Reed Seeks Accident Reduction in Maine Safety Plan
Gov Reed urged renewed highway safety efforts at the Maine are Safety Conference noting the highway toll remains a top state concern despite a strong Labor Day showing. He cited Maine’s low on the job injury rate yet warned the national average underscores the challenge. William H Lowe praised Maine Police for its traffic records system as a key factor in accident prevention.
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Poland
Reed
Maine
Opes
William H. Lowe
National Safety Council
Robert Marx
Lowe
Kennedy names Wirtz to Labor post amid shakeup of Supreme Court pick
President Kennedy announced W. Willard Wirtz as secretary of labor to succeed Arthur Goldberg, praising his long experience in labor management relations and mediation. The Labor post vacancy followed Goldberg's appointment to the Supreme Court, with Wirtz noted for his prior roles including Wage Stabilization Board chair in 1946 and law teaching stints. In Biddeford, Judge Lesieur launched his bid for mayor, marking the second candidate in the Democratic primary to be held December 10, after Gilbert R. Boucher. Lesieur, a longtime attorney and former municipal court judge, cited urgent demand for experienced leaders with businesslike public administration.
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Washington
Kennedy
W. Willard Wirtz
Supreme Court
Arthur J. Goldberg
Wirtz
Goldberg
Wage Stabilization Board
Northwestern University
University of Iowa
Trator
Adlai E. Stevenson
United Nations
Felix Frankfurter
U.S. Supreme Court
Arthur J. Lesieur
Biddeford
Lausier
Thaxter
Lesieur
American Bar Association
Gilbert R. Boucher
Clement H. Deshambault
St. Joseph Seminary
Three Rivers
Que
Composite May Aid Probers In Mail Truck Robbery
Postal investigators release new composite pictures of two gunmen in the August 14 mail truck robbery that yielded 1.5 million dollars. The new images, created by a different artist, resemble notorious bank robbers Alfred Nussbaum and Bobby Wilcoxson. Investigators pursue several leads, while sources declined to name witnesses or reveal more details.
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Boston
New England
William F. White
White
Alfred Nussbaum
Bobby Wilcoxson
Plymouth
Brooklyn, . Y
Chuckle on a Man’s Thought Line and a Garden Worm
A witty note observes that nothing alters a man’s thinking faster than digging in a garden and spading up a fishing worm. The quip, credited to Gen. Fea Corp, playfully links gardening chores with shifting ideas.
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Gen
Fea, Corp
Kennedy urges enforceable pact to end atomic tests
President Kennedy stressed the need for a verifiable treaty to ban all atomic tests as the likelihood of 10 to 15 nuclear powers by decade's end raises security concerns. He said a cessation by next New Year’s Day would be welcome but Soviet objections to inspections threaten an accord. He warned that one nuclear test could trigger many more and urged workable international guarantees. He also noted Justice Frankfurter’s retirement, Goldberg as a replacement, and voiced support for aid programs as a frontline weapon against Communism. Kennedy said invasion of Cuba would be a grave mistake and indicated no Russian Berlin meeting yet, but a Foreign Ministers session ahead of the U.N. General Assembly is planned.
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Washington
Kennedy
Felix Frankfurter
Supreme Court
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.S
United States
Cuba
Caribbean
Berlin
U.N. General Assembly
Alma Moves From Area General Clearing Is Due
Alma, once a hurricane, has weakened to a ordinary storm moving eastward away from the New England coast. In southern New England rain ended and clearing began, but small craft warnings linger from Block Island to Eastport. One storm death was reported, a 75-year-old woman hit by a wet-pavement truck in Haverhill, Mass. Forecasters expected Alma near Sable Island by night, with clearing in eastern Maine and continued warm, sunny weather for Friday and Saturday.
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Boston
Alma
New England
Block Island
R. L
Eastport
Maine
Haverhill
Mass
Weather Bureau
Nantucket
Atlantic
Cape Cod
Sable Island
Phode Island
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Officials Warn Drivers for Labor Day Weekend Safety
Augusta authorities urge careful driving over the Labor Day weekend. Gov. Reed and State Police Chief Robert Marx appeal to motorists to participate in the Maine Truck Owners Association safety campaign Lights on for Safety by keeping headlights on during daytime hours.
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Augusta
Reed
Public Works Bill Passes House Aims to Cut Unemployment
The House backed President Kennedy’s emergency public works program on a voice vote, signaling a swift path to Senate approval. The measure would authorize 900 million dollars for immediate use with possible expansion if unemployment stays high, and includes a new provision raising federal financing for some regions to as much as 75 percent.
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Washington
House
Kennedy
Senate
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
Kerr
John A. Blatnik
D-Minn
Frankfurter Quits Bench in Retirement From Supreme Court
Washington AP Felix Frankfurter 79 resigns from the Supreme Court after a stroke and reduced work pace. President Kennedy names Arthur J. Goldberg to succeed him with a quick successor expected. Wirtz and Esther Peterson discussed for Cabinet post as Frankfurter cites 28 U.S.C. 371 B. Kennedy and nation express gratitude for Frankfurter’s service.
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Washington
Felix Frankfurter
Supreme Court
Kennedy
Arthur J. Goldberg
White House
Goldberg
W. Willard Wirtz
Esther Peterson
Frank Moss
Dutah
Frankfurter
Presi Oe
Catholic Laymen Take Stand On Anti-Semitism
New York AP reports Commonweal magazine edited by laymen denounces an America editorial for warning Jews that anti-Semitism may rise if religion is kept out of public schools. America urged leaders to question militant Jewish factions about court victories and communal breakdowns.
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New York
Commonweal
America
U.S. Supreme Court
New York State
Maine Reports 2 Million General Fund Surplus
Maine ended the 1961-42 fiscal year with a 2 million general fund surplus though Rep. Louis Jalbert argues the extra money should fund educational television. Controller Cranshaw cites 81.8 million in revenue and 78.5 million in expenditures with the surplus slated for the next legislature. Governor Reed calls the results sound and prudent.
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Augusta
Maine
Henry L. Cranshaw
Troops Enlisted To Quell Rebel Algerian Guerrillas
In Algiers, Deputy Premier Ahmed Ben Bella's Political Bureau orders loyal army and guerrilla forces to move on rebel groups holding the capital. Colonel Houari Boumedienne signals readiness to act, as crowds clash with anti Ben Bella factions and casualties are reported amid Casbah fighting.
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Algiers
Ahmed Ben Bella
Kabylie
Houari Boumedienne
Setif
Algeria
Ben Bella
Casbah
Wilaya
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Kennebunk
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Lawrence
Kathryn Curtis
Saco School Street Methodist Church
Louis B. Lausier
Fores
Deering
JFK
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Red Cross
Robert Gilpatric
Maureen Reilly
Leslie Wilson
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Marlene Reilly
Peter Barrett
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Louis Jalbert
Lewiston
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