Machinery ready for shoe shop installation at new tannery plant
The deserted Factory Island site becomes a large scale tannery and shoe plant under Allied-Saco Footwear. John Murphy says production starts in two to three weeks with training in that period and 300 local hires by December, rising to about 1000 eventually. The plant will run 24 hours, employ 200 machines, and use a new process to produce shoes and components.
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Allied-Saco
Saco-Lowell
Factory Island
Saco
Twin Cities
Charles Shulman
Allied Chemical Coatings Company
Lynn
Mass
John Murphy
Allied-Saco Footwear
Nicholas Papatones
Allied-Saco Footwear Corporation
Murphy
Allied Chemical Coating Corporation
State Employment Commission
SEC
Francis Coughlin
Family Tiff Ends in Dad's Death in Stacyville
In Stacyville a family quarrel at a home led to Ralph Sprague's death from abdominal gunshot wounds. His wife Virginia suffered an arm amputation earlier, and 17-year-old Dennis Lockwood was jailed on assault with intent to kill after telephoning police to report the shooting. The judge postponed proceedings due to Mrs Sprague's condition.
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Stacyville
Ralph Sprague
Virginia
Municourt
Frederick Eoyle
Doyle
Dennis
Wife Explains Husband’s Hammock Pee Remarks to Friend
A casual scene shows a wife pointing to a husband reclining in a hammock while explaining an odd remark about his urine. The brief exchange highlights quirky humor reflected in a lighthearted domestic moment.
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Fred
Copr
Gen
Fea. Corp
Indian press backs Nehru Chinese stand on Tibet raid
Indian newspapers led by The Statesman and Indian Express praised Prime Minister Nehru for revealing Red Chinese raids across the Tibetan border into Indian territory. They argued the aggression signals a broader Communist plan in Asia and urged a strong, direct response, noting potential control of 35000 square miles previously patrolled by Assam Rifles and incursions into Ladakh. United Nations diplomats in New York doubted immediate action, expecting Nehru to pursue direct talks with Beijing.
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New Delhi
India
Nehru
Asia
the Statesman
Calcutta
Tibet
Indian Express
Lottery Crackdown in Old Town Targets Racket Crimers
State and local police plan more arrests as they press a three month lottery crackdown. Thirty two people were fined 25 dollars apiece yesterday for participating in a lottery scheme uncovered during the investigation.
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Old Town
State
Ocal
Eisenhower and Macmillan discuss Western strategy
President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan met at Chequers for a weekend session on Western strategy in the Cold War. Crowds greeted Eisenhower on arrival as they planned talks on West Berlin disarmament and strengthening NATO, with a lunch and a private briefing in the Long Gallery.
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Wendover
England
Eisenhower
Harold Macmillan
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
Macmillan
Chequers
Scotand
Elizabeth II
Benson
Uers
Cheatiers
League of Empire Loyalists
United States
Britain
Suez Canal Zone
West Berlin
North Atlantic Alliance
Religion In School Made Court Issue
The Miami case asks if public schools may require hymns Bible readings Lord's Prayer and Christmas Easter. Hawlow Chamberlain, father of three, argues such practices violate religious freedom. His attorney says free worship includes freedom not to worship. A Dade County judge calls the questions constitutional and will not dismiss.
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Miami, Fla
Hawlow Chamberlain
Herbert L. Heiken
Chamberlain
Dade County
J. Fritz Gordon
Scout Found Safe In Cabin
Surry New Hampshire scouting update reports 15 year old Boy Scout Stanley Buffum missing for three days in the Surry Mountain area found alive in a log cabin by searchers. He was unharmed and reunited with his father after aerial and ground searches resumed. He had left home alone Thursday and was not seen since.
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Surry
N. H
Surry Mountain
Stanley Buffum
Navy Volunteers Set Gravity Records In Centrifuge Test
Navy volunteers protected by water set records by withstanding up to 31 Gs in a centrifuge for five seconds. In the Iron Maiden water capsule at Johns ville, riders endured extreme rotational forces as part of spaceflight safety research. The tests aim to study survivable stresses during reentry and spin events and explore water cushions for future astronaut protection.
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Frank Carey Washington
Navy
Air Force
John Stapp
Johnsville
Greenville man found dead in Onawa Lake
A 50 year old Long Port New Jersey man John D Donnan was found dead yesterday in Onawa Lake near Greenville. He was aboard a boat when he cried for help to his 17 year old son John Jr who was swimming nearby. The son discovered his father lying in three feet of water. An autopsy is planned to determine the cause of death.
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Greenville
Long Port
N. J
Onawa Lake
John D. Donnan
John, Jr
Pool Road relocation plan discussed at Biddeford hearing
About 50 people attended a State Highway Commission hearing in Biddeford on relocating Pool Road to Fortunes Rocks. The 3.33 mile project would cost about 300000 dollars with mixed views on a cutoff linking to Hills Beach Road and safety concerns near St. Francis and Stella Maris campuses. The federal state funded plan awaits appropriation and could be delayed beyond fall.
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State Highway Commission
Biddeford
Pool Road
Fortunes Rocks
Hills Beach
St. Francis College
St. Francis
Stella Maris
David H. Stevens
Emmons Bridge
Stevens
Jed
Congress
Soviets Tie Nuclear Moratorium to West’s Actions
Moscow pledges not to test nuclear weapons while Western powers restrain tests, hoping the ban lasts forever. Khrushchev’s Aug 10 pledge is official, contingent on Western adherence. France moves toward nuclear tests, with timing undisclosed, while Geneva talks on a permanent treaty drag on.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
U. S
Nikita Khrushchev
France
United States
Britain
Sahara Desert
Geneva
Sailor Killed in Brunswick Area Car Crash
Raymond R. Hams a 21 year old sailor from Naval Air Station Brunswick was killed early today when his car side swiped a truck and crashed into a tree. Passenger Marion Duckworth 28 of Gardiner sustained back injuries and was listed in fair condition at Gardiner General Hospital. This is the second Maine highway fatality this week involving base sailors following the death of Ben W. McClain 22 who died when his car left Route 196 in Topsham. Deputy Secretary of State Paul A. MacDonald announced safety meetings between motor vehicle officials and base personnel ahead of Labor Day weekend to address highway dangers. State Rep. Louis Jalbert said he would seek permission to attend with local police and Liquor Commission enforcement officers. He noted the traffic involving base personnel between Brunswick and the Lewiston-Auburn area is increasingly grave.
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Marion Duckworth
Gardiner
Gardiner General Hospital
Ham
Maine
Brunswick
Ben W. McClain
Topsham
McClain
Paul A. MacDonald
BNAS
Louis Jalbert
Dlewiston
Liquor Commission
Lewiston-Auburn
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St. Jean Hail
Jefferson Street
Atlanta
Kers
Washington
Senate
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
House
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D-Mass
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Illinois
Dirksen
No Man’s Land
Kennedy
Senate Democrats
Scout
Queen Elizabeth
Ike
Balmoral Castle
Scotland
Royal Fusiliers
Queen's Bodyguard
London
Soviets
Vic
Dee
Princess Margaret
Queen Elizabeth II
Neaio
Naval Air Base
Sailor
Richmond
Raymond R. Hams
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Kesslen Shoe Co
Kennebunk, Maine
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