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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1965
Page
3
In Quebec a 48 hour truce was announced as Retailers Fraternity boards meet oil firms in Montreal to review a new offer. About 75 percent of area stations are closed while interim injunctions curb harassment of oil companies.
Biddeford police installed a new transistor radio in a patrol car today. Workers continue base radio installation at the police headquarters and at the public works garage.
Husson College in Bangor confirms a 4 million dollar federal grant from the U S Office of Education to help finance an 8 million dollar building program. The funds will back dormitory construction on the new campus, with Husson Hall and other Exchange Street buildings to be demolished under Bangor urban renewal. President Chesley H Husson says the grant targets dormitory space and will help mobilize funds for classrooms and facilities.
Technicians of Motorola Company announce new radio receivers designed for greater distance reception and lower maintenance costs. They promise enhanced performance and affordability for users seeking reliable communication.
Kennebunkport Dump Association plans a Friday 6:30 parade from Consolidated School led by Col Robert Marx Maine State Police. Thirty vehicles participate including State Rep M Abbott Pendergast and a replica emblem a large dark-eyed Susan in a dented can. The parade will unveil Miss Dumpy of 1965 and crown Miss Kennebunkport Dump Association. National Dump Week begins and will run all summer with TV units covering the event.
The Defense Department cancels the Camelot project meant to study how Communists exploit revolutionary change in developing nations. The program cost about 300000 dollars and drew criticism after a Camelot researcher appeared in Chile. Senator Eugene McCarthy urged Senate inquiry into the project.
In Uniontown Alabama a Black laborer William Henry Fitts rushed into a creek to open a overturned car and free four people trapped inside. He handed the children to the trooper and rescued others as a crowd of both races watched. All six occupants were hospitalized in serious condition.
New details list Pyotr Shelest as metallurgical engineer and Ukraine party chief, rising from candidate member to full presidium member after Khrushchev’s fall. Also listed are Gennady Voronov, named premier of the Russian republic and top presidium member, and Pyotr Demichev, a 1961 party secretary and bureau chairman highlighted as a bright young leader and candidate member of the top presidium.
Nevada remains agriculturally dominated as the USDA estimates 558000 cattle and calves on state ranches at the start of the year while the population reached 487778 as of last October.
A discussion traces the voluntary gold program, treasury views, and fear of gold stock loss while noting gold's psychological value and the dollar’s strength. It explains why nations and markets watch gold prices in London as a gauge of currency confidence, with the current range around 35 dollars per ounce.
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