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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1965
Page
3
Rudolph Bergeron resigned as president of the Biddeford City Council and was appointed as an assessor. He will teach in the Biddeford public schools this term and cited a city charter restriction on contracting with the city. The resignation takes effect upon mayoral acceptance at a special meeting.
Hurricane Betsy stalled about 900 miles east of Florida as weather officials debated seed aid. Gordon Dunn of the National Hurricane Center said the storm is not bothering anyone. Scientists headed to Roosevelt Roads Puerto Rico to consider seeding with silver iodide to disrupt its formation, though seeding has not proven conclusively effective.
Saco city council in special session approved bidding for paving the Young School yard with an estimated cost of 3000 dollars. Mayor Reay noted school officials had discussed the project though it conflicted with policy on large expenditures. A bid opening is set for Wednesday at 7 p.m. and aims to finish before September 8 school start.
Alfred six residents and two from Saco among 39 named to serve on the September traverse jury in York County Superior Court at Alfred. Jurors report September 13 as work begins on criminal cases with Justice Merryman noting the panel includes Duncan Acton Kallis Alfred etc.
Prince Hita chi aged 29, youngest son of Emperor Hirohito, had surgery in Tokyo to remove a nonmalignant fatty tissue growth in his leg. U Thant ends five days of talks on the Kashmir dispute after meetings with Nimmo of Australia and the UN military observer group. Admiral Sharp arrives in Tokyo for security talks, while Arthur Goldberg and Martin Luther King Jr. postpone their meeting and plan a new appointment in a few days.
In Samburg Tennessee city elections brothers Lee and Lloyd Hayes won four year terms to the city commission. They sit with Elmer Bunch, their brother in law, as the third commissioner and Marvin Hayes serves as city manager.
Firefighters responded to a grass blaze at 14 Hampton Avenue in Old Orchard Beach yesterday at 4 p.m. A booster line was used to control the fire and units returned to the station by 4 15 p.m. The note about Spanish being the official language of nine South American republics is unrelated.
In Formosa Chiang Kai-shek announced new leaders for the Nationalist military. Adm Liu Kwang-kai resigns his navy post. Vice Adm Fenb Chusung becomes admiral. Gen Kao Kuei-yuan is named army commander replacing Gen Liu Anchi who held the job for four years. In Coventry workers walk out in solidarity with a fired colleague. The China Mail questions the space race costs while urging cooperation.
Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman marked Malay sia independence day with a pledge to ensure security in Southeast Asia. He urged Singapore to move beyond recrimination and work together for a bright future amid Singapore's break from the federation.
The State Personnel Department has administered written exams to 16 applicants for the Keep Maine Scenic coordinator. In about a month the department will present three names to the Parks and Recreation Commission which will select one at a salary of 9230 dollars per year.
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