Maine Governor Warns on Foreign Trade Impact
Governor Reed told the Associated Industries of Maine directors the nine member study committee will examine how foreign trade affects New England industry. He plans a data driven plan for the governors to present at the January 29 meeting in Stowe Vermont as part of a regional effort across New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
New England
Reed
Associated Industries of
Maine
AIM
Stowe
Congo Parliament Awaits Gizenga Return Amid Charges
In Leopoldville the Congo Parliament awaited Antoine Gizenga as he prepared to return to answer charges he aimed to secede the northeast. Gizenga, a Communist-backed deputy premier, faced a power showdown with Premier Cyrille Adoula and clashed with Gen. Lundula amid a UN probe into the November massacre of 13 Italian airmen.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Congo
Antoine Gizenga
Stanleyville
Victor Lundula
U.N
Patrice Lumumba
Gizenga
Lundula
Cyrilledoula
Adoula
Kivu
Soviet Bloc
Marriage Test May Be Ignored Inheritance Question
Kenneth Kelley plans April marriage to Susan Miles despite pending inheritance tied to heredity fitness tests. Tests are not ready as scientists have not completed them, and a Syracuse University expert says Kelley will receive a substantial share regardless. The exact terms await probate of Dr. Truman Lee Kelley’s will.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Kenneth Kelley
Air Force
Susan Miles
Susan
Francis Miles
Rancho Cordova
Kenneth
Eric Gardner
Syracuse University
Truman Lee Kelley
Kelley
Stanford
NASA selects five engine advanced Saturn for moon mission
NASA and Marshall Space Flight Center announce an advanced Saturn with a five-engine first stage delivering 1.7 million pounds of thrust and a 110 ton payload. The C5, ready by 1965, aims for three man lunar orbit then moon landing and return using stages for earth escape and lunar flight.
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Huntsville
Ala
Space Agency
Free World
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Earth
Moon
NASA
Fate of JFKs Proposals Hinges on House Committees
In Washington AP reports President Kennedy faces a struggle as two key House committees the Ways and Means led by Rep Mills and the Rules led by Rep Smith hold power over his 1962 legislative program. If these panels don t act the House may not vote on the President s State of the Union proposals. The two chairmen met privately at the White House amid tensions over whether to advance or block Kennedy backed measures. Smith s Rules Committee can stall bills despite other panels approval.
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Washington
Kennedy
House
Souhern
Congress
White House
Wilbur D. Mills
Arkansas
Ways and Means
Howard W. Smith
Virginia
Smith
Dent
Administration Farm
Department of Urban Affairs
Rights and duties in household and street safety
A humorous quip notes the husband as head of the household and the pedestrian has right of way. It adds both stay safe only if they do not push their rights, attributed to Capt. Gen. Fea of Corp.
Peru avalanche tragedy spurs rescue effort and court case
Rescue planes began shuttling doctors and supplies into the Huaylas valley as the Andes disaster swept two villages and eight settlements. In Maine, a 16 year old from Saco faced juvenile court after a string of alleged morals offenses with area men as cases against two adults were continued.
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Peru
Saco
Hilary Mahaney
Alfred
Mahane
York County
Robert H. Turner
Ferry Road
William P .Cutler
High Street
Raymond Multoza
Lima
Andes
Huaylas
OES Group Elects Frances Smith President in 1962
The Past Matrons association of Adah chapter Eastern Star met at Old Orchard Beach last night. Frances Smith was elected president for 1962, with Jessie Anderson vice president and Alice Snow secretary among other officers.iling notes mention reports from officers, sunshine chair, and press reporter.
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Frances Smith
Matrons Association of
Adah
Order of the Eastern Star
Helen Parks
Elizabeth Calderwood
Gladys Murphy
Elizabeth Burnie
Bertha Goodwin
Julie Crowley
Webber Hospital
Cal
Deep South warms as cold spell eases after record lows
The Associated Press reports a warming trend across the Deep South with overnight lows near zero in Mississippi Alabama and Arkansas. Highs in the 30s expected in Georgia Alabama Mississippi and Tennessee. The bitter cold claimed at least 130 deaths nationwide with snow and ice causing traffic and travel hazards.
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Associated Press
Deep South
Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
Eldorado
Ark
Weather Bureau
Georgia
Alabama
Midwest
Rockies
New England
Central
Plains
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
California
Plains States
Ohio Valley
South Carolina
Florida
U.S. 17
Demopolis
Dothan
Much Of Domestic Program Seen Doomed
President Kennedy faced a likely approval of fewer than half his domestic and foreign programs as Congress, wary of election pressures, moves to trim proposals. Bipartisan caution plus hints of possible tax revisions and limited aid programs contrast with doubt over civil rights legislation and broad new initiatives.
Kennett Plans Resignation If Governor Requests It
Maine Civil Defense director Col. Walter H. Kennett of Topsham says he is willing to resign whenever Gov. Reed asks. The governor’s office says no resignation request has been received and the matter is in Reed’s hands after Kennett's illness.
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Topsham
Maine
Civil Defense
Walter H. Kennett
Reed
Officers elected at Wardwell Home annual meeting in Saco
The Wardwell Home Board of Managers in Saco elected officers and appointed committees at its annual meeting held at 43 Middle Street. Miss Marion H. Lowell was re elected president with a slate including Mrs Mark B Black as first vice president and Mrs Stephanie Butler as second vice president and secretary.
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Wardwell
Middle Street
Saco
Marion H. Lowell
Mark 3B. Black
Stephanie Butler
Mark B. Black
Carlton A. Burrill
Paul FE. Chadbourne
Anne Chesley
Hugh Careson
Laurence S. Garland
J. Burton Stride
Ralph Hawkes
Charles W. Fenderson
Robert C. King
Lawrence Dearborn
Walter White
Leon Libby
George Zink
Harry S. Sawyer
Henry W. Owens
R. Pierpont Jordan
GOP Chairman Predicts Republican Gains In 1962
William F Miller head of the Republican National Committee predicted big GOP victories in 1962 congressional and state elections. Miller cited reapportionment gains, rising party strength in the South, and population shifts as factors, while criticizing Kennedy’s tax and public works proposals as potential political weapons.
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Oklahoma City
Republican National Committee
GOP
William F. Miller
Miller
New York
Robert Wilson
California
Republican Congressional Committee
Kennedy
Congress
South
Florida
Ray C. Bliss
Ohio State
Big City
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JFK
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Deering Lumber
Slide Buries Town
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Roberto Thorndike
Peruvian Red Cross
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Fred Greenwood
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Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
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New York State
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Arizona
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Rio Grande Valley
Lower
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Jack Bell
Associated Press Senate
Capitol Hill
State of the Union
Berlin
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
Harry S. Truman
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Sears Roebuck
Leslie C. Arends
Illinois
Press
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Hubert H. Humphrey
Kennett
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Woodside Drive
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