Russia Welcomes Laos Solution Hearing On Charter
A Legal Affairs committee hearing on city charter amendments for Saco is set for Wednesday at 1 PM. City Clerk Purvis announced the date and noted attendees include the Saco Taxpayers Protective Association seeking to defeat the amendments and others urging passage for a referendum. Members of the committee from both the Senate and House are listed. In Moscow, Pravda signaled readiness to negotiate a Laos settlement and warned against SEATO intervention while praising Kennedy’s neutral Laos stance amid ongoing diplomatic efforts and anticipated replies to Britain’s cease fire proposal.
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Legal Affairs Committee
City of
Saco
Clifford A. Purvis
Purvis
Maxine G. Lamb
Committee On Legal Affairs
Saco Taxpayers Protective Association
Senate
Ralph W. Farris, Jr
Kennebec
Hazel C. Lord
Cumberland
Shelton C. Noyes
Franklin
House of Representatives
Norman Munsky
Bangor
Margaret Sproul
Bristol
Minnie E. C. Kn@p
Yarmouth
Malcolm Berman
Houston
Harold L. Stewart
Presque Isle
Ronald T. Kellam
Portland
Arnold W. Briggs
Moscow
Soviet Union
Laos
Communist Party
Pravda
SEATO
Kennedy
Andrei A. Gromyko
Washington
Kremlin
U.S
State Department
United States
Kennedy Fight Expected For New Frontiers Plan
President Kennedy faces uphill battles in Congress as House Republicans and Southern Democrats defeat a key wage bill, signaling smaller gains for the New Frontiers program. He plans to lean on Senate allies, press governors, and deploy cabinet members to win support and push his agenda forward.
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Washington
Kennedy
Senate
Congress
House
Holy Week Opens With Pageantry Across World
Palm Sunday in Jerusalem drew about 25 000 pilgrims from many nations led by Latin Patriarch Alberto Gori. The three hour procession from Bethpage moved along Mount of Olives Gethsemane and the Kidron Valley to Jerusalem walls, ending with a Pontifical Mass at St Anne's convent after the Golden Gate gate. Pope John XXIII led a Vatican palm blessing service at St Peter's.
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Jerusalem
Alberto Gori
Holy Land
Bethpage
Jesus
Mount of Olives
Gethsemane
Kidron
Golden Gate
St. Stephen's Gate
St. Anne’s Convent
Mary
Vatican
John XXIII
St. Pe
Chuckle Politeness Tips From The Gen Fea Corp
A light feature notes that polite discourse hinges on selecting thoughts before speaking. It frames mindful communication as an art form and hints at practical, concise etiquette guidance for daily interactions.
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Gen
Fea. Corp
Major Bills Before Maine Legislature
Major bills in health labor and water pollution face public hearings as the Maine Legislature opens its 13th week. The Labor Committee will spend Tuesday afternoon on a right to work measure opposing union membership as a condition of employment, while the Appropriations Committee considers a bill creating a medical care program with a $2 million appropriation to reimburse hospitals serving indigent patients. The Natural Resources Committee will hear the Kennebec River pollution classification Thursday morning, and the session includes hearings on federal grant-supported health care plans.
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Augusta
Maine
Kennebec
Natural Resources Committee
Labor Committee
Walter Tweedies
R-Mars Hill
Maine Citizens For Right To Work
Presque Isle
R. Murray Briggs
Appropriations Committee
L. Robert Porteous
Portland
Health & Welfare Department
Hopes Rise For Peace In Laos Controversy
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko met with President Kennedy at the White House amid signs Moscow favors diplomacy over battlefield action in Laos. Pravda asserted a peace-table settlement could replace military confrontation, with a British plan proposing a cease-fire as the initial step.
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Laos
Washington
Andrei A. Gromyko
Kennedy
White House
SEATO
Gromyko
Khrushchev
Communist Party
Pravda
Moscow
Britain
Pennsylvania Avenue
Honored at Lacones Dinner Mark 11th Church Anniversary
At St Demetrios parish hall the Sorority of Lacones was honored by the Association of Lacones for its service to the Greek Orthodox church. About 150 persons attended as officers and members heard speeches from Rev Sam Kalamaras and three past presidents, with a floral centerpiece presented to the group.
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St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
Sorority of Lacones
Association of Lacones
John Gianopoulos
Greek Orthodox Church
Christo Antonakos
Christo Ladakakos
Sam J. Kalamaras
Theodore Goudouros
The
Lacones
Chris Spirounias
Katherine Moumouros
Richard Brickates
Anna Mendros
George Bograkos
Sorority
Louis Mourmouros
Saco Fire Truck Fails Road Test
State Police ordered the Saco Fire Department to keep the 1926 1,000 gallon pumper off the road as unsafe. A road test showed it rolled 70 feet before stopping at 20 mph, far exceeding the legal 45 foot stop requirement. Replacement plans center on a newer engine, with Engine 5 a 1940 500 gallon pumper under consideration.
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Saco Fire Department
James Berry
SEATO Ministers Meet as Laos Crisis Looms
SEATO foreign ministers gather in Bangkok under Laos threat of Communist takeover. The Moscow report of a Western Laos ceasefire electrified talks while Dean Rusk urged caution, saying peace requires restraining lawbreakers and pledged US commitment to Southeast Asian freedom.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Laos
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Moscow
Soviet Union
U.S
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Seato Council of Foreign Ministers
South
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Quota Asked On Imports Of Textiles
A 16 member congressional group from textile states meets President Kennedy to seek textile import quotas. Led by Rep Carl Vinson the delegation includes Commerce AgriCulture Labor and State under secretaries and plans to urge immediate presidential action to shield the domestic textile industry.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
Luther Hodges
Commerce, Agriculture, Labor
State Departments
Hodges
White House
Belgian election reshapes coalition prospects after losses
In Brussels the Catholic party's heavy defeat opens talks on a cabinet with its trade union wing joining the Socialists. Social Christian Theo Lefevre and Socialist Paul-Henri Spaak forecast broad coalition options among Social Christians, Socialists, and Liberals as negotiations loom. The election followed Eyskens austerity law, sparking a general strike that turned deadly and prompted the king to call new elections.
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Brussels
Gaston Eskens
Open
Pierre Vigny
The
Social Christians
Social Christian
Volksunie
Eyskens
Belgian Congo
Baudouin
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