Snowstorm Sweeps Atlantic Coast With Heavy Warnings
A fast moving wind whipped snowstorm hit the East Coast as February ended. The Weather Bureau issued heavy snow warnings for Maryland Delaware southern New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania with major population centers affected.
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Atlantic Coast
Associated Press
Atlantic
US Weather Bureau
East Coast
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
Protests Stall Cotton-Wheat Bill Amid Debate and Weather
Washington AP report notes protests against beef imports and amendments delaying a cotton-wheat bill. Senate leadership hopes for action by Wednesday, while fears of farm program details loom for spring planting. Separate weather storms lash the Northeast with heavy snow, power outages, and multiple fatalities across Maryland and surrounding states.
Auburn Loses Ground in Shoe Industry Rivalry with Lewiston
Auburn once a shoe center with 4 725 workers in 1934 now employs about 2 200 as Lewiston grows with seven plants and one floor facilities. Norman Litchfield cites plant consolidation, space costs, and shifting to smaller towns as factors behind the decline.
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R. Bruce Huntington
Lewiston Evening Journal
Auburn
Maine
Androscoggin River
Lewiston
Norman Litchfield
Auburn Shoe Manufacturers Association
Litchfield
Twin Cities
Cushman Shoe Co
Clark Shoe
Lawn Shoe
Ross Shoe
Lewiston Auburn
Farmington
Livermore Falls
Brunswick
Freeport
Security measures tied to Johnson Florida trip
Washington AP reports that a tip about a suicide or missile attack on President Johnson’s jet prompted heightened wartime style security during his Florida itinerary. The White House and Secret Service declined to comment while Pierre Salinger cited security reasons for actions taken and noted pilots and markings were adjusted for safety.
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Johnson
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White House
Secret Service
Miami Herald
the Herald
Gene Miller
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
Jacksonville
Palatka
Palm Beach
Miami Beach
Cyprus Peace Force Plea Amid Cyprus Crisis
UN Security Council plans to urge an international peace force for Cyprus as Bolivia Brazil Morocco Norway and Ivory Coast submit a resolution. Greece warns Turkey that intervention would mean war while Athens tightens alert and foreign minister Costopoulos warns against unilateral action. Turkey calls for consultations with US ambassador and UK envoy as crisis deepens.
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Brazil
Morocco
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Nedim Ikin
Costopoulos
George Papandreou
Ankara
Ismet Inonu
Raymond A. Hare
United States
Dennis Allen
Britain
Tax Cut Boosts York County Spending and Jobs
Congress approved a tax reduction benefiting York County with higher average household earnings. The plan lowers rates across brackets, with a $400 minimum standard deduction for families, and the first tangible effect will be a paycheck deduction drop from 18 to 14 percent. The economists foresee a chain reaction: more buying, stock depletion, increased factory production, more hiring, and greater consumer cash flow.
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New York
York County
Congress
Trolley Used in Film Shown at Seashore Museum
A vintage trolley car on display at the Seashore Trolley Museum was shipped to Boston, restored to 1915 period, and used as Boston Elevated Car 396 in the film The Cardinal now playing at Mutual Theater in Saco. Captain Alexander Hamilton of Arundel Civil Air Patrol confirms the detail.
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Boston
Mutual Theater
Saco
Alexander Hamilton
Old Post Road
Arundel
Civil Air Patrol
Coast Guard Aids Flooded Fishing Vessel 45 Miles South of Block Island
The Coast Guard dispatched the cutter Rosemarie V to assist the fishing vessel reported taking on water in rough seas. A pump from a Quonset Point coast guard unit failed during delivery. Cutter Yeaton from New London was to reach the vessel later that day as a First District check sought to confirm the involved ship identity.
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Rosemarie V
Coast — A
Quonset Point
Rosemarie
Yeaton
New London
Point Judith
R. I
New Bedford
Mass
Boston
Johnson marks 100th day with live news conference
A report suggests a Cuban death by own action pilot may have triggered wartime security during Johnsons Florida trip. Johnson marks his 100th day in office with a first live news conference on TV and radio as the first tenants prepare to join Rayburn House office building construction crew. Protests over beef and meat imports threaten quick passage of an election-year farm bill in the Senate. International notices flag Laos worries for Pacific Command while Greece warns Turkey over Cyprus. National coverage notes Jack Rubys murder trial entering another weekend session with two jurors still missing.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Johnson
Florida
Rayburn House
International
U.S. Pacific Command
Viet Nam
Laos
Greece
Turkey
Cyprus
Jack Ruby
Town Warrant Surges With 146 Articles At Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach faces a crowded town warrant with 146 articles up for vote Monday night an increase of 20 from last year. Controversy centers on Article 31 restricting malt beverage and liquor establishments and a sharp rise in teachers salaries proposed by the school committee and superintendent.
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Old Orchard Beach
Maine Teachers Association
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