Fire risk climbs as Maine endures warm dry spell
Portland AP reports Maine faces ongoing forest fire danger amid a string of fires on Tuesday in Oakland Biddeford and Brunswick. Weather officials warn heat and wind persist with peak risk between 11 am and 3 pm. Fire destruction includes Peavey Mfg building and several boats and homes.
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Maine
U.S. Weather Bureau
Oakland
Biddeford
Augusta
Austin H. Wilkins
Wilkins
Peavey Mfg Co
Peavey
Axe
Saco River
Massachusetts
Brunswick
Ellsworth
Bangor Road
Donnell’s Pond
British American music pact sparks touring clash
A transatlantic dispute between the British Musicians Union and the American Federation of Musicians threatens to bar British groups from U S tours and may prevent American acts from touring Britain. Talks continue as contracts already signed keep Beatles Dave Clark Five and Animals appearances intact.
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New York
Margaret Kurnyta
Chicago
British Musicians Union
American Federation of Musicians
United States
Bonnie Lou Vorbeck
Charleston
W.va
Harry Francis
Beatles
The
Animals
Dave Clark Five
U.S
Cadette Troop Plans Tent Raising Lesson in Biddeford
Members of Girl Scout Cadette Troop 239 will meet next week at Mrs. Raymond Lizotte's home 142 Prospect Street Biddeford for tent raising instruction and a trench candles lesson for an upcoming outing. The meeting at Scout Hall Pool Street Biddeford announced by Mrs. Lizotte included a treasurer's report by Estelle C. Letellier and notes on badges and a special project.
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C. Dayton Benway
Richard Labonte
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Paul Sheltra
Pool Street
Biddeford
New England
Boston
Ways and Means
Rita Loignan
Benway
Adrienne Heffernan
Faye Morse
Norma Provencher
Eastland Motor Hotel
Portland
Thomas Fregeau
Greenacre Road
Old Orchard Beach
Frederick Erminelli
Janet Dixon
Virginia Rioux
Grace Bergeron
Marcel Levesque
Donald Lester
Victor Victor
Raymond Lizotte
Prospect St
Lizotte
Estelle C. Letellier
Marie Dumont
Helen Fortier
Diane Thibault
Diane Letellier
Beverly Grebin
Linda Boucher
Patricia Michaud
Karen Sparkowich
Estelle O. Letellier
Suzanne Lizotte
Joyce Dube
Jacinthe Lemelin
Constance Brunet
Lillian Lachance
Priscille Lavigne
Jean Richard
Janice Beaulieu
Pearl Cote
Sandra Spill
Diana Lerman
Shifra Zaitlin
Bridget Brunelle
Troop Scribe
CIA Awards Medal to U2 Pilot Francis Gary Powers
The CIA secretly awarded a medal to Francis Gary Powers, the U2 pilot whose 1960 crash inside the Soviet Union strained East West relations. Powers received the honor at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia in a ceremony attended by top officials, though officials would not comment.
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NEW York
Central Intelligence Agency
Francis Gary Powers
Soviet Union
CIA
New York Herald Tribune
Washington Dispatch
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Powers
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Langley
The
Herald Tribune
Powers Trade and Abel Espionage Admission
The United States exchanged Powers for Soviet master spy Rudolf Abel in 1962. Abel, sentenced in New York City to 30 years, was publicly acknowledged by Soviet officials as an espionage agent during a Moscow television talk.
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Powers
Rudolf Abel
New York City
Abel
Soviet Union
New York
Moscow
Talks to Resume at Bliss Portland Strike Fight
Representatives of Bliss-Portland Inc. and the Machinists Union will resume negotiations Monday over the five day old strike at the South Portland defense plant. The 10 30 a m session arranged by Federal Mediator Samuel I Creighton will be the first since the walkout began Saturday with about 300 maintenance and production workers demanding 10 percent wage increases.
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Portland (Ap
Bliss-Portland, Inc
Machinists
South Portland
Samuel I. Creighton
Michigan State Football Attendance Since Stadium Expansion
Michigan State football draws averaged 61 217 fans per home game since 1957 when Spartan Stadium expanded to 76 000 seats.
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Michigan State
Spartan Stadium
Doan's Pills Offer Bladder and Backache Relief
Advertisement claims Doan's Pills ease bladder irritation and relieve restless nights with backache headaches and muscle pains from over exertion. It promotes speedy pain relief and urges use of the large size for convenience, asserting millions have benefited over 60 years.
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Dean
Doan
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