Morning Fire Ravages Tenement on Alfred Street Biddeford
Morning blaze at 128% Alfred Street in Biddeford destroyed a rear top floor apartment occupied by Mrs Marie Johnson and three children and caused smoke and water damage to other units in the three story tenement. Fire Chief Arthur H. King said the fire started in the Johnson bedroom and spread. losses around 5000 dollars with most second floor occupants insured.
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Alfred Street
Biddeford
Arthur H. King
Marie Johnson
Anna Nadeau
Alfred Proulx
Richard Boudreau
Donald Burnham
Theophilevy
Boudreaus and Lemays
John A. Snow
Jef King
Johnson
Lemays
Snow
Cohen's Fruit Store
Main Street
NC Republican Chairman's Other Woman Reveals Family Plans
Linda Renfrew Cobb says raising her two young sons is her primary concern as the NC GOP leader William E Cobb admits living with her in Roanoke and with his wife in Morganton. She moved to Roanoke in 1960 and worked as a stewardess before marrying and divorcing Parker. Cobb plans to stay in Morganton to manage his lumber business while his wife reportedly plans to stand by him.
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Raleigh
N.C
Lillian
Linda) Renfrew Cobb
North Carolina
William E. Cobb
Linda
Cobb
Roanoke
Morgana
Time Magazine
South
Raleigh News & Observer
Roanock
W. Edward Cobb
East Carolina College
Greenville
William Marvin Parker
Morganton
Chuckle: Young couples chase parents' path amusingly
A humorous note notes that many new couples wish to begin where their parents are, effectively keeping the parents in place. The quip plays on shared living plans and family dynamics with light sarcasm.
Grave Estes Loot Clue Raises Graveyard Theory
In Amarillo testimony, Harold F. Orr of Superior Manufacturing floated a theory that Billie Sol Estes hid loot in a pauper’s grave. He cited about 3.5 million diverted to Estes enterprises vanishing, and mentioned a Pecos mortuary used as a possible store. Orr described worthless notes and contracts funneling 18 million to Estes, with Coleman McSpadden receiving 2 million.
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Amarillo
Tex
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
New York
Harold FE. Orr
Superior Manufacturing Co
West Texas
Pecos
Orr
Frank Baughman
Superior Manufacturing
Coleman T. McSpadden
Lubbock
General Electric Pays Record For Damages
Washington AP General Electric Co agrees to pay a record 7.47 million to settle damage suits tied to a price fixing conviction. Of this amount 6.47 million goes to the Tennessee Valley Authority for inflated prices, with an additional one million to the government for purchases by other agencies. GE officials say the settlement could steer 45 to 50 million more in future price adjustments and will prompt further talks with investor owned utilites and other customers.
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Washington
General Electric Co
Justice Department
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Tennessee Valley Authority
General Electric
Kennedy
Ward Baking Co
New York
Ralph J. Cordiner
TVA
Cordiner
Republicans pin woes on Kennedy to hurt Democrats
GOP leaders argue that blaming President Kennedy for a sluggish economy could tilt voters toward Republican congressional candidates. Sen Barry Goldwater and Sen Clifford Case clash on leadership and a proposed tax cut while polls show Kennedy remains popular. The strategy hinges on the sins of the President affecting Congress. Continued on Page Seven.
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Washington
Kennedy
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
National Press Club
Congress
Goldwater
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
CBS
Case
National Railway Strike Threatens Jobs and Rules
Chicago AP reports 200000 railway workers threaten to strike to block new work rules that would cut jobs. Unions filed suit seeking a Railway Labor Act violation and injunction to stop carriers from adopting changes tied to featherbedding claims. Management says changes save costs, with diesel firemen jobs slated for 13,000 cuts and other crews affected.
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Chicago
U.S
Girl Scouts Tackle JFK Challenge At Vermont Roundup
At Bay Vermont senior round up Girl Scouts study President Kennedy's question how to prepare for service to country and mankind. They hear from speakers including Betty Lou Raskin of Johns Hopkins and Delores Bobbian who will chair the closing program.
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Button Bay
Kennedy
Betty Lou Raskin
Carlyle Barton Laboratory
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Delores Bob‘bian
Berber Leader Forms Defense Committee in Algiers Conflict
Belkacem Krim returning from Kabylie announced a defense committee to guard the revolution against Ben Bella as Algeria remains split between Ben Khedda's provisional government and Ben Bella loyalists. Mo hammed Khider arrives from Oran as Ben Bella forces pressure eastern and western regions.
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Algiers
Belkacem
Krim
Kabylie
Lpower
Ahmed Ben Bella
Ben Youssef Ben Khedda
Ben Bella
Ben Khedda
Algeria
Ing
Mohammed Khider
Oran
National Liberation Front
Khider
Aletti
Defense Committee
Newsmen
Abdelhafid Boussouf
Hne
Lakhdar Ben Tabbal
Constantine
Belkacem Krim
Mohammed Afi
Krim-Boudiaf
Kennedy Heads Talks on Scaling Nuclear Test Ban Safeguards
President Kennedy and top disarmament advisers debated how far to scale down U S demands for safeguards in a Soviet test ban. They considered preserving on site inspections and internationally manned control posts, with disagreement over dropping the control post requirement. Debates covered reducing inspection counts at source and the overall level of post numbers, amid hopes to spark Soviet interest at Geneva.
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Washington
Kennedy
U.S
Soviet Union
Dean Rusk
Robert §. McNamara
U.S.S.R
State Department
Geneva
United States
White House
Stock Split Authorized for Biddeford and Saco Water Co
The Public Utilities Commission authorized a four for one stock split and a 10 percent stock dividend for Biddeford and Saco Water Co. Four shares at $25 par value will exchange for each $100 share on Aug 1, issuing 48,400 new shares and 4,840 shares as the dividend.
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Augusta
Public Utilities Commission
Biddeford and Saco Water Co
Water Company
Dog Saves Children as Lightning Kills Guard Dog
A pear tree in Medvedja, Yugoslavia was struck by lightning killing a watchdog tied there. The dog pounced to guard children fleeing fruit trees, scaring 17 youngsters away minutes before the bolt. No children were harmed.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Medvedja
Borba
Childdren
Abortion Plea Faces Legal Hurdles for TV Star
Phoenix area television personality Sherri Chessen seeks a legal abortion amid thalidomide concerns. A hearing before Superior Court Judge Yale McFate is expected today on a suit by Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Finkbine and a Phoenix hospital linking to the pregnancy.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Phoenix Area
Superior Court
Yale McFate
Robert L. Finkbine
Phoenix
Albany desegregation push plans mass protests and King visits
In Albany Georgia Negro strategists begin executing a plan to desegregate, with mass meetings at noon and six p.m. after about 1,000 practicing nonviolent protest. Dr Martin Luther King Jr and Rev Ralph Abernathy attend strategy talks while Gov Vandiver warns of possible martial law and a Klan leader pledges aid to curb integration efforts.
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W. G. Anderson
Albany Movement
Martin Luther
King, Jr
Anderson
Albany
King
Ralph D. Abernathy
Georgia
Ku Klux Klan
Ernest Vandiver
Fizzle May Suspend US Tests
Washington AP reports a third failure to explode a U S nuclear device over the Pacific prompted a high level Defense Department and AEC review. A planned four to possibly five high altitude tests faces delays and uncertainty as officials weigh next steps.
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Washington
U.S
Pacific
Johnston Island
Defense Department
Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Johnston
Kennedy
Honolulu
van Allen
Thor
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George James
New York University
Albany, Ga
Asa D. Kelley
Kelley
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Lloyd Joel Croteau
Ludger J. Croteau
Saco
Roger Paul Routh
Rolando Routh
Middle Street
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Routh
Don Yankey
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Great Lakes Naval Training Center
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