Tariff talks near agreement at Geneva amid US EU divide
A mood of optimism rose as the United States and the Common Market reported near agreement on cutting Western trade barriers. Washington pressed for uniform across the board cuts, while Europeans insisted on a more nuanced approach tied to existing tariff levels and the 50 percent ceiling in the US act. The 73 nation GATT ministerial conference sought a workable tariff-cutting formula for detailed talks next year.
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Geneva
U.S
Eee
Westman
Ludwig Er
Washington
France
Valery Giscard D'Estain
Kennedy
Herter
United States
Biddeford Public Health Nursing Association elects officers
At Cascade Lodge in Saco the Biddeford Public Health Nursing Association elected officers for the coming year. Albert F. Deshaies was named president, with Pauline Deans vice president, Antoinette Hawes secretary, and Martin J. Rielly treasurer.
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Biddeford Public Health Nursing Association
Cascade Lodge
Saco
Albert F. Deshaies
Pauline Deans
Antoinette Hawes
Martin J. Rielly
William B. O'Sullivan
Atty
Edwin Walker
Nellie Carey
Albert P. Deshaies
John FE. Barrett
Eleanor Mogan
Rielly
Richard A. Moore
Margaret L. Murphy
R. N
Willie W. Pomerleay
John Barrett
Roger J. P. Robert
Frank Carey
William Deans
Mary Caddigan
Florence Hamel
Norman Reilly
Theodore Schaffer
David Shaw
Carleton F. Davis
Raymond Bonang
Willie W. Pomerleau
R.N
Ellen O'Leary
Anne Cote
Voters Decide On Wheat Control Plan In Historic Referendum
Washington AP reports decisive wheat vote day with farmers tallying whether to accept federal production limits and price supports. Proponents urge curbs to end overproduction. opponents favor free market with low supports and no quotas. Results expected by Wednesday with implications for 1964 crop policy and farm programs.
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Washington
Kennedy
Orville L. Freeman
Chuckle Caption on Disturbing Neighbors
A humorous note jokes that a neighbor with a loud old car is less unsettling than one with a quiet new vehicle. The quip, credited to Copr. Gen. Fea. Corp., plays on contrasts in modern car noise perceptions.
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Gen
Fea. Corp
Beach Council Faces License Hearing in Maine Supreme Court
All seven Old Orchard Beach town council members are served notices to appear before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in Portland on a license denial appeal by Chequinn Corp. for The Barn and The Tide Inn. The case seeks victualer's and entertainment licenses denied earlier this year amid local complaints over noise and disorder. Court action set for Monday at 11 a.m.
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Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Portland
Chequinn Corp
Milliken Street
Tide Inn
East Grand Aveue
Chequinnas
Arthur J. Me
Somerville
Mass
Atty
Robert D. Schwartz
William J. Mullens
David McCallum
Dwight W. McLeod
Donald C. Jones
Leopold V. Sicard
Donald W
Charles D. Peckham
Cooper Wins Medal in Capital Triumph
Astronaut Gordon Cooper receives a presidential medal from President Kennedy in a ceremonial speech to Congress in Washington DC. The piece notes his triumph and the capital welcome as part of a wider news roundup.
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Gordon Cooper
Kennedy
Congress
Road Act Is Signed Into Law By Maine Governor Reed
Gov Reed signs a 69.3 million highway allocation bill for 1963 65 to maintain road programs. Adjusted funding comes from reduced gasoline tax revenue and bond proceeds totaling 8.55 million over two years. The act also advances a 7 million bond for 1965 67 to plan road and bridge construction. A separate measure requires investigations of adoption petitions not by blood relatives to curb a baby grey market. The Durham Rule clarification provides for mental health commitments and potential discharge or recommittal for those acquitted by reason of insanity.
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Augusta
Reed
Highway Commission
Maine
Health & Welfare Department
McNaughton
Department of Mental Health & Corrections
Old Orchard Beach VFW Auxiliary installs new officers
Officers of the Old Orchard Beach Memorial Post VFW Auxiliary were installed at the Post Home on Atlantic Avenue. The photo shows the slate with Mary Marshall new president and other officers. absent members included Arline Edwards and Jan Simpson. A district meeting Sunday awarded a ways and means certificate to the auxiliary. Refreshments followed. next meeting set for June 3.
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Old Orchard Beach Memorial
Mary Wood
Biddeford
Arline Edwards
Jan Simpson
Gladys Edwards
Wood
Department
New England Storms Kill Four Across Six States
A series of violent storms swept New England and parts of neighboring states, killing four people in Maine. A Boston family perished when their plane struck Bath Iron Works during a thunderstorm, a man drowned off Palermo, and tornadoes damaged farms in Western Massachusetts and Connecticut. Trees, downed lines, and ruined property marked the aftermath.
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Boston
New England
Maine
J.lloyd Cutliffe
Elaine
David
Bath Iron Works
Bath
Sheldon R. Tracy
Winslow
Palermo
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Turkey Coup Try Reported Crushed In Ankara Barred
The Turkish government said ex Colonel Talat Aydemir led a second coup attempt in 15 months, declaring a revolutionary committee and curfews in Istanbul Ankara and Izmir. One killed, four wounded. Aydemir fled Ankara as troops arrested four colonels at a radio station.
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Turkey
Talat Aydemir
Ankara
Cevdet Sunay
Anatolia
Aydemir
Parliament
War College
West Point
Revolutionary Committee
Izmir
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