Biddeford to Start Adult Vocational Training Program
Biddeford trustees authorize Paul Larrabee to survey and organize an evening adult vocational program at the new Biddeford High School. The project follows a chamber survey on local industry needs and may cover blueprint reading shop mathematics shorthand typing business English electronics sheet metal and auto mechanics.
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Biddeford
Board of Education
Paul Larrabee
Biddeford High School
Larrabee
Biddeford-Saco
Stephen S. Kaler
Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training
U.S. Department of Labor
Bomb Scare Evacuates Kennebunk Shoe Plant
About 600 workers at the Kessler Shoe company in Kennebunk were ordered to evacuate at 1 40 PM after a bomb threat claimed an explosion at 2 PM Officials said one female employee collapsed and was taken by ambulance to Webber Hospital.
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Kessler Shoe Company
Kennebunk
Kennebunk Fire Department
Webber Hospital
Winter Weather Rages Across Much of Nation
Arctic air and heavy snow push across the central plains to the Great Lakes while northern New England braces for more snow. Record lows dip into the single digits in the Dakotas and Maine as gusty winds intensify wind chill and driving hazards.
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Associated Press
Midwest
New England
Rockies
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Wisconsin
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Upper
Great Lakes Region
Grand Forks
Great Plains
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Central Plains
Ohio Valley
Gulf States
Great Lakes
Dakotas
North Dakota
Spacecraft Drawings Publicized for Apollo Moon Mission
NASA released three Apollo craft drawings showing a three man crew in the nose cone and the stages for launching from earth orbit to the moon. The plan envisions a modular spacecraft with command and service sections and a rear booster, guided by North American Aviation under a $400 million contract from the Houston based center directing the program.
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Washington
Space Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Moon
Earth
Langley Field
North American Aviation Inc
The
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Tex
Saturn
Ordinary man’s January note carries the right year
A humorous remark places the thrill of writing a dated January note above windfalls or inheritances. Capt. Gen. Fea. Corp. notes the lighthearted view that a simple act of dating a note brings a small, personal triumph.
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Fea. Corp
Dolloff Gains Backing From Maine Democrats For Governor
Former Democratic chair James C. Sawyer joined Franklin County Chairman Deane Stevens in endorsing Dolloff in Castine. Sawyer cited strong pro Dolloff sentiment in eastern counties and rural appeal from his leadership of the state Grange. Republican Secretary Paul H. Dillaway condemned Democrat indecision at Brunswick, noting fear some prefer 1960 candidate Coffin and hinting at Franklin County Democratic discord.
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Associated Press
Maine
Maynard C. Dolloff
James C. Sawyer
Castine
Franklin County
Deane Stevens
Dolloff
Sawyer
Stevens
Doulloff
Grange
Paul H. Dillaway
Kennedy Readies Campaign For Domestic Program Ahead of 1962 Session
President Kennedy moves to push medical care for the aged tax incentives for industrial investment and tariff reductions through Congress in the 1962 session. He meets with Wilbur Mills and plans campaigns and talks including a Columbus fundraiser and White House briefings in Washington.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Washington
White House
Congress
Wilbur Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Mills
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
Columbus
Ohio
Michael V. DiSalle
Lucius D. Clay
Berlin
John A. McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
Clay
U.S
West Berlin
Maine Cold Wave Eases Ahead of Snow Storm Tonight
The Weather Bureau says Maine’s sub zero spell ends soon but a snow storm will follow tonight. Greenville led lows at 11 below, with Limestone Caribou and Old Town near nine below. Portland readings ranged from one above to four above. Temperatures expected to rise to about 20 in the south and 5 to 10 above in the north as the system nears.
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Jamestown
New England
Houston
Maine
Caribou
Montpelier
Augusta
Rockies
West Gulf Coast
Florida
East Gulf Coast
Pacific Coast
California
Southwest Desert
Plateau States
Portland
U.S. Weather Bureau
Greenville
Limestone
Old Town
Rumford
Millinocket
Eastport
Bangor
Health plan faces tepid reception in House committee
The Kennedy administration push for a Social Security hospital plan for the aged has low priority with the House Ways and Means Committee. Democrats hope for a domestic goal in 1962, but the panel shows little early support, delaying debate until after other major measures, including tax reform, welfare changes, and a broad reciprocal trade program.
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Washington
Kennedy
House Committee
Ways and Means
Kenedy
Secreta of Welfare
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Congress
US Sees Missile Edge Over Soviets In ICBM Pace
US intelligence says the Soviet Union trails by about six months in readying an advanced ICBM with the first Soviet ICBM expected in early 1963 while the United States gears its Minuteman system for operational status this summer. Analysts estimate Soviets may soon field three Polaris-type submarines by year end, with nine Polaris subs and 144 missiles for the US by year end. President Kennedy and top generals reportedly discussed these updates in Palm Beach.
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Washington
Soviet Union
United States
U.S
Kennedy
Palm Beach
Fla
Minutemen
Soviets
Witnesses Testify In Male Club Pen Pal Trial
Witnesses from diverse backgrounds described membership in the Adonis Male Club a pen pal group charging a five dollar fee for suggested correspondents. They testified about exchanging letters and photos with numerous correspondents while linking defendants to the scheme.
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Chicago
U.S. District Court
Adonis
Benjamin Gardiner
New York City
Rem. Butterfield
la Chicago
John E. Weiss
Sharon
W. C
Clay to Confer With Kennedy on Berlin Problems
Gen Lucius D Clay will fly from West Berlin to Washington for talks with President Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk on Berlin issues. The meeting aims to reconcile differences over U S actions in Berlin and confirm broad policy agreement amid NATO coordination and possible East German uprisings. Clay, Kennedy's Berlin representative, led U S duties during the 1948 49 blockade.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Lucius D. Clay
West Berlin
Kennedy
Dean Rusk
Berlin
U.S
Clay
Rusk
East Berlin
White House
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Britain
France
West Germany
Germany
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