Cuba Seizes U S Holdings Under New Expropriation Edict
Havana reports Fidel Castro authorized a sweeping expropriation of all American property in Cuba, with compensation tied to U S sugar purchases. The decree targets U S and Allied interests, including Shell refinery operations, and sets a retroactive clause invalidating prior dispositions. Cuban sugar quotas and pricing are central to the compensation fund.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuba
United States
Osvaldo Corticos
U.S
Washington
Eisenhower
Cuban Electric Co
Uba
Saco Grange Hosts Linda Bowen as Agricultural Night
Saco Grange welcomed Linda Bowen of South Dakota during an Agricultural Night program led by Milton Randall. Guests heard about Tennessee Valley Authority, Grange Youth Exchange, and upcoming August events including a picnic at Ossipee Lake and Juvenile Night at the Grange House.
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Linda Rowen
South Dakota
Saco Grange
Grange Hall
North Street
Miss Rowen
Ella Mae Grant
Lawrence Grant
Buxton Road
Saco
Milton Randall
Miss Grant
National Youth Exchange
Miss Bowen
York Pomona
Cornish
Linda Bowen
Pioneer Union
Grant Cottage
Ossipee Lake
the Grange
Rachel Smith
Irene Libby
Webber Hospital
Harold Rackliff
Pomona Grange
Orchard Grange
Pionieer Grange
North Saco
Leland Scamman
Tennessee Valley Authority
Wessington
S. C
Ella ‘Mae Grant
Memorial Program for Dr Archibald Gardner at Goose Rocks Beach
Goose Rocks Beach Community House to host the first memorial program Sunday evening honoring Dr Archibald Gardner a longtime benefactor. The 8 pm program includes dedicatory poem by A F McClanahan soprano Pauline Leber baritone Anthony La Fina and pianist Morse Haithwaite with a Mozart piece and Playa Master Peter Clark. President McClanahan will read final poetry. Arrangements by Mrs Lloyd Clark and open to association members and the public.
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Goose Rocks Beach
Archibald Gardner
A.F. McClanahan
Pauline Leberage
Peter Fiore
Anthony la Fina
Morse Haithwaite
Arundel Opera Company
Peter Clark
McClanahan
Gardiner
Lloyd Clark
Sect Fortifies Homes In Expected Bomb Defense
In Benson Arizona a small sect named the Full Gospel Assembly barricades itself in sealed homes and church awaiting an atomic attack, buying large supplies of food, covering windows, and avoiding contact. Deputy Coffey notes no one appears at homes, while leader Rev Ann Weimer reportedly guides the group. Police learned of the situation after Warren Burke reported his missing wife and children. Members reportedly arrived from Columbus Ohio about six months ago.
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Benson
Ariz
Full Gospel Assembly
Arizona
Ray Coffey
Tucson
Warren Burke
Burke
Columbus
Ohio
Coffey
Ann Weimer
Assembly of God
Briggs says recount unnecessary after county sample
Senator Ezra J. Briggs of Caribou, who requested a recount after losing renomination by 51 votes, stated last night that a recount is not needed. He cited a 20-town Aroostook County sample with minimal error in the inspection. Briggs placed fourth in the three Inez nominations for the state senate.
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Augusta
Ezra J. Briggs
Caribou
Holdup At Pine Tree Shopping Center Nets $600
A man posing as an electrical inspector stole about $600 from a Pine Tree Shopping Center drugstore in Portland. Manager Stanley F. Godes left cash on a rear table to fetch a prescription and returned to find the suspect, dressed in work clothes, had vanished. The man walked in through the Liggett Rexall entrance with the money.
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Portland
Pine Tree
Stanley F. Godes
Godes
Liggett-Rexall
Two States kingpins in picking Demo president
Los Angeles AP report from preconvention days at the Democratic National Convention notes Pennsylvanian and Californian delegates as key kingmakers. Kennedy draws California and possibly Pennsylvania support. Symington seeks to unite Pennsylvania delegates. Rules, chairmanship, and potential roll call shifts loom large as platform talks focus on medical care, Social Security taxes, and elder support.
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Los Angeles
Pennsylvania
California
Ats
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
David L. Lawrence
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Kennedy
Sen
LeRoy Collins
Florida
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Paul M
Butler
Collins
Rules Committee
Symington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Platform
Edward Rennis
American Medical Association
Dry Convention Faces Democrats in Prohibition Era
Los Angeles reports that the 1960 Democratic convention venues the Sports Arena and Coliseum impose liquor restrictions. Delegates, long associated with drinking culture, face no beer on premises or nearby, prompting sly jokes about a booming ad hoc bar across the street and tense atmosphere during the nominating speech.
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Los Angeles
Otr
Convention
Democratic Party
Domestic Issues May Shape Coming Campaign
A group of Democratic resolutions committee members say domestic bread and butter issues will dominate the campaign. Agnes Geelan of North Dakota cites farm discontent and Burdick’s special senatorial victory as evidence. Carl Rice and Alton Lessard offer differing views on foreign policy's role in voter concern.
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Ray Madden
D-Ind
Annis
AMA
Eisen- Knower
Eisenhower
Japan
Rice
Lessard
Resolutions
Seaboard
Agnes Geelan
North Dakota
Quentin Burdick
Los Angeles
Resolutions Committee
Carl Rice
Kansas
Eisenhower Rejects Rockefeller Claim On Strength
President Eisenhower dismissed Nelson Rockefeller's claim that U S military strength has declined and Russia grows stronger. He defended defense spending, noted Congress cuts in election years, and said Rockefeller is free to voice opinions without shaking GOP unity. He also hinted at Cuban sugar policy and a possible budget surplus outlook.
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Washington
Eisenhower
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
America
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Kremlin
U.S
Russia
Congress
Rockefeller
Cuba
United States
Saco hires New Hampshire firm as public architects
Irving W. Hersey associates of Durham New Hampshire were hired by Saco city council to study sites take grades estimate costs and prepare drawings for a proposed 18 room school. If voters approve in December Hersey to provide standard architectural services at six percent of construction cost. Preliminary estimate 370000 with potential federal aid up to 40 percent. A bi partisan committee will study strengthening the city charter following delays tied to the Bear Brook sewage project.
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Irving W. Hersey
Durham
N. H
Saco
New Hampshire
Joseph Grondin
Pepperell Park
Grondin
Charles Cote
Bear Brook
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Vine Street
Bea. Corp
Maine
Alton A. Lessard
White House
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Paramount
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Sylvia Syms
Yvonne Mitchell
R. A. Bergeron
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