Aid Pledged For Tariff Talks In Geneva
President Johnson pledged U S help to bring the Kennedy round of tariff negotiations to a happy and fruitful conclusion The opening session of GATT began a marathon two year effort with 75 member nations He urged dedication and noted the aim to expand world trade The tentative start date for tariff cuts is Sept 10 with 75 nations ready to list exceptions Herter heads the U S delegation authorized to seek across the board cuts of 50 percent
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Geneva
Johnson
United States
Christian A. Herter
GATT
Herter
U.S
Thousands Watch Music Festival Parade Saturday
Biddeford hosted a major parade with over 80 school units marching at 2 p.m. No winners were announced as the Western Maine Music Festival uses ratings only. St. Louis High School earned a superior rating, marking a first for parochial schools, while crowds and police units facilitated smooth proceedings.
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Town
Biddeford
Maine
Robert Hodge
St. Louis
Gilbert
Hodge
St. Dominic’s of
Lewiston
Sanord High School
Sanford High
Gray
Gray- New Gloucester
Marie Joseph Academy
St. Joseph's High School
Thornton Academy
St. Lou's
Trade Relations Talks Stated at Maine World Trade Fair
PORTLAND AP Maine and Canada trade relations to be discussed by a group of businessmen on May 19 at the third annual Maine World Trade Fair. Gov. Reed will open the morning session of the conference.
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Portland
Maine
Canada
Seven Primary Elections Set in Nationwide Balloting
Seven primaries tilt into a busy convention week with Indiana, Ohio, Oklahoma, Alabama, Florida, New Mexico and the District of Columbia voting plus state conventions in Delaware, Michigan, Alaska, Nevada and Wyoming. Voters choose 139 Republican and 202 Democratic delegates, nominate governors, senators and house members, and consider issues from unpledged electors to right to work. Indiana draws attention as Gov. Wallace challenges civil rights bills. GOP contenders include Goldwater amid a field of four with Indiana 32 first ballot votes at stake. Delegates to both conventions will be chosen next month. Indiana House seats also on the ballot.
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Washington
Indiana
Ohio
Oklahoma
Alabama
Florida
New Mexico
District of Columbia
Delaware
Michigan
Alaska
Nevada
Wyoming
Senate
George C. Wallace
Johnson
Matthew E. Welsh
Ian
Len Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Harold E. Stassen
Philadelphia
Donald C. Bruce
Republican Senate
Robert Taft
Russians May Have Removed Rockets From Cuba
Washington reports suggest the Soviet Union may have pulled ground to air rockets from Cuba depriving Castro of weapons to shoot down U S planes. If true, it eases tensions over surveillance flights and hints at a new limits on Cuban defiance. Khrushchev warned such flights threaten the abyss of another war while Washington said reconnaissance would continue.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Red
United States
Castro
Khrushchev
Civil Disobedience Endorsement Debated at Geneva Conference
At the 1964 Geneva Conference of the Methodist Church in Pittsburgh, a report titled Christian Social Concerns endorses civil disobedience within carefully limited cases. Integrationists push for voluntary gradual church-wide integration and want the plan strengthened amid protests for faster action on desegregation.
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Pittsburgh
Methodist Church
Harold A. Bosley
Christ Church, Methodist, New York
Seven primary elections fuel busy preconvention week
News at a glance reports seven primaries Tuesday sparking a busy preconvention week. Racial controversy persists at Pittsburgh's Methodist Church General Conference with debate on endorsing civil disobedience within restricted limits. In Chester Pa racial issues divide the city. Washington circulation suggests Russia pulled ground to air rockets from Cuba. Orthodox services clash in Sofia amid second bloc riot in days. Dominican Republic transport strike prompts demonstrations and questions about the ruling junta.
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Methodist Church
Pittsburgh
Chester
Washington
Sofia
Dominican Republic
Barn Fire Routs Structure on Hearn Road Saco
Firefighters from Scarborough and Saco fought a major blaze on the Saco Scarborough line on Hearn Road North Saco. The inferno destroyed a barn and threatened a house owned by Ed mond Allie as flames raced through the residence.
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Scarborough
Saco
Saco- Scarborough
Hearn Road
North Saco
Edmond Allie
Drought Threat Growing Across New England Warned
The Weather Bureau warned of increasing drought in New England as fires rise across all six states. With over a week without rain, dry air and fair weather are forecast for five more days, heightening forest fire danger. Massachusetts saw 115 fires reported by Commissioner Charles H. W. Foster, burning 162 acres, with the worst near Shrewsbury Fitchburg and Concord.
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Boston
Weather Bureau
New England Woods
Massachusetts
Charles H. W. Foster
Commissioner
Natural Resources
Shrewsbury
Fitchburg
Concord
One Room School Still In Use In West Virginia Lincoln County
Kentuck Fork School in Lincoln County shows a fading one room format with 14 pupils under long time teacher P J Williamson. The class covers reading writing arithmetic and more as families move away to cities leaving small farms and coal work. Williamson retires this term after 42 years.
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Tom Miller Huntington
Associated Press
Kentuck Fork
W.va
Kentuck Fork School
P. J. Williamson
West Virginia
Lincoln County
West Virgina
Williamson
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