Increase of 9 1/2 Mills Reported in Biddeford Taxes
Biddeford tax bills mailed show a nine and a half mill rise to 44 mills per thousand amid a near doubling of valuation from 16.1 million to 30.7 million. Mayor Willie Pomerleau blames a chaotic fiscal mess left by the previous administration and says the raise is a one year stop gap until a new valuation by professionals is completed. The city now may borrow up to 1,091,022.45 and offers weekly or monthly partial payments on tax bills to aid budgeting.
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Biddeford
Willie Pomerleau
Pomerleau
Grafton
Hooper Street
Pers
Gun Running Exiles Raid Report From Florida to Cuba
A Boston Traveler dispatch by John Raymond recounts a gun running expedition with Cuban refugees off Varadero Beach near Havana. The mission included ten Americans and two refugees, with plans to drop arms into Cuba and a tense gun battle with Cuban patrols.
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Reter
John Raymond
The
Boston Traveler
Miami
Havana
Associated Press
Raymond
Boston
Key West
Fla
Jan Dorfman
New York
Cuba
Castro
FBI Chief Warns of Crime Rise and Public Apathy
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover warned that crime has jumped 114 percent since 1950 and that public apathy toward law enforcement threatens a breakdown of order. He urged citizens to report crimes and testify, recounting his long career and the bureau’s expanding jurisdiction since 1924.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hoover
Department of Justice
Harlan Fiske Stone
Attorney General's Office
Congress
Europe
Roosevelt
Chuckle Reflects Small Town Troubles and Coping
A humorous line notes that unresolved troubles define small towns, implying shared experiences and resilient community spirit amid regional quirks. It hints at Gen Fea style humor and corporate satire within everyday life.
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Copr
Gen
Fea, Corp
Passamaquoddy Tidal Project Advances With New Tech
Washington officials announced advances in the Passamaquoddy tidal power scheme in Maine as new turbine and transmission techniques promise viability. Udall said a major announcement is planned before July 1, reflecting federal study progress on Passamaquoddy and the St John River power potential.
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Washington
Passmaquoddy
Maine
Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Passamaquoddy Bay
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Udall
Passamaquoddy
St. John River
Kennedy
John D. Paterson
Vermont Public Service Board
John H. Reed
Cross Rock
Hoover cautions claims of law and order breakdown
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover warns against the idea that crime will cause a tragic collapse of law and order. Medal of Honor winners receive presidential handshakes on the White House lawn. International focus on Everest ascent and U S Haiti relations strain. Birmingham jails near 800 Negroes as integration leaders push ahead.
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FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Second Summit Conquest of Mt Everest Awaited
Katmandu AP reports an American Everest expedition reached the 29028 foot summit at 1 PM local time with two climbers. A second team aimed for the summit while a third planned to forge a new west ridge route. Officials kept team identities secret until all groups returned.
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Mt. Everest
Katmandu
Nepal
U.S
Edmund Hillary
Sir Edmund
Norgay
Hillary
Mao Tze-tung
Tensing
Rocky West Ridge
Vepal
Tibet
Britain
John Hunt
Luther G. Jerstad
Eusene
Ore
Richard Pownel
Ver
Colo
Kennedy
Haitian Relations Deteriorate as U S Protests Rise
Haitian relations worsen as five U S protests to President Duvalier’s government go unanswered. Incidents include anti American remarks by Red Cross head Fourcand, jailing of a Marine wife, secretaries detained, visa permit slowdowns, and a roadblock incident involving the embassy’s first secretary.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
U.S
Francois Duvalier
Jacques Fourcand
Red Cross
Duvalier
Fourcand
United States
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