River Pollution Case Placed In Court Hands
Augusta Maine pollution case over the Saco River remains under advisement by Justice Donald Webber. The matter hinges on a survey by Edward C Jordan Co to determine remedial actions and avoid an injunction against Saco Tanning Corp. The attorney general seeks a permanent injunction while negotiating a solution.
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Augusta
Saco
Donald Webber
Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Phillip M. Kilmister
Edward C. Jordan Co. Inc
Portland
Kilmister
Attorney General's Office
Saco Tanning Corp
Biddeford
Gaulin
Saco River
Dominican Junta Vows To Press On In Santo Domingo
In Santo Domingo the junta and rebel forces clash as a 24 hour cease fire begins to allow removal of casualties. Brig. Gen. Antonio Imbert Barrera pledges further assaults while U.S. officials insist impartiality and report 19 American deaths since forces arrived. The OAS names Jose A. Mora mediator as Bundy mission seeks a civilian regime.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Red Cross
United Nations
Luis F. Fernandez Martinez
Dominican Red Cross
Organization of American States
U.S
Fense
Johnson
Vance
Washington
Asst
Arthur Sylvester
George E. Reedy
White House
Ellsworth Bunker
Cuba
Europe
Imbert
San Isidro
United States
McGeorge Bundy
Col
Rafael Fernandez Dominguez
Fernandez
Imebert
Adlai E. Stevenson
U.N. Security Council
Miguel
Jottin Cury
Stevenson
OAS
Jose A. Mora
Uruguay
Mora
Lightning Raids Halt Coup in South Viet Nam
In Saigon a rapid string of raids stopped a coup against Premier Phan Huy Quat. Quat said one rebel officer died resisting arrest while at least 50 plotters including a colonel and several majors were captured and jailed at Saigon police HQ. The effort, linked to dissident military officers, followed earlier attempts in November and February.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Phan Huy Quat
Quat
U.S
Maxwell D. Taylor
Eight Firemen Overcome Fighting Detroit Hotel Blaze
A predawn fire at the Statler Hilton in downtown Detroit drove 994 guests from their rooms, eight firefighters were overcome by smoke and treated at a hospital. Frederic Donner of General Motors escaped unharmed as guests were moved to nearby hotels and tenants were allowed back to rooms on the lower floors.
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Detroit
Statler Hilton
Frederic Donner
General Motors Corp
Donner
Glenn Thom
South Africa
Thom
Frank Teich
Tetch
Teich
Tuller
Statler
Mansfield Moves To End Debate On Voting Rights
Senate moves to end debate on the voting rights bill by filing a cloture petition with at least 31 senators backing time limits. If two thirds vote for cloture, a final vote could come by week’s end, despite Southern opposition and ongoing disputes over literacy tests and English language requirements.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Congress
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
New York
Chuckle on Wealth Gaps Hidden Perks
A light aside notes that poverty brings odd benefits such as never finding car keys in the other pants. The quirky item is labeled as a warning against overindulgence and cites a brand tag from WRR Gen Fea Corp.
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WRR Gen
Fea. Corp
Pepperell Trust Co Elects New Officials and Directors
Pepperell Trust Co at Main Street Biddeford elected new officers for the annual meeting. David C. Shaw was named president and trust officer, Daniel L. Carey as vice president, Perley G. Davis as secretary and treasurer, and Miss Lena Levigne as assistant treasurer. Board directors include Carey, J Hermann Gelinas, George S. Lambert, David C. Murphy, Shaw, and Laurence H. Staples. Tellers named were Grace J. Pelletier, Mary Karronides, Rita Daigneault, Adrien Giguere, Pauline Laliberte, and Priscilla Maloney.
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Pepperell Trust Co
Main Street
Biddeford
David C. Shaw
Daniel L. Carey
Perley G. Davis
Lena Levigne
J. Hermann Gelinas
George S. Lambert
David C. Murphy
Laurence H. Staples
Grace J. Pelletier
Mary Karronides
Rita H. Daigneault
Adrien Giguere
Pauline C. Laliberte
Priscilla J. Maloney
Maine allows Sunday liquor sales after 90-day delay
Augusta AP report notes Sun day alcohol sales become legal in Maine 90 days after adjournment unless a petition drive halts the measure. Gov. Reed signed the bill despite a veto four years ago. Opponents must gather 29,273 signatures to force a statewide referendum before the 90 days expire.
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Augusta
Maine
House
Senate
Reed
Budget Passed for Capital Improvements in Augusta
The Senate gave initial approval to a 12.4 million capital improvements budget proposed by Governor Reed and the Republican leadership. The bill cleared its first legislative hurdle without debate or dissent.
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Augusta
Senate
Reed
Hydrogen bomb process detailed by Dr. Lapp
Dr. Ralph Lapp outlined a four stage fission fusion fission sequence inside hydrogen weapons. The process uses lithium deuteride to produce tritium within the bomb, with uranium 238 fission triggered by fast neutrons, all in a fraction of a second.
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Washington
America
Ralph Lapp
The
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
W. J. Frank
Livermore
Calif
University of California At Davis
Lapp
Frank
Gemini Flight Date Selected for 1965 Space Run
NASA named June 3 as the target date for the four day Gemini mission of James McDivitt and Edward White. They will orbit 62 times in 97 hours 50 minutes to study effects of extended flight on crew, health and spacecraft performance.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Gemini
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White II
NASA
MacDivitt
White
Earth
U.S
Space
Air Force
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
McDivitt
Valery Bykovsky
Virgil I. Grissom
John W. Young
Navy
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Joseph G. Deering
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Harry Wooster
Cyrus R. Vance
National Police
Pham Ngoc Thun
Thornton Academy
Electrolux
Joseph Durfee
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D. O
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Kennebunk
Gerald and
Marie McConnell
Alexei Leonov
Voskhod
Joyce Walker Dance Studio
Owen-Davis Post
American Legion Hall
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Lisa Mailman
Janice Lane
Kim Marie Lombard
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Robin Martin
Joyce W. LeClair
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