From A Lackey To Peace Prize Tito And Yugoslavia
Joseph Stalin signed a 1948 letter denouncing Tito for disobedience, triggering Titoism and a split with Moscow. Pravda later backed Tito for the Nobel Peace Prize, while Belgrade resisted Cominform meddling and charted a course toward non alignment.
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Joseph Stalin
Kremlin
Moscow
Stalin
Josip Broz Tito
Yugoslavia
Pravada
Tito
Pravda
Belgrade
India
Jawaharlal Nehhru
Egypt
Gamal Nasser
Soviet Union
SKV
Vladimir Dedidjev
Anatoly Lavrentiev
V. M. Molotov
Lavrentiev
Laurentiev
Bucharest
Communist Information Bureau
Cominform
Biddeford High School Dedication Ceremony Highlight
The notice outlines dedication activities at Biddeford High School with a focus on student achievements and community involvement. It announces speakers, dates, and event expectations for attendants and participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford High School
Biddeford
Gilbert R. Boucher
Cafeteria Noted For Homey Touches at State House
Augusta report on the State House cafeteria highlights a low cost lunch option served from six AM to 3 30 PM with homemade soups and fresh baked breads. Chef Bert Ouellette notes daily specials like spaghetti with meat sauce and lobster roll while Cleaves Food Service operates the canteen with local Maine connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House
Bert Ouellette
Ouellette
Judiciary Committee
Cleaves Food Service
Silver Spring
Maine
Ward B. Cleaves
Addison
University of Maine At Orono, Co
Cleaves
Highpine Fire Company Wins Truck Funds at Wells Meeting
At the Wells town meeting the Highpine Fire Company was approved to raise 24000 by taxation to buy a new fire truck and a 12000 equipment fund from unappropriated surplus. Voters also set a town budget for the fire department at 71902 and approved a wage increase for two full time firefighters.
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WELLS
Highpine Fire Company
Wels
Johnny Carson
Wells Junior High School
Wells Corner Hose Company
Dick Cavett
Wells Beach
Peter Moody
Fire Department
Budget Boards
Hanoi Rebuilds For The Future
AP reports Hanoi adjusting to postwar life with bomb shelters and trenches amid coconut palms. North Vietnamese officials say the war is over and Americans won’t return. The city of about one million people shows poverty yet smiles among children in parks. Canadian journalists arrive, children stare, then react as reporters tease them. Rice shoots appear, corn rises three feet, coconuts brown while bananas stay green.
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Augusta
Senate
House
State House
Hanoi
Woman Leads Maine Meat Boycott Over High Baloney Price
Waterville mother of seven Pat Gorman announces a week long meat boycott in Maine. She laments rising baloney costs and says she avoids deli slices for school lunches to stretch meat. Her family includes six children living at home aged 6 to 20.
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Waterville
Pat Gorman
Maine
University of Maine At Augusta
Dollar Rally After Paris Accord Ends Bretton Woods System
The Associated Press reports the dollar rose in major markets as exchanges reopened after a two week shutdown. Frankfurt, Zurich, London and Tokyo saw higher dollar rates while traders awaited whether the crisis had ended and the system of fixed parities abandoned. The Paris agreement sets currencies to float against the dollar, with speculation shifting among private traders rather than state banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Frankfurt
London
Zurich
Tokyo
Paris
Bretton Woods
Vi Pease Wins Top State Slot
Violet Pease of Hollis won the Maine Democratic State Party chairmanship on the third ballot, becoming the first woman and first York County Democrat in the post. She topped State Rep. David W. Bustin and Bruce G. Chandler, with goals to fundraise, solvent the party, and spark a statewide voter registration drive in an off year. She will also serve as vice chair of the National Democratic Committee Association.
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Augusta
York County
Maine
Democratic
Violet Pease
Hollis
Pease
Saloty
Severin Beliveau
Rumford
David W. Bustin
Bruce G. Chandler
South China
State Committee
Chandler
Bustin
the Journal
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William L. Ryan
United States
Greece
Russia
Red Empire
Nikita Khrushchev
Milovan Djilas
Dijilas
Dedijer
Alexander Rankovic
Rankovic
Djilas
Czechslovakia
Inside the Journal
Abby
T. Ie
Biddeford Tiger Gymnasium
Art Nadeau
Maryline White
Highpine Fire Co
Boston and Maine
Vernon, Vi
Vermont
Vi Pease
Mrs
Violette Pease
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