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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1963

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London Five Charged In Great Train Robbery Case

Five hooded suspects including two sisters were arraigned at a rural magistrate court for robbery or receiving part of the 7.2 million loot from Britain's great train robbery. Boal denied charges while others faced counts of handling stolen banknotes. investigations spread across London and Surrey as authorities tighten the net for remaining confederates.

London Britain William Boal Boal Linslade Cheddington Glasgow Scotland Yard France Bournemouth Roger John Codrey Rene Alfred Mary Pilgrim Emily Clark Codrey Cecil Hart

Dividend Tax Rules Tightened In New Tax Bill

Washington ap tighter rules on dividend taxation are written into a sweeping tax reduction bill seeking bigger and faster cuts than Kennedy proposed. If approved the bill would provide a net tax relief near 11 billion. It faces House and Senate doubts and a likely Republican counterattack. The plan also aims to speed corporate tax collection to be current after seven years. The dividend credit would drop from 4 to 2 percent and be eliminated by year end 1964 while the first 50 dollars of dividends would be tax free, doubled for joint spouses.

Washington Congress Kennedy House Senate Ways and Means Committee Treasury

Mississippi Faculty Exodus Shrinks Ole Miss Faculty by Over Twenty Percent

The University of Mississippi faces eroding academic continuity as AP figures show 54 faculty members from the 1962-63 catalog will not return for the fall. Chancellor J D Williams notes about 200 full time teaching positions exist, with 11 full professors and 17 associate professors among the leavers, including department chairs Dr Samuel Clark and Dr William Willis.

Oxford, Miss University of Mississippi James H. Meredith Associated Press J. D. Williams Meredith Samuel F. Clark William H. Willis Clark Ole

Chuckle on aging and history lessons in schools

A lighthearted note on aging noting that today’s history lessons echo what used to be called current events, as kids mention today’s current events and older generations recall timeless topics.

Copr Gen Fea, Corp

Grandma Has Railroad Ties in Marble North Carolina

MARBLE North Carolina AP What would the Southern Railway ever have done with out Davie Hall Mrs Hall who observes her 92nd birthday today is the widow of J B Hall a Southern section foreman She is the mother of Vina con Hall Southern freight agent at Andrews She is the grandmother of Harold H Hall superintendent of the Southern s Asheville Division and Maurice Hall Southern freight agent at Cincinnati.

Marble N. C Southern Railway Davie Hall

Rusk Sees Possible Accord With Communists On Nuclear Measures

Secretary of State Dean Rusk said a limited agreement with the Soviet Union on reducing surprise attack danger may be possible if Moscow does not demand cuts in East West forces in Europe. He also discussed refugee protection talks with Britain over Cuba and rejected a world leaders conference plan. George De Gaulle seeks details on a four power disarmament meeting. In Geneva the U S said it could accept Khrushchev's ground observation posts proposal to guard against surprise nuclear attack, pending elaboration with no insistence on linked safety measures. Soviet envoy Tsarapkin expressed cautious optimism but tied any posts to German force reductions.

Washington Dean Rusk Russia Europe Rusk United States Britain Cuba Movement For Peace Charles de Gaulle de Gaule U.S Charles C. Stelle Stelle Khrushchev Kremlin Semyon K. Tsarapkin West East Germany Tsarapkin

Frank Discussions Urged At Shipyard

Senator Muskie urged frank discussions at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to resolve civilian efficiency charges without a Senate investigation. He said an inquiry by Sen McClellan would be unwise and could harm the yard, favoring immediate dialogue to keep submarine work productive and at high efficiency.

Washington Edmund S. Muskie D . Maine Portsmouth N. H. Naval Shipyard Portsmouth Civil Service Workers Union Senate Government Operations Subcommittee John L. McClellan D-Ark Muskie Navy Maine New Hampshire Congress Tom McIntyre D-N.h McIntyre Margaret Chase Smith

Hunt for British train robbers nears climax

International report notes five arrests as Scotland Yard tightens blackout moves. In Vietnam, a Buddhist monk burns self in protest as President Ngo Dinh Diem faces government pressure. Senate committee leaders back administration witnesses in tax and test ban talks amid sweeping tax cuts. Mississippi faculty resignations rise at University of Mississippi Oxford campus.

Associated Press International Scotland Yard South Viet Nam Ngo Dinh Diem University of Mississippi Oxford

Strong Case For Treaty Ratification Seen By Panels

Washington AP reports committee chairmen say administration witnesses present a strong case for ratifying the limited nuclear test ban treaty. Russell Fulbright and Pastore praise the testimony while keeping minds open as McCone is questioned on security aspects. The Joint Chiefs endorse ratification without pressure, citing verification, labs, and readiness to resume atmospheric tests if needed.

Congress Joint Chiefs of Staff Maxwell D. Taylor Washington Senate Richard B. Russell Armed Services Committee Georgia Democrat U.S J. W. Fulbright D-Ark Foreign Relations Committee John O. Pastore D-R.i Joint Atomic Entnergy Committee Foreign Relations John A. McCone Central Intelligence Agency Pentagon Soviet Union

Martial Law Imposed On Hue And Nhatrang In Vietnam

In Hue and Nhatrang martial law was declared amid Buddhist anti government protests after a sixth self immolation in two months. U.S. troops restricted to barracks at dusk and dawn as Hue police kept citizens indoors and monks mourned Thich Tien Dieu’s fire death at the Tu Dam pagoda.

Saigon Viet Nam Ngo Dinh Diem Hue Nhatrang U.S Thich Tien Dieu Diem Tu Dam

Court To Mull Reapportionment

The Supreme Court will hear four reapportionment cases on November 12 spanning Virginia Maryland New York and Alabama. The session may answer key questions about districting rules and the role of geography and population in state legislatures amid ongoing federal suits and recent Oklahoma rulings. Rural areas still dominate most state legislatures as governors in Illinois Indiana Rhode Island and Wisconsin veto reapportionment bills.

Washington U.S. Supreme Court Virginia Maryland New York Alabama Supreme Court Oklahoma Oklahoma City Charles Nesbitt Congress Associated Press AP Bureau Illinois Indiana Rhode Island Wisconsin

Biddeford Woman Injured In Truck Accident

A Biddeford woman stepped in front of a loaded Saco Brick Co truck on Elm Street and was rushed to Webber Hospital with head and hip injuries. The driver, Henry B. Chabot, said the woman jumped in front of the truck despite his swerve. The injured woman, Mrs Bers tram Littlefield, 92, received head cuts and was to have X rays before transfer to Maine Medical Center. Her husband reported planned major surgery in Portland next week. The incident is under police and state investigation.

Biddeford Saco Brick Co Elm Street Webber Hospital Henry B. Chabot Dupont Ave Berstram Littlefield Main St Weber Hospital Germain Binette Webber Maine Medical Center Portland Prive Ate George Friary Saco Tanneryome Robert Janson Friary

Justice Goldberg Denies Extradition Stay For Marcos Perez Jimenez

Washington AP Justice Arthur J Goldberg of the Supreme Court denied the stay request to extradite former Venezuelan dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez Findings said the applicant's real claim was entirely without merit A charter plane waited at Miami Airport ready to fly Jimenez back to Venezuela to face embezzlement charges totaling 13 million dollars after nearly three hours of argument on Thursday

Washington Sueme Court Marcos Perez Jimenez Perez Jimenez Goldberg Miami

Rail unions accept Wirtz bargaining procedure suggestions

Washington AP reported rail unions accepted suggestions from Secretary of Labor W Willard Wirtz for bargaining procedures in the jobs dispute. The Aug. 2 proposals define limits for bargaining but are not settlement proposals and were not spelled out in detail.

Washington Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz

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