Coast Guard station tidy pride at Fletcher's Neck Biddeford Pool
Guardsmen under Lt Merrick run the Fletcher's Neck station with 15 service members. The outpost grounds are kept neat with a rope fringed sign for tourists. Since July 1 they aided 12 distressed boats and since June 1 provided courtesy boat inspections to over 250 vessels.
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BMC
Lee Merrick
Coast Guard
Fletcher's Neck
Biddeford Pool
Neck
Merrick
Kennedy
Fietchers Neck
Rail strike scare eases as auto output hits peak
New York reports a near-run railroad walkout avoided after a second 11th hour reprieve in two weeks. A surge in 1963 auto production and strong half yearly earnings buoyed markets despite labor tensions. Railroads extend deadline 30 days while Congress weighs authority for ICC action.
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New York
Moves For Racial Equality Are Made
Washington APSecretary of Defense McNamara announced plans to combat discrimination against Negro servicemen and their families and Secretary of Labor Wirtz outlined new apprenticeship standards to ensure equal opportunity. Commanders may declare off limits any area with relentless discrimination, after approval. The moves follow the President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Forces. A report is due by Aug. 15.
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Washington
Congress
Kennedy
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Secretary of Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
McNamara
Kennedy urges nation to back test ban treaty debate
President Kennedy calls for broad public discussion as Democratic leaders seek Senate approval for the partial test ban treaty. An international relief effort works in Skopje after a deadly earthquake, while Syncom 2 space relay drifts toward Brazil as the first satellite to fix over a single globe region.
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Kennedy
Senate
Syncom 2
Brazil
Harriman Leaves Moscow After Test Ban Parley Ends
U.S. Under secretary W Averell Harriman flew from Moscow with a three power partial test ban treaty. He will report to President Kennedy who is at the Hyannis Port summer house. British negotiator Lord Hailsham and Khrushchev held a jovial dinner, signaling thaw in East West relations. Khrushchev hinted at settlement of German peace while seeking a broader non aggression pact. The two allied leaders prepare briefings for Kennedy and Macmillan on Moscow talks.
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Harriman
Moscow
Kennedy
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
United States
Kugo Kennedy
Ite
Hyannis Port
Mass
Lord Hailsham
Khrushchev
Laos
Kremlin
East Germany
West Berlin
Harriman and
Hailsham
Harold Macmillan
Izvestia
Pravda
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Britain
Pepperell Declares Regular and Year End Dividends
Boston Pepperell Manufacturing directors declare a regular quarterly dividend of 0.75 per share and a year end dividend of 1.00 per share payable August 15 to holders of record August 8 1963. For the year ended June 30 1963 net sales reached 96 470 422 with operating income 3 128 749 or 6 44 per share. Adjusted 1962 figures after restatement show net income 2 791 947 or 5 74 per share and net sales 100 408 097. In 1963 there was $692 744 of additional income or 1 42 per share from special credits for prior years, bringing total net income to 3 821 393 or 7 86 per share.
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Boston
Pepperell Manufacturing Company
Rail unions push Kennedy plan as work rules delay looms
Washington unions testify before the Senate Commerce Committee on Kennedy’s proposal to resolve the rail labor dispute. Wirtz says settlement outside legislation unlikely. Five unions, including Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers leader F Zimmerman, brace for possible ICC-led action. Railroads defer new work rules to August 29, easing immediate pressure. Roy E. Davidson condemns the plan as harsh and unfair compulsory arbitration with bias toward management.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Kennedy
Interstate Commerce Commission
W. Willard Wirtz
Pute
Wirtz
John Pastore
D-R.j
4. F. Zimmerman
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Pastore
Congress
Commerce Committee
Engineers Brotherhood
Roy E. Davidson
Davidson
ICC
Heavy tourist influx splits area business outlook
A Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach survey shows tourist volume matches past years yet local retailers report cutbacks. Gov Reed and Chambers praise tourism while shoe stores food outlets and many restaurants describe a down season with 30 to 60 percent declines. Department stores blame warm weather. trailers gain popularity while auto garages see strong activity.
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Biddeford - Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Maine
Reed
Chambers of Commerce
Old Orchard
Biddeford
Saco
Orchard Beach
Quake Devastates Skopje Killing Thousands In Ruins
Dazed survivors and thousands of rescue workers comb rubble after Friday's earthquake that devastated Skopje the fourth largest city in Yugoslavia. Officials fear a death toll into the thousands possibly 6000 with 85 percent of buildings collapsed. Hotel Macedonia and Skopje were destroyed with 260 tourists among the dead. Over 2000 injured treated at emergency stations as 10000 emergency troops moved in to prevent fires and supply water amid fears of polluted supplies.
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Skopje
Yugoslavia
Macedonia
Europe
Skoplje
Biddeford Rated High As A Retail Market
New York reports Biddeford is a top retail market based on the past year’s strength. Personal income and per family spending outpaced most U S regions, retail sales reaching 30 862 000, up from 27 976 000, with autos, soft goods, and durable goods driving gains despite market jitters.
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New York
Biddeford
United States
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Trieste
Tagrer
Saralevo
Tarante
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