Progress in Maine plant contract talks with unions
Negotiators report progress at two Maine plants where Oxford Paper Co Rumford mill 2300 workers voted to strike if needed. Agreement on several contract language items. production continues past June 30. At A.C. Lawrence Leather, 300 workers, a 102-cent hourly raise over three years proposed, offset to 14 cents average with incentives. union seeks higher pay and extra holiday. Day-to-day work continues amid looming strike authorizations. Hessian fly note recalls Revolutionary War arrival on Long Island with Hessian bedding straw.
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Associated Press
Maine
United Papermakers and Paperworkers Union
Oxford Paper Co
Rumford
South Paris
Afl-Cio Meat Cutters and Butchers Workmen’s Union
A.C. Lawrence Leather Co
Chicago
United Auto Workers Union
Ato
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Genral Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Florence Chase visits Ocean Park long-time Temple attendee
Mrs Florence Chase of Everett Massachusetts, believed to be the last living participant at the Temple dedication of August 2 1881, spent two weeks in Ocean Park visiting relatives and revisiting memories. She and her late husband Walter Chase kept ties with local events, and she remains active in community activities.
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Florence Chase
Auto Workers Union
Will
Ocean Park
Everett
Mass
Josiah S. Blood
Lowell
A. L. Russell
Walter A. Chase
Cheney
Ocean Park Association
Free Baptist Woman's Missionary Society
Chase
Cecil Chase
Jefferson
Bethel Chase
Ruth Adams
Cranston R. I
Maron Pinkham
Boothbay Hearbor
Garbage Contract Sets $1 Fine for Missed Cans in Lancaster
Lancaster approves a new garbage contract with a $1 fine for each missed can after residents complained of non pickups. The measure aims to enforce timely collection and improve service reliability amid local disputes.
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Lancaster
Moving firm earns praise after furniture rolls away
Chicago couple hired Aero-Mayflower Transit Co to move to the West Coast. The van mishap left furniture rolling away, but the company went beyond the call of duty to recover and return the items.
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TEETH
Chicago
Aero - Mayflower Transit Co
Couple’s Europe trip saved by vanished teeth return
On the eve of a vacation abroad the husband realized his false teeth were left in a bureau drawer. A series of phone calls traced the van along the route, the teeth were mailed back to Chicago, and the couple resumed their European tour ready to munch through their travels.
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Chicago
Europe
Holding Stock From Market Is Proposed
The National Farmers Organization urged a market hold on livestock across 23 states from the Rocky Mountains to the East Coast to lift bargaining power and secure higher prices. President Oren Lee Staley described the action as the greatest display of farmer bargaining power yet, aiming for minimum prices of 22.75 per hundredweight for No 1 and 2 hogs, 32.45 for choice cattle, and 29.45 for sheep, with past actions showing mixed results but slight price gains. States listed include Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Nebraska, Kansas, the Dakotas, Michigan, Tennessee, Colorado, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Idaho, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Wyoming, and West Virginia.
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Corning
Iowa
National Farmers Organization
Rocky Mountains
NFO
Oren Lee Staley
Rea
Staley
NFC
Illinois
Minnesota
Missouri
Wisconsin
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Nebraska
Kansas
North
South Dakota
Michigan
Tennessee
Colorado
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Idaho
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Wyoming
West Virginia
Biddeford Girl Scout Troop Outing at Kamp Kallock
An overnight Biddeford Girl Scout Troop 88 outing at Kamp Kallock North Street Saco featured flag-raising lessons, tent pitching, a puppet show for guests Mr and Mrs Irving Kallock and Claudette Angers, a coin and stamp display, and tree protection projects with blue clay. Scouts named include Charlene Chaisson Mary Ellen Dutcher Janice Gradone Louise Lane Linda Lavigne Diane Letellier Diane Libby Paulette McIntyre Patricia Michaud Cheryl Michaud Laura Anne Miniani Debra Sylvester Kathy Thimble Constance Brunet and guests Karen Michaud Gale Thimble Claudette Angers.
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Biddeford
Kamp Kallock
North Street
Saco
Irving Kallock
Claudette Angers
Cheryl Michaud
Paulette McIntyre
Kathy Thimble
Fair Warning Sign Erected East of Cheyenne
A wind blown plain east of Cheyenne near an abandoned farm displays a stark sign reading No trespassing Survivors will be prosecuted signaling a clear trespass warning in a desolate rural setting.
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Carpenter
Wyo
Cheyenne
Buddhist Leader Attacks South Viet Nam President
In Saigon a top Buddhist leader at a rally of about 4000 youths criticized Nguyen Khanh for seizing power after ousting Minh. Police stayed away to prevent disruption as teachers reported summons to police HQ. Buddhists fear Khanh may imitate Diem’s regime.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
Tich Tan Chau
Khanh
Duong van Minh
Buddhist Association
Ngo Dinh Diem
Iit
Minh
Traffic Violators Fined In Biddeford
Phillip P. Woodward aged 19 of Fast Waterboro pleaded guilty in Biddeford Municipal Court to giving false information on an accident report to the Maine State Police. The Aug 11 incident in Lyman resulted in a $25 fine. Sherry L. Kimball aged 15 of South Waterboro also pleaded guilty to operating without a license and paid a $10 fine. State Trooper John Pride of Alfred testified in both cases.
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Phillip P. Woodward
Fast Waterboro
Biddeford
Maine
Lyman
Gerald C. Nason
Sherry L. Kimball
South Waterboro
John Pride
Alfred
Speeders Fined in Old Orchard Beach Court
Richard Freeland 16 of 22 Maple Ave Old Orchard Beach and Calvin L Wilson 17 of South Portland pled guilty to speeding before Trial Justice Wesley M Mewer. They paid fines of 15 and 25 dollars respectively.
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Old Orchard Beach
Wesley M. Mewer
Richard Freeland
Maple Ave
Calvin L. Wilson
South Portland
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U. S
Long Island
York County
Biddeford-Saco
Biddeford Motor Sales
Ford Sales & Service
Elm Street
L. C
L. C. Maling, Inc
Plymouth-Valiant Sales & Service
Alfred Road
Reed Motor CO
Pontiac-Olds,g.m.c
Canal National Bank
Main Street
Lacy
First National Bank
FDIC
Pepperell Trust CO
Butler’s Dept. Store
Fantastic Fair Discount Dept
U. S. Route 1
Sun
W. T. Grant CO
Elm St
Nichols & CO
W. E. Youland CO
Doyon’s Pharmacy
Water Street
Food Stores
Bagley’s Shop ’N Save
Storer Street
Beach Street
Bugebee & Brown, Inc
Shopworth Food Stores
First National Stores
Sampson
Reliable Furniture CO
Biddeford-Saco Country Club
Old Orchard Rd
Gauthier
Hill Street
Portland Rd
REGAL
Saco Hardware and Supply CO
Pepperell Square, Saco
Sam’s Place
Alfred Street
Youland
Mr. Labbe
Matson’s, Inc
Anita
First National Store
L. Polakewich, Inc
Music Store
Murphy’s Music Store
Phillippe’s
SEA Foods Garnache’s
SEA Foods Fish & Lobsters
Shoe Stores
Boston Shoe Store, Inc
Green’s Shoe Store
Take Out
Pine St
Jack’s
A & W Root Beer
Dairy Queen Ice Cream
Tobie
Central Theatre
Bi Hows
HOLE
Anothe
Pia
Center For Brides
Bradford
Freeen Foods
Metri Cola
King Size
Owen
WE. Grant CO
Biddeford Shopping Center
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