottinville
Adrien Petit
Augusta
Maine
Angers
Henry Roberge
Kiwanis Club Charity Auction Date Set
The Saco Biddeford Kiwanis club announced its charity auction for August 25 at 7 30 p m in Pepperell Hall. Clifford Purvis named general chairman with Austin and Anderson in charge of collecting in Saco and Grondin and Conroy chairing Biddeford. Doyle and Pastore to co chair publicity.
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Saco-Biddeford Kiwanis Club
Pepperell Hall
Clifford Purvis
Lester Austin
Lloyd Anderson
Saco
Conrad Grondin
John Conroy
Biddeford
Donald Doyle
Mike Pastore
Cuban currency reform details and withdrawal limits
Castro outlined a new Cuban currency issue with 200 peso exchange for families, 1000 pesos immediately withdrawable, up to 10000 with 190 pesos monthly, 300 pesos monthly for the aged and crippled. He noted about 3000 people held over 10000 pesos and many did not declare large sums to avoid action. Deposits before the exchange will be handled normally. Sacramento boxing note: Terry Smith vs Art Garcia boat postponed to next Tuesday.
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Castro
Sacramento
Calif
Terry Smith
Art Garcia
Cox Urges End to Stall Tactics in Court Rulings
Solicitor General Archibald Cox urged the American Bar Association to end stalling and evasion of Supreme Court decisions. He warned that attacking the court’s authority harms the rule of law, whether by private citizens or public officials, and urged a clear line between criticism and undermining the judiciary. Cox spoke at an ABA session during its 84th annual convention in St Louis.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Archibald Cox
U.S. Supreme Court
American Bar Association
Supreme Court
American Judicature Society
ABA
Delay Grant On ETV Channel Case At Maine
University of Maine gains a delay in the Channel 7 appeals ruling for educational television. Gov Reed said FCC official Ben Waple reported no action yet on oral arguments to reverse the TV allocation. Waple noted formal FCC action is required and commented only that no decision will come before after the August recess and Sept 1.
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Augusta
University of Maine
Reed
Ben F. Waple
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Waple
Blind Mother Saves Child From Blaze
In Washougal Washington a blind mother, Joan Shaffer, 35, awakened by smoke, carried her 5-year-old daughter Laura to safety twice. After failing to reach a landline, she again braved smoke to deliver Laura to a neighbor. firemen extinguished the blaze.
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Washon
Wash
Joan Shaffer
Here
Laura
Area Jobless Pay Claims Are Static
Unemployment benefit claims at the Biddeford Maine Employment Security office held steady last week with 704 new claims versus 702 the prior week. Manager Francis M. Coughlin noted 597 claims a year ago and that about 80 beneficiaries under the extended benefit program have exhausted the 13 week plan begun in April.
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Biddeford
Maine Employment Security Commission
Francis M. Coughlin
Coughlin
Berwick Youth Enlists in Polaris Submarine Program
Douglas M. Farnsworth age 19 of North Berwick will enlist in the Navy August 29 under the high school graduate guaranteed Trade School plan. He undergoes nine weeks at Great Lakes then 14 days leave before 30 weeks at trade school and submarine school plus a year of Nuclear Reactor and Propulsion training before assignment to Polaris submarine as second class petty officer. He is a 1961 graduate of North Berwick High and enlists with Weymouth, Alfred Dubois, and Sanford.
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Douglas M. Farnsworth
Douglas H. Farnsworth
North Berwick
Navy
Polaris
Farnsworth
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Ill
Nuclear Propulsion School
North Berwick High School
Lewis Weymouth
Alfred
Arthur Dubois
Sanford
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Dial
RCA Victor
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Glenn Miller
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Henry Mancini
RADIO
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Boston Pops
Mario Lanza
van Cliburn
Rubenstein
Vernier
RCA
Murphy's Music Store, Inc
Main Street
Washington
Parkas
Voltigeur Club
Kiwanis Club
Cox
ETV
U. of M
Berwick Youth
Red Cross
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Jet
Delmar
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Mac’s
Goodyear West Buffalo
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Goodyear
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