Weather Mars Maine Flag Raisings By The Associated Press
Maine residents joined Hawaiians in marking the 50th state with multiple flag-raising ceremonies. Weather altered results at several sites including Mars Hill and Mt Katahdin while Eastport staged an early ceremony amid fog and mist with a weather guided flag raise. Senatorial Governor Reed missed an early start due to mudbound roads and later joined a repeat ceremony atop Mars Hill.
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Associated Press
Maine
Poland
Air Force
WAF
Cynthia J. Stroheker
New Gloucester
Hawaii
Gov. Reed
Mars Hill
Mt. Katahdin
Baxter State Park
Cadillac Mountain
Acadia National Park
Eastport
Spectators Hurt By Fireworks injure crowd in Salt Lake City display
A skyrocket fell into spectators at a Salt Lake City fireworks show injuring 11 people. Laverne McRae, 37, remained hospitalized in fair condition with facial burns shoulder fracture and puncture wounds. Others were treated and released.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Laverne McRae
Democrats Begin Writing Platform for Convention
Democratic platform drafters in Los Angeles opened work on a campaign document ahead of the nominating conclave. The resolutions committee heard a plea by Charles B. Shuman of the Farm Bureau Federation to drop federal crop controls and high price supports. The panel will also consider civil rights and other issues as they craft planks on foreign policy health education and minimum wage.
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Los Angeles
Resolutions Committee
Charles B. Shuman
Eg Farm Bureau Federation
Congress
Eisenhower
Britain Demands Return of Seized Shell Oil Refinery
Britain demanded Cuba restore the Shell Oil refinery to Shell International, delivering a note via Ambassador Stanley Fordham. The Foreign Office reserved legal rights if Cuba does not comply, with ministers ready to disclose further details in Parliament. Fordham stays in Havana as replacement Marchant arrives later, while Britain drums up continued consultations with the United States and other nations. Also in the paper, Kennedy rejects Truman’s push to withdraw, touts open conventions, and faces claims of Addison's disease from supporters of Johnson.
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London
Britain
Fidel Castro
Shell
Cuba
Stanley Fordham
Foreign Ministry
Havana
Shell International
Fordham
Foreign Office
Herbert Stanley Marchant
United States
Netherlands
Kennedy
Truman
Lyndon
B. Johnson
D-Tex
Addison
Highway deaths hit record for holiday period
The National Safety Council reported 696 traffic fatalities over a three day Fourth of July celebration, averaging five deaths per hour and beating the 1955 holiday toll of 407. Officials urged urgent action to curb highway slaughter every day, noting several states posted high counts while Alaska reported none and Delaware New Hampshire Hawaii tallied only two.
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National Safety Council Today
Associated Press
Alaska
Delaware
New Hampshire
Hawaii
Ohio
California
Council
Clothing Firm Plans Biddeford Training for New Plant
Picariello and Singer of East Boston Mass plans a pilot training program in Biddeford for its new plant. Francis X. Coughlin of the Maine Employment Security commission announced two classes of ten to begin with three hours daily for ten days. Trainees will learn stitching cutting hand sewing and pressing with a dexterity test prior to selection. Machines are expected soon and production to start after training.
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Picariello and
Singer
East Bostion
Mass
Biddeford
Francis X. Coughlin
Maine Employment Security Commission
East Boston
Area Industrial Development Committee
Saco- Lowell
Coughlin
Picariello
Massachu
Saco-Lowell Board Backs Food Machinery Merger Offer
Saco-Lowell shops board of directors recommends the proposed merger with Food Machinery and Chemical corporation of San Jose California. The plan proposes one share of Food Machinery for every 2 25 Saco-Lowell shares, subject to stockholder approval and regulatory permits. The offer may not be made for up to about 60 days.
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Saco-Lowell Shops
Food Machinery and Chemical Corporation of
San Jose
Calif
Saco- Lowell
David F. Edwards
Saco-Lowell
One For 21 Stock Exchange
Edwards
Food Machinery and Chemical Corporation
Food
Mits
Eisenhower Back In White House Before Newport Trip
President Eisenhower returns to the White House after a holiday weekend at his Gettysburg farm to tackle unfinished business. He plans a summer vacation trip starting Thursday to Newport Rhode Island.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Gettysburg
Newport
R.I
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Truman Library
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