Maine 100th Legislature Opens in Augusta
Maine's 100th Legislature convened in Augusta with the Senate electing Earle M. Hillman as president by 32 to 1 and Vinal Good chosen as House speaker. Gov John H. Reed delivered the address and administered oaths as officers were announced, with Chester Winslow named Senate president and Waldo Clark as assistant. Leland King sergeant at arms. Harland Leighton postmaster. Maurice Knowles doorkeeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
House
Senate
Earle M. Hillman
R-Banee
Nate
Vinal Good
Rsebago
John H. Reed
Reed
Hillman
Paul A. Couture
Lewiston
Chamber
Chester Winslow
Waldo H. Clark
Leland S. King
Harland C Leighton
Maurice Knowles
Kennedy To Confer With McNamara In New York
President-elect John F Kennedy travels to New York to meet defense chief designate Robert S McNamara amid strained Cuba relations. They will discuss Laos tensions and the fate of the Guantanamo naval base as Eisenhower ends diplomatic ties with Castro.
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Palm Beach
Fla
John F. Kennedy
New York
Robert S. McNamara
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Fidel Castro
Laos
Pierre Salinger
Dean Rusk
Rusk
State Department
McNamara
Guantanamo
Cuba
Washington
White House
James C. Hagerty
Mary Wood Heads Auxiliary at Biddeford Meeting
Mary Wood was elected president of the auxiliary to York County Barracks Veterans of World War I at the Fremont club hall Biddeford. Also chosen were Laura Dodge senior vice president Agnes Simard junior vice president Florence Gagne treasurer Almeria Proulx chaplain Odina Moulin conductress Angie Cote guard Mary Gagne trustee three years Dora Soucy trustee one year Martha Beaudoin secretary Lucianna Roy patriotic instructor and color-bearers Georgianna Martel Annie Normand Carmen Neault Jeanne Lagarde. Installation set for next month with Delcia Frechette presiding.
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York County
Fremont Club
Biddeford
Mary Wood
Laura Dodge
Agnes Simard
Florence Gagne
Almeria Proulx
Odina Moulin
Angie Cote
Mary Gagne
Dora Soucy
Martha Beaudoin
Lucianna Roy
Georgianna Martel
Annie Normand
Carmen Neault
Jeanne Lagarde
Delcia Frechette
Outlook for NE Area in 1961 Bright
The New Englander magazine reports a bright 1961 for New England, aided by a rising national economy. Experts predict a pickup year similar to 1959, with construction planned and under way boosting the region’s business, industry, and jobs.
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Boston
New England
New Englander
New England Council
Three Top Entertainers Are Involved In Divorces
Hollywood notes trio of divorce actions as 1961 begins. Joan Fontaine divorces producer Collier Young over alleged drinking and lack of warmth after a second marriage for Fontaine and Young. Margaret Whiting sues John Richard Moore for divorce in Santa Monica amid cruelty claims. Mel Torme’s wife files a cross complaint to his annulment petition after a confrontation. Torme cites an invalid prior marriage and seeks restraining orders amid domestic dispute.
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Joan Fontaine
Collier Young
Miss Fontaine
Young
Brian Aherne
William Dozier
Valerie Young
Ida
Margaret Whiting
John Richard Moore
Santa Monic
Moore
Santa Monica
Torme
Phyllis Arlene Torme
Barracks of York County Picks Staff
York County Barracks of Veterans of World War I elected Raymond L. King commander for 1961 at the Fremont club hall Biddeford. New officers named Joseph Neault Francis Simard Napoleon Frechette Thomas McGarrity Octave Martel George Boutin and trustees Rudolph Beauchemin Arthur Lambert and J Alphonse Lagarde. New members welcomed include Ralph A. Smith Alberic Talbot Arthur Lambert J Alphonse Lagarde Alberic Danis Albert Voyer Cyr iacide Sylvester Joseph N Frechette George Souliere Joseph Neault Paul L. King Arthur E. Gagne and Albert Masse. State Dept junior vice commander Berton Perkins and Sanford commander Raymond Wilson attended. Paid up membership reported at 65. Installing officer to be State Vice Commander Perkins. ceremonies set February 6 with auxiliary.
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York County
Fremont Club
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Francis Simard
Raymond L. King
Joseph E. Neault
Auxiliary
Joseph Neault
Napoleon Frechette
Thomas McGarrity
Octave Martel
George H. Boutin
Rudolph Beauchemin
Arthur Lambert
State Department
Sanford
Raymond Wilson
Perkins
Pease Elected To 15th Term As Maine House Clerk
Harvey R. Pease of Wiscasset was renominated by a Republican caucus Tuesday night to serve as clerk of the Maine House. Upon formal election by the Republican-dominated House he will begin his 15th two-year term, continuing the longest continuous record for a house clerk in the nation since 1933.
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Augusta
Harvey R. Pease
Wiscasset
Maine
Pease
Plane Collision Over Staten Island Kills 128
Civil Aeronautics Board hearings reveal seven witnesses saw a United Airlines jet and a Trans World Airlines Constellation collide on December 16 near Staten Island. Both planes appeared in low level flight with no evasive action, the UAL jet likely hit the TWA craft on the right side, eyewitnesses describe a jet breaking the sound barrier noise and a wing fireball as the Constellation’s tail separated. The inquiry notes extensive witness reports of the crash and is expected to be one of the largest CAB investigations in history.
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New York
Civil Aeronautics Board
United Air Lines
Trans World Airlines
George R. Baker
CAB
Staten Island
Baker
TWA
King Court
Order of the Amaranth
Saco
Jean Arnold
Madere
Brooklyn
United States Cuba relations strain at U.N. session
At the U.N. in New York the U S and Cuba clash as Cuba accuses Washington of invasion and harassment. Wadsworth denounces Cuban charges as false and hysterical while noting the White House decision to break diplomatic relations. A U S spokesman dismisses the charges as the latest in a long series of lies.
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United Nations
N. Y
Castro
U. Security Council
United States
Cuba
Wadsworth
White House
Raul Roa
U. S
U.S
Nuclear Reactor Blast Kills Three at AEC Station
An explosion at a prototype nuclear reactor in the National Reactor Testing Station near Idaho Falls killed three military personnel and released dangerous radiation. AEC sealed the site and warned no danger outside the building, as radiological teams investigated from the basement area and prepared airborne radiation checks.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
America
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC i
Washington
AEC
Belgium Strike Seen Crack in 16 Day Walkout
In Brussels the 16 day strike showed signs of breaking as police kept 200 to 300 pickets from closing department stores. Transport improved with streetcars and buses running normally. Large demonstrations against austerity drew up to 200,000 people per Le Peuple, while government backers won four parliamentary votes. Elsewhere Antwerp and Soignies saw disruptions with police action. Liege and Namur kept stores shut and transport near standstill.
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Brussels
le Peuple
Belgium
Gaston Eyskens
Austeri
Social Christians
Eyskens
Antwerp
Soignies
Charleroi
Liege
Namur
Vandiver Offered Postas Kennedy Seeks Army Secretary
Governor Ernest Vandiver said President elect John F Kennedy phoned Tuesday night asking if he would consider appointment as secretary of the Army. Vandiver emphasized he had not sought the post did not seek it then and would not seek it but did not rule out consideration if offered.
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Atlanta
Ernest Vandiver
John F. Kennedy
Democrats Push Low in Spirits Areas Bill in Senate Drive
Senate Democrats push to move the first social welfare bill this year titled the low in spirits areas bill. Sen Paul Douglas of Illinois will again offer the measure similar to his last Congress bill which passed the Senate but was watered down in the House and vetoed by President Eisenhower. The article notes fights over civil rights rules and potential moves to shorten debate, as well as internal party moves on policy committee elections and leadership dynamics with Johnson, Gore, Mansfield, and others shaping upcoming agendas.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
John F. Kennedy
Paul Douglas
D.ill
House
Fisenhower
Kennedy
Clinton P. Anderson
Dn.m
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
Thomas H. Kuchel
Calif
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Sam Rayburn
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Thomas C. Hennings Jr
Misouri
Theodore Francis Green
Rhode Island
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Gore
Johnson
Jacob ‘K. Javits
New York
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
Javits
Maine Republicans name MacDonald as secretary of state
In Augusta the Maine Republican caucus nominated 49 year old Paul A. MacDonald of Jefferson for secretary of state, defeating Harold I. Goss’s favored deputy 101 to 137. Hillman was chosen for Senate president, Good for House speaker, and Newdick for agriculture commissioner. Other GOP picks include Hanock as attorney general, Carpenter as treasurer, Napoli tano as auditor. several incumbents were named unopposed.
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Augusta
Maine
Paul A. MacDonald
Jefferson
GOP
Earle M. Hillman
Bangor
Senate
E.L. Newdick
Vinal G. Good
Sebago
House
MacDonald
Harold I. Goss
Aroostook
Goss
Hillman
Roswell P. Bates
Orono
Good
Joseph T. Edgar
Bar Harbor
Newdick
William R. Hardy
Hope
IGOP
Frank Hancock
York
Frank S. Carpenter
Michael A. Napolitano
Executive Council
Lester Hobbs
Acton
Robert L. Travis
Westbrook
Robert Heald
Union
Ronald Spears
Winthrop
Harry G. Tre«borgy
Ronald S. Wight
Presque Isle
Frank Wood
Webster
Shelton Noyes
Rangeley
John L. Baxter Jr
Pittsfield
Alton A. Lessard
Lewiston
Irving D. Fogg
Madison
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Truth
Mabel Cloudman
Gertrude Leonard
Maude Tuttle
Frances Smith
Aldie Palmer
Adelpha McKeen
Norman K. McAuley
Josephine Meserve
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John Sherman
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Helen Daly
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