Bedard Bill Seeks Change In Term Of Saco's Mayor
Augusta Maine Rep Camille Bedard of Saco filed a bill in the 108th Legislature to extend Saco mayoral terms to two years and lengthen school committee terms to six years. The measure also alters alderman ward terms to two years and allows ward division into precincts with more ward clerks chosen from voters. Biennial elections would be held in December, 1967 setting six year terms and staggered future elections. The note adds a York County salary increase proposal for county attorney and assistant.
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Camille Bedard
Saco
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Bedard
Chuckle Strange Credit Showdown Stuns Street
A quirky street scene centers on the idea that buying a new car draws attention from everyone owed money, turning a simple purchase into a social confrontation framed in a joking tone.
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Fea, Corp
Svetlana Stalin asks Switzerland for privacy
Swiss Justice Minister Ludwig Von Moos said Svetlana Stalin requests privacy and will not make public statements. He noted she holds a three month tourist visa and arrived in Geneva after traveling from Rome, then moved to a secret location in the Swiss Alps. The Soviet press called her Mrs Alliluyeva and she previously sought to stay in India and later the United States before Switzerland.
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India
Meredith Quits GOP Race Against Powell in Harlem
James H Meredith withdrew from the Harlem special election race against deposed Congressman Adam Clayton Powell citing broken GOP promises of funds and help. He criticized Republican expediency and said he spoke with no Powell emissaries. Civil rights leaders urged unity, while Powell prepared a news conference in the Bahamas.
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Congress of Racial Equality
Charles Evers
Mississippi
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Evers
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Maine Legislature Phase II Hearings Preview Week
Augusta AP report notes Phase Two hearings in the Maine Legislature with over 100 bills. Key items include a sweepstakes bill before Legal Affairs, oceanography studies, and public utility power interchange. schedules cover Labor Public Utilities Legal Affairs Election Laws and Education hearings with various policy changes.
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Senate
Legal Affairs Committee
Heavy U S raids pound Viet Tri power center
U S war planes mounted their heaviest strikes in four months targeting the Viet Tri electrical complex 32 miles northwest of Hanoi using a dawn surge of 128 missions. Reports say one RF4C photo reconnaissance aircraft was lost and a MiG sighted but did not engage. Ground fighting raged in Kontum with multiple American casualties and missing personnel amid ongoing air operations in the region.
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Final Session of 10 Week Pre Marital Conference Held
Last night marked the concluding session of a ten week Pre Marital Conference series at the Girls Department of St Louis High School. Fifty two couples attended and heard talks by religious and lay speakers, viewed films, and joined discussions on marriage. Mrs Joseph G Grondin and her husband co chaired the program with Rev Sylvia Levesque leading as chairman.
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Donna Cockerille
Rogier Gonneville
Joseph G. Grondin
Sylvia Levesque
Saco Centennial Fete Delayed and Resignations Follow
The Saco centennial celebration for 100th anniversary is delayed to next year after J Edward Whelan resigns as general chair and A Raymond Gannon Jr announces postponement due to Rogers Company delays. Mayor Doyle expects a celebration this year and will seek council approval once plans are official.
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Gannon
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Rogers Company
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Webber Hospital
Meredith withdraws from congressional race surprise post midnight
James H. Meredith announces he will not run for Congress against Adam Clayton Powell in a late night statement. The move shifts the race dynamics as national and local observers weigh the implications for civil rights era politics.
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Joseph Stalin
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