High speed rail proposed for northeast air savings
The Regional Plan Association urges redirecting short hauls from air travel to 200 mph trains along the northeast coast from Boston to Washington to save air and airport space. The study, signed by 30 planners, cites neglected outdoor recreation and argues for interstate planning and shared funding.
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Life Or Death May Hinge On One Word
A mixed set of briefs from 1962 includes Sinatra Jr. performing at Disneyland in a nostalgic scene and Paul Crump facing an electric chair in Illinois. Crump’s clemency appeal seeks mercy, arguing rehabilitation, as Gov. Kerner weighs the prosecutors’ demand for execution following two trials and Supreme Court denials.
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Donald Page Moore
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Otto Kerner
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James A. Thompson
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Algerian guerrillas seize Algiers in bloodless coup
Guerrilla forces surrounding Algiers seized control at dawn, arresting several opponents of Ben Bella while allowing Premier Ben Khedda's officials to remain unharmed. Radio Algiers broadcast their appeal for calm as a seven member political bureau is planned to govern until elections set for August 12.
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Amar Oussedik
Algiers Autonomous Zone
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Wilaya
Si Hassan
Paris
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Tlemcen
Khider
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Wilaya 4
Two Fatal Highway Crashes Hit Maine
A teenage girl from North Bridgton and a young mother from Falmouth died in separate Maine highway crashes Sunday as their cars left the road and struck trees. Diane Fabello, 17, endured multiple injuries and died in a Portland hospital. Joseph Kosimar, 18, was hospitalized with a head injury. Barbara Mains, 28, of Falmouth, died when her husband’s car struck a tree and wrapped around a second.Continued on Page Seven.
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Falmourth
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Economy Drives Mixed Meanings in Language
A witty note explains the word economy has big meaning in soap flakes and small meaning in autos, illustrating how context shifts interpretation. Copr. Gen. Fea. Corp.
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Fea. Corp
National Girl Scout Senior Roundup Ends at Button Bay
More than 6,000 campers head home as 70,000 visitors visited Button Bay State Park during ten days. First departures include 746 girls from New York New Jersey Canal Zone Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands. Brazil guests express mixed feelings about leaving and memories. A granite marker will memorialize the 1962 roundup, accepted by Vermont official Percy Merrill.
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Merritt C. Farrell
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Saint Laurent Tubes Boost Paris Fashion Show Flair
Yves Saint Laurent unveiled a minimalist tube silhouette described as the glove look, slim and elongated with a shapely bust and hips. Celebrities including Princess Lee Radziwill attended, sitting alongside Viscountess Jacqueline de Ribes while fashion watchers anticipated Mrs Kennedy’s reaction to the tube trend.
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Jacqueline Kennedy
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Track seen derailment cause in Steelton Pa
In Steelton Pennsylvania a baseball special derailment killed 19 and injured 100. Officials say the derailment appears due to track misalignment though a final cause awaits a full investigation. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and Interstate Commerce Commission joined the probe.
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James F. Newell
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Newell
Howard C. Kohout
Philadelphia
Blaze Damages Windham Mill Fire at Sebago plant spreads across stock house
A second fire in two days swept through the Windham Sebago Chemical Co plant late Sunday destroying the main stock house and a 35 foot bridge over a canal. Firefighters from North and South Windham fought through thick smoke after Saturday explosions heavily damaged the two buildings.
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Sebago Chemical Co
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South Windham Fire Department
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