Biddeford-Sanford Area Redevelopment Nod Approved
The Biddeford-Sanford region wins confirmation as Maine's first redevelopment area. U.S. Rep. Garland says the ARA completed its initial session and awaits presidential action. Area 22 towns face persistent unemployment. Biddeford Saco Sanford groups plan coordinated economic development with state leaders.
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Washington
Biddeford- Sanford
Maine
U.S
Peter A. Garland
Area Redevelopment Administration
Garland
ARA
Labor Department
Lewiston-Auburn
Washington County
Biddeford-Sanford
Biddeford
Saco
Sanford
Biddeford- Saco
Chamber of Commerce
Department of Labor
Maine Department
Kennebunk Tot Rescued From Sinking Car
A two year old Kennebunk girl was saved when James Nad eau and Lawrence Coombs pulled her from a moving car that rolled downhill toward the Mousam River. The vehicle sank after the rescue as the mother had left the children in the car briefly in a Kennebunk Landing area.
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Kennebunk
Mousam
Kim Dyer
Donald Dyer
Kennebunk Landing
James Nadeau
Lawrence Coombs
High Street
Ages of Man Cartoon Caption
A playful caption about the six ages of man from infancy to adulthood. It lists six months with lungs, five years with ears, 14 with feet, 21 with muscle, 45 with paunch, and 60 with full body humor, attributed to Copr. Gen. Fea. Corp.
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Gen
Fea. Corp
Colonel Slated For Trial In Radar Tower Disaster
In Washington the Air Force ordered Col William M Banks to face a court martial for alleged derelict duty after the Texas Tower radar collapse that killed 28 at sea. Civilian engineer Raymond J Martel of Biddeford was among the dead. his angered father criticized officers as indictments were issued. Banks commanded the Boston air defense center whose tower failed in the Atlantic. Gen Robert M Lee ordered the proceeding Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Air Force
Texas
Atlantic Ocean
William M. Banks
Raymond J. Martel
Westland Avenue
Biddeford
Martel
Edward
Laurence N. Martel
Banks
Boston Air Defense Center
Air Defense
Robert M. Lee
Castro Agrees To Receive American Bargaining Team
Fidel Castro said he will receive a four man U S bargaining team to discuss swapping 1200 Cuban rebels for 500 tractors. He added the offer could include political prisoners held by the United States Puerto Rico Nicaragua and Guatemala and insisted the team have full powers to negotiate indemnification and equipment details. The U S Tractors for Freedom Committee said its delegation would fly to Havana Monday to pursue the deal.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
United States
Sal
Puerto Rico
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Castro
U. S
Freedom Committee
Detroit
Freedom
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Milton Ei
Hana
Cuba
Progress Report on Old Orchard Beach Issued
Town Manager Percival Wardwell releases the quarterly progress report detailing Old Orchard Beach finances and town improvements. Highlights include new appointments by the Board of Selectmen, publicity efforts with the Chamber of Commerce to boost Canadian and U.S. business, life guard program plans, beach rules, a clean up campaign, road and sewer work, and a projected tax rate pending final census and permits data.
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St. Margaret Parish Hall
Old Orchard Beach
William Mullen
Board of Selectmen
Charles Huot
Edward Smith
John Trull
Esther Crowley
Percival Wardwell
Francis LaFountain
Atty. LaFountain
William J. Mullen
Francis J. LaFountain
Harry J. Dowd, Jr
Marie Migner
Jerome le Pelletier
Lucien Begin
Ernest Brousseau
Leo F. Larochelle
Chamber of Commerce
Canada
United States
Mullen
Hiram Parish
Chamber
Montreal
Granby
Quebec City
Washington
Maine
Simonds, Payson Company
Portland
Highway Department
King Street
Colby Avenue
Government Rules Over Union Body
A three member National Labor Relations Board panel ruled that a Cape Canaveral August work stoppage was illegal. Local 756 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and its business agent influenced workers, persuading them not to install cables to gain a larger share of the job. The case involved Gable Electric Service and Martin Co. at the Pershing missile site, with fabrication done both on site and at Orlando.
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Washington
Brushe.d
Cape Canaveral
Fla
National Labor Relations Board
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Robert Palmer
Stanley Gilbert
Palmer
Gable Electric Service
Martin Co
Canaveral
Martin
Orlando
United Auto Workers Union
Canavéral
Canaveral Electricians
Scherer Seeks Probe Of Yellin Scholarship Tie In
Rep. Gordon H. Scherer charges White House orders blocked an inquiry into a federal scholarship awarded to Edward Yellin after his contempt of Congress conviction. He cites NSF safeguards and Illinois officials linked to the Ford Foundation grant, alleging a pattern of educated individuals being placed to promote communist influence in U.S. industry.
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Washington
Gordon H. Scherer
Ohio
White House
Congressional Record
Scherer
National Science Foundation
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Edward Yellin
The
UN- American Activities Group
Yellin
Gary
Ind
Communist Party
Hammond
University of Illinois
Colorado State University
Illinois
Ford Foundation
Illinois Grad
Uate
Ohioan
United States
Portland May Lose Huntress
Portland High school faces the loss of football coach Cerroll P. Huntress as his resignation nears. He may join University of Maryland as an assistant to coach Tom Nugent while on leave, after starring at Thornton Academy Saco and the University of New Hampshire. He has coached basketball and baseball at Mechanic Falls.
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Robert Perrin
Marcel Avenue
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Saco Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Muriel Gregoire
Free Street
Saco
John Clark
Gertrude A. Dubois
Summer Street
Dupree
Earl Johnson
Buxton
Portland
Portland High School
Cerroll P. Huntress
Huntress
Tom Nugent
University of Maryland
Thornton Academy
University of New Hampshire
Mechanic Falls
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Kennebunk Junior High
Kennebunk Teachers Club
Prin
Thomas E. Vail
Pauline Mahrt
Andrea Robinson
Irene Pepin
Sheila D'Ascanio
Nancy Papcan
Peter Burr
William Silliker
David Cram
Barbara Swett
Robert Towne
Story
Biddeford - Sanford
Kennebunk Tot
New Hampshire
Maritimes
Kenenbank High School
Raymond Reando
York County Civil Defense
Ronald Robertson
Andrew J. Peterson
KHS
York
Cumberland
Edmund L. Cashen
Kennebunk Civil Defense
Biddeford Junior High School
Fern Martineau
Priscilla Pierce
Shirley Thibeault
Cary Sneider
Carol Reed
Joan Stansberry
Constance Olson
Michael Kennedy
Richard Wyse
Yell
Japan
Young School
Archie Reed
Okinawa
U. S. Army
Mr. Vern
Comb & Brush
Vernon Ouellette
Prop
Scammon
Elm Street
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