Grand Voiture Votes to Remove White From Constitution
The Grand Voiture of Maine of the 40 and 8 group unanimously recommended to the National committee that the word white be removed from the organization’s constitution at the 42nd annual convention in Old Orchard Beach. Registrations surged with 500 plus Legionnaires by noon, auxiliary and Legion sessions underway, and a full opening program led by department officers and volunteers.
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Old Orchard Beach
Legion
Perley Lessard
Portland
Archie Rouleau
Auburn
al Walz
Lynn
Mass
de Fer
Richard
Moore
Lionel Chasse
Somersworth
N. H
Cheminal National
Rusty Shallow
Salem N. H
Grand Correspondant Chemin de Fer
Harold Telfer
Salem
New England Council
American Legion
Rotary
Maine
National Committee
Town Hall
Chamber of Commerce
Donald Jones
Auxiliary
Depot Square
Old Orchard Beach High School
Palace Ballroom
Ruby V. Tapley
Blaine
Robert MacFarland
Thomaston
Department Legion
James Boyle
Waterville
Louis Dennis
Augusta
Division of Veterans’ Affairs
Malley T. O'Connor
Connecticut
Virginia M. Ford
Phyllis Flagg
Buckfield
Elaine S. LaPierre
Wells
Marguerite Bigelow
Belgrade
Isabelle H. Pinkham
Mamie Balkan
Biddeford-Saco
Hadassah
Lafayette Hotel
Joseph Truman
Jon Nathan
Chuckle Old-timer Nostalgia Moon Romance
A lighthearted column notes how earlier eras found romance in the moon, before space travel shifted its symbolism. The piece reflects on memory, whimsy, and era-specific sentiment, credited to a Cartoonist feature from the Copter General Feature Corp.
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Fea. Corp
Equal Pay Measure For Shipyard Heads To House Vote
The House Rules Committee cleared for floor action a Senate bill requiring the Navy to pay the same hourly rates at its Portsmouth New Hampshire shipyard as at the Boston yard. Rep John W McCormack argued the pay equality is fair for workers from the same region. The measure mirrors a 1958 bill vetoed by Eisenhower and later overridden by the Senate.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Navy
Portsmouth
N.H
Naval
Boston
John W. McCormack Mass
House
Rules
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Mingo Named Manager of Saco Liquor Store
Wesley A. Mingo, 34 Grove Ave, Old Orchard Beach, was appointed manager of the new Saco state liquor store by H. D. Stover, with the store set to open July 1 if no snags. Oscar Poisson of Kinney Shores requested a transfer to the Saco store and was granted. The staff may include a temporary clerk until business volume dictates full employment.
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Wesley A. Mingo
Grove
Enue
Old Orchard Beach
Saco
H. D. Stover
Maine
Augusta
Nounced Toda Stover
Mingo
Oscar Poisson
Kinney Shores
Biddeford
Stover
Liquor Commission
the Journal
Commission
Government Moves Against Saco-Lowell Rival Mufflers Firm
The US government filed an antitrust suit in Portland against Maremont Automotive Products alleging plans to monopolize muffler sales and dismantle Saco-Lowell operations. The action seeks an injunction and dissolution of Maremont’s Saco-Lowell stock. The case ties to Nu-Era Corp and a broader probe of auto exhaust manufacturers.
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Maremont Automotive Products, Inc
Portland
Saco-Lowell
Saco
Maremont
Saco- Lowell
Food Machinery and Chemical Corporation
Food Machinery
Nu-Era Corp
Rochester
Edward T. Gignoux
AP Parts Corp
Walker Manufacturing Company
Arvin Industries
International Parts Corp
Nu-Era
Western Auto Supply Co
Aremont
Nu-Eras
Theovernment Action
Bomb hits Venezuela president during Army Day parade
The president Romulo Betancourt was slightly burned and taken to University City Clinic after a bomb exploded during an Army Day parade in Caracas. Two presidential aides were killed and Col Ramon Arinas Alfonzo, head of the president's military household, died. Defense Minister Jose Lopez Henriquez and his wife were injured.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Romulo Betancourt
Betancourt
University City
Ramon Arinas Alfonzo
Jose Lopez Henriquez
Amnotte Seeks Pardon for Biddeford Larceny Conviction
Amnotte of Biddeford petitions for pardon or commutation of a two to four year sentence for larceny imposed January 27. His earlier petition was dismissed when no sponsor appeared. He claims innocence and argues his wife’s hardship and need for his support at home.
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Augusta
Roland C. E. Amnotte
Biddeford
Noone
Annette
Three Named To Teach In Schools Of Biddeford
Three new teachers were appointed in Biddeford schools at a Biddeford School Committee meeting. Richard J. Wyse will teach in the Junior High and coach basketball. Bernadette M. Eagan will teach grade six at Emery School. Loreen Ann Whitehouse will teach commercial subjects at the Senior High. Final plans for a new high school were reviewed and accepted. The building committee praised Spencer Millward Associates of Portland. Superintendent Paul Larrabee may submit plans to the Maine Department of Education in Augusta for final approval within a week, with bids expected soon.
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Biddeford
Richard J. Wyse
Bernadette M. Eagan
Loreen Ann Whitehouse
Wyse
St. Francis College
Bernadette Eagan
Old Orchard Beach
Emery School
St. Joseph College
Spencer-Millward Associates
Portland
Paul Larrabee
Department of Education
Augusta
Four Die Violent Deaths In Maine Lightning and Drowning
A lightning strike on a boat near Androscoggin Lake killed 57 year old Honore Bouchard of Chisholm and his 12 year old grandson Gene Castonguay of Livermore Falls. Eight year old Dennis Castonguay survived after rescue. Additional fatalities included 18 year old Paul LaPointe of St Justine Quebec killed by a falling tree at Clayton Lake and 43 year old Major Alexander Duke, a naval radio station worker at Cutler, drowned when a small boat capsized at Gardner Lake in Machias.
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Androscoggin Lake
Honore Bouchard
Chisholm
Gene Castonguay
Livermore Falls
Gene
Dennis
Lewiston
Wallace Osgood
Bou
Chard
Clayton Lake
Maine
Paul LaPointe
St. Justine
Quebec
Machias
Alexander Duke
Gardner Lake
Duke
Naval
Cutler
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Winthrop
Patricia Knowlton
Dexter
Angeline Cote
Susie Mahaney
Cherryfield
Grace Marks
Fairfield
Ivy E. McClain
Brownville Junction
Myra H. Ste
Emerson
Linoleum Co
Alfred Street
Ferry Road
Camp Ellis
Bay View
Ocean Park Road
Portland Road
Scarborough
Timothy
Rowley Street
Labor Department
Arnold Chase
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Maurice. Ross
Tarry Zaitlin
Samuel Karli
Ice
Irving Remar
Irving Saperia
Joseph Zaitlin
Saco Liquor Store
Solons
Helen Keller
Helen Kelle
Elizabeth Doe
Journal
Harry Horsfield
Paul Casavant
Doe
Gual
Morin
Main Street
Amnotte
Reliable Furniture CO
Elm Street
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