Bombs and torches fuel racial strife in the South
AP reports seven years of sporadic violence targeting churches synagogues ministers homes and businesses amid gradual desegregation. From 1957 to 1963 major incidents included the 16th Street Baptist Church blast in Birmingham killing four girls and other arson attacks in Georgia and Mississippi. Despite many fires there were few convictions and some trials ended in acquittals as communities rebuilt.
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Atlanta
South
Montgomery
Ala
Birmingham
16Th Street Baptist Church
Birthday fete for Joan Cote with local gathering
A belated 15th birthday party honored Joan Cote hosted by her mother Mrs. Roger Cote at 518 Alfred Road Biddeford. Guests included Roger Exposito Paulette Descoteaux Paul Dubois Valerie Perreault John Boucher and others plus out of town visitors from Hartford Conn and Canada.
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Joan Cote
Roger Cote
Alfred Road
Biddeford
Robert Cote
The
Apaches
Roger Exposito
Paulette Descoteaux
Paul Dubois
Valerie Perreault
John Boucher
Roy Dumont
Lin Hubert
Barbara Mondor
Richard Boisvert
Robert Fournier
Joyce Lasante
Ozean Houde
Irene Larose
Susan Cote
Richard Cote
Hartford
Conn
Rheal Beaudin
GOP Convention Program Listed
SAN FRANCISCO AP Here is the program for today and Wednesday at the Republican National Convention in the Cow Palace time is Eastern Standard TODAY 6 p.m. Convention called to order by temporary chairman part of Committee on Credentials Introduction of delegations Report of Committee on Rules and Order of Business Report of Committee on Permanent Organization Sen Roman L Hruska of Nebraska introduces the permanent convention chairman Sen Thruston B Morton of Kentucky Speech by Morton Election of National Committee Rep Melvin Laird of Wisconsin presents the report on the party platform drawn by the Committee on Resolutions Rep Charles A Halleck of Indiana introduces former President Dwight D Eisenhower Speech EISENHOWER WEDNESDAY 3 30 p.m. Convention called to order by permanent chairman Speech George Murphy candidate for the Senate from California Roll call of states for nomination for president of the United States Nomination for president of the United States Roll call of states for selection of a nominee for president Appointment of committee to notify candidate for president
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Roman L. Hruska
Nebraska
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
Morton
Melvin Laird
Wisconsin
Committee On
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
George Murphy
Senate
California
United States
Hoover Skips First GOP Convention Since 1928
Herbert Hoover, nearly 90, did not attend the 1964 Republican National Convention, sending a written message read by Senate Leader Everett Dirksen. Dirksen praised Hoover, recounting the former president’s lifelong GOP service and urging a brief platform focused on limiting government, balanced budgets, and reduced taxes.
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Hoover
San Francisco
Herbert Hoover
Waldorf- Astoria
New York
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
White House
Salle Cherite Whist Winners Announced
Winners of the progressive whist party at Salle Cherite last Saturday were Rita Dunton Marcel Garon and Lillian Grenier. High scoring women were Jeannette Courtois Cecile Par ent Emilia Romeo and Cerilda Garon. High scoring men were Roland Perreault Joseph Grenier Marcel Courtois and Ferdinand Bourque. A bid whist party is scheduled for Friday and a progressive whist party for Saturday. A baked bean supper is planned for Saturday July 25.
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Salle Cherite
Rita Dunton
Marcel Garon
Lillian Grenier
Traffic Accidents Reported At Beach
Minor accidents continued to harass police officers yesterday at Old Orchard Beach. Judith D. White of Saco was struck when Sue O. Green of Quebec backed into her car. Green’s vehicle had no damage. White’s left front fender damaged about $20. Jeanne J. Foss of Scarborough contacted Edward Alan Gardner of Dearborn, Michigan. Foss’s hood damaged and Gardner’s rear bumper and right fender damaged, about $95 total. Frank Fowler reported a hit to his parked car, damage about $50.
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Old Orchard Beach
Judith D. White
Bay View Road
Saco
Sue O. Green
Point Claire
Que
Jeanne J. Foss
West Scarborough
Edward Alan Gardner
Dearborn
Mich
Foss
Gardner
Frank Fowler
Building Burned By Saco Firemen
A practice drill was held by the Saco Fire Department to ignite and burn an old building on the Portland Road slated for destruction by its owners. Firemen monitored the blaze with 1 and 2 inch hoses and no other calls were reported beyond washing away gasoline from an earlier York Hill accident.
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Saco Fire Department
Portland Road
York Hill
Accident Report At Biddeford Pool
A backing collision at Biddeford Pool yesterday afternoon damaged two vehicles. Biddeford police identified the drivers as Richard E. Labbe, 24, of 137 Guinea Road, Biddeford, and Raymond Goldthwait.
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Biddeford Pool
Biddeford
Richard E. Labbe
Guinea Road
Raymond Goldthwait
Biddeford Saco Men Taken To County Jail
George W Blood 45 of Southbury Conn pleaded guilty to failing to stop at a red signal on Main Street Biddeford and was fined 10 dollars or 10 days in jail. Herman Wesley Buzzell 24 of Biddeford and Wilfred Gilbert 30 of Saco were found guilty of disturbing the peace using filthy language assault and breaking a store window. They were fined 35 dollars or 30 days in jail and taken to York County jail at Alfred after failing to pay.
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George W. Blood
Southbury
Conn
Main Street
Biddeford
Gerald C. Nason
Blood
Philip Poirier
Herman Wesley Buzzell
Mt. Pleasant St
Wilfred Gilbert
Union Street
Saco
Nason
York County
Alfred
Portland Police Chief Plans Brutality Probe
Portland's police chief Leon T. Webber says he will conduct his own inquiry into charges that officers used brute force during the arrest of his sister and brother in law, Raymond L. Miller and his wife of Portsmouth New Hampshire. Miller faced a driving under the influence count and his wife an obstructing an officer charge. They were released on bail after municipal court hearings. The chief said Miller was beaten on the back and his wife’s wrists were swollen and discolored.
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Portland
Leon T. Webber
Ily
Amergian
Civil Service Commission
Raymond L. Miller
Portsmouth
N. H. Miller
Canan
Miller
Bodies found in Mississippi river near Tallulah
Federal and local investigators probe a muddy offshoot of the Mississippi after two bodies are recovered. The first, identified tentatively as a former Alcorn A&M student, features rope binding on the feet. The second is believed to be Henry Dees of Meadville, with similar bindings. The case ties to missing civil rights workers reported last June.
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Tallulah
Mississippi River
Old River
Louisiana
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson
Miss
All Negro Alcorn A&m College
Lorman
Philadelphia
Charles Moore
Meadville
Henry Dees
Madison Parish
W. M.seaman
Mississippi
Beach Firemen Respond Twice In One Night
A short circuit caused by grease in an electrical plug near a stove sent Beach Fire Department to Frank Blow’s residence at Smithwheel Road last night. They disconnected the feeder line. no damage reported. Shortly after, they were summoned to a cottage at 10 Sea Cliff Ave Mr Thomas Farley of Biddeford owns it, occupied by Paul Labrecque of Lawrence Mass, for a flooded floor furnace. Firemen shut off the oil supply and waited for cooling before leaving. no damage reported.
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Old Orchard Beach
Frank Blow
Smithwheel Road
Thomas Farley
Biddeford
Sea Cliff Ave
Paul Labrecque
Lawrence
Mass
Biddeford Vehicle Crash Involves Letellier And Bastarache
A vehicle driven by Joseph Letellier 63 of 207 Pool Street Biddeford rolled back from a driveway and struck Hormidas Bastarache 65 of 39 Foss Street Biddeford Friday. Lt. Labbe reported no injuries and noted letellier was backing out when the accident occurred.
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Pool Road
Biddeford
Labbe
Joseph Letellier
Pool St
Hormidas A. Bastarache
Foss St
New Englanders Busy At Convention
New England delegates at the Republican National Convention in San Francisco participate in floor activities. Massachusetts Attorney General Edward W. Brooke plans to present a convention badge for Eisenhower and may lead a floor fight over civil rights. Brooke supports Scranton and notes attempts to sway his seconding role. Connecticut delegates join the platform debate against Goldwater. Rhode Island Governor Chafee urges principled leadership and specific solutions to national problems. Maine’s Senator Margaret Chase Smith campaigns actively with delegation leaders backing her presidential bid.
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San Francisco
New England
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Edward W. Brooke
Eisenhower
Brooke
Scranton
Barry Goldwater
Republican Party
John H. Chafee
Rhode Island
Chafee
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
John H. Reed
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Sen. Smith
New Hampshire
Goldwater
New York
Nelson “. Rockefeller
Henry Cabot Lodge
Taylor Presents Credentials In South Viet Nam
U S Ambassador Max D. Taylor presented his credentials in Saigon to South Vietnamese chief of state Maj. Gen. Duong Van Minh. Taylor arrived a week ago and was accompanied by Gen. William Westmoreland and deputy A Alexis Johnson. He replaces Henry Cabot Lodge who returned to Washington last month.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Maxwell D. Taylor
Duong van Minh
Taylor
William C. Westmoreland
Hero
A. Alexis Johnson
Henry Cabot Lodge
Washington
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Rulings On Liquor License Violations Issued In Portland
Portland administrative hearing officer Edward M. Robinson issued rulings from hearings on May 21. Ed ward D. Radley of Eddie's Market faced malt liquor sold to a minor through a clerk with a warning. Armand Poirier of Reliable Groceries in Biddeford faces a 10 day license suspension added to prior penalties before June 1, 1965. J Guy Peloquin of Guy's Market in Biddeford has a 15 day license suspension beginning July 18.
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Portland
Edward M. Robinson
Edward D. Radley
Eddie’s Market
Old Orchard St
Old Orchard Beach
Armand Poirier
Reliable Groceries
Biddeford
J. Guy Peloquin
Guy's Market
Feed Grain Rates Cut By Maine Central
The Maine Central Railroad announced a further ten percent cut in feed grain rates to Maine, supplementing July 15 general reductions under Proposal 195. The move targets shipments from mills to New England consumers after grain reaches milling points in Vermont New Hampshire and Maine, amid industry criticism of Proposal 195.
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Portland
Maine Central Railroad
Maine
Maine Central
Reed
Middle Atlantic States
Frank Lipman
E. Spencer Miller
New England
Boston and Maine Railroad
Brattleboro
St. Johnsbury
Greenfield
Concord
Manchester
N.H
Sanford Minister Dies Unexpectedly
The Rev. Warren S. Palmer, pastor of North Parish Church for seven years and head of the Maine Congregational Conference in 1955, died unexpectedly at his home Monday night. He had previously served churches in Lincoln and Norway.
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Sanford
Warren S. Palmer
North Parish Church
Maine Congregational Conference
Lincoln
Norway
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