Saco City tax rate rise and political debates
Saco raises the tax rate to 62 dollars per thousand from 55, boosting total city tax take to about 1.037 million while city budget and valuations rise. Separate items report Rep. Tupper opposing polls driven politicking, calls for televised debates, and Democrats seeking a special session on constitutional changes. Also covered are preliminary motions in a Biddeford corruption case involving Mayor Clement Deschambault and City Clerk Ralph Binette with hearings set for next week.
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Saco Board of Assessors
Saco
Biddeford
Clement H. Deschambault
Ralph Binette
York County Superior Court
William 5. Silsby
Atty
Charles W. Smith
Smith
Binette
Lucien Bourque
Bourque
Democratic Party
John J. Harvey
Deschambault
Bin
High Court Overturns Sentences
The Supreme Court overturned contempt convictions of six witnesses who refused to answer congressional inquiries into Communist activity. Indictments failed to specify the subject under inquiry, requiring reversal. Names include Norton Russell, Robert Shelton, Alden Whitman, Herman Liveright, William Price, and John Gojack.
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Washington
Supreme Court
High Tribunal
Stewart
Congressional Subcommittee
Congress
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Norton Anthony Russell
Yellow Springs
Ohio
Robert Shelton
New York Times
Alden Whitman
Herman Liveright
New Orleans
WODSU
William A. Price
New York Daily News
John T. Gojack
Columbus
Gojack
United Electrical Workers Union
CIO
Russell, Shelton, Loveright
Price
Whitman
Small boy ends night prayers with blessing request
A short item notes a young boy saying his night prayers, asking God to bless his sister and mommy and to help his daddy, as recorded by Gen. Fea. Corp.
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Sister
Mommy
Daddy
Gen
Fea. Corp
Long Time Farm Plan Clash and Church Honors
Senate Democrats vowed a tough fight over President Kennedy's farm plan aiming to cut multibillion-dollar costs and surpluses while House leaders pressed for space program funding. The article also notes long-time church members honored for decades of membership, including Mrs. Jennie Fay and Mrs. Grace Murphy honored for 68 years since 1894.
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Saco United Baptist Church
Grace Murphy
Jennie Fay
Stanley A. Bennett
Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Kennedy
George D. Aiken
GOP
Senate Agriculture Committee
Vermont
House
Mansfield
Allen J. Ellender
Dla
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Com
Grace Muphy
Stanley A. Bannett
Fay
Murphy
Myra Cornforth
Ina Dennett
Fred Sawyer
Edna Stacy
Edwin Sawyer
Kennedy urges higher output at White House economic conference
President Kennedy opened a White House conference on national economic issues with a call to boost output and growth rather than arguing over division of production. He noted France Italy and Germany outperforming and urged business and labor leaders to propose solutions while acknowledging inflation remains low since 1958. The two day event includes top Cabinet members and business and labor officials to discuss collective bargaining automation and trade.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
Thomas J. Watson Jr
International Business Machines Co
France
Italy
Germany
U.S
Coast Guard searches for missing boat victim in Maine trip
The Coast Guard resumed the search for Dennis Welch, Geoffrey Payne, and John Gallagher after their boat overturned off Old Orchard Beach. Payne and Gallagher were found dead, while Welch remained missing. Bodies of Payne and Gallagher were recovered near the Scarborough river basin and brought to Pine Point, with Cumberland County medical examiner confirming drowning. Weather was squally as eight hours of land and sea search yielded no sign of Welch.
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Coast Guard
Westbrook
Old Orchard Beach
Yesteray
Geoffrey Payne
Scarborough
John F. Gallagher
South Portland
Dennis FE. Welch
Payne
Welch
John Payne
Alfred J. Paul
Biddeford Pool
Ocean Avenue
Gallagher
Pine Point
Cumberland County
Wilbur F. Leighton
Norman W. Zelck
Inter
Dennis E. Welch
Ex-American Disillusioned With Russia Returns Home
Zelienople, Pa AP Rob ert Webster, who gave up his American citizenship in the Soviet Union in 1959, has returned home disillusioned and tired but seeking rest. The 33 year old former Cleveland plastics technician arrived at Greater Pittsburgh Airport from New York and rode 20 miles by taxi to his father’s home, where he plans to seek work and possibly reconcile with his ex wife Martha. Webster set up a Rand Corp plastics exhibit in Moscow before defecting. James Rand II said he would help him find a job, though not with Rand’s firm.
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Zelienople, Pa
Robert Webster
Soviet Union
Rand Corp
Moscow
James Rand II
Webster
Rand
Cleveland
U.S.S.R
New York
Martha
Zelienople
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Associated Press
Stanley R. Tupper
Maine
Sagadahoc
Bath
Tupper
Portland Sunday Telegram
Peter A. Garland
Donald C. Hansen
Gov. Reed
Owen L. Hancock
Reed
Bipartisan Constitutional Commission
Bidde
Main Street
JFK
Willis Pride
Pride
David H. Sheehan
Sheehan
John Flaherty
James Berry
Arthur J. Dube
Notre Dame School School Hall
Henri St. Armand
Sheridan
St. Andre
Father Dube
Albert Berard
Limestone
Georges Plante
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Arthur St. Pierre
Most Holy Trinity Church
Russia
Edward
Hamburg
ELM Farm
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