Long Strike Is Predicted In Maritime Dispute
New York AP reports hopes fade as negotiations stall in a nationwide maritime strike now in its second week. More than 100 ships idle. disputes center on runaways flags and crew composition. Calhoon accuses American Merchant Marine Institute of bribery. it denies the charge and calls for congressional inquiry. Curran’s National Maritime Union says direct talks could proceed with a positive offer, while the companies insist on foreign-crewed vessels as essential to compete. Altogether about 85,000 crewmen are affected.
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Jesse M Calhoon
National Committee For Maritime Bargaining
Calhoon
American Merchant Marine Institute
Ralph E. Casey
Merchant Marine Institute
National Maritime Union
Joseph Curran
Casey
Tanker Labor Service Committee
Washington
U. S
John J. McCloy
Valerian Zorin
Zorin
Khrushchev
Geneva
United States
Kremlin
Britain
France
Canada
Italy
Soviet Union
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
Romania
Rickover urges drastic Navy academy reforms in blast at Congress
Vice Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, Annapolis graduate and head of naval reactors, told a House panel last May that service academies require drastic action or abolition. He mocked West Point for cadet dropouts, criticized Navy leadership, and suggested trimming nearly a third of officers while noting he needs no more funds for nuclear reactors. Rickover heads Navy nuclear propulsion and the AEC's naval reactors branch.
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Hyman G. Rickover
Congress
Rickover
Annapolis
House Appropriations Committee
Army
West Point
Alexander the Great
Hannibal
Julius Caesar
Napoleon
George Washington
John Paul Jones
Ulysses Grant
David Farragut
Naval Academy
Navy
Bureau of Ships For Nuclear Propulsion
Atomic Energy Commission
Naval Reactors
Chuckle: Some People Never Do Anything On Time
A light business column notes that some individuals delay tasks but consistently purchase items on schedule, poking gentle fun at punctuality patterns. The item uses a dated voice and contrasts diligence with consumer habits in a brief, humorous sketch.
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Gen
Fea, Corp
Maine Legislature Ends Record 24-Week Session
The 100th Maine Legislature closes a lengthy 24 week session with GOP gains but Gov. Reed failing to push a higher sales tax and facing deep budget cuts. Reed expresses mixed pride and disappointment as adjournment ends. In Washington the U.S. and Soviet reps resume disarmament talks amid pressure to broaden discussions beyond procedures.
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Augusta
Maine
John H. Reed
Reed
Stiffer Court Charge Sought in Biddeford Crash
Gertrude A. Dubois, 28, of 84 Summer Street Biddeford, driver of the car in the Old Orchard Beach fatal crash, will face a more serious charge. Old Orchard Beach Police Chief John Clark said Perrin’s condition prompted a change from driving under the influence to possible charges of gross negligence or reckless homicide. Trial Justice Wesley M. Mewer was to rule today.
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Summer Street
Biddeford
Robert Perrin
Old Orchard Beach
John Clark
Perrin
Clark
Wesley M. Mewer
Ot Gee
Air Force recovers space capsule by skindivers near Hawaii
The Discoverer XXV data capsule ejected from orbit was recovered 1,000 feet off Hawaii by three trained skindivers who towed it in a rubber raft. The capsule, loaded with metal samples, will be shipped to Sunnyvale for analysis before heading to Pearl Harbor for processing.
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U. S. Air Force
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Pearl Harbor
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Air Force
Radford
Outer Space
Two Major Bills Face Rough Sledding in Congress
Kennedy agenda faces resistance as two Senate-passed measures for school aid and housing face House hurdles this week. A conservative bloc and Southern Democrats threaten to block both, while the Rules Committee may advance the housing bill with a price tag spanning roughly 1 to 10 billion dollars and a plan for 40-year, no down payment loans plus 100,000 family housing units. The 2.5 billion public school aid bill also stalls amid calls to prioritize private school loans and student aid, with leadership split over sequencing and timing.
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Kennedy
House Rules Committee
Rules Committee
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Liberal Democrats
Smith
House
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Saco Man Receives Fremont Club Cane on 96th Birthday
The Fremont club honors Cayetan Durette, Biddeford and Saco resident, with a golden cane for service and a birthday cake as he nears 96. Durette, born August 26 1865 in Bic, P Q, moved to Biddeford in 1912 with his wife and 15 children after a long career as a carpenter and foreman. He remained active, living with a daughter Amanda, sharing Franco American history and anecdotes with club members.
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Biddeford
Saco
Cayetan Durette
Lincoln Street
Cremont Club
Adrien Lamothe
Roger Wagner
Roland Menard
Edouard Neault Z
Frederic! Thompson
Durette
Bidde
Amanda
Japanese Leader Ikeda Visits Los Angeles Ahead of Washington
Japanese Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda and his party arrived in Los Angeles for the first leg of an official visit to President Kennedy. They were greeted by U S officials and Los Angeles officials including Mayor Norris Poulson. The consulate said the trip aims to deepen Japanese American understanding and strengthen cooperation through talks with Kennedy and other leaders.
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LOS Ange
Japan
Hayato Ikeda
Zentaro Kosaka
Los Angeles
Kennedy
U.S. State Department
Norris Poulson
Ikeda
United States
Koichiro Asakai
Los Angeles International
Washington
Kenedy
Tokyo
Eisenhower
U.S
Laotian Princes Start Negotiations for Coalition
Zurich report says three rival Laotian princes began talks on a coalition government and soon split over terms. Souvanna Phouma, neutralist candidate to lead a national union regime, said Boun Oum plans to retire, a claim denied by a spokesman who warned no retirement and no admission of the military into government if Gen Phoumi remains in politics.
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Boun Oum
Vientiane
Souvanna Phouma
Phoumi Nosavan
Souvanna
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