Biddeford Girl Wins School Union Four Spelling Bee
Austina Sarty a Biddeford Junior High pupil won the School Union Four spelling bee and was named city champion. Runner up was Daniel Boston of Sacred Heart School. Both advance to York County finals with Harry A. DeShon as master and a panel including Gerald Small Brother Alexander and Brother Richard.
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Wells
Daniel Boston
Sacred Heart School
St. Andre's Parish
Biddeford
Austina Sarty
School Union
Sacred Heart
York County
Harry A. DeShon
The
Wells Junior High School
Gerald Small
Biddeford Junior High
Brother Alexander
Brother Rich
Success Reported In Airlifting Methods
Pentagon sources report success testing a rapid airlift method for transferring a 4000 man Army infantry brigade from Hawaii to Okinawa with heavy gear loaded on three forward floating depots. Storms did not disrupt the operation and equipment remained battle ready.
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Washington
Pentagon
Army
Hawaii
Okinawa
Defense Department
Mom Prays Radio For Snow Day Break After Fresh Flurry
A mother sends four children to class after a three day snow recess and asks a radio station to declare no home school day if the snow continues. Capt. Gen. Fea Corp. reflects on the humor of the request.
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Gen
Fea, Corp
Le Voltigeur Unit Elects Club Officers
The Le Voltigeur Unit elected officers at a Biddeford hall meeting. Elected officers include President Mrs Alma Gregoire Vice President Miss Irma Turgeon and Secretary Mrs Jeanne Robitaille. Committee members named were Mrs Rose Caron Mrs Philip Houston Mrs Florence Lottinville Mrs Yvonne and Mrs Theresa March. Installation to occur at a later date.
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le Voltigeur Club
South Street
Biddeford
Hall
Alma ‘Gregoire
Irma Turgeon
Jeanne Robitaille
Rose Caron
Philip Houston
Florence Lottinville
Yvonne
Theresa Mar
Bonaventure Sails for Cyprus With Reinforcements
The Canadian aircraft carrier Bonaventure, 20 000 tons, sailed for Cyprus in a snow storm Wednesday night carrying supplies equipment and 96 reinforcements for the peace keeping force on the Mediterranean island.
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Cyprus
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Bonaventure
Mediterranean
Explorer 20 Satellite Fails to Reach Orbit
Cape Kennedy Fla AP Explorer scientific satellite fails to orbit due to third stage trouble on Delta rocket. Launch at 6 14 a m EST. tracking lost 30 minutes after liftoff. Third stage burned 22 seconds instead of 40. Payload aimed to study the ionosphere from over 700 miles high with global ground stations planned.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Explorer Scientific
Delta
Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space Agency
Johnson seeks 3.4 billion in new foreign aid funds
President Johnson asks Congress for 3.4 billion dollars in fresh foreign aid. Hoffa faces internal dissent as Teamsters tighten grip on the federation. Pentagon officials announce progress in a new airlift method moving troops and equipment from ships to depots. MLK predicts civil rights protests will rise to record levels this year. Two Nashville women face charges after threatening telephone call to Gov Connally on the Ruby verdict day. GM launches a 2 billion expansion seen as key to the economy. Unconfirmed reports say Peruvian troops rescued 38 engineers as jungle siege mounted.
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Congress
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Union
Pentagon
Martin Luther King Jr
Associated Press
Nashville
Texas
John Connally
Dallas
Jack Ruby
General Motors
Johnson seeks 3.4 billion in foreign aid
President Johnson asks Congress for 3.4 billion dollars in foreign aid for the next fiscal year to build a world where the weak can walk. He frames the program as a bulwark against war and communist expansion, pledging efficiency and no waste while seeking permanent arms aid authority.
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Johnson
Congress
U.S
Capitol Hill
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Otto E. Passman
D-La
House Appropriations
House
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
David Bell
Agency For International Development
Rail road strike averted amid tense wage talks
Washington AP report notes rail unions and industry negotiators avoid nationwide strike as Labor Department hopes for a new negotiating basis. Five operating unions bargain with nearly 200 railroads over wages and conditions. A California court restrains any strike and picketing by the five brotherhoods involving Southern Pacific and Louisville & Nashville rails.
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Labor Department
J. E. Wolfe
Jone
Congress
Southern Pacific
Louisville & Nashville
L&n
Union
San Francisco
California
Wolfe
Ruby fires head attorney in Oswald slaying case
Convicted slayer Jack Ruby dismissed Melvin Belli after clashing over defense tactics. Ruby claimed he tried to disengage Belli since January 22 and criticized Dallas as a "fester ing sore." Belli called the verdict a kangaroo railroad and said Dallas shamed itself.
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Dallas
Jack Ruby
Melvin Belli
Belli
Ruby
Mexico City
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
The
American Bar Association
Eva Grant
Dallas Morning News
Bellis San Francisco Law Office
Government to take 10 percent of New Hampshire lottery unclear
An IRS spokesman said a ruling on the federal share of the New Hampshire sweepstakes lottery has not yet been decided. He noted a ruling was requested but he did not know who sought it.
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Joe Tonnhill
Jasper
Tex
Phil Burleson
Dallas
Belli
Ruby
Washington
Bomber Disposal Proposed by United States and Soviet Union
At the 17 nation disarmament conference U S negotiator Adrian S Fisher proposed that the United States and the Soviet Union each destroy 480 strategic bombers over two years including B47 and TU16 aircraft with monthly targets of 20 planes. Observers would monitor all destruction and the plan allows extra U S bombers from its reserve.
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Geneva
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Adrian S. Fisher
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Fisher
King predicts record civil rights demonstrations in 1964
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. outlined plans for 1964 targeting Alabama to mobilize 10 000 non violent recruits and send 1500 students to Mississippi. He warned of a heated summer with nationwide voter registration drives and a possible press toward Washington if filibusters stall the civil rights bill. He also cited a September conference to launch a national selective buying program.
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Martin Luther King Jr
King
Alabama
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Montgomery
Alabene
SCLC
Mississippi
U.S. Senate
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James O'Leary
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Joanne Allie
St. Joseph's Grammar School
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Donald Lauzier
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St. Andre’s School
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Sandra Marquis
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Alea
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Future Business Leaders of America
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Hyman Ruby
Chicago
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