State Lottery Proposed To Finance Vets Bonus
AUGUSTA AP A veterans bonus bill again filed in Maine Legislature by Rep. Arthur Dumais Jr. proposes funding through a state lottery and pari mutuel dog racing. A 52 percent tax on wagering would fund bonuses ranging from 100 to 250 for World War II and Korean veterans, plus loans for homes or farms.
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Augusta
Maine
Arthur Dumais Jr
Lewiston
Dumais
United States
Alaska
Dumas
Convicted Murderer Will Try Anew For Freedom
Rumford handles the case of 39 year old lifer Paul N. Dwyer seeking a new trial for the 1937 Littlefield killings. The hearing shifts to the Oxford County courtroom where ex deputy Francis Carroll previously won habeas relief. Dwyer contends Carroll coerced the confession and his counsel was inadequate.
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Rumford
Paul N. Dwyer
Oxford County
Maine
Albert Beliveau
Sherifrancis M. Carroll
Dwyer
James G. Littlefield
South
Paris
Here
J. Littlefield
South Paris
Carroll
Barbara
Togus O
Uxford
Portland
Herbert H. Bennett
Ion
Waterville
Stanley M. Bird
Bird
Beliveau
State Supreme Court
Next Wek
E. Walker Abbott
Abbott
Littlefield
Engagement Breakup Over Frog Return
A light humor item shows a girl storming off after ending an engagement with two boys since she kept a frog that the other boy had lent. The joke hinges on a childlike quarrel over a gift and a lost pet.
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Gen
Fea. Corp
Hathaway Union Seeks Ten Percent Pay Increase
Textile Workers of America demand a 10 percent package boost for 5,200 Berkshire Hathaway employees. Union presented the request yesterday at a meeting with company reps as the current contract expires April 15. Wages vary.
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R. I
Textile Workers of America
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc
Den iver Irish Society to Sponsor St Patrick's Dance
The Den iver Irish Social club sponsors a St Patrick's Day dance at Potenza Hall in Denver with music by the DeCarlo Band. Potenza Hall serves as headquarters for an Italian patriotic society.
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Denver
Colo
Deniver Irish Social Club
St. Patrick's’ Day
DeCarlo
Potenza Hall
Labor Leader Criticized For Washington County Speech
Washington County commissioners faced a push to pursue legal action against Benjamin J. Dorsky president of the Maine Federated Labor Council for a Senate committee remark describing Washington County as untidy graveyard. Local auto dealer Harold E. Small and four other Machias businessmen urged the board to consider legal remedies citing potential tourism revenue loss. The panel will consult County Attorney Gerald McDonald on possible steps.
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Machias
Washington County
Benjamin J. Dorsky
Maine Federated Labor Council
Senate
Washington
Dorsky
Harold E. Small
Herald J. Beckett
Gerald McDonald
Constitutional change proposed to bypass Executive Council
Rep. Jerome Plante proposes a constitutional amendment requiring Senate confirmation for major governor appointments, eliminating the Executive Council from the process. The measure aims to streamline approval and centralize appointment power.
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Jerome Plante
Old Orchard Bench
Senate
Executive Council
Chicago Union Under Probe
The Senate Labor Management Committee began hearings into alleged labor extortion at a large produce market. Chairman John L. McClellan said the focus would be on Joey Glimco, head of Chicago Teamsters Local 777, described as a former corner newsstand dealer who rose to a 26000 per year executive via unions, who invoked the Fifth Amendment in prior testimony.
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Washington
Senate Labor Management Committee
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Joey Glimco
Chicago Teamsters Union
Glimco
McClellan
Biddeford Tax Abatement Case Settled After Compromise
Old Orchard Beach officials denied claims the Hirst tax dispute would trigger mass abatements. The Olympia avenue resident settled for 360 dollars plus 9 dollars interest, finalizing a dispute that began with a 450 dollar bill error and involved assessors, county commissioners, and a Superior Court challenge.
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Old Orchard Beach
Donald Shorey
Irving Hirst
Hirst
Jerome Daly
Board of Assessors
Olympia Avenue
Daly
Herman Gerrrish
Gerrish
Shorey
U S Rights In Berlin Guarded Despite Berlin Tensions
President Eisenhower said the United States will defend its rights in West Berlin but will not pledge a ground war in Europe or the use of nuclear weapons. He urged sobriety amid Khrushchev's demands and tied defense funding to tax increases, signaling continued caution on Berlin policy.
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Eisenhower
United States
Europe
West Berlin
Free World
Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev
Army to Award Lightweight Gun Contracts Without Regional Favoritism
Assistant Secretary Frank Higgins told Maine lawmakers the Army will award new lightweigh t machine gun contracts based on cost and responsibility with no apparent favoritism for industries in low in spirits areas. Rep James Oliver reported Higgins gave no hint on whether Saco Lowell would win the bid as $15 million in upcoming contracts were discussed by Defense Department officials and the Maine delegation.
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Army
Frank Higgins
Maine
Defense Department
Saco-Lowell
Higgins
James Oliver
Legion Post Marks 40th Anniversary
The Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley post observed the 40th anniversary of the American Legion with a birthday party at the Elm Street home in Biddeford. Auxiliary members served a buffet lunch and presented a decorated cake to past Commander Roland St. Michel. remarks were given by St. Michel and others, with tributes to past leaders and a moment of silence for the late chaplain Frank Feinberg.
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Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley Post
American Legion
the Legion
Raymond Boucher
Mary Wood
Auxiliary
Roland St
The
Elm Street
Biddeord
Roland St. Michel
St. Michel
Peter Farley
Gold Star
Royal Sheltra
Legion
Paul Gaudette
Frank Feinberg
Anita Boucher
Fate Now In Doubt Over Biddeford Property Limit Bill
The Biddeford property limit bill faced Senate debate and was tabled then re-tabled. Sen. Peter Farley reported on the action as Mayor Deschambault and City officials pressed for a $5,000,000 limit to enable school construction this year.
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Senate
Peter J. Faresley
House
Alfred Lantagne
Edward Caron
Sagne
Clement Deschambault
Caron
Deschambault
Lantagne
Legal Affairs Committee of
Descham‘bauk
Sen. Farley
Khrushchev presses original Berlin plan amid shifting proposals
Soviet Premier Khrushchev continues to push his four month old aim to push Western powers from West Berlin. He floated a "free city" idea with limited Western garrisons, signaling a possible later summit with Eisenhower Macmillan and de Gaulle as talks move toward a foreign ministers conference.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Berlin
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East Germany
Khrushchev
Khrusnchev
United States
Britain
France
West Germany
Free City
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