George Washington Proponent of City Manager System
Discussion of adopting a council manager form in Biddeford and Saco rises as study committees plan charter changes. The note traces history from Auburn in Maine to national trends, explains council manager roles, and notes potential voter referendum next December.
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George Washington
Journal
Bill Houston
Saco
Biddeford-Saco
Maine
Auburn
Portland
Bangor
United States
Benjamin Franklin
Staunton, A
Europe
Canada
Ireland
Johnson seeks Social Security hike to aid elderly
President Johnson asked Congress to raise benefits by 15 to 59 percent for low income seniors, guaranteeing at least 70 dollars a month for individuals and 105 for couples. He proposed higher payroll taxes, higher taxable income base to 7 800 next year and rising to 10 800 by 1974, with revised rate jumps and earnings tests.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
State of the Union
Maine Driver Examiners Seek Better Public Image
Augusta AP report notes 17 Maine driver license examiners enroll in a Dale Carnegie clinic to improve public relations. Chief Charles Wyman says examiners, first contact with authorities, must relax drivers and reduce friction amid road test failures and accident memories.
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Augusta
Maine
Dale Carnegie
Charles E. Wyman
Robert H. Wilson
Wyman
Carnegie Clinic
Johnson to Congress on Social Security message
President Johnson sends his Social Security message to Congress. Early hearings are expected as Secretary Rusk testifies on a Soviet consular pact and Secretary McNamara on a Vietnam supplemental appropriation.
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Johnson
Congress
Rusk
McNamara
Vietnam
China
Kiangsi
Mao Tse-tung
Managua
Brochu Bail Denied in York County Case
Armand A. Brochu of Biddeford had bail denied by Justice Lincoln Spencer in York County Superior Court. A Jan 20 hearing led to continued trial readiness for Feb 13 over his charge connected to the Thanksgiving death of his wife Monique, ruled as methanol poisoning by the medical examiner.
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Alfred
Armand A. Brochu
Biddeford
Lincoln Spencer
York County
Spencer
Brochu
Monique
State of
Maine
Willman Seen in Blue Chevrolet Picking Up Collie Dog
A blue Chevrolet with Willman was seen on Union Street in Biddeford taking a collie-shepherd dog. If you own the dog, return it to 24 Union Street or call 282-2018.
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Willman
Union St
Biddeford
Five terrible seconds may have saved Kennedy says Manchester
New York AP reports William Manchester argues in The Death of a President that a five second delay after Kennedy was first shot allowed Secret Service to react. He notes the neck wound by the first bullet and the fatal strike of the second bullet ended Kennedy’s life. The Look magazine serialization details the chaos in the presidential car and mistaken gunfire sounds.
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U.S
Vietnam
Kennedy
Johnson
William Manchester
Robert F. Kennedy
University of California
Clark Kerr
Tom Conway
New York
John F. Kennedy
Secret Service
Manchester
Hiskull
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TBF
P. D. Burnham
Nelson Willey
Clifford Campbell
Frank Morris
John Dever
Francis Zecchini
Woodbury
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ST. Jean Baptiste D’america
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Associated Press
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Sun
Main Street
Green’s Shoe Store
Manchester Book
Look Magazine
White ‘House
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Swift's
Worthmore
Snow
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