Part Time Biddeford Mayor Reveals Unseen Burdens
Willie Pomerleau, Biddeford’s self described part time mayor, explains endless days in office. He notes lack of initial organization, a large city deficit, and past tax misstatements while detailing reforms to police, fire, budget, and privatization plans. Lincoln's birthday inaugural ball announced.
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Willie Pomerleau
Biddeford
Board of Education
Cleary
Pri
Pomerleau
Lincoln
Photog Barred From Hearing In Biddeford Disability Case
A Biddeford woman Madeline Boisvert seeks further Maine Workmen’s Compensation disability payments after 79 weeks. An Industrial Accident Commission hearing in Biddeford was interrupted when a photographer was barred from taking pictures. The session was briefly moved to an executive chamber before resuming.
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Biddeford
Maine
Industrial Accident Commission
Madeleine Boisvert
Marshall Avenue
Bruce Shoe Company
John V. Keaney
Journal
Keaney
Interstate Bridge Fight Over Piscataqua Route Sparks Debate
Augusta AP reports a legislative clash over a new Piscataqua River bridge between Kittery Maine and Portsmouth NH. Backers push a high level interstate bridge as part of the Interstate Highway System while opponents favor a near present Route 1 drawbridge with tolls.
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Augusta
Piscataqua River
Kittery
Maine
Portsmouth
N.H
Maine Highway Commission
Legislative Highways Committee
William R. Cole
Liberty
Dennett
William E. den
Highway Commissions of
New Hampshire
Highway Commissions
Chuckle: Meter Bets a Dollar to Nickel
A joke about a parking meter an automatic device that bets a dollar to your nickel that you cannot get back before the red flag pops up. The item is a humor blurb from a general feature section.
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Copr
Gen
Fea, Corp
Macmillan presses bid for market entry amid Canadian vote outlook
Ottawa reports secret talks fuel speculation that Prime Minister John Diefenbaker may dissolve Parliament and seek new elections over U S nuclear weapons issues. Rusk defends Canada’s cautious stance as Ottawa weighs its response while Macmillan seeks UK entry to the European Market with Vatican talks adding to European unity efforts.
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Macmillan
Pope
Ottawa
John Diefenbaker
U.S
Canada
Diefenbaker
George Vanier
Howard Green
Charles Titchie
Washington
Rusk
United States
Macmillan Tours Vatican Talks on Common Market
British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan greeted with enthusiasm in the Vatican as he spent an hour with Pope John XXIII and later met with Vatican officials. He then discussed the Common Market and European issues with Amintore Fanfani at Chigi Palace, with hopes for a unified Europe including Britain.
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Harold Macmillan
Rome
John XXIII
Macmillan
Vatican
Amintore Fanfani
Britain
Edward Heath
Brussels
Peter Scarlett
Holy See
Amleto Cardinal Cicognani
St. Peter's
Clementine Hall
Papal
Fanfani
Chigi Pelace
Europe
Gun Battle Victims Die In Roxbury Apartment Shootout
In a Roxbury hideout apartment a running gun battle left Mrs. Toby Wagner and her 2 year old son Mark dead after more than 40 shots were fired by three gunmen and three police officers. An attempted arrest connected to a prior crime linked to Ballito, 28, as police widen the manhunt.
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Boston
Roxbury
Toby Zimmerman Wagner
Mark
Ballito
Weather Triggers Wide Destruction Across Western States
Destructive winds and blizzard conditions crippled the western half, causing floods, power line outages, school closures, and transportation disruption. Nine dead and about 500 homeless in Northern California after a three day storm dumped 22 inches of rain and winds to 100 mph. Montana iced over, Idaho declared extreme emergency, Colorado saw 100 mph gusts, and Air Force Academy damage reported. Eastern states also endured gloom with central Atlantic to Tennessee and Ohio valleys affected.
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Associated Press
California
Robert E. Smylie
Idaho
Rocky Mountain
Montana
Colorado
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Boulder
University of Colorado
Atlantic
Tennessee
Ohio
Middle
Mississippi
Determined Grandmother Scores Legislative First
Augusta Maine AP reports Marguerite Smith a Falmouth Republican becomes the first woman to chair Maine’s House Appropriations Committee She compares budgeting to running a home credits delegation teamwork and careful spending The eight year veteran mother of three sons and grandmother of three leads a team at the state level while managing a Fal mouth restaurant and promoting old fashioned foods
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Augusta
House
Legislative
Marguerite Smith
Falmouth
Mrs. Smith
Thurmond warns of large Cuba buildup with missiles
Sen. Strom Thurmond claimed a brush curtain Cuba hides a Soviet base with 30,000 to 40,000 troops and ballistic missiles. A Pentagon spokesman disputed the claim citing US intelligence and surveillance. Secretary of State Dean Rusk acknowledged a significant Soviet presence in Cuba.
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Washington
L AP
Strom Thurmond
D-S.c
Cuba
Pentagon
Sen. Thurmond
Thurmond
Senate
Ices
Dean Rusk
United States
Hoffa Bonding Fight May Lead to Court Action
The government considers legal steps to bar James R. Hoffa from leading the Teamsters Union if he cannot obtain a faithful duty bond after February 8. Hoffa says bonding firms refuse further coverage amid alleged Justice Department pressure, a claim Katz enbach denies. Officials warn breach of bonding rules could target union officials handling funds. If no bond exists, court action may be pursued against Hoffa and other officers at Teamsters headquarters and many locals.
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Norman Walker
Washington
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
House Labor Committee
Frida
Justice Department
Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
Derworld
Teamsters
Landrum-Griffin
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Carll J. Grathwohl
Saco Bible Baptist Church
Robert Bell
First Baptist Church of
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Conservative Baptist Association of America
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