MacLeish Waits for Poetry and Reflects on Life
Archibald MacLeish, 76, famed poet and Pulitzer winner, says you don’t write poetry you wait for it. His new volume Wild Old Wicked Man and Other Poems ships in January as he divides time between composition and his garden in Conway, Massachusetts.
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Lena Horne Breaks Into Dramatic Role in Patch
Hollywood star Lena Horne finally lands a dramatic part in Universal's Patch as Richard Wiemark's mistress. The film features a diverse bawdy house set in a violent two Midwestern towns era, with Horne not singing and embracing a rare nonmusical acting turn that aligns with her long-held ambition.
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Drive-in Movie Shutdown Over Highway View Keyed by Police
In Sanford Maine police closed a Thursday drive-in screening of Mondo Freudo after determining its adult entertainment content was visible from the main highway. Police Chief John C Pride cited public view concerns and deemed the film unsuitable for general audiences.
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FTC ranks Marvels lowest in tar and nicotine content
The FTC tested 68 additional cigarette brands for tar and nicotine, adding to 59 from last November. King-size Chesterfields had the highest tar in the earlier group, while Herbert Tar-eytons topped the list in the latest figures. Samples were purchased nationwide and machine-smoked to standardized lengths. The study was conducted at the request of Senator Warren G. Magnuson.
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Government targets employers in West Indian domestic visa case
The Labor Department said it will crack down on employers hiring West Indians who enter the United States on visitors visas to work as domestics. Private agencies report thousands in New York City are affected. The effort targets employers, not the workers.
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Capital Footnote Senate panel approves telecom device rule
The Senate Commerce Committee approved a bill granting the Federal Communications Commission authority to regulate manufacture sales and use of devices like electronic garage doors that could interfere with radio reception.
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London to streamline Piccadilly Circus with new traffic plan
The Greater London Council announced a plan to streamline Piccadilly Circus with underground traffic, new buildings and hotels while preserving the bright lights and the statue of Eros. Construction will begin in about three years.
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Boyle's Notebook Boyle's Recipe For Boredom
HAL Boyle argues life is safer and longer with boredom as a companion not danger. He suggests practical, mundane habits to manufacture a lasting dullness, such as collecting unusable items, learning defensive croquet, staying home at parties, avoiding action, and using aspirin to curb excitement, to sustain an endless, self made tedium.
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Maine coastal towns plan meetings on shoreline preservation
Augusta AP reports five Maine coastal towns will host July meetings to discuss preserving natural shoreline resources. Marshall F. Burk executive director of Maine Natural Resources Council said the sessions will be held in Kennebunk Bath Camden Blue Hill and Machias.
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Presque Isle girl to be inaugurated Dirigo Girls State governor
Waterville AP reports Rachel Foy the Federalist candidate will be inaugurated as governor of Dirigo Girls State on Colby College Campus. She defeated Irene Mailhot of Lewiston, the Nationalist nominee, in Thursday balloting. Gov. Curtis is slated to speak at today’s ceremonies.
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Maine serviceman Arthur Hoyt is killed in Vietnam
Washington AP reports Mars Hill born Sgt. Arthur J. Hoyt has been killed in action in Vietnam. He is identified as the son of Mr and Mrs Harry M Hoyt of Mars Hill Maine. The Defense Department confirmed the casualty.
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Colby College to Host New England Conference on Air Pollution
Colby College President Robert E. L. Strider announces the New England Conference on Air Pollution will be hosted December 24. National leaders from government, business and research will discuss solutions and the states responsibilities under the Air Quality Act of 1967.
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Kyros introduces bill for congressional crime committee
Representative Peter N Kyros of Maine on Thursday introduced a joint resolution urging the creation of a congressional committee on crime. The panel would include House and Senate members, study crime, submit reports, and make action recommendations.
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Portland Educator to Join Nepal Summer Workshop
Peggy Lee Ragan principal of Rosa E. True School in West Falmouth will join five other American educators bound for Nepal next month. She departs next week for a six week National Education Association summer teacher corps workshop.
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Trainee Convicted in Narcotics Possession Case
Sharon Temple a 19 year old trainee at the Poland Spring Job Corps Center for women in Auburn is sentenced after being found guilty by an Andrews County Superior Court jury on illegal possession of narcotics. The indictment was returned earlier this month by a grand jury.
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Mainstreet Cowboys drop revolver greeting tradition
Pendleton Oregon AP reports the Mainstreet Cowboys, the city's official greeting group, voted to discontinue carrying revolvers after a long tradition of firing blank rounds during welcomes. In California, a metal band caused a spill when a truck trailer broke, dumping 250 gallons of strawberries on the Santa Ana Freeway, requiring about an hour to clean up.
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City Directory Revision Seeks Local Canvassers in Twin Cities
Census enumerators will interview Biddeford and Saco residents and businesses for the 40th edition directory. Part time canvassers from the area will collect ages occupations addresses and spouses names. The 1968 edition, dating to 1885, serves businesses and agencies for mail delivery credit checks and street locating.
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Panama suspends decree easing trade with Communist nations
Panama's government on Thursday night indefinitely suspended a five day old decree that allowed the big Panamanian merchant fleet unrestricted trade with North Vietnam Cuba and other Communist nations. President Marco A Robles said the shift was needed to protect U S aid and hemispheric trade commitments preventing Cuba trade.
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Israel holds talks with Romania in bid for closer ties
Tel Aviv reports deputy foreign minister George Macovescu of Romania meets Premier Levi Eshkol and Foreign Minister Abba Eban in two days of discussions. This marks Israel seeking stronger relations with its lone Communist ally.
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Nigerian air force adds 40 Egyptian crew to Biafra war
Lagos reports 40 Egyptian pilots and technicians arriving at the airport to reinforce Nigerian air force units. Nigerian forces fly Sukhoi Mig 7 jets and Ilyushin 28 bombers against Biafran separatists in the east. It is unclear whether the newcomers replace existing crews dating from August 1967.
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Escaped inmate slips from Ventura hospital ward
Richard G. Mendoze, 26, paralyzed waist down, fled Ventura County Hospital prison in a motorized wheelchair. He slipped from the detention ward and hasn’t been seen since while awaiting narcotics trial. In New York, Ronkonkoma volunteers practiced water rescues on Lake Ronkonkoma and summoned the Suffolk County police rescue helicopter after two members fell into the water while attempting a rescue.
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