Junior AMVETS Take Oath At Beach in Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach AMVETS installs a Junior unit at the post home on Walnut Street with Judy Remillard as president Beverly Southwick senior vice president and Kelsey Ricker Obert Hartley Jacqueline Blais and others named to offices. State and national officers praise the group and outline events including a White Clover drive, a tag day and a field day. Attendees list spans many local names and a reception followed by dancing.
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Old Orchard Beach
Junior Amvets
Amvets
Maine
Abbott-Verville
Beach
Jacqueline Blais
Donna Duhamel
Ralph White
Claire Jacques
Robert Hartley
Old Orchard
Gerard Jacques, Jr
June Dudevoir
Kelsey Ricker
Roger McGee
Danny Raye
Dennis Jacques
Cindy Pettengill
Norman Jacques
Joanne Pettengill
Carol Travers
Flora June Dudevoir
Verna Ricker
Barbara Ricker
Robin Woods
Annie Woods
John Garon
Mary Ann Garon
Gail Morse
Richard Southwick
Paul Kimball
Gerard Jacques
Linda Travers
Judy Remilard
Phyllis Neault
Beverly Southwick
Linda Deprey
Reny Remillard, Jr
Sharon Wyman
John Garry
Ralph Wyman
Carol Goulet
Ronnie Goulet
Michael Smith
Kathy Morin
Payer Three
Desert frontier mined as Iraqis threaten Kuwait invasion
Britain's commander in Kuwait orders desert frontier mined amid Iraqi troop buildup near the border. Brig. Derek Horsford says he has been ordered to organize the defense, while Iraq denounces British reports and vows to fight imperialism. UN talks and troop movements continue as Britain strengthens its forces with six warships proceeding toward Kuwait.
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Kuwait
Britain
Derek Horsford
Kassem
Iraq
Gulf
U.N. Security Council
United Arab Republic
Soviet Union
Sheik Abdullah as-Salim as-Sabah
British Foreign Office
House of Commons
United Nations
Sub Piloting May Become Real Soft Job
Navy researchers report tests of Canalog, an electronic display that shows a simulated highway through a wind shield view for submerged submarine piloting. The system, tested aboard the Shark, converts course speed and depth into a moving road that curves and tilts with commands, creating a realistic underwater navigation illusion.
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Washington
Navy
Fire Damages Hotel In York
A small blaze in the Seabreeze hotel cocktail lounge forced about 15 guests and staff from the 20 room wooden hotel in York. No injuries reported as smoke filled the resort town strip. Officials cite faulty wiring or a discarded cigarette as possible causes. Loss estimated at 3000 dollars.
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York
Seabreeze
Old Car Prize Won By Dennis Wheat In Malvern
Dennis Wheat of Malvern Arkansas won a car prize at a drive in movie night. He had bought a new car in 1950 and traded it in for a newer model in 1955. He saw the old car on a lot days later and it had already sold. He won the prize car that night.
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Malvern
Ark
Dennis Wheat
Wheat
Algeria Returns To Normal After 24 Hour Strike
Algeria returned to normal as troops remained on alert after a 24 hour general strike and riots that left 86 killed and hundreds wounded. French forces reported casualties among their ranks while Moslems mourned. Talks with rebels may resume next week as de Gaulle threatened partition if no accord is reached.
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Algeria
Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
Tunisia
Morocco
Ferhat Abbas
Casablanca
France
de Gaulle
House Turns Deaf Ear To Seat Saving Plans
Washington AP) House leaders rejected efforts to enlarge the House to prevent loss of seats due to population shifts. If unchanged, 1962 House could include dozens elected statewide rather than by district. Plans to save states exist, but none likely to pass. at least 63 seats in MA, PA, IL may be impacted.
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Washington
House
Congress
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Frank .Chif
D-Ky
Muskie urges cut in textile imports to aid Maine mills
Senator Muskie pressed President Kennedy for steps to reduce textile imports to protect U S manufacturers. He called for voluntary quotas via exporting countries rather than mandatory limits and said State Department official George Ball will lead talks in Geneva. He noted Japan has agreed to limit exports but other nations raise shipments, underscoring need for orderly market sharing.
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Washington
Edmund S. Muskie
D-Maine Today
Kennedy
Maine
New England
Muskie
George W Ball
Geneva
Japan
Fishermen Say Herring Are Elusive
In Portland, fishermen report a dismal season, possibly the worst in 87 years, as herring avoid Maine coastal schools. Seaboard Packing Co. notes the poor run, while the Maine Sardine Council cites a drastic drop in packed cases year over year. Analysts warn losses could grow unless a timely run returns by fall.
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Portland
Maine
Melvin F. Mitchell
Seaboard Packing Co
Richard EF. Reed
MSC
Greater Portland
Muscle Ridge
Rockland
Hoffa Increases Dues and Expands Power at Teamsters Convention
James R. Hoffa wins convention approval for a $12 million yearly dues increase and raises his own salary from 50 000 to 70 000 a year. The move consolidates control over the Teamsters while opponents led by Milton J. Liss challenge local autonomy limits. The increase would lift headquarters revenue to about $20 million annually and tighten overall union authority.
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Miami Beach
Fla
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
Teamsters
U.S
Milton J. Liss
Newark
N.J
Liss
New Church Picks Head and Plans Policy Review
The United Church of Christ names Rev. Dr. Ben M. Herbster of Norwood Ohio as president and reviews strategy on funds to segregated institutions. A resolution urges examining moral principles behind financial support to church related bodies that practice discrimination. The church weighs broader inclusivity including universality of membership in the United Nations.
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Philadelphia
United Church of Christ
South
Ben M. Herbster
Norwood
Ohio
United Nations
Red China
Up For Action Today
Garst Criticized by Soviet Press on Labor Views
The Soviet Rural Life article by A. Romanov portrays Iowa corn farmer Roswell Garst as stingy with workers earning about 1.10 dollars per hour on weekdays and 1.70 on Sundays. It labels some of his ideas as naive while praising his farm efficiency and farmhands' skill.
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Moscow
Iowa
Roswell Garst
Nikita Khrushchev
Garst
Rural Life
A. Romanov
United States
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Romanov
Coon Rapids
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Raymond Poitras
Clarence Wallace
Russell Kimball
Gerard Jacques, Sr
Harold Strout
Desert Frontier
Fea. Corp
Boston
Shoe Store
Ain Otree
Biddeford
Torben K Andersen
South Portland
Andersen
Maine Truck Owners Association
Rotary Club
F. Turner Brown
Raymond L. Karnan
Melbourne
F. Means
Stuart V. Flavin
Clayton W. Cartmill
Karnan
Story
Pal Garst
Thornton Academy
Paul Staples
Robert Kimball
Philip Saperia
Donna Chaplin
Staples
Lester Austin
Reed Motors Company
Jane Foran
James Corriveau
Maine State Department of Education
Maine Linoleum CO
Alfred St
Main Street
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