Reed backs sales tax increase as tax plan moves ahead
Gov. Reed says public opposition to raising the sales tax is very little and urges the legislature to adjourn by June 10 to push the supplemental budget. He notes Senate leaders are eager to move the plan while the House and Senate GOP caucus on the budget. He also discusses Casco Bay wharves and Sunday liquor sales, saying decisions are under study.
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Augusta
Reed
Casco Ay Lines
Casco Bay Islands
Ferry Lines
House
Senate
Trujillo Heirs Hold Dominican Power After Assassination
Trujillo heirs appear in control of the Dominican Republic after the dictator's assassination. His son Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Jr and brother Rhadames traveled from Paris with Dominican ambassador Porfirio Rubirosa. President Balaguer issued a mourning period and praised the generalissimo as the attack remained with few clues. Kennedy and De Gaulle begin second day of talks on Berlin and allied policy, with Kennedys pledge to strengthen ties and uphold firm Berlin stance.
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San Juan
P. R
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Hispaniola
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, Jr
Paris
Ciudad Trujillo
Rhadames
France
Porfirio Rubirosa
Joaquin Balaguer
Trujillo
Hector
Kennedy
Charles de Gaulle
West
Berlin
Britain
United States
Elysee Palace
de Gaulle
U.S
Khrushchev
Vienna
Austria
Hotel de Ville
Roger Frey
Federal Aid Sought To Control Erosion In Hills Beach
Mayor Deschambault and Congressman Garland react to a Hills Beach erosion plan by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. A preliminary report from Harry Perdikis in Waltham says a $560,000 project to widen the beach to 125 feet and raise the south jetty would not qualify for federal funds due to private land ownership, leaving the cost to be locally financed and about $17,000 yearly.
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Clement H. Descham
Biddeford
Peter A. Garland
Perdikis
Harry S. Perdikis
New England
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Waltham, Mass
Hills Beach
Sacro River
Khrushchev Prepares To Meet Kennedy At Vienna
Khrushchev arrives for a weekend talks with President Kennedy as Antonin Novotny says the agenda will cover disarmament a German peace treaty the Berlin issue and ending colonialism. Novotny warned the meeting will face dangerous open questions and be difficult.
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Vienna
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Berlin
Antonin Novotny
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Bratislava
Austria
Novotny
Germany
West Berlin
Witness Describes Death March Forced On Jews
In Jerusalem an eyewitness testified that Eichmann ordered a death march from Budapest to the Austrian border in 1944. Breslauer, who aided Swedes and Swiss efforts to save Jews, described 50 000 ledges and 137 mile marches with thousands dying and many shot as they were handed to Wisliceny at the frontier.
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Israel
Adolf Eichmann
Hungary
Budapest
Arie Breslauer
Gestapo
Eichmann
Hitler
Adm
Nicholas Horty
Berlin
Breslauer
Rezsle Kastner
Dieter Wisliceny
Shoeworkers Push Pay Hike Amid Auburn Protest
The Lewiston Auburn Shoeworkers Protective Association plans to press for a wage increase despite a counter protest by the Auburn Shoe Manufacturers Association. Union secretary Joseph P. Roy said the wage raise would be put to arbitration and argued that if other centers can pay higher wages, local manufacturers should match. The union seeks 5 cents now plus 3 cents in 1962, under a wage reopening clause with over a year left on the contract. Manufacturers contend a raise now harms both sides amid foreign competition and regional cheap labor pressures including Maine.
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Auburn
Lewiston - Auburn Shoeworkers Protective Association
Auburn Shoe Manufacturers Association
Joseph P.R. Roy
Lewiston
Maine
Policymakers Eye Dominican Republic
U S policymakers watched for a path from the post Trujillo era toward democracy or potential revolution in the Dominican Republic. The Kennedy administration, led by Secretary of State Dean Rusk, sought to back a reform regime while avoiding ties to oppressive rule, aiming to steer hemispheric relations. information on Trujillo’s assassination remained scant as new rulers appeared to be right wing remnants, with high priority given to shaping U S policy amid lessons from the Cuban invasion and its impact on Latin America.
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Washington
U. S
Dominican Republic
United States
Rafael Trujillo
Caribbean
Trujillo
Dean Rusk
Paris
Kennedy
Rusk
Sunday Liquor Act Cleared Senate for Gov Reed Signature
AUGUSTA Maine Senate cleared a Sunday liquor sale bill already passed by the House and sent it to Gov. Reed for his signature. The measure would allow Sunday sales from 1 pm to 8 pm in hotels and class A restaurants with dining room service only. Christie warned of liquor law erosion while Mayo noted revenue and tourist benefit from similar laws in neighboring states.
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Augusta
House
Senate
Reed
Augusta K. Christie
Rpresque Isle
House Supports Work Law Shift in Maine Senate Vote
The Maine House reversed a May 25 indefinite postponement and joined the Senate with a 92 to 47 vote in favor of revising the Employment Security law. The amended bill would raise the annual earnings needed for benefits to 400 dollars, raise the maximum weekly benefit to 34 dollars, and delay schedule changes to October 1962. Critics warned the changes would cut coverage for 158 people and burden employers, while supporters cited preserving the state reserve fund and reducing abuse.
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House
Senate
Peter Thaanum
St Winthrop
Labor Committee
Gilman B. Whitman
Bryant Pond
Elbridge B. Davis
Calais
Marguerite Smith
R.falmouth
Leonce Jobin
D-Rumford
Melvin Lane
D-Waterville
Andrew Karkos
Dlibon
Bridegroom Keeps Word With Brass Band at Wedding
Patricia Goveris 23, a Pontiac airline stewardess, left Eastern Airlines to marry George Mirages 32 of Boston. He kept his promise and staged a four piece band for the final flight ceremony. The wedding is set for June 25.
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Boston
Patricia Goveris
Pontiac
Mich
Eastern Airlines
George Mirageas
Court Rules Not Sinful To Feed Pigeons
In Seattle Louis Dufek, 75, was cleared after merchants complained his popcorn feeding drew hundreds of pigeons to a downtown square. He said he had fed them 35 years. the judge said no crime was shown. Dufek left, bought more popcorn, and the pigeons awaited.
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Seattle
Wash
Louis Dufek
Dufek
Walter McGovern
Durek
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