West Point Pepperell Tax Dispute Settled
West Point Pepperell and the City of Biddeford have resolved a months long tax dispute. Biddeford Board of Assessors Chairman Richard Sevigny announced a fair solution aligning tax burden with law. Pepperell sought abatements on machinery and inventory, reducing valuations and final assessed totals.
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West Point - Pepperell Inc
Biddeford
Richard R. Sevigny
West Point Pepperell
West Point - Pepperell
West Point
Pepperell
Board of Assessors
Max the Ax takes control of faltering Air Force wing
Col. Max D. Rogers reshapes the 551st Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing at Otis Air Force Base after a string of fatal crashes and losses. He installs tight 24 hour maintenance control, upgrades aircraft interiors, and demands accountability to lift morale and performance.
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Associated Press
Otis Air Force Base
Mass
Max the Ax
Air Force
Max D. Rogers
Atlantic
Rogers
Nebraska
Strategic Air Command
Offutt Air Force Base
Omaha
551St
Airborne Early
Atlantic Coast
Air Defense Command
Okla
Congress
Constellation
Cape Cod
SAC
Col
Joseph A. Mentecki
Buffalo
N.Y
Civvies
Value House to Open Outlet in Biddeford Maine
Value House plans a new outlet beside the Columbia Market in Biddeford as its fourth Maine showroom after Lewiston Bangor and Brunswick. The opening target is August with a south facing facade toward Five Points and contractor Gilbert Boucher of Biddeford leads the work.
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Value House
Biddeford
Columbia
Maine
Lewiston
Bangor
Brunswick
Gilbert Boucher
Today's Chuckle
A joke notes some men feel henpecked because they do not give their wives enough chicken feed, a playful contrast of marital teasing with farm life.
Odds Are Against Eduardo Mondlane
Eduardo Mondlane, 47, leader of Frelimo, says his group can field up to 10,000 with claims of 6,000 Portuguese troops knocked out. He notes Mozambique’s air threat and says arms come from China, the Soviet bloc, and other countries as Frelimo runs a school in Tanzania to train leaders.
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Dar ES Salaam
Tanzania
Eduardo Mondlane
Mozambique
Frelimo
United Nations General Assembly
Portugal
Angola
Portu — Guinea
Gal
Mondlane
South Africa
Zambesia
China
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Kyros Protests Army M16 Contract Decisions
Representative Kyros urges suspension of M16 rifle contracts with General Motors and Harrington Richardson, citing $56 million and $42 million awards while a Worcester firm offered $36 million. He warns the Army against delaying action and calls for a reevaluation of National Defense claims and taxpayer costs. The move accompanies testimony questioning speed over price and a push to reconsider the contracts.
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Army
Robert A. Brook
Kyros
General Motors Hydramatic Division
Harrington & Richardson Co
Worcester
Mass
New
General Motors
Aftdaaf
National Defense
U.S
France s mass rally backs de Gaulle amid protests
The Associated Press reports hundreds of thousands march in support of President Charles de Gaulle. National items note a televised Democratic debate setup between Kennedy and McCarthy, Nixon campaign planning, and Vietnam actions as Saigon tanks trap Viet Cong units.
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Associated Press
France
Charles de Gaulle
POLI
Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
Kharl M. Nixon
Saigon
U.S
Paris
Vietnam
Cadets at West Point Consume Large Daily Calorie Counts
West Point cadets average 4 500 to 5 000 calories daily, with 3 200 students consuming vast amounts of bread pies and cakes ice cream meat and vegetables. Menu board tracks intake as athletic programs and running burn calories for these cadets through a busy day.
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West Point
N.Y
U.S. Military Academy
Academy
Jerry L. Hearn
Bonnie Moscatelli
Canham To Speak At Commencement At St Francis College
Erwin D. Canham editor of the Christian Science Monitor will deliver the commencement address at St Francis College Biddeford tomorrow afternoon. Mayor Carl B. Stokes canceled due to Cleveland sanitation strike. Canham will receive an honorary doctor of laws during the program.
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The
Christian Science Monitor
Erwin D. Canham
St. Francis College
Pool Road
Biddeford
Carl B. Stokes
Cleveland
Ohio
Stokes
Biddeford College
Auburn
Canham
Bates College
Rhodes
Oxford University
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Northeastern University Corp
Simmons College Corp
Wellesley College
Boston Public Library
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Tony Potvin
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Patrick McGonagle
Maurice Fournier
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John Dryden
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Marc LeBlanc
Richard Charette
Marc Laverriere
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Madeline Chabot
Pearl Boynton
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Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley
Den
Luke E. Hart
Max
Maine Linoleum Co
Alfred St
Quinn
Saco Ave
C.B
Elks Lodge
Rhythm Aires
A&p Super Market
Biddeford & Saco
London
Peter N. Kyros
Washington
Johnson
Navy
Louisville
West End
California
Hearn
Gulbransen
Biddeford Piano & Organ CO
Elm St
Norwood
Main Ave
Camp Ellis
Saco Grange Hall
North St
Saco Valley Association For
Featuring the Lost Souls
Trudeau’s Hall
Main St
Saco
Lia
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Trewax
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