Controversial Pesticide Hearing Set For Wednesday
Augusta AP report notes a highly emotional public hearing this week on a bill to regulate pesticide use, with increased controls and penalties. Debate pits trusted scientific cautions against farmer reliance on chemicals, amid lingering questions from Silent Spring era concerns. The Agriculture Committee will convene at 1 p.m. Wednesday, with witnesses from federal and state levels and ongoing budget hearings for Mental Health and Corrections. The session also covers appropriations for the Northeastern Maine Vocational Institute and local sewage treatment grants, shaping a wide legislative agenda.
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Legislative Agriculture Committee
Rachel Carson
Agriculture Committee
Appropriations Committee
Department of Mental Health & Corrections
Appropriations
Education
University of Maine, Health & Welfare and
Mental Health & Corrections
Northeastern Maine Vocational Institute
Presque Isle
Maine
New England
Keating Warns of Soviet Cuban Buildup
Senator Kenneth Keating publicly asserts that the Soviet military presence in Cuba is vastly larger than estimated, claiming tenfold growth despite later corrections. He cites continued missile bases and possible redeployment, while officials dispute his specifics and caution on the accuracy of earlier figures.
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Washington
Kenneth B. Keating
Kennedy
Cuba
New York
Senate
Pentagon
State Department
Keating
Edwin Martin
ABC
Defense Department
White House
Pierre Salinger
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Today's Chuckle on a Song’s Fleeting Delight
A light quip notes the appeal of a popular song ends quickly, with a copyright tag crediting Copr Gen Fea Corp. The brief item captures a witty observation on entertainment trends.
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Gen. Fea. Corp
Civil Service Interviews Set for Biddeford Fire Dept
The Civil Service Commission will interview two regular men for the Biddeford Fire Department on Saturday February 9 1963 at 10 AM in the City Building. Applications available at the City Clerk's Office Civil Service Commission.
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Civil Service Commission
Biddeford
Canada’s Cabinet Falls as Harkness Resigns Over Nuclear Policy
Defense Minister Douglas Harkness resigns alleging irreconcilable views on supplying nuclear weapons. He warns dissolution of Parliament could trigger April elections while Prime Minister John Diefenbaker seeks to restore a clear Conservative majority amid opposition pressure and critique of defense policy.
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Ottawa
Douglas Harkness
Canada
John G. Diefenbaker
Harkness
Diefenbaker
Commons
U.S. State Department
Italy Backs Britain On Common Market
London AP reports Prime Minister Harold Macmillan returned from Rome with solid Italian backing for Britain’s bid to join the European Economic Community despite De Gaulle’s opposition. Macmillan cited unanimity in Italian and British views and said setbacks are not the end of the journey. The talks with Amintore Fanfani aimed to keep Western unity and salvage progress after Brussels negotiations breakdown.
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Harold Macmillan
Rome
Britain
Charles de Gaulle
Macmillan
Amintore Fanfan
European Economic Community
de Gaulle
Europe
Fanfani
Brussels
Kennedy
Lady
United States
France
Kennedy education bill opens amid tough questions
Washington AP president Kennedy moves to push a 24 point education program through Congress starting today. Health, education and welfare secretary Celebrezze and Education Commissioner Keppel face Republican scrutiny as they testify before the House Education and Labor Committee. The package combines aid for schools, junior colleges, technical institutes, libraries and adult education into a single measure amid strong opposition and debate.
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Kennedy
Congress
Anthony J. Celebrezze
Adam C. Powell
de N. Y
Education and Labor Committee
Boston Gunmen Charged With Murder in Love Triangle Slaying
Two Boston gunmen, Rocco Balliro and Albert Ciocco, charged with murder in a Roxbury apartment shooting that killed Mrs. Toby Wagner Wagner 21 and her 2 year old son Mark during a 2 AM gun battle with police. Salvatore Ballito remains at large. Balliro allegedly telephoned the victim to lure her. a romance with Wagner ended when her husband Bernard Wagner was released from prison last Friday. Balliro claimed he thought he was shooting at Wagner and friends, not police or the victims.
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Rocco Ballito
Albert Ciocco
Ballito
Salvatore
Toby Zimmerman Wagner
Mark
Roxbury
Balliro
Dorchester
Diving Temperature Hits New England
A cold air mass ended a brief western warming and moved eastward. New England and New York saw subzero readings with Burlington Vermont at 23 below and Lebanon New Hampshire at 22 below. Caribou Maine reported 16 below with nine inches of snow.
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Maine
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Massena
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