Trujillo targets at Latin American ministers meeting
Washington expects tension and possible clashes at the fifth Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the American States in Santiago Chile August 12. The U S delegation led by Secretary of State Christian A Herter includes about 10 officials. Dominican Republic's Porfirio Herrera Baez and Venezuela's Ignacio Luis Arcalayo clash over anti communist policy as Cuban attendance is contested. Cuba walks out of the meeting over its funding item and potential alignment with Venezuela against Trujillo.
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NEA
Washington
United States
Christian A. Herter
Geneva
U.S
Organization of American States
John C. Dreier
Santiago
L’escent
Jorge Alessandri
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Porfirio Herrera Baez
Venezuela
Ignacio Luis Arcayo
Hector B. Trujilnio
Trujillo
Romulo Betancourt
Fidel Castro
Caribbean
Havana
Pan American Union
U.A.S. Council
Latin America
Thought for Evening Samuel Butler Quote on Life
Editorial page reflects on life as music, urging composition by ear, feeling, and instinct rather than rigid rules, attributed to Samuel Butler. The reflection invites readers to trust intuition in personal and creative pursuits.
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Samuel Butler
Alaska adds to growing list of state fairs this season
The 4th State Fair will hold its exposition Sept 4 7 in Palmer Alaska north of Anchorage in the Matanuska Valley The note surveys Maine fairs asking which holds the State Fair label mentions Lewiston Bangor and Topsham as contenders It reflects on past fairs at Cornish Acton Old Orchard Beach and the Eastern States Exposition and notes Kentucky Delaware and Nevada differ in state fair status The piece closes by noting harvest fairs nationwide attracting crowds and various contests
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Alaska
Palmer
Anchorage
Matanuska Valley
Maine
Lewiston
Bangor
Topsham
Cornish
Acton
Old Orchard Beach
West Springfiell
Mass
New England
Royal Canadian Air Force Band
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Delaware
Nevada
Norwegian American Wedding to Join Rasmussen and Rockefeller
In Soegne Norway on August 22 Anne Marie Rasmussen will wed Steven Rockefeller in a traditional Norwegian ceremony. The couple plans a church ceremony at her baptismal church with the local pastor officiating. Anne Marie will wear a white gown with a locally made veil rather than the provincial bridal costume, reflecting a modern outlook. The union blends Norwegian heritage with American life as both families wish a happy marriage.
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Soegne
Norway
Anne-Marie Rasmussen
Steven Rockefeller
Steven
Anne-Marie
America
Rockefeller
Rasmussens
Ringling Brothers Circus Museum Opens in Wisconsin
The Circus World Museum at Balboo, Wisconsin, preserves the golden age of the Big Top with refurbished quarters and a live animal menagerie including a resident elephant. John M. Kelley, age 86, leads the museum under the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. The Ringling brothers Al Otto Alfa Charles John and a later joining sibling, plus John Ringling North, anchor this Americana gem near Devil's Lake Park and Wisconsin Dells, a worthwhile addition to a fading era.
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Circus World Museum
Balboo
Wisconsin
Ringling Brothers Circus
State Historical Society of
John M. Kelley
Ringling Brothers
Otto
Alfa
Charles
John
Ida
Henry North
John Ringling North
America
Devil's Lake Park
Wisconsin Dells
Inflation in the War for Independence echoed in Commonwealth Shareholder
The Commonwealth Shareholder recounts early American currency debasement from 1775 to 1779, noting the drastic drop in value of silver dollars and the drastic currency reform. It contrasts past inflation with the modern hope for affordable travel and personal happiness.
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Philadelphia
Congress
Bunker Hill
Continental Congress
Joan Crawford Reflects on Love and Life After Alfred Steele
New York AP reports Joan Crawford, widow of PepsiCo chair Alfred Steele, recalls a perfect marriage and the shock of his death. She pursued independence as a director at Pepsi and star in film and TV while raising four adopted children and maintaining a glamorous, active public life.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Joan Crawford
Joan
Cinderella
Alfred Steele
Pepsi-Cola Co
Hin
Alfred
Miss Crawford
Pepsi-Cola
Steele
Jerry Wald
West Coast
Manhattan
Abundant harvests and jobs eyed as prices ease
Government reports expect ample food supplies with a record corn crop and above average hay and feed grain output. A prolonged steel strike could hit factory incomes, but a settlement by mid September should help unemployment and earnings rise. Auto makers will restart, fueling a possible economic boom.
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Sam Dawson
AP Business News
New York
Agriculture Department
Ine
When a fellow breaks his engagement NEA
A short note from NEA highlights the choice a jilted partner faces. It suggests emotional heartbreak or pursuing legal action as potential responses to a broken engagement.
Rich Girl Nancy Valentine Pursues Acting Career
HOLLYWOOD AP Nancy Valentine, once linked to Maharajah of Cooch Behar, says she acts to support herself and daughter. She is in her first feature, after a career of TV appearances, Hollywood departures, and high society marriages including Frederick Tillinghast III.
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Hollywood
Nancy Valentine
Cooch Behar
Nancy
New York
Howard Huces
David Selznick
Mervyn Leroy
Holywood
India
Frederick Tillinghast, III
What did I do today Dear Lord to bring joy
The poem questions if the speaker did enough to make others glad and avoid sadness. It reflects on daily efforts and the final judgment at the gate to meet His face. The speaker, Lucy W day, Trull Hospital, contemplates rest of heart if well done.
Local Names in The News from Biddeford Area
Local society notes list Miss Honnorah Dysart visiting East Liver more with her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Dysart Ensign J Francis Ouellette USN on leave at 19 Green Street Saco Nir and Mrs Ralph Gray visit Belfast friends Charlie Mistos pitches two hitter in 9 0 win for Saco Lowell over Caddigan s Mr and Mrs A W Coleman guests of Dudley A Roever Ferry race Saco Charles Baker visiting Charles Morrell Alfred Street Biddeford John Finn Cambridge guest of his mother Mrs Mary Finn Cutts Street Biddeford Kenneth Hapworth Waterville Paul Casavant publisher T J Mahoney editor and AP notice
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Honnorah Dysart
Saco
Charles Dysart
East Livermore
Ensign J. Francis Ouellette
USN
Green Street
Nir
Ralph Gray
Park Street
Kennebunk
Gay Holmes
Belfast
Charlie Mistos
Saco- Lowell
Caddigan’s
A. W. Coleman
Fairfield
Conn
Dudley A. Roever
Charles Baker
Providence
R. I
Charles Morrell
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Joseph Cote
Cleaves Street
Grafton
Mass
John Finn
Cambridge
Mary Finn
Cutts Street
Kenneth Hapworth
Waterville
Happy at 75 by baby sitting in your town
Ruth Willett urges that happiness at 75 with fixed income is possible through health and courage. Widows and seniors can supplement money by baby-sitting for neighbors, gaining purpose and friends. The column notes they are like adopted grandmothers, often booked weeks ahead, earning ego strength and grateful praise from parents.
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NEA Service, Inc
Leaky lifeline and costly race to atomic bomber secrets
Paul Harvey argues the atomic powered aircraft program could cost trillions as Russia steals our research. He notes the Supreme Court's stance on spies and urges stronger protective controls to prevent loss of vital war industry secrets. The piece cites current US nuclear research spending and contrasts Soviet industrial gaps with our security lapses.
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Pentagon
Klaus Fuchs
United States
Sians
Supreme Court
Congress
Moscow
Communist Party
Central Committee
Siberia
Russia
Ussr
General Features Corp
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Paul Casavant
T. J. Mahoney
Atlantic 3
Associated Press
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Siddeford
Ruth Willett
Paul Harvey News
Rufus Francis
Oak Ridge
Madeline Davis
Chester Davis
Fortunes Bocks
Walter Wight
Quincey Mass
Clement P. Wight
Eliziabeth B. Milliken
J. Harry Shannon
Main Street
Edith Young
Roberta Russell
Union Avenue
R. F. Merrill
Maine Chiropodist Association
Edna Bradbury
North Street
H. P. Cushman
Newport
Cynthia Wight
Longwood Avenue
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George Bernard
Luanda
Watcher
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Yale
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Miss Hawkins
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