St Josephs Church Biddeford Re dedicates renovated church
Most Rev Peter L Gerety will offer a 530 PM mass to mark the re dedication of St Josephs Church Biddeford. Renovations include restored stations of the cross new confessionals carpeting and updated wiring and lighting. About 30 York County clergy will attend a dinner at Wonderbar Steak House after the service.
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St. Joseph's Church
Biddeford
Peter Leo Gerety
St Joseph's Church
Peter L. Gerety
Portland
The
Albert W. Sex Co
Boston
Christ
Neault and Marcotte Co
St. J
Msgr
Elie Hevey
Sylvia
Wonderbar
Gerety
St. Joseph's
Switzerland’s Image Clouded by Strife and Protest
The new year opens amid turmoil as Swiss tranquility is unsettled by a militant autonomist movement in Bern and a major arms corruption probe. Riots in Zurich last May, calls for women’s suffrage gains, and debates over arming exports mark a nation at a tipping point. Women gain access to rifle ranges as revolution talk blooms.
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Bern
Switzerland
Coun
Manu
Oerlikon Buehrle and Co
Zurich
William Tell
Textile Firm To Locate In Bangor
Gov Kenneth M Curtis joins James K Keefe and A Frank Cheatham to announce Syntextiles new Bangor operation Barry Yarn Division. Manufacturing to start by March with 40-50 jobs initial and 250 total by year end, payroll over one million dollars. Plant to hire mainly 40 50 workers first in 90 000 square feet with option for 40 000 more.
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Bangor
Kenneth M. Curtis
James K. Keefe
Maine
Department of Economic Development
A. Frank Cheatham
Syntextiles, Incorporated
Manchester
N.H
Chatham
Cheatham
Barry Yarn
Seventeen Reimagined by Booth Tarkington
A witty note on changing titles for modern readers. The piece suggests Sev enteen would be renamed Twelve in today’s publishing climate and reflects a playful view of literary history.
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Booth Tarkington
Sweden's Accident Rate Rises After Left to Right Switch
Sweden's traffic accident rate climbs again after the 1967 H Day switch to right hand driving. In 1968 about 17,000 recorded accidents left 24,000 people killed or injured, with 1,200 deaths estimated, blamed partly on confusing signs and continued left-hand reflexes. Lars Skiveld, leader of the switch, now heads a national traffic safety agency.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Europe
Lars Skiveld
Skiveld
Black Communities Face Brain Drain Warns Educator
Vincent Harding of Spelman College argues that aggressive recruiting by white institutions drains black communities of leadership and talent. He says the push pulls top Black PhDs from northern urban areas and calls for steps to prevent the brain drain while preserving distinct Black cultures.
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New York
Vincent Harding
History
Spelman College
Atlanta
Harding
Columbia Forum
Columbia University
Columbia
University of Chicago
Maremont Given Big Machine Gun Pact
A contract worth about 3 million dollars was awarded to Maremont Corp. for continued M60 machine gun production at the Saco plant through year end. Alphonse Polackwich, vice president and plant manager, said the Army Weapons Command awarded the work and it will keep the plant’s staff employed. U S Rep Peter N Kyros lauded the contract and the M60s performance under combat conditions.
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New England
Maremont Corp
Saco
Alphonse Polackwich
Army Weapons Com
Maramont
Polackwich
U. S
Peter N. Kyros
Maine
Washington
Big Four Automakers Sued Over Pollution Device Pact
The Justice Department sues GM Ford Chrysler American Motors and the Automobile Manufacturers Association in Los Angeles charging illegal agreements to restrain trade and delay pollution control device deployment. It accuses them of coordinating patents and publicity while delaying devices until 1967 or 1966 models. The suit cites failures to install earlier devices and names additional companies linked to the case.
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Washington
Justice Department
Los Angeles
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
American Motors Corp
Automobile Manufacturers Association
California
Thomas ©. Mann
Department of Justice
Checker Motor Corp
Kalamazoo, Mich
Diamond T Motor Car Co
Cleveland
International Harvester Co
Chicago
Studebaker Corp
South Bend
Ind
Kaiser Jeep Oe
Oakland, Calif
Mack Trucks, Inc
New York
Secretary Smith declines to rule on Machiasport trade zone
Secretary of Commerce C R Smith says he will not participate in any decision on the Machiasport free trade zone to avoid a conflict of interest as he nears resignation. The zone faces opposition from major oil firms and support from New England leaders seeking regional economic benefits.
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Washington
C.R. Smith
Machiasport
Maine
Foreign Trade Zone Board
Smith
New England
Theovernment
Lazard Freres
New York
Exclu
Sive
Royal Dutch Shell
Washington Post
Commerce Department
Machiasport Zone
Nixon
Lawrence C. McQuade
Bogside declares republic amid Belfast border riots
The Bogside area in Londonderry formed a self styled republic after a week of clashes that left nearly 200 injured. A clandestine radio named Radio Free Derry broadcast from inside the barricaded district as vigilantes enforce a 6 pm curfew.
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Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Bogside
Free Derry
Radio Free
Belfast
Anflict
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