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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1964
Page
2
A U S Army handover to civilian rule in the Canal Zone followed riot violence as Panamanian tensions rise. A diplomatic truce seeks clarification while U S officials expect talks led by Edwin Martin with Panamanian President Roberto Chiari to renew normal relations.
Six Republican senators unveiled a two part plan for the elderly medical program. It would provide hospital care for 45 days and up to 180 days of skilled nursing or more than 200 days of home health care after hospital treatment for those aged 65 plus. Financing would come from a two point one percent Social Security payroll tax increase into a separate health fund. The second part would create a federally chartered private insurer pool to offer a standard policy about two dollars weekly. Senator Javits called it the best chance for 1964 law.
Biddeford native Rev. Richard R. Bolduc, O. M. I., will be ordained to the priesthood Sunday at 3 p.m. in Notre Dame de Lourdes Church, Lowell, Mass, with Most Rev. Louis Collignon, O.M.I. bishop of Les Cayeys, Haiti, presiding. He will celebrate his first solemn High Mass at St. Joseph's Church, Biddeford, Sunday at 11 a.m., assisted by Rt. Rev. Elie Hevey as archpriest. A sermon will be preached by Rev. Richard Beauchesne, O.M.I. of Willimantic. A reception follows at St. Joseph's Parish Hall. He is the son of Mrs. Aimee Bolduc and the late Adelard Bolduc, born in Biddeford, educated locally, with service in the Army and Air Force before entering Oblate seminary in 1954. Article continues on page two.
Worthing former Saco mayor and ex Wirthmore Feeds VP announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the Maine House of Representatives seat. The 1962 mayor cites industrial growth as key, notes long Saco property ownership, and highlights prior public service including World War II and industry committees. Beadard currently holds the seat and has not announced re election plans.
State Rep. Jerome Plante of Old Orchard Beach says a Maine Senate vote enacted a bill to add a fifth medical examiner for York County. It moves to Gov. Reed for signature and takes effect 90 days after adjournment. The measure, supported by York County delegation and the York County Medical Society, aims to handle winter residents and summer tourists.
A witty note defines a gentleman as the man who holds the door while his wife carries in the groceries, presenting a lighthearted view of chivalry.
Panama pressures the United States to negotiate a new canal treaty threatening a rupture in relations. Kennedy meets Sukarno in Tokyo on Malaysia crisis. Arab summit aims a joint military command to head off Israel’s Jordan River water diversions. Six Republican senators push a public private plan for the aged health care. Johnson urges Congress to cut missiles and ships spending by over a billion dollars. John Glenn signals a possible U.S. Senate run from Ohio.
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy arrived in Tokyo with his wife Ethel on a mission under President Johnson to ease Indonesia's hostility toward the Federation of Malaysia. He plans talks with Sukarno and travels next to Manila, Kuala Lumpur, and London to press for a regional solution.
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