Biddeford Faces Shortfall as New High School Overcrowded
Biddeford is headed for a classroom shortage within a year as the new high school, built for 630 students, already hosts 718 this coming semester. Superintendent Raymond Kenneally says eighth graders entering next September could match or exceed current totals, forcing officials to juggle space by converting the cafeteria into classrooms and sacrificing the hot lunch program.
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Theigh School
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Nuclear Test Ban Pact Nears Completion in Talks
MOSCOW AP reports Soviet sources said a working party finished the East West treaty banning nuclear tests in the air space and under water. Harriman eyed initialing today or Tuesday with a Washington return Wednesday as Khrushchev could raise a last minute hurdle. Talks between Harriman Hailsham and Gromyko resumed after a weekend break amid optimism. Western sources say only a Soviet demand for a nonaggression pact might block the accord, while the West prefers no on site inspections and avoids recognizing East Germany. President Kennedy is said to back a pledge related to the pact.
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East Germany
Kennedy
Agreement Reached On Indian Defense Pact With Britain
The United States Britain and India reach an air defense agreement to bolster India's defenses against possible Chinese air attacks. The U S will consult with India during renewed aggression and provide radar equipment and joint training. Radar units will start mobile then fixed installations with training for Indian technicians.
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Royal Air Force
Lost Billford items driver license pictures of Washington
Classified chuckle item from Capt. Gen Fea Corp asks for return of a driver license and hard to replace items including pictures of Washington Lincoln Hamilton and Jackson. The short notice reads like a light mystery humor found in a classified column.
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Washington
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Fea. Corp
Congress Seen Strike Stopper
A spokesman for the railroad industry said there is no chance to avert a nationwide rail strike without compulsory arbitration legislation. President Kennedy plans to ask Congress to act, with work rule changes to begin 24 hours after a Monday notice if no bill passes, while carriers and five unions remain on standby.
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Red China and Soviets Plan Future Talks
In Moscow and Peking both sides say they will meet again to resolve their bitter ideological dispute. The joint communique says central committees will determine the place and time, with talks featuring both sides presenting views on world events and Sino Soviet relations. Khrushchev prepared to outline strategy amid the Communist power struggle.
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Communist Party
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Teng Hsiao-ping
Mikhail Suslov
State Settles Down After Eclipse Show
The Maine eclipse day drew sun watchers indoors as most areas clouded over yet Bar Harbor saw about 5500 atop Cadillac Mountain. Clouds spoiled views near Bangor and Augusta while Orono and Rockland observers reported little to see. overall about 250000 people were estimated to have witnessed some aspect of the event.
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Portland
Maine
University of Maine At
Orono
Augusta
Waterville
Rockland
General Taylor blends into Pentagon leadership after reshaping role
Gen Maxwell D. Taylor, once a vocal defense policy debater, has quietly integrated as Joint Chiefs chair. The era sees him bridging civil authority and professional military, working closely with McNamara while maintaining an Army-centric view in some issues. The dynamic with LeMay and Anderson shows disagreement yet no personal clash, signaling a steady, influential presence shaping policy.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Fred S. Hoffman
Taylor
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Kennedy
Secretary of
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
White House
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Curtis E. LeMay
Adm
George W. Anderson
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Anderson
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Normandy
101St Airborne
Racial Rule Is Attacked At Governors Conference
At the 55th Governors Conference in Miami Beach, Gov. Nelson Rockefeller led a Republican push against a rule requiring unanimous consent for civil rights resolutions. The plan proposed a two-thirds vote after limited discussion, arguing it would preserve the conference’s influence. Rockefeller warned that without a vote on controversial issues the gathering could become mere social events.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
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Rockefeller
Rockfeller
Mark O. Hatfield
Oregon
Surprise Moscow talks stall near partial test ban accord
Premier Khrushchev and Wa verell Harriman hold a surprise Moscow meeting amid talk of a near partial test ban. Harriman expected to return to Washington Wednesday after initialing agreement, U.S. sources say. Kennedy meets railroad-management union leaders and congressional heads before presenting recommendations to avert a nationwide strike. Governors conference focuses on civil rights with volatile reactions anticipated as Rockefeller and Goldwater generate political controversy.
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Waverell Harriman
Moscow
Harriman
Washington
U.S
Kennedy
Nelson A. Rockefeller
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