Gale Storm Hits Biddeford Saco Area Causing Accidents
A gale driven storm swept Biddeford Saco area causing traffic tie ups and minor crashes. A Biddeford grader backed into a fence near Alfred Road as crews fought snow. Adelard Boissonneault reported being robbed and beaten. investigators joined police in the case. Firefighters battled a Saco store blaze and a nearby apartment fire from heat and smoke. A Old Orchard Beach cruiser was damaged when a station wagon skidded into it on Saco Avenue. Coast Guard and a State Fish and Game plane aided search in the period. Continued on Pace Two.
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Biddeford-Saco
Biddeford City
Adelard Boissonneault
Pool St
Biddeford
Edgar Sevigny
Philip Poirier
George Friary
Alfred Road
Western Auto Store
Donald Doyle
Saco
William Keithley
Francis Condon
Francis Stone
Cyprien Martin
Old Orchard Beach
Robert S. Winslow
Saco Ave
Saco Avenue
Portland Avenue
Jean Paul LaCroix
Main St
R. Pierpont Jordan
Alec Garon
Florida
Garon
Robbinston
Coast Guard
State Fish & Game
Judge Rejects Ruby Acquittal Motion In Oswald Case
In Dallas AP Judge Joe B Brown overruled Jack Ruby’s defense motion for a directed verdict of acquittal. Attorneys Melvin Belli and Joe Tonnhill cited a January neurological exam claiming brain damage. James Bowie, assistant district attorney, challenged the method. the judge denied the motion.
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Dallas
Jack Ruby
Joe B. Brown
Melvin Belli
Joe Tonnhill
Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Tonnhill
James Bowie
Ruby murder trial opens with record jury pool
The Dallas case of Jack Ruby begins with a 900 candidate pool to pick 12 impartial jurors. Ruby faces first degree murder charges for shooting Lee Harvey Oswald, with Wade seeking the death penalty amid a history of 24 convictions in murder cases.
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Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Dallas
Oswald
Henry M. Wade
Dallas County
Wade
Ruby's Trial Set as Psychiatrists Battle
Defense attorney Melvin Mouron Belli of San Francisco previews a mental health strategy for Ruby's trial. He cites psychomotor epilepsy psychic shock and trauma as possible factors behind a grief driven unhinging after the President's death.
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Melvin Mouron Belli
San Francisco
Ruby
Conferees Resume Work On Tax Bill
Washington conferees press to finish the Johnson tax cut plan. An eventual compromise could be ready by mid week for presidential signature and boosts to average pay by mid March. The 11.2 to 11.9 billion gap between House and Senate versions dominates committee activity.
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Washington
Senate House
Johnson
House
Senate
Congress
Saigon Bombing Suspect Held After Theater Attack
The bombing at the Saigon theater killed three Americans and injured 51, with nine Vietnamese hurt. U.S. forces tightened security as police detained a badly injured rickshaw driver suspected for questioning while witnesses described a coordinated terrorist team involvement.
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Saigon
South Viet Namycan
Ricksha
U.S
Marine Corps
Ameri
South
Viet Nam
Ricksha Boy
Adrian Messenger
William Koch
Missile Testimony Shows Disagreement on Reliability
Secret testimonies before the House Armed Services Committee reveal conflicting reliability figures for missiles from Defense Secretary McNamara and Air Force Chief of Staff LeMay. The dispute influences lawmakers and a $16.9 billion defense bill, with a minority demanding a McNamara-supported view and a postponement of floor action.
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Washington
Congress
Robert S. McNamara
Air Force
Curtis LeMay
Capitol Hill
House Armed Services Committee
MacNamara
LeMay
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
Air Force Reserve
McNamara
House
Department of Defense
Samuel S. Stratton
D-N.y
Shirt buttons the back, a man’s fashion mystery
A humorous take on gender stereotypes, noting men’s fashion quirks. The joke challenges the claim that women are smarter by pointing to a back‑buttoned shirt as a lighthearted example.
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Copr
Gen
Fea
Corp
Maritime unions press LBJ over wheat for Russia clash
Maritime union officials urged President Johnson to intervene personally to avert an international crisis over loading wheat for Russia. The AFL-CIO maritime trades department criticized Commerce Secretary Hodges for opposing the 50 percent U.S. flag vessel share, threatening a potential $75 million grain shipment delay. Reynolds arrived to seek assurances while cautioning no immediate shift in boycott plans. A Florida East Coast Railway strike talks were also urged, amid recent train sabotage incidents.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Johnson
Russia
Maritime Trades Department
Afl-Cio
Luther Hodges
U.S
Asst
James J. Reynolds
Hodges
Department of Commerce
Kennedy
American
Continental Grain Co
Reynolds
Or Reynolds
Willard Wirtz
Labor and Management
Daytona Beach
G. E. Leighty
Florida East
Wooster Named Director of York Savings and Loan
Harry M. Wooster, treasurer and general manager of the Biddeford and Saco Water Co., is named a director of the York Savings and Loan Association. He is a University of Maine civil engineering graduate and holds multiple local board roles, residing with his wife Ruth at 468 South St. Biddeford.
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Harry M. Wooster
Biddeford and Saco Water Co
York Savings and Loan Association
Wooster
University of Maine
Biddeford-Saco
Maine
New England
American Waterworks Associations
Ruth
South St
Biddeford
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Armand Painchand
Glenhaven Circle
Brown
Texas
Robert C. Weaver
Housing and Home Finance
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Bobby Baker
Edward
Hamburg
Windbrook
Miller’s
California
Sacred Heart League
Gideon Bergeron
Leo Cote
Donald Roy
Armand Ouellette
Roland Chenard
Robert Lottinville
Main Street
Maritime Union
LBJ
St. Francis College
Sharon Rafferty
Center
Portsmouth
N. H
Priscilla Picard
Bonnie Allison
Stanford
Conn
Betsy Brazel
Hartford
Elizabeth Welsh
Forest Hills
N. Y
St. Joseph's College
North Windham
College
Gerard Burke
Hal Lucas
Cochairman
James Beaudry
Matthew Audibert
OFM
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Vivien Smith
Hugh Dakers
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