Jobless in Biddeford Area Rises Despite New Industries
Unemployment compensation receipts in Biddeford area total 874 this morning, up from 791 a year ago this week. An additional 192 unemployed have exhausted benefits since October 1, due mainly to a temporary layoff at Bruce Shoe Co. Increases reflect more people seeking aid despite new small industries and higher employment at Saco-Lowell Shops and Pepperell Mfg.
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Bruce Shoe Company
Former Tufts dean Stephen Rushmore dies at 85
Dr Stephen Rushmore, former dean of Tufts University Medical School, died yesterday at age 85. He led the medical school during a period of growth and expansion, shaping faculty and research initiatives. His leadership left a lasting imprint on Tufts medical education and patient care.
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Nomination bid surfaced in Biddeford and Kennebunk
Mrs. Virginia M. Nelson announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination in Biddeford. In Saco Municipal Court two Kennebunk men faced deer hunting charges from the night before. James B. Lank pleaded not guilty while Chester Davis pleaded guilty to hunting with a 30 06 rifle. Judge Mahaney found both men guilty. Lank was fined $200 and Davis received a $200 fine.
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Chester Davis
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Biddeford
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Newry
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Coffin attacks Reed in 15 minute statewide telecast
Democratic Congressman Frank Coffin launched a new offensive against Governor John Reed in a 15 minute telecast. He challenged Reed on his legislative record and 10 month governorship while highlighting Democratic programs he opposed. Coffin called Reed a reluctant dragger who avoids progress if avoidable.
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Archbishop Fisher to Meet Pope John XXIII at Vatican
Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher of Canterbury plans a Dec 13 courtesy visit to Pope John XXIII in the Vatican on his return from a Middle East tour. The meetings aim to foster church unity, with Fisher also meeting Eastern Orthodox leaders in Jerusalem and Istanbul. Vatican sources call it a goodwill step toward closer ties, noting no immediate breakthroughs.
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Chuckle Failure and the Path of Persistence Joke
A brief humor item from Copr Gen. Fea. Corp notes a quip about persistence as the path to failure. The entry frames a light cynic insight in a compact joke style typical of a daily humor roundup.
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Nixon Sees Victory in Majority of Seven States
Vice President Richard M Nixon predicted he would win in a majority of the seven largest states California Texas Michigan Illinois Ohio Pennsylvania and New York next week’s presidential election. He said the tide has turned and his opponent is running out of gas while pledging to carry a majority of the seven big states. He noted Kennedy’s perceived weaknesses citing unease over potential mistakes and faulted his unemployment aid proposals and pork-barrel votes in past years. Nixon also anticipated strong help from President Eisenhower in the campaign’s closing days.
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Biddeford and Brunswick Grid Tilt Rescheduled to Morning
Biddeford High faces Brunswick High in a Saturday football game now set for 10 a.m. instead of 1 30 p.m. The change, announced by Biddeford athletic director Paul W Staples, avoids a clash with the Southwestern Maine conference St Louis versus Thornton Academy game at Saco Saturday afternoon.
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Boston Prelate Denies Kennedy Vote Influence Charge
LAS VEGAS NEV The Catholic archbishop of Boston Richard Cardinal Cushing called a Masonic editorials claim that he influenced a Senate vote supporting federal education aid a colossal lie. He urged Catholics to vote by conscience, not for faith, nationality or color, and refused to name the editor or publication.
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Anniversary of Rebellion in Algiers Shakes World
AP dispatch recalls All Saints Day six years earlier when a young French teacher and his wife were attacked in Tiefelier Arris. A Moslem officer killed the husband and wounded the wife, marking the first major blows of the Algerian rebellion. The conflict rages across a vast desert landscape, with 150,000+ dead and no clear victor as France fields 500,000 troops and rebels operate from bases in Tunisia.
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Clergymen urge JFK separation of church and state
A group of 24 Unitarian and Universalist clergy urged in Boston that no Catholic should be barred from the presidency for faith alone and defended church state separation. They cautioned against using bigotry charges to suppress issue discussion and urged judging candidates by actions and statements. They cited Senator Kennedy’s pledge for an America with absolute separation of church and state and no religious instruction on how to vote.
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Legendary Sears Ward chairman Sewell Avery dies at 86
Sewell Lee Avery, 86, longtime Montgomery Ward chairman from 1931 to 1955, died in Chicago on Lake Shore Drive after a year of illness. He battled the U S Army in 1944 over a Ward labor dispute and later resisted financier Louis Wolfson in 1955, returning to work after the War Labor Board showdown and eventually resigning in 1955. He had previously risen to United States Gypsum president in 1905 and chaired the company from 1937 to 1951.
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