Fire Damages Neault & Marcotte Furniture Store Biddeford
A neon blaze heavily damages the Neault & Marcotte furniture store at Main and Elm in Biddeford. Firefighters battle smoke and heat as water is poured through openings. plate glass shatters and oil tanks are cooled. No damage estimate yet.
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Neault & Marcotte Furniture
Main
Elm Streets
Biddeford
Ralph J. Guilbault
Ontiro
Elm Street
Guilbault
Central Maine Power Company
FBI to Curb Violence in Florida Rail Strike
The FBI will dispatch a chief inspector and 30 agents to crack down on violence tied to the Florida East Coast Railway strike. President Johnson ordered federal action after dynamiting near his Palatka event, with Wirtz and Hoover coordinating. The strike, ongoing since Jan 23, 1963, has seen over 200 sabotage acts and several explosions near St Augustine and Palatka as nonunion labor participation rose.
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Miami Beach
Fla
FBI
Florida East Coast
Johnson
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Florida
Farris Bryant
J. Edgar Hoover
Net
Hoover
Wirtz
St. Augustine
Palatka
cross-Florida
Rusk Aims to Stay Out of Partisan Campaigns
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said he will avoid partisan political activities in this presidential year though he may discuss foreign policy on a national and bipartisan basis. He faced questions about Viet Nam policy and whether the administration is hiding facts as the campaign season begins.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Viet Nam
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Senate
Chuckle Column Reflects On Honest Opinions
A light tongue in cheek piece notes that yawns can double as honest opinions, reflecting on shared human reactions and the humor of everyday expressions. The column captions the idea with dry wit and social observation.
Shop-ins Use Shopping Carts as Civil Rights Tactic
Demonstrators in San Francisco Berkeley and Palo Alto stage shop-ins at Lucky Stores, filling carts with unpaid groceries then leaving without payment. CORE says it's protesting alleged unfair hiring. Lucky denies reverse discrimination. Tensions rise as church leaders threaten to cut ties if protests continue.
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San Francisco
Lucky Stores, Inc
Berkeley
University of California
Palo Alto
Stanford University
Lucky
Baptist Ministers Union
CORE
George L. Bedford
Bay Area Independent
Three Jurors Sought in Ruby Trial Impaneling
Judge Joe B Brown began swearing in 50 more prospective jurors for Jack Ruby murder trial as seven men and two women have been accepted, leaving three to be found. Incapacitation would trigger a mistrial. 42 jurors are required. Newsmen barred during impaneling and testimony may start Monday.
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Dallas
Joe B. Brown
Jack Ruby
Texas
Saco Park Board Welcomes New Industry Expansion Plans
At a Park Corporation meeting the board voted to accept a local industry's offer to expand by moving into the 170 acre industrial park off North Street. Officials foresee two to three more industries by year end and discuss possible federal aid for roads and wastewater facilities. William P. Kirk updated on expansion activity as the annual stockholders meeting set for the first Wednesday in April. Northeast Gases Inc. was the first tenant in 1960 followed by Lyn-Flex Industries in 1962 and a city sewage plant built that year.
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Saco
Park Corporation
William P. Kirk
North Street
Northeast Gases Inc
Lyn-Flex Industries Inc
President Johnson presses civil rights in Florida campaign speech
Johnson, in Florida, delivers a forceful civil rights appeal as part of his 1964 campaign. He orders a full federal investigation into violence around the Florida East Coast Railway strike, signaling federal action amid upheaval.
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Johnson
Florida
Ex-Policeman Sentenced for Attacks on Two Girls
Former Waterville police lieutenant Lezine Raymond, 32, receives concurrent state prison terms of 8 to 16 years and 2 to 5 years after pleading guilty to raping an 11 year old Sidney girl and assault with intent to rape a 12 year old Vassalboro girl. The sentences were imposed by Superior Court Justice Armand A. Dufresne.
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Augusta
Waterville
Superior Court
Armand A. Dufresne
Lezine Raymond
Raymond
Sidney
Vassalboro
Honesty Rewarded After Finding Lost Money
Monroe Harris, 43, a Pontiac inmate serving a 90 day disorderly conduct term, found a canvas bag with 9000 dollars while washing a sheriff patrol car. He turned in the money, which had been overlooked during a bank cash transfer.
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Pontiac, Mich
Monroe Harris
Harris
Pontiac
Oakland County
Johnson Takes Rights Stand In 1964 Campaign Tour
President Johnson launches his 1964 bid with a clear civil rights pledge before a Southern audience in Miami Beach. He greets crowds including paying adherents for JFK and meets with Joseph P. Kennedy in Palm Beach. Johnson tours four stops, vows no color-based exclusion, and mingles with supporters despite crowded push.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Palm Beach
Tony Martin
Cyd Charisse
Elim
Florida
Washington
Jacksonville Naval Air Station
Palatka
Atlantic
Gulf
Joseph P. Kennedy
Erhard Moderation Policy Shapes West German Prices
AP analyzes Chancellor Ludwig Erhard’s moderation policy that keeps German price rises in check. He set growth as the cap for wages and spending, urged price restraint, and allowed modest tax cuts on imports to spur free enterprise.
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Ludwig Erhard
West Germany
John Weyland
Bonn
Germany
Erhard
Konrad Adenauer
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