Biddeford Vocational Center Planned For York County
Plans for a regional vocational technical center in Biddeford advance with a March week target for ready plans and a bid shortly after review. Architect Wilbur Ingalls Jr. leads a 48,000 square foot single story facility to serve Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Dayton Arundel Kennebunk and Kennebunkport with state aid of about 75 percent and a total project cost of 800 000 to 900 000.
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Biddeford
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Dayton, Arundel
Kennebunk
Kennebunkport
Wilbur R. Ingalls Jr
Portland
ED Smith
Gay
Dayton
Arundel
Wells
Buxton
Hollis
Lyman
Maine
York County
Joseph Plamondon
Thornton
Around The World Ten Million People Still Live In Slavery
In a cultured Middle Eastern home 8year old girls serve until 1 a.m and are roused three hours later for chores. In one African country 300 to 400 women and girls live in one man s harem. African field hands work daylight hours with 15 minute rest and a glass of water at midday. Ten million people around the world live in bondage, says Col Patrick Montgomery of the Anti slavery Society. He urges the United Nations to enforce the 1957 slavery convention and to create a knowledge body to address the problem.
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New York
Patrick Montgomery
United Nations
Montgomery
Soviet Bloc
Equator
Polynesia
Asia
Persian Gulf
Arabia
Saharan Africa
High Andes
Amazon
Bacteria Thrive During Spaceflight
Washington AP reports spaceflight boosts bacteria including food poisoning strains aboard Biosatellite 2. NASA and NAS study notes show plants struggle with orientation in zero gravity while some seeds recover. pepper leaves curl, wheat roots misgrow yet seedlings exceed earthbound height. Radiation harms flour beetles, halving offspring versus earthbound controls.
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Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Hawaii
NASA
National Academy of Sciences
Earth
New Fort Built for Boy with Cerebral Palsy in Topeka
In Topeka Kansas Billy George a 10 year old with cerebral palsy received a new fort after Mayor Charles Wright Park Commissioner Lauren Nash and five firefighters built it. The structure replaces a city torn down due to being on an easement and was completed Thursday with volunteers. The mayor said the original handling was improper.
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Topeka
Kan
Billy George
Charles Wright
Lauren Nash
Billy
Nash
Fresh Battalion Enters Hue Battle
North Vietnamese deploy a fresh battalion to Hue Citadel as heavy artillery pounds Khe Sanh. South Vietnamese counterattacks claim 223 enemy killed with light own losses. U.S. forces report 164 enemy killed over two days and 92 gas masks seized, while 12 Americans die and 137 wounded. The fighting widens with air cavalry and paratroopers attempting to block reinforcements to Hue.
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Saigon
Hue
Khe Sanh
da Nang
U. S
Vietnam
U.S
George McAr
Copper Strike Creates Election Year Strains On Johnson Allies
In Miami Beach AP reports that a seven month copper strike drives political stress for President Johnson and labor allies. AFL-CIO unions plan a major drive to support strikers, threaten a multimillion dollar boycott of copper imports, and urge action to pressure copper barons while fearing financial drains and potential impacts on bargaining strength with the steel industry. Labor leaders warn of port disruptions and the broader effect on the 1964 reelection landscape.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Johnson
Afl-Cio
America
George Meany
United Steelworkers Union
U.S. East
Gulf Coast
W. Willard Wirtz
Thomas W. Gleason
International Longshoremen’s Association
International Longshoremen
Democrats pledge support for Johnson urban plan
Washington Democrats on Capitol Hill back President Johnson s 10.4 billion drive to revitalize big cities. Senate Banking chair Sparkman called for immediate action while House leader Albert said the plan offers a cure for urban ills and riots, outlining housing, antipoverty and riot insurance components plus a 26 million new homes program and private loan incentives.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Johnson
John J. Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate Banking Committee
Sparkman
Carl Albert
D-Okla
House
Texas White House
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
Wright Patman
D-Texas
House Bank and Currency Committee
Federal
National Mortgage Association
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Henrietta Leith
Associated Press
U.N
George H. Berube
WRR
Fea
Corp
Vic’s Appliance Center
Washington’s
Vic’s
Main Street
A&p
Biddeford & Saco
U.S. Gov
Turkeys
Main ST
DIAL
Weste Corp
Biddeford, Maine
Apply
Westland Shoe Corp
Smith Street
Thur
Albert
Congress
Tomorow
Sam’s
Alfred St
Phillippe
Elm St
General Electric
RCA
RCA Victor
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