Maine traffic accident losses projected at 35 million
Gov Reed told the 10th annual Highway Safety Committee conference that Maine 1963 traffic accident losses were about 35 million, higher than all state and local safety spending. He praised the Safety Committee, urged continued efforts to avoid federal intervention, and noted state gains in license control and police manpower.
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Augusta
Maine
Reed
Maine Highway Safety Committee
The
Highway Safety Committee
New England
Insurance Institute For Highway Safety
William A. Gruber
Johnson paints glowing picture of 1964 economy
President Johnson outlined a buoyant economic outlook in his congressional message predicting a 1964 prosperity rise if income tax cuts pass soon. He cited GNP above 600 billion, per capita income near 2500, 70 million employed, and 5 percent unemployment, while noting room for faster growth and proposing price cuts and higher overtime pay in some industries.
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New York
Johnson
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate
Maine inventor to build plant for bridge devices
Howard B. Fleming plans a 5,000 square foot factory in South Portland to manufacture his Fleming bracket and Fleming jack used in bridge construction. The devices speed up support for concrete frames on overhangs, have seen wide use since 1957, and already serve contractors beyond Fleming’s current capacity.
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William H. Williamson
Portland Evening Express South Portland
Maine
Howard B. Fleming
Pee
Fleming
Jack
Bancroft and Martin Rolling Mill, Inc
Maine Steel Corp
Portland
Tufts University
Verrier
W.H. Hinman
Chuckle Caption Reflects Entertaining Hick Town View
Satirical note from columnist Copt. Gen. Fea, Corp. remarks that some call a rural town a bleak place due to lack of proper places to go, poking at social norms and rural stereotypes with humor.
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Gen
Fea, Corp
Tornado Devastates Harpersville Alabama Area
Rescuers search for victims after a tornado struck Harpersville Alabama killing at least nine and hospitalizing five. The twister and related storms also damaged homes in Rodenville DeKalb County and Gorgas Walker County while others faced hail heavy rain and widespread snow across several states.
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Associated Press
Harpersville
Alabama
Kentucky
Missouri
Illinois
Arkansas
Birmingham
Rodenville
DeKalb Coun
Kennedy Seeks Talks On Malaysian Peace Mission
Atty General Kennedy prepared to brief Prime Minister Home on Sukarno’s cease fire order in Malaysia Indonesia border action. Sukarno announced a cease fire to start at midnight while troops in Borneo and Sarawak await full implementation and possible new talks with the Philippines and Malaysia.
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London
Robert F. Kennedy
Alec Douglas Home
Sukarno
Indonesian Borneo
Sarawak
Sabah
British North Borneo
Jakarta
Indonesia
Philippines
Malaysia
Britain
Mutiny by African troops shakes Kenya amid regional upheaval
International brief reports African troops mutinied near Nairobi, marking Kenya as the fourth East Africa colony hit by unrest within two weeks. Other items note Kennedy backing talks on the Malaysian truce with British leaders and Castro supporting Panama’s treaty demands while denying Cuba involvement. The U S says French recognition of Red China will not shift policy. Tornadoes kill nine in Harpersville Alabama and snow blight hits north central states as Californians set up a camp in Utah protesting school and crime issues.
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Associated Press
Nairobi
Kenya
East Africa
Kennedy
Douglas Home
Castro
Panama
Cuba
United States
Far East
Red China
U.S
Harpersville
Ala
Mutiny Quelled as Tanganyika Troops Revolt again
British commandos suppressed a fresh mutiny in Tanganyika with three African soldiers killed and twenty wounded. Earlier violence in Dar es Salaam and nearby Cape 400 triggered by Julius Nyerere prompted airlifted troops from Kenya. No British casualties reported as barracks were secured and fears of wider racial unrest persisted.
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Dar ES Salaam
Tanganyika
British East Africa
Kenya
Centaur
Julius Nyerere
Tanganyika Rifles
Colito
Cape
Caboru
Nyerere
Echo 2 Balloon Satellite Lofted Into Historic Mission
Vandenberg launch sends the 135 foot diameter Echo 2 balloon on a space relay mission to test the first American Russian communications via satellite. The 535 pound craft inflates to 800 miles height and may be seen globally for about three years.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
U.S
Ameri
United States
Soviet Union
U.S. Space Agency
Zemenky Observatory
Moscow
Jodrell Bank Observatory
England
Castro Offers Aid to Panama Despite Canal Violence
Fidel Castro denied Cuban involvement in the Panama Canal violence but said Cuba would sacrifice to aid Panama. He cited a six year 3.2 billion sugar deal with the Soviet Union and urged Latin America to back a joint fund to help Panama while avoiding U.S. interference. Castro warned against U.S. coup tactics and urged solidarity.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Panama Canal
Cuba
Panama
Castro
United States
Moscow
Khrushchev
Far East Policy Is Confirmed
United States seeks to cushion impact of pending French recognition of Communist China while stressing it will not alter Far East policy. Secretary Rusk in talks with Japanese and Korean leaders will restate commitment to independence of postwar nations and honoring treaty ties with Nationalist China.
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Washington
United States
China
U.S
Far East
Dean Rusk
Peking
Rusk
Tokyo
United Nations
State Department
Paris
Zanzibar
Texas New England Foot Wives Tale Is Repudiated
New evidence from shoe makers and a Harvard anthropologist upend the belief that Texans have narrower feet. Rhode s of Woodward and Wright says fit varies by region with longer, narrower or shorter, wider designations. He notes women may wear longer sizes though shoes stay similar in length, while Texas feet remain comparatively narrower.
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Texas
New England
Harvard
William W. Howells
Robert Rhodes
Woodward and Wright
Bridgewater
Mass
Stetson Shoe Co
South Weymouth, Mass
Rhodes
Midwest
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George Anderson
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Gruber
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National Association of Student Councils
Council of Economic Advisers
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Grand Beach
New Ranch
Will G. I
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Mich
Marquette
Michigan
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Mississippi River
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