British government launches drive to modernize industry
London AP reports Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home led a new Conservative government in a push for modernization to reap automation benefits, with a throne speech promising social service upgrades, world peace, and support for West Berlin. Harold Wilson's Labour attacks funding and promises. Education plans total 80 million pounds yearly for four years, plus 24 million for technical and industrial schools and 4 million for handicapped children.
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London
Alec Douglas-Home
Queen Elizabeth
Alec
West Berlin
Throne
Sir Edward Boyle
Boyle
Britain
Carter Will Seek Nod As Alderman
Raymond Carter, a Republican alderman from Saco Ward 4, announces he will seek reelection in the December 9 city election. A resident at 316 Ferry Road, he serves on four aldermanic committees and works as a Ward Steel Co. salesman. He and wife Dorothy Brock have two daughters, Joyce and Sally. caucus night is set for November 19.
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Raymond Carter
Saco
Carter
Ferry Road
Ward Steel Co
Cambridge Mass
Dorothy V. Brock
Joyce E
Sally S
Republican Party
Burlesque Sign Promises Fifty Beauties in Forty Five Costumes
A chuckle caption from a burlesque house proclaims Fifty beautiful girls forty five gorgeous costumes, cited as a coy promotional line. The quip reflects period humor and risqué entertainment naming no individuals or organizations.
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Gen
Fea, Corp
Battle Lines Form on Republican Presidential Route
Washington reports rival camps form to back potential nominees. Rockefeller aide Lankler runs a missionary operation while Goldwater backers press for delegates and funds. Draft efforts aim to convert Capitol Hill and the GOP HQ to support their leader.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Nelson A. Rockefeller
White House
New York
Connecticut Avenue
Arizona
Goldwater
Frank J. Kovac
Kovac
Republican National Finance Committee
Lankler
Capitol Hill
Republican National Committee
Biddeford Ward 4 and at large council hopefuls announce runs
Jacques Bolduc and Joseph Bolduc announce candidacies for Biddeford municipal seats in the December Democratic primary. Jacques runs for Ward 4 on the Arthur Lesieur slate, a shoe shop owner and Saco Lowell employee with ties to local clubs and a family of two daughters. Bolduc seeks at large council seat in support of Conrad Fortier, educated locally, with former and current roles in St Joseph parish and Eagles. They run alongside local businesses and households in Biddeford.
Ultimatum Issued For Saco River Cleanup By 1968
Biddeford and Saco mayors received letters from the Maine Water Improvement Commission setting a firm cleanup deadline of January 1 1968 for the Saco River. The notice targets pollution from float debris and odor producing sludge banks and signals possible future refinements and funding needs.
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Saco
Biddeford
Willie Pomerleau
J. Edward Whelan
R. W. Macdonald
Maine Water Improvement Commission
Water Improvement Commission
Whelan
Saco River
Convoy Travel Across East Germany Reaches West
A 13-vehicle U S Army convoy with 54 men crossed from Berlin to West Germany today despite Soviet attempts to tighten autobahn controls. The mission followed a standoff last week at Marienborn when a prior convoy was held for 41 hours.
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Berlin
East Germany
West Germany
Marienborn
British Prime Minister Douglas Home faces struggle to keep power
The Associated Press reports Prime Minister Douglas Home and the Conservative party confront a fierce battle as Parliament reopens. Across political lines, supporters of Barry Goldwater and Nelson Rockefeller vie for influence. The Supreme Court debates state and congressional apportionment with appeals from New York, Alabama, Maryland, and Virginia. Mrs Billy Simko endures confusion and heartbreak as surgeons amputate her 14 year old daughter Christine's right leg for life saving purposes.
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Douglas Home
Harold Macmillan
Labor Party
Harold Wilson
Britain
Douglas‘Home
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Nelson
A. Rockefeller
Supreme Court
New York
Alabama
Maryland
Virginia
Billy Simko
Christine
Christmas Clubs See Member Decline In Local Banks
Local Christmas club membership fell by 373 from last year as banks distribute funds. Per capita savings rose to 86.33 dollars from 82.75. Banks listed include Saco-Biddeford Savings, York County Savings, Biddeford Savings, Pepperell Trust, and Canal National Bank with 4700 contributors totaling 391159 dollars. Three Canal branches serve Biddeford, Saco, and Old Orchard Beach.
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Saco - Biddeford Savings Institution
York County Savings Bank
Biddeford Savings Bank
Pepperell Trust Company
Canal National Bank
Biddeford
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Yale Professor Nabbed As Spy
Yale political science professor Fred Barghoorn, 52, was arrested in Moscow on espionage charges. He had served with the U.S. Embassy in Moscow and studied Soviet affairs. The arrest marks the first American spy charge since the nuclear test ban treaty easing. Barghoorn's whereabouts and the exact charge were not disclosed by Soviet authorities.
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Moscow
Fred C. Barghoorn
Yale University
U.S
Foreign Office
Soviet Union
Foreign Ministry
Barghoorn
New Haven
Conn
Elsa Sterrenberg
Harvard
Yale
State Department
Germany
Supreme Court Airs Apportioning Cases
Washington AP reports the Supreme Court will hear eight appeals this week on state legislative and congressional apportionment, focusing on urban versus rural voter influence. Cases from New York, Alabama, Maryland, Virginia, and further delays from Georgia and New York are noted, with a 1962 ruling opening federal challenges to districting.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York
Alabama
Maryland
Virginia
Georgia
Delaware
Michigan
Florida
Ohio
Oklahoma
Colorado
New York City
Queens
Tennessee
WMCA
New York State
Hamel Announces Candidacy for Councilman at Large
Roland G. Hamel a Biddeford service station proprietor has announced his candidacy for councilman at large on the Frederic Deschambeault ticket in the December 9 Democratic primary. Hamel 31 lifelong resident educated in local parochial schools and a communicant at St Josephs Church. He is married to Pris cille G Daigle and the couple have three children. Hamel is a member of the Biddeford Saco Fraternal Order of Eagles.
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P. Antonio Jacques
Main St
Biddeford
Arthur Lesieur
Saco-Lowell
Jacques
St. Joseph Church
Cecile Lebel
Jacqueline Jacques Collins
Massachusetts
Caroline M. Jacques
Biddeford Junior High School
Roland G. Hamel
Frederic Deschambeault
Hamel
St. Joseph's Church
Priscille G. Daigle
Biddeford - Saco Iy
Order of Eagles
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Alexander M. Lankler
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Joseph Andre Bolduc
Alfred St
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Sacred Heart League
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Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
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Greenacre Road
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Claud
Ette Monier
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Lester
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Macdonald
Saco Tanning Corp
Pepperell Manufacturing Co
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