Local Firm Expands John Roberts Inc in Biddeford Space
John Roberts Inc a maker of young men s wear and boys clothing plans to add 5000 square feet to its 23000 square foot plant in the former Saco Lowell shop buildings. The expansion aims to double manufacturing space and train 35 to 50 more operators under an AREA redevelopment program. Production will add about 1000 units of suits and raincoats with over 100 current employees.
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John Roberts, Inc
Biddeford
Picariello
Singer
Saco Lowell
Hugh Marshall
Marshall
Pat Picariello
Picariello and
Singer Corporation
Boston
John Roberts
Area Redevelopment Administration
Carmen D'Amico
Courage Pays Big Reward To Cancer-Stricken Actor
William Gargan, a veteran performer, lost his voice after losing his larynx to cancer. He learned esophageal speech, spoke publicly to encourage others, and plans to return to theater and produce for film and TV.
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New York
William Gargan
Gargan
United States
American Cancer Society
National Hospital For Speech Disorders
Joan Crawford
Martin Kane
Private Fyve
Nuclear Warhead Plan Eyed In NATO Talks
The United States reportedly signals willingness to share control of its nuclear warheads with a European political union including Britain. The move aims to push NATO toward a supranational strike force, spur Britain's entry to the Common Market, and broaden smaller states’ influence while easing Franco German tensions.
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Greece
United States
Europe
European Union
Britain
U.S
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Washington
West Germany
France
Economynion
Cars with Fluid Drive Delight or Drip at the Wheel
Lighthearted quip contrasts fluid drive in some cars with a mere drip at the wheel, poking fun at automotive quirks. The joke relies on wordplay and playful exaggeration without naming brands or models.
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Gen
Fea, Corp
Frost cites Russia on U S greatness at Boston College
In Boston, Robert Frost addressed 4,500 students and faculty at Boston College. He quipped that if Americans doubt their country’s greatness, Russia knows the answer, delivering his tribute in a blend of quiet beauty and wry humor.
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Boston
United States
Robert Frost
America
Russia
Frost
Boston College
Estate of Senator Styles Bridges Valued at $517,589
Probate Court records show the late Senator Styles Bridges left an estate valued at $517,589. The bulk goes to his widow Doloris Bridges, three sons, his mother, sister, and grandchildren.
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Concord
N. H
Styles Bridges
Bridges
Doloris Bridges
Tokyo Rail Crash Kills 83 in Derailment
A freight train derailed at Mikawashima Station in Tokyo as two electric commuter trains collided head on killing 83 and wounding 147. Rescue teams worked into the night as officials feared the death toll would rise and more bodies were found in wreckage including a house.
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Tokyo
Mikawashima
Japan National Railway
Biddeford Raises Tax Rate to 69 Mills for 1962
City officials announced Biddeford will raise the tax rate from 54 to 69 mills, about $15 per thousand, to cover a record 1962 budget of $1,178,985 including $385,000 for schools and the new high school. The increase adds about $31 yearly to the average resident, while nonresidents and industries shoulder most of the extra real estate taxes. Tax bills will be mailed soon with a 6 percent penalty after August 1.
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Biddeford
Arthur E. Sinnellen
Nana , Ae
Clement H. Deschambault
Education Department
State Auditing Department
York County
Daniel P. Cantara
Cantara
Reed seeks Maine air service study before 1963 session
Gov. John H. Reed urged the Civil Aeronautics Board to conduct a full survey of Maine air service needs and oppose suspensions until the study ends. He pressed for area airports with adequate feeder service and ground access and warned that lawmakers must have a board decision before the January 1963 session.
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Washington
John H. Reed
Maine
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
New England
Reed
Titov Glenn Meet In Washington Ahead Of Space Talks
Soviet cosmonaut Titov and US astronaut John H. Glenn Jr meet in the National Academy of Sciences building in Washington. They chat with officials and plan speeches at a Caspar space research gathering and a White House visit.
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National Academy of Sciences
International Committee On Space Research
Caspar
Titov
Glenn
The
Academy
Kennedy
White House
Earth
Yuri Gagarin
National
Acddemy of Sciences
Glenns
Congress
Smithsonian Institution
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Hospital Auxiliaries Meet at Southern Maine Session
Representatives from Southern Maine hospital auxiliaries gathered for the Southern Maine Regional meeting at Notre Dame hospital. The program featured morning and afternoon sessions, a luncheon with dignitaries including Mrs Bruce K Brown and Mrs Lucien Doyon, a hospital tour, and reports from each unit on projects and work amid discussion on rising costs of hospital services.
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Southern Maine Hospital Auxiliaries
Southern Maine
Maine Association of Hospital Auxiliaries
Notre Dame _ hospital
Bruce’ K. Brown
Donald Penley
Leo P. Taillon
Southern Region
Sister Annunciata
Notre Dame Hospital
Lucien Doyon
Notre Dame
Blue Cross
Blue Shield Organization
John Conroy
Taillon
George Marcil
OFM
Sister Annunciate
Bruce K. Brown
Leo Paul Taillon
H. Donald Penley
State HA
Allen Bridges
Maine Masons Plan Summit Conference in Augusta
The newly installed grand master of Maine's Grand Lodge calls for a summer summit conference of all state Masonic bodies in Augusta to work out solutions to common problems.
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Portland
Maine
Grand Lodge of Masons
Augusta
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