Book fair showcases Grade 5 creativity at Young school
A class book fair at Young School in Saco closed a two month English study. Grade 5 Room 11 students dressed as story characters, presented synopses, and planned book creation with Mrs Hannaford and Miss Long guiding publishers, posters, and proofreading. Guests included Carleton Robbins and Franklin Thompson with Grade 6 students and parents.
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Young School
Saco
Ruby Hannaford
Elizabeth Long
Gorham State Teachers College
Invita
Carleton Robbins
Franklin Thompson
Miss Long
Susan Nicholas
Michael Spautting
Priscilla Murray
Randy Forrester
Laura Angis
Roger Bergeron
Gary Boulay
Pamela Buck
Stanley Charles
Gail Davis
Elaine Derosier
Lynda Freeman
Hannah Grondin
Charles Hanson
Mary Harris
Jacqueline Heathcoat
Cindy Howe
Kristi Ledoux
David Leslie
Peter Mazeiko
Nancy MecGuffin
Robert Ouellette
Susan Pollack
Lee Roberts
Michael Simanonok
Barbara Tracy
James Wilcox
David Zalenski
IRS loosens deductions rules on business entertainment
Washington AP reports the IRS issued a new regulation clarifying travel and entertainment deductions. It constrains lavish entertainment but leaves many common business meals deductible when the setting is conducive to business discussion. Public hearings will refine rules for 1963, with agents to resolve reasonable doubts in favor of taxpayers.
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Washington
Mortimer M. Caplin
Internal Revenue Service
Caplin
IRS
National Restaurant Association
Busi
Association
Thomas W. Power
Congress
Former City Manager On Trial In Newburgh Bribery Case
Joseph Mitchell once led Newburgh relief reform and now faces State Supreme Court trial on bribery and conspiracy charges. He allegedly pressed Lawrence J. DiMasi Jr. to obtain $20,000 from two brothers seeking a zoning change. A witness said Mitchell urged DiMasi to deliver the message.
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NEW York
Joseph Mitchell
Newburgh
N.Y
Upstate
Hudson River
State Supreme Court
Mitchell
Lawrence J. DiMasi Jr
Hillsdale
N.J
Stephen Wahrhaftig
Monticello
Joseph
DiMasi
Wahrhaftig
Army Officer Admits Imp provident Sign On Plane Design Row
Air Force Col. John L. Gregory Jr testified before Senate investigators that signing a memorandum challenging rival TFX warplane designs was improvident. He backed away from data used by Secretary McNamara to favor General Dynamics for the contract, saying he relied on coworkers and was not an expert.
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Washington
Air Force
John L. Gregory Jr
Senate
Boeing Co
Seattle
Wash
Gregory
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Robert S. McNamara
General Dynamics Corp
Fort Worth
Tex
Pentagon
General Dynamics
Boeing
Cochairman
McNamara
Subcommittee
Edmund S. Muskie
D-Maine
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
Eisenhower challenged on budget cuts in Kennedy program
Democratic leaders Mansfield and McCormack pressed Eisenhower for a bill of particulars on how to cut 10 to 12 billion dollars from Kennedy spending plans. Eisenhower, in Palm Desert, said he cannot detail reductions yet and criticized defense estimates and the space program as overly costly. Halleck outlined a push for specific cuts, including a military pay bill.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kennedy
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
House
John W. MecCormack
D-Mass
Eisenhower
McCormack
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Halleck
Palm Desert
Calif
Heat Fatal in Boston Hotel Blaze Kills Four
A pre-dawn five alarm fire at the Sherry Biltmore Hotel in Back Bay burned at least 2,000 degrees, killing four people, injuring 27, and forcing nearly 100 to escape down ladders. The cast of The Sound of Music was among the rescued. Four investigations were announced by state and city authorities.
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Boston
Sherry Biltmore
Richard Ford
Back Bay
Bill O'Brien
Lansing
Mich
Dr. Ford
Maurice Gordon
Ford
Seymour R. Stone
Cambridge
Selma Hyman
Fabian J. Jijon
Quito
Ecuador
Lola
Jijons
Maria
City Hospital
Eugene Amelio
Providence
R. 1
Boston Fire Patrol
Richard Purin
William Mullins
Massachusetts Department of Public Safety
Residence Requirement For State Aid Unchanged
Augusta AP reports the Maine Senate defeated a bill to remove the one year residence requirement for public assistance recipients. The House also rejected the measure despite Gov. Reed’s backing. Proponents seek more federal funds. opponents warn of attracting undesirable elements.
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Augusta
Senate
House
Welfare Committee
Reed
Health & Welfare Department
Italians Get Rare Treat as Toll Collectors Strike
Italian motorists enjoyed free use of highways after toll collectors walked off the job for three days. Unions demanded a new labor contract with higher wages and reduced hours, starting at dawn today.
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Rome
Cuban Crisis Eases as Cuba Cites Error in MIG Incident
Washington reports tension over the Cuban MIG attack on the Floridian eased after Cuba said the Russian built fighters probably fired in error. Fidel Castro promised an explanation to the United States while Kennedy pressed on troop withdrawals with about 14 000 Russians remaining in Cuba and fresh estimates due in coming days.
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Washington
U.S
Cuba
MI6
Havana
Fidel Castro
United States
Kennedy
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Steel Industry Upswing Amid Inventory Concerns
New York reports a booming yet uneasy steel market with output at 75 percent capacity or higher and weekly gains. Orders surge as users stockpile to hedge against potential strikes, while the United Steelworkers Union may reopen contracts May 1 and could strike within nine days if no agreement is reached.
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New York
SAP
United Steelworkers Union
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Kennebunk Schedules Special Town Meeting
The Kennebunk Board of Selectmen set a special town meeting for April 9 at 7:30 p.m. in Town Hall to authorize borrowing about 39000 for additions and alterations to Kennebunk High School. The move covers costs higher than expected from December bids and aims to start construction so the school opens next September.
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Kennebunk High School
Kennebunk Board of Selectmen
New York Banks Show Interest in Maine Industry Boost
Gov. Reed said New York banks are financing Maine industrial projects for the first time. The Department of Economic Development is briefing 16 prospects with financial assistance presentations. Firms consider eight counties for a potential total investment of 5.7 million dollars and about 1500 jobs.
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Waterville
Reed
Biddeford
Grafston Lumber Co
Colby
Institute For Maine
New York
New
York Bank Merger Faces Investor Resistance
Community Trust Co. stockholders resist a merger with First National Bank of Portland amid claims directors were swayed by a higher cash dividend. Canal National Bank of Portland proposes a competing deal with Community Trust, with special meetings set for April 2 as John W. Jacobs of Ogunquit leads the opposition.
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York
Community Trust Co
First National Bank of Portland
Lester W. Frisbee
First National
Canal National Bank of Portland
Canal
Widgery Thomas
Community Trust
First Portland
John W. Jacobs
Ogunquit
Community First
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Hedges
Ike
Cleveland P. Curtis
R-Bowdeinham
Gen
Fea, Corp
Kennebunk
May Small
Kennebunk Savings and Loan Association
Main Street
Norris Stevens
Robert Guptill
Homer Waterhouse
David Garceau
Augusta Bank
Edith Smith
Elms Nursing Home
Old Orchard Beach
Priscilla Kenney
Smith
Fort Kent
Edward H. Smith
Cora Hallberg
Edwin H. Smith
Robert B. Smith
William Hallberg, Jr
St. Petersburg
Fla
St. Margaret Church
Maine
York Bank
Toby’s Drive
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