Senate passes state sales tax rise despite opposition
The State Senate voted 24-8 to engross the governor’s sales tax increase bill, raising the rate from 3 to 4 percent. The measure faces a tougher test in the House, which approved it 75-69 at preliminary stage, needing a two-thirds majority for emergency enactment. Opponents argued for delaying or varying the tax, while supporters said it is fiscally necessary.
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Augusta
State Senate
Reed
House
Senate
Ralph M. Lovell
R-Sanford
Emile Jacques
D-Lewiston
Lovell
Paul A. Couture
Lewiston
Frederick W. Whittaker
Bangor
Macmillan backs cabinet amid Profumo scandal turmoil
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan convened an emergency cabinet to shore up support for his handling of the Profumo affair. Lord Dilhorne’s report reportedly clears Profumo of suspicion, while the cabinet plans strategy for Monday’s session as opposition critiques intensify. Macmillan’s tenure appears increasingly fragile amidst Conservative dissension. At Alabama, Vivian Malone and a black student body member begin classes amid quiet, friendly campus scenes as federal marshals and National Guardsmen observe from nearby.
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London
Harold Macmillan
Profumo
British Press Association
John Profumo
Christine Keeler
Eugene Ivanov
Anthony Eden
Lord Dilhorne
Dilhorne
Macmillan
Scanal
James A. Hood
Jimmy
Comer Hall
Miss Malone
National
Chuckle Cartoon Finds Dizzy Few From Good Turns
A lighthearted cartoon caption from Gen. Fea. Corp. notes that few people tire from doing many good deeds, delivering a gentle moral in a humorous frame.
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Gen
Fea. Corp
Justice Visits Firms At Beach At Tide Inn And The Barn
Supreme Court Justice Walter K. Tapley Jr visited Old Orchard Beach to observe Tide Inn and The Barn as testimony stalled by lack of a court reporter. Chequinn Corp seeks a court order to compel license approvals, alleging town councilors acted arbitrarily in withholding victualers liquor and entertainment licenses. Both establishments held licenses in 1961 and 1962 but none this year.
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Portland
Supreme Court
Walter K. Tapley Jr
Tide Inn
Old Orchard Beach
Chequinn Corp
Leopold V. Sicard
Justice Tapley
Disarmament Chief Sees Senate Passage for Test Ban
U S Disarmament Director William C Foster predicts safe Senate passage for a nuclear test ban treaty signed by the Soviet Union and the West He backs American negotiators from his Washington post and argues the Russians truly want to end testing He notes inspections matter less than the system and rejects the idea that Congress is the main obstacle to a deal
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U.S. Disarmament
William C. Foster
Senate
Stanley Meisler Washington
U.S
Foster
William Proxmire
D-Wis
U.S. Senate
Congress
Russia
Two Negroes Enrolled as Wallace Bows to Guard Crisis
Two African American students enroll at the University of Alabama as Governor George C. Wallace yields to federalized Alabama guardsmen. President Kennedy urges an end to color lines nationwide, warning that discrimination sparks unrest and threatens public safety. Disarmament Director Foster expects Senate approval of a nuclear test ban with Russia. Greece faces a government crisis as King Paul must name a new premier or call elections. Prime Minister Constantine Caramanlis resigns over a royal visit to Britain.
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University of Alabama
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Kennedy
United States
Prominent Negro Leader Is Slain in Mississippi
Medgar W. Evers, 37, Mississippi NAACP field secretary and a leading civil rights figure, was shot dead in the driveway of his Jackson home during a fight for desegregation. Police pursued the killer as NAACP officials offered a $10,000 reward and urged continued protests. Evers had just spoken at an integration rally and his death stunned supporters nationwide.
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Jackson, Miss
Medgar W. Evers
South
Evers
Mississippi
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
University Medical Center
Missiissippi
Jackson
W. B. Pierce
FBI
New York
Roy T. Wilkins
NAACP
Movement For Human Rights
Wilkins
Merle Beasley Evers
Darrel Kenyatta
Denise
van Dyke
Negro Masonic Temple
Greece faces political crisis as king blocks state visit
ATHENS Greece a government crisis deepened as King Paul insisted on an official state visit to Britain next month leading to Premier Constantine Caramanlis resignation. The king faced a choice to name a new cabinet call elections within 45 days or dissolve Parliament. The National Radical Union backs elections. NATO allies watch closely. Demonstrations during a private London visit in April had flared tensions and leftist protests against the queen.
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Athens
Greece
Paul
Frederika
Britain
Constantine Caramanlis
Caramanlis
London
Caramanilis
National Radical Union Party
Advo
Pary
Elizabeth II
NATO Allance
Irene
Nolette and peers cited for outstanding service
Nolette the mother of the year stands with Oscar Nolette and several officers and a secretary treasurer as they are cited for outstanding service to the organization. The brief references Mrs Azilda Paquin Mrs Corinne Corriveau Napoleon Dupras and Rosaire J. Laliberte note their roles as court officer guard and secretary treasurer. Story on page 16.
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Alice Jenness
Thelma Maling
Winifred Harrington
Bernette Trafton
Min Biehler
Dorothy Fitch
Maude Hilton
Mary A. Littlefield
Elaine LaPierre
Story
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Leroy Hanson
American Legion and Auxiliary
Wells Post
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Elmer C. Hutchins
Roland Wakefield
William J. O'Connell
Roby P. Littlefield
Wayne B. Hutchins
Gorgeana Council
Patricia Boissard
Archie B. Max
Susan
Jean Michaud
Troop 24
Michaud
Pike Street
Biddeford
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Vivian Malone
Alfred Street
Maine
Justice
Disarmament
THE
Associated Press
Washington
Willie Mae Bishop
Willie C. Quinn
Wells
Canada-American Association
Fremont Club
Aurore Vachon
Joseph D. Lavoie
Armand J. i Grebin
Aurore
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