Rebels Balk at ICC Meeting in Hin Heup Laos
Rebels refused to recognize the International Control Commission at an initial Hin Heup meeting. Royal Laotian officials said the 14 nation conference in Geneva could be delayed due to rebel instructions. Indian Canadian and Polish officers declined comment after returning by helicopter and will report to Samar Sen.
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Vientiane, Laos
International Control Commission For Laos
Hin Heup
Geneva Friay
ICC
Udon Sananikone
Royalovernment
Three-Nation Commission
Vientiane
Commission
Samar Sen
Truce Commission
United States
Britain
France
Action On School Bus Law Due
Augusta dispatch notes the private school bus bill did not appear for enactment on the House journal as no expedited action was requested. Pre-enactment steps were completed Thursday and motion by leaders was absent, allowing the final printing to proceed on its regular schedule. The measure’s progress remains uncertain beyond this.
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Augusta
House Journal
Harvey R. Pease
Escapees From Alfred Jail Sought Near Mousam Lake Area
State police and York County sheriffs search Mousam Lake and Square Pond near Acton for two jail escapees, Robert P. Glazer 21 of Kittery and Donald V. Eaton 26 of Blue Hill, who fled Sunday night after breaking bars and fleeing to the roof. They allegedly struck a third inmate, Richard A. Tompkins 20 of Detroit, with a cribbage board.
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York County
Mousam Lake
Square Pond
Acton
Alfred
Harold R. Nason
Sanford
Nason
Robert P. Glazer
Kittery
Donald V. Eaton
Blue Hill
Richard A. Tompkins
Detroit
University of Maine honors top juniors and freshmen
The University of Maine named top juniors at a special assembly. Shirley E. Gilmore of Brewer won the Merritt Caldwell Fernald Scholarship for the junior with the highest rank. Other top juniors included M. Baker, Lawrence Price, Sonja E. Hicks, and Jeane E. Wallace. Morton H. Sclair was the top freshman at mid year, with Alton H. Clark and David W. Hodsdon as top senior co-winners. Delta Zeta won the sorority award and Alpha Gamma Rho the fraternity award.
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Crono
University of Maine
Merritt Caldwell Fernald
Shirley E. Gilmore
Brewer
Miss Gilmore
College of Education
M. Baker
Houston
Lawrence Price
Old Orchard Beach
Sonja E. Hicks
Eastport
Jeane E. Wallace
Bangor
Lloyd H. Elliott
Morton H. Sclair
Alton H. Clark
Portland
David W. Hodsdon
Old Town
Delta Zeta
Alpha Gamma Rho
Five Appointed Biddeford Planning Board Members
The Biddeford City council appointed a five member Planning board with two alternates at a special meeting. Members named were Albert F. Deshaies, Harry M. Wooster, Vito Mininni, Joseph F. Audie, and Martin J. Rielly with alternates James Draggins and Leonard A. Drapeau. Terms range five years for members and alternates. The formation aims to secure urban renewal funds and guides residential, commercial, and industrial planning with Stewart Associates. A meeting with the planning firm will be planned. The council also unanimously voted to sell the old City garage on Jefferson street by bid.
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Biddeford
Albert F. Deshaies
Alfred Street
Harry M. Wooster
South Street
Vito Mininni
Round Hill
Joseph F. Audie
Graham Street
Martin J. Rielly
Wentworth Street
James Draggins
Washington Street
Leonard A. Drapeau
Clark Street
Deshaies
Wooster
Minini
Audie
Rielly
Clement H. Deschambault
Deschambault
Stewart Associates
Old Town
Concilman John Cleary
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NATO Allies Urge Portugal to Revise Colonial Policy
NATO ministers meeting in Oslo urged Portugal to revise its Africa policy amid bloodshed in Angola. Britain France and others warned Portugal cannot count on UN support for actions in Africa and called for reconciliation with African nationalism to keep emerging states aligned with the West.
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NATO
Portugal
Oslo
Norway
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Angola
Congo
Franco Noguera
Africa
United Nations
U.S
United States
Sopae U.N
Noguera
Britain
France
Harvard Lange
Harold Macmillan
Allies push NATO unity amid broad Asian and African ties
Secretary of State Dean Rusk supported Fa Lange's view that expanding friendships with Asian and African states serves NATO. France and Britain echoed the call while the United States West Germany and Britain prepared to present their latest efforts to the permanent NATO council to meet any trouble, aligning with Kennedy era policy to strengthen NATO's cohesion.
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Lange
Dean Usk
Rusk
NATO
France
Maurice Couve de Murville
Lord Home
Britain
United States
West Germany
NATO Council
Iuin
Kennedy
U.S
Czech Assures Cuban Support on TV in Havana
Czechoslovak ambassador to Cuba Tolbichek told a Havana TV audience that Czechoslovakia will support the Cuban revolution economically and, if needed, militarily to the end. Cuba has been receiving Czech arms including rifles and tanks as the telecast was viewed in Key West Florida, about 90 miles from Havana.
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Key West
Fla
Valdemar Tolbichek
Cuba
Havana
Hills Beach survey eyed by Muskie aide and corps boss
Hills Beach erosion survey progress expected in two to three weeks per Hills Beach association president Joseph Warner after talks with Sen. Edmund Muskie aide John Donovan and First Army Corps of Engineers commander Gen. Potter. Warner, a St. Francis College professor and former Biddeford mayoral candidate, said Muskie shows deep concern and interest in the project.
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Hills
Joseph
Fred) Warner
Hills Beach Association
Warner
Sen
Edmund
Muskie
John Donovan
Washington
Donovan
Hills Beach
Potter
First Army Corps of Engineers
St. Francis College
Biddeford
Maine House Rejects Lottery Proposal
The Maine House voted 80 to 61 against reviving the state lottery bill after an earlier approval and a subsequent rejection. The vote ends House action unless the Senate moves it forward, with party lines drawn and both parties represented on both sides. Sponsor Gardner Morrill argued the lottery would keep lottery revenue in Maine, while opponents led by John Baxter and Elmont Tyndale warned of moral and economic costs and minimal fund-raising impact.
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Augusta
Maine
House
Senate
Gardner R. Morrill
Harrison
John L. Baxter, Jr
Pittsfield
Elmont S. Tyndale
Kennebunkport
Louis Jalbert
Lewiston
Saco Budget First Reading Faces Alderman Critique
Alderman Robert Fenderson of Ward 7 criticized the first reading of an $895,168 1961 Saco budget as $30,806 above last year’s total. He warned of unpaid expenses from 1960 and proposed cutbacks in Planning, Civil Defense, and waste collection to limit a tax rise.
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Robert Fenderson
Saco
Fenderson
Ward 7
Planning Board
Charles R. Cote
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Nancy Tripp
Howard Shaffer
Nancy Bowie
Lawrence Bowie
Nancy Rumery
Reed Rumery
Laos
ActionOn School
Kesslen Shoe Co
Kennebunk, Maine
The
Advertising Council
Biddeford Planning Board
Marvel
Portland Road
Gen
Fea. Corp
St. Joseph
St. Louis High School
Ahepa Hall
Daughters of Penelope Committee
Clara Margone
Toni Cotsis
Effie Dabilis
Georgette Skinsacos
Betty Vassill
Betty Brickates
Greece
Europe
Robert Curley
Czech
Saco Church
E and L Club
School Street
Gannon
York
Harriman
Larry Rowe
St. Andre Pfta
Lorrette Cantara
Germaine Fecteau
Muriel Lachance
Nancy Mathieu
Suzanne Gobeil
Marie R. Perrin
Geraldine Souliere
Victor Fleurant
Constance Fleurant
Albert Deshaies
Gendron
Saturday Evening Post
Delco
Richard F. Foss & Son
Pepperell Square
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