Berlin Wall Easter Opening Offer Rejected
Bonn Germany AP West German government and West Berlin Senate rejected East German bid to reopen the Berlin wall for Easter saying they fully agreed on the refusal. East Germany proposed one day passes for West Berliners to visit East Berlin during Easter, expanding earlier Christmas arrangements amid Berlin reunification tensions.
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Horst Korber
England Will Continue Trading With Cuba, Home Johnson Talks
Prime Minister Douglas Home asserts in talks with President Johnson that England will maintain trade ties with Cuba. House and Senate conferees anticipate a tax reduction compromise within about three days next week. East Germans say they will open the Communist wall for Easter visits by West Berliners as the West weighs the offer. A peace force proposal for Cyprus would exclude U.S. soldiers, and Judge Joe B Brown's decision on Jack Ruby's trial venue is due.
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Cuba
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Senate
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Government Finishes Case Against Hoffa
Government rests its case in Hoffa jury tampering trial on Hoffa’s 51st birthday. Judge Miller planned to dismiss juror Tippens after testimony about a $10,000 bribe offer from Medlin in the 1962 Nashville conspiracy trial. Tippens testified the bribe offer was hearsay and not allowed to detail the conversation.
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Medlin
Makarios rejects peace force plan on Cyprus move to UN
President Makarios rejected the British American proposal for an Atlantic Alliance peace force and will seek a U N Security Council resolution to protect Cyprus. Diplomatic sources said fighting persisted between Greek and Turkish Cypriots as U S Undersecretary George Ball traveled to Ankara then Athens to urge restraint.
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Ex Mayor Deschambault Seeks Maine House Seat
Biddeford mayor and grocer Clement H Deschambault announces candidacy for Democratic primary to represent a Biddeford seat in the Maine House of Representatives. A former mayor from 1958 to 1962, he has long tied to local business and public service, including police roles and prior work in shipbuilding and retail trades.
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Main St
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Main Street
Support Grows for Senator Smith in New Hampshire
AP dispatch reports growing support for Sen. Margaret Chase Smith of Maine in the New Hampshire presidential primary. Voters in Concord and Manchester show a favorable tilt toward Smith, with seven of ten in Concord and over half in Manchester open to a female candidate. She tours Reed's Ferry Derry Salem and Nashua, avoiding a smear campaign while critiquing Johnson's poverty drive as broadly fine but not final. She comments on Oregon ballot entry and meets a Concord Monitor picket line, offering arbitration.
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Two Die On Maine Highways
Maine's 1964 highway death toll rose to 23 the same as a year ago with accidents at Winslow and Alfred claiming two lives. Gerald A. Cloutier 27 Lewiston died when his van skidded on glare ice slammed into a bridge railing and broke a guard rail. Richard Trepanier 24 Augusta died when a car hit a utility pole and plunged into a ravine at Winslow. Cadwallader 30 sailor at Brunswick Naval Air Station was observed in good condition at Waterville hospital.
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York County
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Augusta
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Sanford
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Stimulus Seen for Maine Libraries Via Federal Act
Gov Reed said the Library Services and Construction Act will boost Maine library development if Congress funds it. He told the Maine Committee for National Library Week that federal assistance could help buy two more bookmobiles and expand services.
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Notre Dame Students Launch Book Drive Against Mature Magazines
Eighth grade students from St Paul’s Civic Club Notre Dame de Lourdes School in Saco take an adult role in pressuring local drugstore stands to remove suggestive magazines. They visited six shops, faced rebuffs, and plan another tour on February 29. Participants include Robert Bilodeau captain Cecile Gagne Patricia Croteau Raymond Doyon Gilly McIntyre and Paul Mon Or.
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Positive Action For Good Reading Committee
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Patricia Croteau
Raymond Doyon
Gilly McIntyre
Paul Mon Or
Soviet Protest Over Defection Sparks Spicy Talks
News of Yuri Nossenko's defection to the United States from the Soviet delegation at Geneva disarmament talks drew stern protests. The U S embassy withheld details, while Western sources called the discussions sharp and the mood tense amid fears for the Geneva process. Britain’s Prime Minister Douglas-Home left London after meetings with President Johnson, saying the talks helped both leaders understand each other and noting differences in emphasis on trade with Cuba and Communist countries.
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Texas
Cuba
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Richard A. Butler
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Viet Nam
Malaysia
Tax bill conference will push to finish next week
Washington AP report says House and Senate conferees expect to hammer out a tax reduction compromise in about three days next week. Agreement could come by midweek on a bill cutting personal and corporate taxes by about 11.5 billion, with final action likely around February 24 and prompt presidential signature possible before month’s end.
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