Saco-Lowell Workers Vote to End Contract Pact
About 700 employees at the Saco-Lowell New England Division of Maremont Corp in Saco voted to terminate the current two year pact with Local 406 Textile Workers Union. Renewal last year extended the term for one year with no pay raise and conditions tied to employment improvements. Union director Michael Schoonjans confirmed TWUA representation. No official company comment is available pending formal notice.
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Saco-Lowell
New England
Maremont Corp
Saco
Textile Workers Union of America
A.F.L.C
C.L.C
York County Teachers Convene at Thornton Academy
About 1000 teachers from York County gathered at Linnell Gym for the annual York County Teachers Convention. Dr. Charles F. Phillips of Bates College spoke in the morning about rising education enrollments and the need for more teachers, noting US student totals may grow from 53 million to over 63 million by 1974. U.S. Senator Edmund S. Muskie was slated to speak but did not appear.
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York Couny
Thornton Academy
Linnell Gym
York County
U.S
Edmund S. Muskie
Charles F. Phillips
Bates College
Tors
United States
Phillips
Carleton Robbins
County Teachers Association
Rights March Costly Costs to protect Selma to Montgomery march
The Defense Department spent 510000 to protect the Selma to Montgomery voting rights marchers, covering pay and allowances for 1860 Alabama National Guardsmen, transportation, and related expenses. The total federal troop and National Guard costs rise toward 13 million across five civil rights crises since 1957, excluding regular Army MPs and Justice Department resources. Alabama Guardsmen were federalized March 20–28.
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Washington
Defense Department
Selma-to- Montgomery
Pentagon
Little Rock
Alabama
Army
Justice Department
Alabama National Guard
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Arkansas Air and Army
Orval E. Faubus
Central High School
Danger Of Forest Fires High In Maine
Forest fire danger remained very high across Maine after a weekend of scattered fires. Deputy Commissioner Fred Holt said class 4 danger could persist without more cloud cover and rain though a Tuesday shower may bring only brief relief. Fifteen weekend fires were reported, largest a 50 acre blaze in Trescott, with most acreage in grass and old burn areas. All weekend fires were under control today.
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Augusta
Maine
Forest Service
Fred Holt
Trescott
Woodsman Dies From Injuries
J Stuart Matheson of Hodgton a woodsman died from a fractured skull after a tree limb struck him He was found unconscious on a road near his home Friday evening and died Saturday at a Madison hospital according to the sheriff s office
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Houston
J . Stuart Matheson
Hodgton
Sheriff's Office
Matheson
Madison
U S Ramps Up Caribbean Force Amid Dominican Uprising
The United States begins rushing 4500 more troops to the Dominican Republic as President Johnson cites Communist conspirators abroad after rebels attack American positions near Santo Domingo. Two Marines and two paratroopers are reported killed with many wounded since operations started last week.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
United States
Johnson
Caribbean
U.S
Defense Department
Washington
Dominican student leader linked to revolt coverage
Asdrubal Dominguez, former president of the University of Santo Domingo student body, is named in a report on a Caribbean rebellion. President Johnson described the Sunday radio address as noting communist leaders trained in Cuba joined the movement, seeking disorder and control. the article states the democratic revolution was seized by a band of communists.
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Ciudad Nueva
Santo Domingo
Rafael L. Trujillo
Fidelio Despradel
Asdrubal Dominguez
University of Santo Domingo
Johnson
Cuba
Wilson appeals for Viet peace at SEATO talks
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson opened the SEATO ministerial conference urging an honorably negotiated settlement of the war in South Viet Nam and the Indonesian Malaysian dispute. He said independence means freedom from outside interference and urged lasting peace in Viet Nam and Malaysia. George Ball of the U S delegation said there is no territorial ambition and no military base sought in South Viet Nam.
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London
Harold Wilson
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
South Viet Nam
Malaysia
SEATO
Britain
Viet Nam
Wilson
U.S
George Ball
Ball
Paratrooper Unit Arrives In Saigon
The advance unit of 60 paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade arrived in Saigon with the rest to follow within days. They will guard key installations at Bien Hoa and Vung Tau and lift security for Vietnamese forces, increasing U.S. combat strength to about 36,000 in South Vietnam.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
U.S
Bien Hoa
Vantay
173Rd Airborne
Bri
Gade
Okinawa
Ellis W. Williamson
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