Maine panel says housing discrimination a civil rights problem
Louis Scolnik of Lewiston chairs the Maine Advisory Committee to the U S Committee on Civil Rights tells a St Francis College Symposium audience that housing is not freely available to African Americans in Maine. He cites Bangor and Portland hearings showing racial housing discrimination against Negro military personnel and challenges in renting and buying. He notes the state’s mixed records on justice education and voting but calls Maine a potential free and abolitionist state.
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Louis Scolnik
Lewiston
U. S. Committee On Civil Rights
St. Francis College
Scolni
Portland
Bangor
Scolnik
Dow Air Force
Paul Chapman
Packard Anse
Stoughton
Mass
Chapman
God
North
South
Who Put The Hole In The Doughnut Debate
Boston(AP) A lighthearted dispute traces the first hole in the doughnut from 1620 Pilgrims to Maine sea captain Hanson Gregory. Conflicting accounts credit Gregory’s fork punch or a wheel-spoke jam, with industry executive Slater offering a rival tale.
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Boston
Plimoth Plantation
Massachusetts
Holland
Down Maine Way
Fred E. Crockett
Westbrook Chamber of Commerce
Crockett
Camden, Maine
Hanson Crockett Gregory
Capt. Gregory
Fry
Forty-Three Dead In California Airliner Crash Near Concord
A Pacific Airlines Fairchild F27 Flight 733 from Reno crashed near Concord, California, killing 44 passengers and crew, with no survivors reported. Capt Ernest Clark and first officer R Anderson led the flight. stewardess Marge Schafer was among those on board. The wreckage broke into small pieces after impact. radar data showed an abrupt disappearance. Local rancher Gordon Rasmussen described a falter before impact and noted the crash occurred about ten miles east of Concord on a ranch. Federal and sheriff authorities secured the scene. officials did not yet release a passenger list.
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Concord
Calif
Tony
Pacific Airlines
San Francisco
An Airlines
Federal Aviation Agency
Reno
Louis Skuse
George M. Galvin
Airlines
Ernest Clark
R. An
Dress
Marge Schafer
Tasajero
Gordon Rassmussen
Rassmussen
Oakland International Airport
Wildcat strike by railroad firemen sparks unauthorized walkouts
Washington AP reports some railroad firemen walked out in a wildcat action over a federal arbitration ruling that could remove about 30,000 firemen jobs. Union leaders deny authorization and urge workers to return to duties while railroad chiefs promise enforcement of court orders and laws.
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Washington
H. E. Gilbert
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of
Gilbert
J. E. Wolfe
Alexander Holtzoff
State Will Buy McLean Land
Governor Reed and the Executive Council announced the state will purchase the McLean residence across from the Blaine and State Houses. The property, previously offered at 60000 dollars after a two month option to the state expired, was eyed as a potential oil company service station site.
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Augusta
Blaine House
State House
Reed
Ernest McLean
Mother Of Year Bundle Of Energy
Mrs. Cora Hjertaas Stavig named America's Mother of the Year for 1964 by the American Mothers Committee after a childhood home of love. Wife of Dr. Lawrence Stavig, president of Augustana College, she raised four sons and acts as host, lecturer, and marriage counselor. Her foster role extends to foreign students at the college. The Stavings near 40 years of marriage, with sons in the Air Force, academia, engineering, and research.
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Cora Hjertaas Stavig
America
Stavig
American Mothers Committee
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
Lawrence Stavig
Augustana College
Sioux Falls
D.D
Hong Kong
Sierra Leone
Mayville
N.C
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Minn
Stavng
Ant
Staing
Paul Stavig
Air Force
Otis Air Force Base
Mass
Richard Stavig
Kalamazoo
Mich.) College
David Stavig
Mark Stavig
Harvard
Break-in at Roland's Grocery Ends With Arrest in Biddeford
Biddeford police nabbed a 23 year old Saco man outside Roland's Grocery on South Street at 2 a.m. He faces charges of breaking entering and larceny in the nighttime. John Smith of Saco appeared in Biddeford Municipal Court and a May 16 continuation date set. Bail $1,000. Police found beer cigarettes and cases in his car. Entry was gained by smashing the front door pane.
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Roland
Upper South Street
Saco
John Smith
Buxton Road
Gerald C. Nason
Smith
Grand
Theodore Drouin
Alphonse Faucher
Edgar Sevigny
Roland B. Baillargeon
Sevigny
George Friary
Drouin
Faucher
Civil Rights Vote Taken In Senate Faces Narrow Test
In Washington, after four roll calls the Senate rejected a jury trial amendment 46 to 45 to criminal contempt cases tied to anti discrimination injunctions under the civil rights bill. Sen Russell said a variation may return next week. A separate jury trial plan by Mansfield and Dirksen looms, with a possible late vote. A Mississippi motel construction site suffered a heavy explosion damage, sheriff reports.
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Senate
House
Thruston B. Morton
R-ey
Johnson
Richard B. Russell
Dga
Thomas H. Kuchel
GOP
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Mansfield
Ter
Morton
Johnson campaigned across six states for war on poverty
President Johnson tours six states urging public support for his war on poverty. Senate defeats a civil rights bill jury trial amendment by one vote, with administration opposing it. Harry S. Truman nears 80 as he heads toward Blair House. Johnson vows to consider recalling Congress if key proposals stall. International outlook split within two camps as NATO reforms loom for foreign ministers meeting next week.
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Senate
Harry S. Truman
Washington
Blair House
White House
Congress
International
Car as status symbol in crowded transit era
In a reflective piece, the author critiques modern cars as mere status symbols that trap people in traffic jams while empty trains pass by, highlighting a shift in transportation culture and urban life.
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Gen
Fea, Corp
Truman Returns to Washington at Blair House Stay
Former president Harry S. Truman arrives in Washington and takes up residence at Blair House after a long journey. President Johnson calls Truman a national asset and wishes him well on his 80th birthday as Truman plans a busy schedule including a Grand Masons dinner and a National Press Club luncheon.
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Harry S. Truman
Blair House
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Johnson
Truman
Queens
Greece
Turkey
Europe
Far East
District of Columbia Masons
National Press Club
U. S
Zoning Appeal Hears Take-Out Stand Proposal in Saco
A public hearing will be held in City Hall Saco Maine after the Frank Raychard Jr hearing on May 14 1964 to consider Ulysses Berra's appeal to operate a take-out stand on property of Ariadne Berka Ferry Road in A 1 zone per plan 16 index 72 or 80. C Russell Herrmann chairman zoning appeals board SACO MAINE.
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City Hall
Saco
Maine
Frank Raychard, Jr
Ulysses Berra
Ariadne Berka
Ferry Road
Saco Assessors Office
C. Russell Herrmann
Zoning Appeals Board
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Judiciary Committee
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Gregory
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