Joint Installation of York County Veterans Officers in Biddeford
Joint installation ceremonies for York County Barracks Veterans of World War I and its auxiliary were held at the Fremont club hall Alfred Street Biddeford. Photos show officers Ira Fonda Raymond L. King Raymond L and others in formal positions with auxiliary staff named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York County Barracks
Fremont Club
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Ira Fonda
South Portland
Burton Perkins
Sanford
Raymond L. King
Joseph Neault
Francis Simard
Arthur Lambert
Napoleon J. Frechette
Octave Martel
George H. Boutin
Thomas P. McGarrity
Blood Test Bill Drops Up In House
In Augusta the Maine Legislature renewed an implied consent proposal linked to drunken driving statutes. Rep Harvey Johnsons measure would make license acceptance imply consent to chemical testing on officer request. A second bill would expand licenses to two years with different fee and notice provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Harvey
Johnson
R-Smithfield
Maurice Anderson
Greenville
Secretary of State
Benjamin Crockett
Senate
Liquor Control Committee
Harold S. Pike
Waterford
Howard Mayo
Bath
Mayo
Miles F. Carpenter
R-Skowhegan
Ralph M. Lovell
Rsanford
New England Growth Tied to State Cooperation
Vermont Governor F Ray Keyser Jr urged New England six states to unite their resources for a stronger region. In a prepared talk for the Massachusetts Senate he called for interstate cooperation to improve civil defense, water pollution control, crime reduction, business relief, and aid to the needy. He emphasized interstate idea exchange to better public services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Vermont
F. Ray Keyser Jr
New England
Massachusetts Senate
Keyser
Textile imports quotas urged to save U S industry
Washington AP reports U S textile representatives demand import quotas to prevent industry collapse. While leaders like Robert T. Stevens of J P Stevens & Co. warn imports have doubled in two years, Masaoka dissents citing unused legal provisions such as escape clause and peril point options. Hearings run through today.
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Washington
U.S
Senate Commerce
Mike M. Masaoka
Association On Japanese Textile Imports Inc
Robert T. Stevens
J.P. Stevens & Co
New England
Southeast
Stevens
Masaoka
Flynn Cites Laxness In Fire Deaths
Maine state fire director Joseph A P Flynn blames human carelessness for most deadly fires and notes 14 deaths so far this year including four children. He links the cold spell to more fires as people overfire stoves and overheat chimneys.
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Augusta
Maine
Joseph A.P. Flynn
Flynn
Million And Half In Fines In Antitrust Case
In Philadelphia a federal judge announced fines totaling about 1.28 million dollars for 11 electrical firms and 45 defendants in an antitrust case. The sentence included jail terms for seven executives and five years probation for others, with ongoing sentencing for remaining indictments and additional fines across multiple companies.
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Philadelpia
J. Cullen Gane
U.S. Dist
Ganey
Com
General Electri
Westinghouse
Wer
Allis Chalmer
West Allis
Wis
Kuhlman Electric Co
Tro Mich
McGraw-Edisor
New Council Elects Augusta Leader for Maine Forest Council
Donald Saunders of Westbrook is the first president of the Maine Forest Products Council. Elected after the group's formal organization Monday, the council includes wood products industry representatives and aims to promote its products.
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NEW Council
Augusta
Donald Saunders
Westbrook
Maine Forest Products Council
Senator Erwin files Maine administrative code bill
Senator James S. Erwin announces a bill to establish a Maine administrative code for licensing and regulation across 27 state agencies. The measure targets boards of medicine osteopathy dentistry the Maine Milk Commission Real Estate Commission and Boxing and Racing Commissions among others with rules needing approval.
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Augusta
James S. Erwin
York
Maine
Boards of Registration of Medicine, Osteopathy and Dentistry
Maine Milk Commission
The
Real Estate Commission
Boxing and Racing Commissions
Dollar Days Bring Thrifty Shoppers to Biddeford Saco
Shoppers look for black and gold banners as Biddeford and Saco merchants join a three day February sale. The event, sponsored by the Biddeford Saco Chamber of Commerce Merchants Committee, promises notable savings on local goods across participating stores.
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Biddeford-Saco
Biddeford and
Saco
Merchants Committee
Chester Ball
Edward Farrell
Robert Fenderson
John Gibson
Clayton Cartmill
SEATO Crisis Sparks Philippine Doubt on Asian Alliance
In Kuala Lumpur Philippine officials bluntly question SEATO's effectiveness over the Laotian crisis and warn the pact may collapse before its March meeting while preparing for President Garcia’s visit to Malaya. Meanwhile in New York a bewitched pay phone in a criminal courts building plays music during calls, confounding reporters and lawyers.
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Jim Becker
Manila
Bangkok
Malaya
Carlos P. Garcia
Seato
Kuala Lumpur
Asia
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Felixberto Serrano
Southeast Asia
Serrano
U. S
Britain
France
New York
Criminal Courts
Criminal Courts Building
Tragedy Strikes Front Door In Weymouth Neighbor’s Loss
In Weymouth Massachusetts a motorist sought help at Mrs Catherine Cooney’s home after striking a boy outside. She discovered her 10 year old son John had died shortly after reaching South Shore Hospital.
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Weymouth
Mass
Catherine Cooney
Maine Court Cuts Excessive Jury Award in Slain Retiree Case
The Maine Supreme Court reduced an $8,975 jury verdict to $5,000 for the widow of Lewiston police captain John J. O'Connell who was killed Oct 15 1957 while directing traffic on the Lewiston Winthrop road. Edmund W. Hill of Belgrade was found liable for the fatal strike.
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Portland
Lewiston
Maine Supreme Court
John J. O'Connell
Lewiston-Winthrop
Edmund W. Hill
Belgrade
Passengers recall Santa Maria voyage and revolt
Thirty eight travelers who fled the Santa Maria after a mid voyage rebellion returned to Miami from Brazil aboard a commercial airliner. They described a 12 day drifting voyage under Captain Henrique Galvao as security tightened and protests erupted aboard the Portugal liner, ending with a stop in Recife and a reception at Miami airport.
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Craig L. Basse
Gene Plowden
Miami
Fla
Santa Maria
Chester A. Churchill
Lima
Ohio
Asheville
N. C
Brazil
Portugal
Port Everglades
Henrique Galvao
Atlantic
Galvao
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
Recife
Miami International Airport
Lucille Gray
Chicago
Edna Chubb
Pasadena
Calif
Chubb
Dorothy Thomas
Los Angeles
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Phonse Lagarde
Martha Beaudoin
Agnes Simard
Mary Wood
Laura Dodge
Almeria Proulx
Delcia Frechette
Angie Cote
Dora Soucy
Florence Gagne
Mary Gagne
Jeanne Lagarde
Lucianna Roy
Carmen Neault
Odina Moulin
Georgianna Martel
Annie Norwood
Bill
Gen
Fea. Corp
Bottle Bill
St. Margaret Parish Hall
Old Orchard Beach
Parish Sodality
Edward Walsh
Marie Jane St. Germaine
Patricia Ann King
Gerald Beaupre
Thomas Fregeau
Socality
Theodore Bolduc
Father Walsh
Steven Mulkern
Conrad Hebert
Eva Prendergast
William Mullen
Story
Erwin
Nelson Bergeron
Theode Legare
Romeo Provencher
Joseph Gobeil
Roy Perry
Biddeford City Building
Wonderbar Steak House
Irene Dunn
Pomona
RCA Victor
Day’s Jewelers
Main Street
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