Ross Complaint Heard By Maine Supreme Court
Portland AP report on the Maine Supreme Court hearing Linwood F. Ross suit challenging Deputy Secretary of State tenure under Stanley Hanson Jr. Ross alleges illegal post holding after his firing by Secretary Joseph Edgar on January 6. Court postponed ruling to advisement Tuesday.
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Portland
Maine Supreme Court
Linwood F. Ross
Kenneth Curtis
Ross
Stanley Hanson Jr
Joseph Edgar
Carrier Roosevelt Returns Home From Controversial Cape Town Stop
The carrier Franklin D Roosevelt returns to Jacksonville after a Cape Town visit tied to a 1960s protest over no shore leave for sailors. Capt O Neil says 77 000 visitors greeted the ship as 3 000 protested the policy while eight months elapsed since departure from Mayport. All crew were ordered not to discuss the stay aboard.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Cape Town
South Africa
Vietnam
Martin C. O’neil
May- Naval Facility
Far East
Sailors From Roosevelt Discuss Segregation After Arrival
Newsmen who flew to the approaching ship reported mixed views from crew. Seaman Cleo Mixon of Little Rock Arkansas, age 31, said he missed liberty and that segregation had been a constant in his life. Most of Roosevelt's crew will receive 15 to 30 days’ leave while the vessel undergoes over a million dollars in repairs for normal wear and tear.
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Cleo Mixon
Little Rock Ark
Little Rock
Baboon Wanders Into Los Angeles Kitchen
In Los Angeles an unidentified baboon, 28 inches tall, wandered into Sandra Ivey's kitchen. Animal shelter worker Dennis Kroeplin wrestled with the animal for 30 minutes to subdue it. The senior kennel man said the baboon will be held eight days before transfer to a zoo if unclaimed.
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Los Angeles
Sandra Ivey
Right To Work Bill Defeated In Massachusetts House
The Massachusetts House defeated the first right to work bill in a decade in a landslide. 210 of 211 legislators voted against it with Rep Albert A Gammal Jr abstaining by voting present. Gammal said the bill came from Worcester teenagers at a YMCA seminar. The royal motto Dieu et mon droit appears in the item.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Albert A. Gammal Jr
Worcester
Gammal
Expansion Of Can We Help Program In York County
Sanford A expansion of the York County Community Action Can We Help program is tested this week. A staff member offers reading or letter writing for residents in nursing homes. The service started January 28 and aims to help people access government programs regardless of economic status. Inquiries to Biddeford offices or 189 Main St. can be made by mail or phone any time, the director says.
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Sanford
York County
Biddeford City Hall
Main St
Biddeford
Savage
Traffic Accident Reported In Saco
A two car collision occurred yesterday afternoon on North Street Saco Maine as Stephen F Littlefield 19 of Lyman said he stopped for a pedestrian but was rear ended by George A Stanford 43 of Buxton Road Saco Stanford cited slick snow covered pavement for the inability to stop No damage estimates were provided by police
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North Street
Saco
Stephen F. Littlefield
Lyman
George A. Stanford
Buxton Road
Stanford
Saco Boy Scout Troop 310 Charter Night at Elks Lodge
February Parents Night merged with a Troop 310 meeting at the Biddeford Saco Elks Lodge in Saco. C Millard Neal of Pine Tree Council presented the troop charter and national camping and unit awards, with C Robert Brousseau accepting for the sponsoring Elks.
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Saco
Biddeford - Saco
Elks
Richard Keezar
George Nadeau
Neal
Albert Beety
Bruce Beety
Norman Levesque
Michael Coito
Michael Lewis
Beety
Seader Levesque
Daniel Dewitte
David Turney
Daniel Patenaude
Edward Gallagher
Steven Duross
Steven Fennel
Peter Harris
Bruce Cillie
Daniel Rube
John Desors
Roland Binette
Carl Beety
Michael Howe
Gregory Romprey
Donald Perreault
Roland Bouffard
David Harriman
John Despers
Donald Leslie
Ernest MacLeod
Democratic Woman's Club Fudge Sale Report
The Biddeford Democratic Social Club held a gathering at St. John's Hall with Adam supper for about 70 members. Mrs Laurianne Grover led the meeting noting 1967 dues due by next month for attendance eligibility. a fudge sale accompanied social hour and games with prizes to Mrs Grover and Mrs Marie Ann Berthiaume.
Fuel Company Plant Erupts Into Flames in Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS AP A Moore Fuel and Heating Co plant burst into flames and collapsed after 9:15 a.m. witnesses saw smoke and a big blaze. Two staff were outside as flames engulfed a two bay garage fuel tanks and a shed. Owner Wilgar Moore estimated loss at 50 000. Cause was not known as firemen remained on scene in forenoon.
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Livermore Falls
Moore Fuel & Heating Co
Wilgar Moore
Judy Lawrence Chosen First Vice President of MUN
Kennebunk senior Judy Lawrence daughter of Mr and Mrs W A Lawrence Summer Street was elected first vice president of the Model United Nations at a training session at Bowdoin College Feb 1 and will represent Ivory Coast at the University of Maine event April 1 and 2.
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Kennebunk
Judy Lawrence
W. A. Lawrence
Summer Street
Kennebunk High School
Model United Nations
University of Maine
Orono
Maine
Lawrence
KHS
Bowdoin College
Lorraine Pitts
Andrea Smith
Michelle Burnham
Mary Huff
Ivory Coast
Sandra Henning Tops Spanish Class Score at Miami-Dade JC
Sandra Henning achieved the highest score in an advanced Spanish class at Miami Dade Junior College though she has never visited Latin America. The class comprises many Latin American students.
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Miami
Miami - Dade Junior College
Sandra Henning
Latin America
Soviet View Accepted By United States
In Geneva a 17 nation disarmament conference heard that the United States and the Soviet Union cannot police their own compliance with a proposed nuclear nonproliferation treaty. West Germany and Italy backed Euratom supervised IAEA controls, while France boycott and object. Foster indicated a compromise to allow IAEA inspections, with Euratom handling other duties including plutonium distribution for Common Market members.
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Geneva
United States
Soviet Union
West Germany
Italy
France
European Atomic Energy Association
Euratom
New York
International Atomic Energy Agency
IAEA
Vienna
U.S
William C. Foster
Foster
Alexei Roshchin
Auburn House Seat Taken By Republican
Peter T. Snowe of Auburn was sworn in as a House member after winning a special election 1,648 to 1,460 over Romeo Laberge. A recount had tied the prior result at 3,373 to 3,372, with one disputed ballot later deemed valid, prompting a vacancy and new election. Gov. Curtis presided and the canvass followed.
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Augusta
Peter T. Snowe
Auburn
House
Romeo Laberge
Snowe
Laberge
House Elections Committee
States Supreme Court
Curtis
Gov. Curtis
Executive Council
Secretary of State
Maine House cites slow pace of current legislative session
In Augusta on Monday the Maine House heard a complaint about the slow pace of the present session. Sen Richard N Berry said the Appropriations Committee has heard 22 legislative documents to date, far above the last session. Girl Scouts and Brownies applauded softly in the Senate balcony.
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Berry
Senate
Day Of Independent Inventor In New Orleans
Glenn Hagen, 48, an inventor in New Orleans, uses air captured in molds and paper cups to make floating concrete barges and seaplane docks. He laments the collapse of independent invention due to corporate contracts while pursuing space industry work and a salt water garden prototype.
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New Orleans
Glenn Hagen
Tom Edison
Hagen
Lake Pontchartrain
Charlie
Maine Legislator Proposes Juvenile Bail Reform
Senator hog L Harding of Presque Isle introduced bills in Augusta to require bail for juveniles accused of delinquency unless a court finds danger to self or community. The bills also tighten rules for under 21 illegal liquor possession or transport with possible Superior Court appeal.
Maine House considers municipal bargaining and state job benefits
Legislation filed in Augusta would guarantee municipal employees the right to bargain through agents on wages and conditions, with a no strike provision and an 11 member study commission. Other bills seek unemployment and Social Security parity for state workers, intergovernmental employee interchange, a Maine Municipal Police Training Council, and PUC authority to require electricity interchanges.
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Augusta
House
Senate
Ralph W. Brewer
Bath
Brewer
John L. Martin
D-Eagle Lake
Martin
Emilien A. Levesque
D-Madawaska
Raymond M. Rideout Jr
Manchester
Maine
FBI
Rideout
S. Glenn Starbird Jr
D-Kingman
Public Utilities Commission
PUC
Mining Grant Approved for Union Maine Exploratory Drilling
The Economic Development Administration approved an 8500 grant for exploratory mining near Union Maine. The funds go to Knox Mining Company of Alexandria Virginia for a test drilling project, announced by Representative Peter N Kyros.
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Washington
USS
Peter N. Kyros
D-Maine
Economic Development Administration
Union
Maine
Kyros
Knox Mining Co
Alexandria
Young Soldier Strickland Receives George Washington Award
Pfc Hir am D Strickland 21 of Graham North Carolina posthumously earns the Freedoms Foundation George Washington Award at Valley Forge honoring his service in Vietnam. The award includes a $5000 check as part of the foundation’s top honors among 34 recipients.
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Valley Forge
Vietnam
Freedoms Foundation
George Washington
Pfc
Hiram D. Strickland
Graham
N.C
Strickland
Man Indicted by Grand Jury in Portland Case
Walter Stone, 41, of Springfield Mass was indicted by a federal grand jury on four counts of possessing counterfeit bills. The indictment also accuses Stone of passing phony bills to George Callahan and William Getaway last June. Callahan and Getaway were convicted of passing counterfeit bills and are serving five year sentences.
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Portland
Walter Stone
Springfield
Mass
Federalrand
Stone
George Callahan
William Getaway
Catechism Class Set for St Joseph’s Biddeford Students
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine pupils from area schools and surrounding parishes should attend the catechism class tomorrow at St Joseph's School Biddeford. The class excludes regular St Joseph's School students.
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Christian Doctrine
St. Joseph’s School
Biddeford
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