Biddeford Priest Will Be Honored
A three part program marks the 50th anniversary of Rt. Rev. Msgr. Aime Giguere ordination. Bishop Daniel J. Feeney will preside with 12 monsignors and 150 priests attending. A solemn high mass and banquet follow, with sermons by Rev. Bouthot and Fr. Goulet, and a grand Sunday concert finale. The event also notes the 60th anniversary of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary at St. Andre’s Parish.
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Aime Giguere
Daniel J. Feeney
Knights of Columbus
Msgr
Giguere
Theodore Bouthot
Sacred Heart Church of
Auburn
Joseph Carrier
Sacred Heart Church
North Caribou
Louis Bertrand Goulet
Dominican Fathers
Lewiston
St. Andre’s Church
Charles Proulx
Adelard Huot Jr
Heney
Wonderbar
Biddeford
Felix Martin
Holy Cross Church
Father Bouthot
Bishop Feepey
St. Andre’s
St. Andre’s Hall
Wonderbar Steak House
William Pomerleau
Elie Hevery
St. Joseph's Church
St. Andre’s Parish
Proulx
California
Marcel Giboin Irish
Georgette Giboin Tierney
Senate filibuster blocks early adjournment over reapportionment
Senate leaders gave up hope of finishing the session next week as liberals push a filibuster against a compromise to delay court ordered reapportionment in states. Mansfield and Dirksen back the rider on the $3.3 billion foreign aid bill to shield a one man one vote ruling, while opponents warn of a long debate or cloture to end it.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Congress
Atlantic City
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Mansfield
Dirksen
Supreme Court
Paul Douglas
D-Ill
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Douglas
York County Shows Small Public Payroll Force
A Census Bureau report from the 1962 Census of Governments finds York County has 2,169 government payroll workers, 1,586 full time. The county's full time equivalent sits at 61 residents per employee, below national and Maine ratios, implying a smaller operating force than many areas.
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New York
York County
Census Bureau
Maine
Rebels Step Up Bid for Congo Control Amid U S Air Support
Rebels backed by China renew assaults across the Congo as U S planes begin ferrying government troops. Forces near Bukavu and Kikwit threaten provincial capitals while US officials confer with Premier Tshombe and debate policy. Paratroopers, including 40, arrive to guard transport and support missions.
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Leopoldville
Congo
U. S
Moise Tshombe
Washington
Bukavu
Kivu
Pierre Mulele
United Nations
G. Mennen Williams
U.S
Williams
Tshombe
Miller Promises Help to All GOP Nominees
Republican vice presidential hopeful William E. Miller pledged full aid to every GOP candidate and urged lawmakers to back the national ticket. He said Republicans nationwide who want to defeat Lyndon Johnson are already united, despite a few holdouts like Senators Javits and Keating. The meeting with state chairmen and finance chiefs centered on strategy and funding, with sources estimating Goldwater's campaign cost over $12 million.
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Washington
William E. Miller
Barry Goldwater
New York
Miller
Johnson
Gentleman Bird
Goldwater
White House
Kenneth B. Keating
Jacob K. Javits
GOP
Dean Burch
Associated Press
Gulf of Tonkin
Cyprus
Dells
Pennsylvania
Hershey
United Nations
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Southern governors hold surprise civil rights session
Governors McKeithen Johnson Wallace Faubus Bryant convened secretly in New Orleans to discuss civil rights and strategy for the Democratic National Convention. They reported no concerted action but noted ongoing discussions on civil rights legislation and school issues as the convention nears in Atlantic City.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
John J. McKeithen
Mississippi
Paul B. Johnson
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Arkansas
Orval E. Faubus
Florida
Farris Bryant
Tallahassee
Bryant
Atlantic City
N.J
County Attorney Work Heavy By ED SMITH
The county attorney acts as York County's chief prosecutor in criminal matters and is an arm of the state attorney general. He answers to the attorney general, handles violent death investigations, and provides legal interpretations for police and the public. Court terms stretch through May, September, and January with frequent autopsies and extensive felony caseloads.
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York County
Mus
Cas
Maine
Ccelierchie Lea
Atty
Lloyd P. la Fountain
Cassius Clay Takes Bride In Indiana
AP report details Cassius Marcellus Clay marrying former model Sonji Roy in a civil ceremony in Gary Indiana. The heavyweight champion, now Muhammad Ali, refused to discuss the union or his wife, saying “all right” and noting his Muslim faith. The couple then traveled to Chicago for a night at a South Side motel. Clay avoided naming his wife, cited Muslim modesty, and hinted at future travel toward Egypt.
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Chicago
Cassius Marcellus Clay
Clay
Gary
Ind
Rona
All Right
Heresery Clay
Sonji Roy
Indiana Steel Manufacturing Center
South Side
Sonny Liston
Muhammad Ali
Elijah Muhammad
Musa Sect
le Clay
Egypt
World Week In Review: Goldwater Cyprus Crisis and NATO Tensions
The Associated Press reviews a tense week with Goldwater stance amid GOP rifts as Rockefeller weighs support. Cyprus fights flare with Greek and Turkish clashes. UN calls for a cease fire while NATO security risks loom. Kennedy weighs a New York Senate bid as Johnson backs a Democratic tilt.
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Rockefeller
Pennsylvania
Robert F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
New York State
Kenneth B. Keating
Kennedy
Johnson
New York
Maine Teacher Takes Stand After Canton's Freedom School Burned
Mrs. Vicki Chute of Turner Maine, a Freedom School worker, spent part of the summer in Gluckstadt near Canton Mississippi where a school was burned. She linked the arson to ongoing segregation. Chute, mother of two, described efforts to aid and rebuild, noting voting registration aims of the Freedom Schools and the persistence of learning outside the classroom.
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R. Bruce Huntington
Lewiston Evening Journal
Turner (Ap
Vicki Chute
Portland
Turner
Canton
Miss
Gluckstadt
Maine
Freedom
Chute
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Sen
Arizona
By ED Smith
Superior Court
LaFountain
Cassius Clay
Indiana
World’s Week In Review
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Defense
Arthur Sylvester
Kokkina
Pigenia
Greece
Turkey
NATO
Saco Christian Church
Flag Pond Road
Saco
Lucius Carpenter
John Sylvestre
John Jewell
Ronald Tripp
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