Biddeford seeks York County under federal food stamp plan
A Biddeford delegation led by Mayor Leo Lemire met in Augusta with Maine officials to push including York County in the federal food stamp program. The group discussed funding, potential savings for welfare cases, and broader nutrient benefits, with Dr. Dean Fisher asked to introduce the bill.
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York County
Biddeford
Augusta
Leo R. Lemire
Norman C. Racine
Richard Sevigny
Dean Fisher
Maine
Department of Health and
Wel
Racine
Minimum Wace Hike Is Effective Today
Washington AP reports the federal minimum wage rose to 1.40 an hour affecting 32.3 million workers under the old 1.25 level and 8 million more entering the law at a 1 minimum. Labor officials brace for inquiries as AFL CIO leader Meany pushes enforcement and warns of cheaters.
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Washington
Clarence T. Lundquist
Labor Department
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Johnson
Meany
Labor Federation
Lundquist
Assur
Adam Clayton Powell
Parrot Learns What It Hears Not A Fresh Tale
A parrot content to repeat heard phrases offers a blunt reminder that not every tale becomes a good story. The gag underscores how repetition can mask a lack of original reporting or insight.
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WRR Gen
Fea, Corp
Two Die In Sea Collision Off Honolulu
Two U.S. Navy sailors were killed and seven injured when destroyer USS McMorris collided with the gasoline tanker Tombighee during a night training exercise 75 miles southeast of Honolulu off Oahu Island. All victims were crew members aboard the McMorris.
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Honolulu
U.S. Navy
McMorris
Tombighee
Oahu Island
Wells Site Proposed For New State Park
Drakes Island at the mouth of the Webhannet River is proposed as a new state park site. The plan, approved by the State Park & Recreation Director, envisions a 4000 daily capacity with beach, picnic and fishing facilities, 1400 feet of shoreline, 800 parking spaces, and a single bathhouse concession building. An entrance road would connect to the island edge through marsh and woods.
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Racine
Maine State Highway Commission
Bacon and
Hill Streets
Graham Street
West Street
Department of Inland Fisheries and Game
Saco
Skelton Dam
Buxton
Maine
Kenneth M. Curtis
Drakes Island
Webhannet River
State Park & Recreation
Lawrence Stuart
Stuart
York County
Commission
Wells to establish second state park in York County
Wells plans a state park on Drakes Island with about 20 acres, land donated by Joseph Deering and town parcels. The site lies along the Webhannet River and ocean, with negotiations to acquire town land and cottage parcels under way. The move follows last year's town vote to cooperate in the park study.
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Wells
York County
Joseph Deering
Ferry Beach
Saco
Drakes Island
Webhannet
Summit Terrace
Crest Circle
Stuart
Diplomat Reischauer Faces Vietnam Policy After War Outlook
Edwin 0. Reischauer argues Ho Chi Minh could have led all of Vietnam without U.S. interference and policy errors but contends America must keep fighting. He warns peace talks depend on halting North Vietnam raids.
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Edwin
Reischauer
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnam
U.S
America
South Korea
North Vietnam
Maoists Claim Fifth Major Chinese City Seized
Reports from Kyodo News say Mao Zedong forces control five major cities including Peking Shanghai and Tsingtao with Urumchi and Shihhotze in Sinkiang under Maoist rule. Anti Maoist guerrilla activity and resistance persist in several areas amid peace talks and border tensions with the Soviet Union.
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Air Force
International
Vatican
Soviet Union
Mao Tse-tung
Kweichow
Sinkiang
Mao
China City
Tokyo
Peking
Red China
Japan
Kyodo
Uremchi
Shihhotze
Urumchi
Peking Radio
Communist Party
Kweiyang
China
Tsingtao
Yellow Sea
Shanghai
Taiyung
Shansi
Wang En-mao
Lop Nor
Chou
Hong Kong Star
Wang
Mansfield backs consular treaty amid East-West trade push
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield championed a proposed consular treaty with the Soviet Union as part of a broader East-West trade bill. He argued the pact would protect American travelers and avoid delaying dialogue despite Vietnam war tensions. Senator Everett Dirksen could decide the measure's fate.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Vietnam
Soviet Union
Montanan
Mansfield
Johnson
United States
FBI
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Maine sweepstakes plan seeks local option for schools
An Augusta filed proposal asks Maine legislature to create a commission to sell sweepstakes horse race tickets with local option allowing communities to decide. Proceeds would fund local schools, with similar bills having stalled in past sessions.
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Augusta
Maine
House
J. Richard Roy
D-Winslow
Pease
Roosevelt T. Susi
Pittsfield
Harness Racing Commission
St Francis College Accepts First Coed
Miss Linda Petit becomes the first coed admitted to St. Francis College Biddeford as she receives a letter of acceptance for September. She plans to study languages or mathematics and hopes to teach one day.
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St. Francis College
Arthur T. Gallant
Biddeford
Linda Petit
John B. Petit
Wentworth St
Tember
Miss Petit
Petit
St. Louis
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