28 Mar 1963
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1963
Page
1
Paul Lafortune and Norman Pinette are noted as executive committee members with Pinette missing in the photo. Urbain Bolduc was appointed treasurer for the alumni and plans for the coming year were discussed. Progress and financial reports from the past year were distributed, and refreshments were served under Raymond Pepin.
Pilot Ralph Flores and Helen Klaben endure a seven week trek after a Feb 4 crash on a Yukon BC border mountainside. Flores arrives from California to Whitehorse to join Klaben as she plans travel to Alaska and Seattle. Snowstorms threaten continuation of air travel.
The Water Improvement Commission warns Saco to enforce abatement of polluted tributaries within five to seven years and notes the tidewater estuary violations. A sewer project tied to a $579 623 bond and $1 169 621 federal plus $600 000 state aid could fund cleanup if started this year, else loss of funds.
Augusta AP reports the largest crowd of the 1946 session attended all day hearings on the right to work measure. The bill would ban union membership as a condition of employment while a separate committee revises unemployment benefits and eligibility rules. Opponents include labor unions and a citizen committee led by Rev. Edward Allen of Augusta.
Freeport Kansas AP Stanley Duncan died at 19 while sniffing glue. His death was ruled a result of inhaling fumes, not a self inflicted injury. His mother and father recall he was not a problem child and planned to farm with his father after college.
A shrewd gunman suddenly appeared at the paymaster's window of a large plant and demanded the welfare fund, group insurance premiums, pension fund, and withholding taxes. The incident is reported as a theft threat at the payroll desk.
Gov. John H. Reed said he is in basic agreement with minor cuts in the current services budget as the Appropriations Committee proposed 143,233,708 to sustain operations. The panel would close the Military and Naval Children's Home at Bath, drawing legislative opposition and prompting talks with Sen. Perrin Edmunds. The measure also involves education funding reforms and a rising share of state support for local school costs.
The FBI and Coast Guard coordinate to deter hit and run raids by Cuban refugees against Castro's Cuba. President Kennedy's policy is cited, with caution that such attacks risk widening U.S.-Soviet tensions. State Department denies U.S. liability for the Isa bella de Sagua assault and notes ongoing efforts to prevent further incidents.
Local ad lists onion rings at 3 for 89 cents and cole slaw at 2 for 30 cents. Phone orders accepted at 4 4717.
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