Rail and Truck Rivalry Shapes Maine Legislature Fights
In Augusta the rail and truck factions clash over a package of bills. Railroaders push a highway use tax and rights bill while truckers seek a double bottom option and fuel tax rebate and a higher overload limit.
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Maine
Gerard P. Conley
D-Portland
Portland Terminal Company
Maine Central Railroad
Conley
Harry R. Williams
Joseph H. Cobb
Maine Central
Boston & Maine Railroad
Maine Truck Owners Association
Edward G. Hough
Lynwood E. Hand
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
Hough
Clarence M. Crosby
Rhennebank
House
Senate
Highway Commission
Augusta
Kittery
John L. Martin
D-Fagle Lake
Transportation Committee
Presley Obtains Marriage License in Las Vegas
Elvis Presley and Priscilla Beaulieu secured a Clark County marriage license in Las Vegas. The 32 year old singer and 21 year old Beaulieu avoided newsmen and offered no details on the wedding plans.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Elvis Presley
Priscilla Beaulieu
Clark County
Presley
Miss Beaulieu
Hollywood
Palm Springs
California Desert
Changes Brewing In Catholic Teaching
Catholic scholars push for academic freedom challenging church authority. The Curran case at Catholic University of America highlights student faculty boycotts and a shift toward open inquiry, with support from university historians and church scholars across Notre Dame Fordham and Dayton.
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New York
Charles FE. Curran
Catholic University of America
John Tracy Ellis
Brown University
Philip Gleason
University of Notre Dame
Washington, D.C
Father Curran
Robert FE. McNally
Jesuits
Fordham University
Father McNally
University of Dayton
Neil G. McCluskey
Notre Dame
Catholic University
Thurston Davis
Jesuit Weekly
America
Msgr. Ellis
Fordham
St. Louis University
St. John’s University
Senator Smith joins Bancor meeting in Bangor appearance
Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine says she attended most sessions of a federal task force conference in Bangor after Gov Curtis asked her to appear with Sen Muskie. She did not attend the morning session but spoke at the afternoon general conference while visiting six seminars.
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Washington
Margaret Chase Smith
Rmaine
Bangor
Gov. Curtis
Dow Field
Muskie
Bates College
Sen. Smith
Associated Press
Maine
Skydiver in Maine Medical Center in Fair Condition
Hartford skydiver James D. Letourneau remained in fair condition in the Maine Medical Center special care unit after a Sunday jump accident. He reportedly suffered back injuries when his parachute tangled, causing multiple flips during a fast descent at Port O' Maine Airport in Scarborough.
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Portland
Hartford
Old Colonial Motel Sale Linked to Local Residents
Real estate broker Henry A. Rudy reports the sale of the Old Colonial Motel at 66 West Grand Ave in Old Orchard Beach to Alfred Gagnon of Westbrook and Rupert H. Davis of Old Orchard Beach. The sellers were listed as Mrs. Bernadette Vallancourt of Lewiston and others.
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Henry A. Rudy
Grand Ave
Alfred Gagnon
Westbrook
Rupert H. Davis
Old Orchard Beach
Bernadette Vallancourt
Lewiston
Hiram Parish
Donald Shorey
John O'Neill
C. Russell Durant
Thomas Lee
Montreal
Chamber of Commerce
Toilers-by-the-Sea
Ruth Severance
Georgia Severance
Old Salt Road
Paul Pitman
Fred Pitman
Days’ Ferry
Ethel Wight
Fort Hill Avenue
St. Petersburg
Florida
Coast Guard to End Search if Body Not Found Today
Georgetown AP says the Coast Guard will call off the search for 17 year old Douglas Darling if his body isn’t recovered today. Darling fell from a Reid State Park bluff Saturday and was washed into the sea, the first drowning in the park’s 17 year history per park supervisor Dalton Kirk.
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Georgetown
Brunswick
Reid State Park
U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Douglas Darling
Paul G. Darling
Bowdoin College
Dalton Kirk
Art Auction at Beach Draws 200 Attendees
Old Orchard Beach Art Association held its annual smorgasbord supper and painting auction at Jameson School on Saturday attracting about 200 people. George Carpenter of Ogunquit led the auction with help from members, gifting a painting to Miss Constance Bean. A workshop is planned Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Jameson School with Carpenter teaching.
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Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach Art Association
Jameson School
George Carpenter
Ogunquit
Constance Bean
Proxy Baby Shower Held In Biddeford
A proxy baby shower for Mrs. Lawrence R. Thompson and her infant daughter was held at 34 Center St Biddeford with co hostesses and a buffet lunch. Gifts were opened and displayed by Lucille Berry and Romeo Grenier with many guests from Biddeford Kennebunk and surrounding areas. Several attendees shared in the gift presentation though unable to attend including residents from Hartford Conn Old Orchard Beach Dover New Hampshire and Southington Conn.
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Lawrence R. Thompson
Cheyenne
Wyo
Biddeford
Emile Martin
Center St
Lester Thompson
Lucille Berry
Portland
Berry
Romeo Grenier
Lucy Ellis
Cecile Jacques
Freda Warner
Eva Dubuc
Dorothy Gilblair
Mabel Martin
Marie Ida Leveille
Laurette Doucette
Doris Nadeau
Priscilla Gagnon
Bertha Walls
Antoinette Chretien
Yvette Vallee
Claire Boissonneault
Lea Plessis
Leila Auger
Gladys Tripp
Constance Vallee
Theresa Vallee
Irene Descoteaux
Germaine Lauzon
Joyce Lauzon
Jeanette Voisine
Alda Martin
Rita Nadeau
Bernice Nadeau
Florina Nadeau
Madeleine Boisvert
Muriel Crozier
Rose Nadeau
Valedal Wong
Fabiola Beaudoin
Emelia Lariviere
Theresa, Gilblair
Susan Gagnon
Juliette Arel
Antoinette Arel
Adrienne Gagnon
Sue Nadeau
Cathy Gilblair
Kennebunk
George Cantara
Sylvia Moreau
Alice Sayer
Lorraine Austin
Rolland Pivin
Hartford
Conn
N. H
Paul Camire
Southington
Paulette, Camire
Pauline Camire
Paula Camire
Costly Pilot Losses Highlight TV Industry Risks
NBC skipped a Hey Landlord rerun for a costly pilot, one of many high expense experiments that often flop. The examined pilot cost around 150 000 dollars and rarely recoups losses when not sold. Other notes praise NBCs Tonight Report on contraception and the Experiments in Television closing with promising student films.
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New York
NBC
Manhattan
CBS
Lucy
VFW Auxiliary At Beach Names Top Officers
Frances Pettengill was reelected president of the Old Orchard Memorial VFW Auxiliary at a special meeting at Mrs. John Fortier’s home. Other officers include Pauline Gordon as Senior VP and Margaret Godin as Junior VP. A Cancer Fund donation was made and a rummage sale planned for May 6 at the Post Home. Refreshments were served. awards honored Heart Fund participants and local school and youth groups.
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Old Orchard Beach
Frances Pettengill
Old Orchard Memorial
V.F.W
John Fortier
Eleventh Street
Pauline Gordon
Margaret Godin
Dorothy Lenkowski
Rachel Gillis
Rebecca Fortier
Jan Simpson
Arlene Edwards
Gladys Edwards
Mary Marshall
Isles of Scilly Climate Described as Fortunate Isles
Mainland Britons call the Isles of Scilly the Fortunate Isles and the Islands of the Brest. They lie at the same latitude as Newfoundland, but the Gulf Stream makes their climate subtropical rather than arctic.
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Britons
Isles of Scilly
Fortunate Isles
Islands
The
Brest
Newfoundland
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