14 Dec 1962
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1962
Page
1
A gunman robbed the Canal National Bank in Yarmouth today, taking about 15000 dollars from a bag held by Assistant Manager Arthur Danie. Police published a description: about 40, 5'10", heavy, 190 pounds, brown hat olive coat, dark glasses, fled in a car.
The Navy will cut employment at 10 continental shipyards with Portsmouth New Hampshire and Boston each losing about 300 workers. Reductions occur January through March 1963 to reach a 2 percent overall decline, linked to a defense act provision shifting at least 35 percent of ship repair work to private yards.
A light note suggests if a snappy retort eludes you a hidden yawn may serve as a harmless burn. The quip toys with the idea that a concealed yawn can diffuse tension and deflate an overbearing moment in social exchanges.
Washington AP reports Mariner 2 activated its scanning radiometers as it neared Venus. The command from Goldstone Calif delivered signals from 36 million miles away, marking the greatest distance for an ordering radio signal.
Democratic candidate Maynard C. Dolloff conceded the Maine gubernatorial contest to Republican John H. Reed as recounts reached two thirds of the totals. Sidney Wernick announced the decision, noting gains but not enough to overturn the Novem ber 6 results despite about 12 000 disputed ballots and reporting errors in Windham and Norway.
The hearing on the legality of absentee ballots in Biddeford's Democratic primary has been rescheduled to 8 tomorrow morning at York County Superior Court. Attorney J Armand Gendron said service could not be obtained against five of seven defendants named in a civil complaint seeking to block absentee ballots and discard certain ballots.
A James W. Sewall Company report on Biddeford’s central business district calls for radical development to halt decline. It notes 37 percent of CBD space is retail and services with auto age inadequacies, a hodgepodge Main Street layout, and retail shifts to shopping centers. Voters face Urban Renewal approval in Monday’s municipal election.
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