Greece and Turkey Move To End Cyprus Dispute
In Zurich, Greek Prime Minister Constantine Karamanlis and Turkish PM Adnan Menderes approved a proposed Cyprus constitution and planned to seek British approval. The plan envisions an independent Cyprus with rights for the Turkish minority, backed by NATO allies, and a British base presence.
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Women Convicted On Vice Charges In New York
Former schoolteacher Virginia McManus and madam Beatrice Garfield convicted in Women's Court on loitering for prostitution. Garfield also guilty of permitting use of apartment for prostitution. Both held for sentencing Feb 25. max three years. McManus, 25, claimed teaching credentials and Chicago background. earned $4,400 yearly in Brooklyn job before arrest.
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Virginia McManus
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Bill to ban switchblades and explicit magazines in Maine
In Augusta two proposed bills aim to curb juvenile crime. Rep. Lafayette Ervin seeks up to $500 fine and 90 days in jail or both for possessing selling or using any automatic knife and would require surrender to police within 30 days after enactment. Sen. George Weeks seeks to ban magazines with depictions of sexual perversion torture or sadomasochism with penalties of up to 30 days in jail or a $50 fine.
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Maine
Lafayette Ervin
Houston
George Weeks
South Portland
GOP Credits Successor To Adams With Helping In Political Contacts
Washington AP reports presidential assistant Wilton B. Persons credited with boosting White House awareness of political matters in appointments. He succeeded Sherman Adams and is seen by Republicans as improving harmony by heeding party senators and representatives when filling jobs. Meade Alcorn, GOP National Chairman, is said to be consulting more effectively. Eisenhower noted no one can veto his selections, but political considerations are now more acknowledged.
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Wilton B. Persons
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Alcorn
David Kendall
Somersworth Lifts Economy by Bootstrap Effort
Washington AP Somersworth New Hampshire population 8200 activists and Rep Chester Merrow told White House aides that the town has rebuilt its economy from zero in 1932 to 3500 industrial payroll with nearly full employment. Electronics leather and shoe manufacturing join revived textile work as General Electric plans to mass produce meters here. To celebrate National Electric Week the group gave a gold plated meter for President Eisenhower’s Gettysburg farm and presented two pairs of plastic shoes for Mamie Eisenhower.
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Eskimo feud deaths spark Northland dispute
In a remote Arctic confrontation two Eskimos fatally wounded each other over a long standing business quarrel. The incident underscores a frozen feud that has affected regional commerce and local authorities are investigating.
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Fea. Corp
Plante Bill Would Jump Pay Of Municipal Judge
A Maine legislative update notes Rep Jerome Plante seeks raises for Biddeford Municipal Court Judge Simon Spill and Court Recorder Gerald Nason retroactive to January 1. The measure, funded by county treasury disbursements, would lift Spill to 3000 dollars and Nason to 1500 dollars, amid other session actions including a move to rename municipal court recorders to associate judges and a dog license fee repeal for seeing eye dogs.
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Berwick
Maine athlete George Murphy dies at 69 in Portland
George W. Murphy, aged 69, famed as a baseball and track star at the University of Maine, died of heart disease in a Portland hospital today. He earned recognition in college athletics and remained a noted sports figure in the state.
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Portland
George W. Murphy
University of Maine
World Court to hear Israel Bulgaria plane crash dispute
The Hague AP reports the World Court will begin hearings on March 16 over Israel’s request that Bulgaria be held responsible for shooting down an Israeli airliner in 1955 killing 58. Bulgaria contests jurisdiction, saying the plane strayed into its territory. Herbriggen Switzerland sees a halted mountain slide after ice and rock threaten the village. Pilot Hermann Geiger noted no further movement overnight.
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Caracas unrest grows near inauguration of Romulo Jancourt
Disturbances and arrests mount in Caracas as the city braces for the inauguration of president elect Romulo Jancourt on Friday. At least 500 persons have been detained or arrested in the unrest.
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Venezuela
Romulo Jancourt
Lincoln Sesquicentennial Observances Across Nation
National tributes to Abraham Lincoln mark the 150th anniversary with events across the country. President Eisenhower plans a Washington memorial banquet as NBC screens a Civil War photographs program at 8:30 p.m. Eastern. A joint congressional session, Lincoln birthday events, and the first sale of a Lincoln cent stamp in Hodgenville accompany speeches by Carl Sandburg and Fredric March.
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Maine University budget proposal criticized by president
Augusta reports Gov Clauson’s budget proposal for the University of Maine “simply will not provide the means” to accomplish the university’s tasks in the next two years. The president voiced the critique today, framing the plan as insufficient for future goals.
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Clauson
University of Maine
Snowstorm Triggers Highway Crashes in Biddeford Elm
Snow and ice coated roads after a blizzard and sleet, slowing traffic. In Biddeford a Somersworth New Hampshire truck skidded into a utility pole near the Airport garage on Elm street, causing damage but no injuries. A separate 8:30 am collision on Elm involved John McIntosh of Portland and Medley Beaulieu of Biddeford after Beaulieu swerved and Beaulieu’s car skidded, damaging McIntosh’s vehicle.
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Court Ruling Favors Biddeford Merchant
The Maine Supreme Court upheld a superior court verdict for Biddeford store owner Frederick Deschambeault. Richard L. Howard sued, claiming Deschambeault drove his car into the Saco River while removing it from a restricted area. The court found no proof of intent to convert the vehicle, but allowed potential damages by other action.
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Marden
Morissette
Maine WIC To Reaffirm Saco Stand
The Water Improvement Commission will meet in August to reaffirm its authority to regulate unclassified water and support a ruling that it has no right to issue licenses to dump waste into unclassified streams. The meeting follows a two week old letter agreeing with the attorney general's ruling. Raeburn MacDonald notes no legal obligation but the WIC will vote to go on record in support.
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Water Improvement Commission
Attorney's General's Office
Bates Manufacturing Company
York Division
Raeburn MacDonald
WIC
MacDonald
Summit conference seen likely this year with Khrushchev
President Eisenhower signals a possible late year summit with Soviet leader Khrushchev to discuss East West issues including Germany and disarmament. British interest, Berlin pressures, and Dulles illness affect timing, with no formal agreement yet and Moscow seeking a heads of government meeting.
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Eisenhower
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Dulles
Khrushchev
Anastas I. Mikoyan
School Seniors Visit Biddeford Savings Bank
A Biddeford Savings Bank display captures 228 high school seniors from 16 local groups touring the bank’s departments. Horace S. Nichols, Maurice C. E. Roux, and Wayne Hutchins led the program, with buses, chaperones, and a photo exhibit highlighting the savings institution’s methods and community role.
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Biddeford Savings Bank
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Nichols
Maurice C. E. Roux
Wayne Hutchins
Tew Seneet
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College-Educated Bedbugs Change Taste For Hosts
Berkeley based scientist Prof. Robert L Usinger conducts genetics study on bedbugs to see if feeding preference between humans and rabbits can be inherited. Bugs raised on rabbit diet consistently choose rabbits, while those fed human blood show shifts toward humans. Results pending across generations.
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Associated Press
Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Nis
Robert L. Usinger
College of Agriculture
Usinger
Prof
Mardi Gras Ends as New Orleans Observes Lent
New Orleans marks the end of Mardi Gras with Rex leading a parade through the city’s streets, ushering in a 40 day Lenten season. Comus closes the season after floats and revelers fill the business district despite intermittent showers as costumes range from infants to elaborate outfits.
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