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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1963

Page

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Installation of Mullen Council Knights of Columbus Officers

Officers of the Rev. James J. Mullen Council Knights of Columbus were installed at St. Margaret's Parish Hall Old Orchard Beach with District Deputy Paul L. LeBlond presiding He presented a state convention report The six point program committee was named by new grand knight Louis Joncas James Foley Lewis Fowler Merton Gervais Charles Beaudoin John McLaughlin and Roger Thibodeau were listed with various roles including supper chairman Lewis Fowler led the final season meeting

James J. Mullen Knights of Columbus St. Margaret's Parish Hall Old Orchard Beach Paul L. LeBlond Emile Belanger LeBlond Edward Lemire Walter Coreau Roger Tousignant Philip Auger Peter Dennis Alec Garon Roger Thibodeau Joseph Quinn John McLaughlin Roland Perreault Atty Francis LaFountain Alcide Bolduc Merton Gervais Leander Morin Louis Joncas James Foley Lewis Fowler Charles Beaudoin

Saco Jaycees Endorse City Sewerage Program

The Saco Junior Chamber of Commerce unanimously endorsed a 2.5 million sewage project to fund sewer lines and treatment plants. The Jaycees would raise 600,000 via a referendum bond, with 600,000 federal approval and potential 550,000 more from AR A funds.

Saco Saco Junior Chamber of Commerce Jaycees Federal Health and Welfare Department Sen Edmund Muskie Maine Washington Augusta York County

Maine House poised for crucial vote on sales tax bill

Augusta Maine AP Maine House members prepare for a pivotal vote on a sales tax increase urged by Gov Reed to back his fiscal plan The bill has advanced through Senate support but faces heavy House opposition including many Republicans The bill requires a two thirds House majority and would yield 182 million in new revenue with portions allocated to the current services budget and supplementary funding

Augusta Maine House Reed Senate

Assassination Hunt Persists in Jackson Miss

Police and federal agents pressed a large search for Medgar Evers killer as tensions rose in Jackson Mississippi. Evers was gunned down in his driveway sparking a mourning march and arrests while ministers and locals faced crowd control incidents around the campus. The widow urged continued resistance to discrimination amid fears of renewed racial strife.

Jackson Miss Medgar W. Evers M.B. Pierce Evers Mississippi A. Charles Jones Campbell College For Kennedy National Association For the Advancement of Colored People

Macmillan Survives Cabinet Meeting On Profumo Case

Prime Minister Harold Macmillan faced a tense Cabinet session amid the Profumo scandal with signs of strain among ministers. Denials by some ministers contrasted with rumblings of resignations, while Labour pressed for the PM’s resignation.

Macmillan Profumo London Harold Macmillan Labor Party Patrick Gordon Walker Moscow John A. Profumo Evening Standard Powell Whitehall Anthony Eden Keith Joseph Henry Brooke Edward Boyle House of Commons Christine Keeler Harold Wilad Teeallen Lord Poole Campagn Betancourt

Third Negro Enrolls Today At University

A third Black student, Dave Mack McGrather, enrolled at the University of Alabama system under state police protection after Gov. George Wallace rejected a second doorway stand for segregation. Vivian Malone and James Hood attended classes at Tuscaloosa after federalized National Guardsmen aided their registration. Wallace informed university officials he would not attend Huntsville amid federal troop control of the campus, pledging continued opposition to integration.

Huntsville Ala University of Alabama George C. Wallace University Extension Center Dave Mack McGrather Tuscaloosa Vivian Malone Mobile James A. Hood Gadsden Alabama National Guardsmen Wallace Frank A. Rose Kennedy Rose

Southerners Fear More Negro Aggression After Evers Slaying

News at a glance reports rising fears of Negro aggression and white counteraction after Medgar Evers, a key integration leader, was killed. Police and FBI pursue his slayer as protests mount.

Medgar W. Evers FBI

Subsidies For Railroad Services Are Approved

The Maine Senate approved a 1.75 million dollar subsidy for a two year trial of self propelled passenger car service between Portland and Bangor after President Marden cast a tie breaking vote. The measure faces House review and would require a bill for appropriation if supported.

Augusta Senate Robert A. Marden Frederick W. Whittaker Bangor Portland Whittaker Public Utilities Commission Maine Supreme Court

Coast Guard says British submarine sinking report false

The Coast Guard declared a report of a British submarine sinking 700 miles east of New York to be a false alarm. Capt Kenneth R Goodwin explained the coast guard did not verify the claim and other sources noted the report came from Albro Lake Nova Scotia via a radio relay.

Boston Coast Guard New York Kenneth R. Goodwin Coast Guard Search and Rescue First Coast Guard Albro Lake N.S

Space Flight Diary Reveals Mercury Astronaut Observations

The Mercury program ends as NASA releases L Gordon Cooper Jr. diary tape notes from his 22 day spaceflight. The transcript, possibly incomplete, highlights Cooper alone in the cabin with limited details about Himalayan signs and Red China while signaling security edits and garbled sections.

L. Gordon Cooper Jr U.S Space Agency Cooper Houston Tex Himalayas Red China

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