Biddeford Industrial Assets and Liabilities Revealed
The Sewell study flags Biddeford’s strong physical plant and diverse industries including textiles leather and plastics plus a growing labor pool and nearby housing. It also notes obsolete plant space, out-migration of skilled workers and rivalry with Portland and Saco, urging a modern civic center, new fire station, improved police facilities, downtown redevelopment, riverfront recreation, a new elementary school and urban renewal to guide growth.
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James W. Sewell Co
Old Town
Biddeford
Maine
Boston
Sewell
Portland
Saco
Fire Department
Five Points
Clifford Park
Saco River
Ocean Front
Waterhouse
Biddeford High School
Elm
Hill
Main Street
Maine Department of Economic Development
Urban Renewal Administration
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Defense Rests Case in Ruby Oswald Killing Trial
The Dallas court marked the end of direct testimony as defense counsel Melvin Belli announced the defense rests in Jack Ruby’s murder case. Dr Manfred Guttmacher, Baltimore psychiatrist, testified Ruby was not legally sane at the time of the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged Kennedy assassin. The defense plans two to three witnesses more, while the prosecution’s rebuttal options remain undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Jack Ruby
Joe B. Brown
Melvin Belli
Belli
Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Manfred Guttmacher
Baltimore
Guttmacher
Oswald
Lodge Sweeps Primary Prizes in New Hampshire
In Concord New Hampshire Henry Cabot Lodge swept all 14 Republican delegate seats with a write in win over Barry Goldwater and Nelson Rockefeller totaling about 34 percent of the vote. Goldwater Rockefeller Nixon and Smith trailed as Democrats backed a Kennedy vice presidential bid. The snowbound turnout reached about ninety thousand with Lodge declaring he does not plan to resign as U S ambassador to South Vietnam.
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Concord
N.H
Henry Cabot Lodge
New Hampshire
Lodge
U.S
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Goldwater
Rockefeller
United States
Nixon
Smith
Stassen
Johnson
White House
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
George Romney
Michigan
John W. King
Robert F. Kennedy
New England
Apology and protest over downed U S recon bomber
The United States issued an apology and protest to the Soviet Union to help speed the return of an American unarmed reconnaissance bomber and its three crewmen shot down over East Germany. Capt. David I. Holland, 35, pilot. Capt. Melvin J. Kessler, 30, instructor navigator. and 1st Lt. Harold W. Welch, 24, navigator parachuted from the plane. their fate was unknown.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
East Germany
Defense Department
Air Force
David I. Holland
Ambrose Holland
Holland, Minn
Melvin J. Kessler
Abraham Kessler
Philadelphia
Harold W. Welch
Gerald W. Welch
Detroit
Holland
Toul
Britain Hails Its New Royal Son
London AP report notes Britain celebrating with flags and 41 gun salutes as Queen Elizabeth II and the newborn prince, her fourth child and third son, are reported well. Born Tuesday night at Buckingham Palace, the birth came a week earlier than expected with no complications. The prince ranks third in line, after Charles and Andrew, and ahead of Anne.
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London
Britain
Elizabeth II
Buckingham Palace
John Weir
Vernon Hall
Prince
James
Robert
Rupert
David
Alexandra
Princess Margaret
Duchess of Kent
Prince Philip
Elizabeth
Charles
Andrew
Anne
Sir John Peel
Victoria
Beatrice
Johnson Kennedy feud downplayed by White House
Washington sources say administration officials sought to minimize a rift between President Johnson and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy amid worries over Kennedy write-in support in New Hampshire. Some insiders insist tensions exist. others deny, noting a push for party unity and Kennedy’s backing of Johnson for Southern votes.
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Washington
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
White House
Kennedy
New Hampshire
Robert Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
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By ED Smith
Sewell Company
Police
Depestenens
Henry M. Wade
Walter Bromberg
Pinewood Psychiatric Hospital
Katonah
N.Y
Melvin M. Belli
Bromberg
Richard M. Nixon
Margaret Chase Smith
Minnesota
Harold Stassen
Cali
Maine Linoleum CO
Alfred Street
Neault & Marcotte, Inc
Main St
Youland's Jewelry Store
Wells
Wells High School
Linda Ducharme
Dwight Boucher
Daniel Lauretta
Wayne Emerton
Lane Phillips
Kenney Bassett
Terry Oliver
Gary Grant
Marilyn Savelas
Marilyn Jellison
Paul O’brien
Elizabeth Snow
Sanford
Thornton Academy
Aluminum
Northeastern Aluminum
Masonic Building
Gen
Fea, Corp
Sampson’s
Supermarket
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