John Rogers Heads Webber Hospital Board In Maine
John Rogers of Kennebunk named president of the Webber Hospital board at the annual hospital association meeting. Edwin G. Walker, retiring president, reports a building fund of 407,809 with growth continuing. New officers include Adelbert Jakeman Sr., M. Abbott Pendergast, Archie Maxwell and others. four-year directors elected include Rogers and Bean. The roof renewal is funded by a 35,000 federal grant, bringing total project cost to 870,000 with half grant and half local funds.
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John Rogers
Kennebunk
Webber Hospital
Hospital Association
Atty
Edwin G. Walker
Adelbert M. Jakeman Sr
Ocean Park
M. Abbott Pendergast
Kennebunkport
Archie B. Maxwell
Biddeford
Herbert R. Bean
Leo Bourque
Daniel E. Crowley
Pendergast
Rogers
Rogers Fibre Co., Inc
Walker
State Department of Health
The
Webber Hospital Association
Saco and
Snipers Flushed In Caracas
In Caracas police used bazookas to flush snipers from buildings as pro Communist violence disrupted the capital. A woman was killed and six others wounded as clashes spread from workers' suburbs to El Silencio. Betancourt directed police and the army to quell the terror as protests intensified ahead of the December 1 presidential election.
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Caracas
Venezuela
el Silencio
Aining
Vene
Betancourt
Redline Armed Forces of National Liberation
Soviet Diplomats Seized In Congo Clash At Kinshasa
Congolese security forces dragged Soviet embassy counsellor Boris Noronin and attache Yuri Miakotnykh from their car, beat them, and jailed them after a dispute over a car search. Witnesses said they claimed diplomatic immunity as power and communications to the Soviet residence were cut. Authorities gave no word on the diplomats fate amid strained Congo Soviet ties and regional agitation against Moscow.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Boris Noronin
Ress
Yuri Miakotnykh
Noronin
Miakotnykh
Frazzaville
Congo River
Knot or Not A Chuckle From Gen Fea Corp
A light quip notes that while some men may stay bachelors, most girls would rather knot. The brief item attributes the joke to a general feature corpus.
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Fea
Corp
Price labels for yardage and items in a sale ad
A compact listing shows unit prices per square yard and per square foot for multiple items: 69 cents per square yard, 98 cents per square yard, 1.79 each, 6 square feet at one price, and 14 cents each. The fragment suggests a hardware or building supply ad with bulk and small lots.
Barghoorn Arrest in Moscow Highlights Spy Claims
Yale Professor Frederick C. Barghoorn described his arrest in Moscow after a stranger forced a bundle of newspapers into his hands. He said he was imprisoned 16 days on spy charges, not mistreated, and signed no confessions. He supported cultural exchange but stated U S talks were halted. He met State Dept officials, then spoke to reporters about his experience.
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Washington
Moscow
Yale
Frederick C. Barghoorn
United States
Russia
State Department
Barghoorn
Vatican Approves Modern Language Proviso for Mass
Vatican City AP says the Vatican Ecumenical Council completed approval of a liturgical provision allowing modern languages in much of the Mass to improve Catholic Protestant understanding. The body adopted further amendments and aims to finish the reforms before the second session ends. American and Swiss church leaders urged adoption of declarations on Jews and religious liberty within an ecumenism schema.
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Vatican City
Vatican Ecumenical Council
Paul VI
Albert Gregory Cardinal Meyer
Chicago
Cardinal Meyer
Stock Exchange Suspends Firms In Cash Oil Trading Flurry
New York Stock Exchange halted two member firms Ira Haupt and Co and J R Williston and Beane Inc amid a widening financial probe. Allied Crude Vegetable and Refining Co filed for bankruptcy, triggering suspensions in cottonseed oil futures at the produce exchange. margins could not be met, prompting the board to act to protect the oil trade.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Ira Haupt & Co
J.R. Williston & Beane Inc
Exchange
New Jersey
Allied Crude Vegetable and Refining Co
Bayonne
U.S
New York Produce Exchange
The
Produce Exchange
Allied Crude Vegetable Oil and Refining Co
Saco GOP Nominates Ticket for Industrial Growth Plan
The Saco Republican caucus named ward aldermen and a mayoral ticket, nominating Dr. J Edward Whelan for mayor and Atty. John J. Harvey for school committee. Ward candidates include Cassette, Knox, Waight, Carter, Cabana, Stackpole, and Milne. The party targets industrial expansion with three potential park prospects.
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Saco
Republican Caucus
Robert Knox
John J. Harvey
J. Edward Whelan
Gerard Cassette
Raymond Carter
Harold P. Waight
Bryce C. Milne
Willard D. Stackpole
Albert A. Cabana
Twin-City
Saco City
Wendell B. Willett
Police and Fire Commission
Willett
Whelan
Gerald L. Charron
Hart
Thornton Academy
University of Maine
Boston University Law School
York County
State of Maine
Brendan V. Twomey
Earle Emens
Willard Stackpole
Bryce Milne
Guertin Seeks Re-Election for Ward 5 Biddeford
Victor E. Guertin incumbent councilman from Ward 5 Biddeford announces his bid for re-election to support Democratic mayoral candidate Conrad T. Fortier. A lifelong Biddeford resident at 17 Wentworth Street with wife Rose, they have a daughter Lorraine married to Robert Collette. Guertin attended local schools is a St Joseph's Church member of Sacred Heart League and has 32 years with Lewis Polakewich Inc.
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Alton W. Palmer
Elm St
Biddeford
Frederic Deschambeault
Palmer
St. Louis High School
Lyn-Flex Industries, Inc
Saco
Maine National Guard
Claudette J. Doyon
St. Joseph's, Church
Victor E. Guertin
Conrad T. Fortier
Guertin
Wentworth St
Rose Fortier
Lorraine
Robert Collette
St. Joseph's Church
Sacred Heart League
Lewis Polakewich, Inc
Cambodian prince orders end to U.S. aid program
Cambodian Foreign Ministry summoned U. S. Ambassador Philip D. Sprouse after Prince Norodom Sihanouk announced an immediate halt to about 30 million dollars of U. S. military and economic aid. He said U.S. aid undermines his regime and ordered all U. S. missions except a skeleton staff to depart. U. S. officials pledged a phased withdrawal as Cambodia faces economic strain from the severance and relies on reserves of about 90 million.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
U. S
Philip D. Sprouse
Noroidom Sihanouk
U.S
Sihanouk
South
Viet Nam
United States
Soviet Union
China
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Laos
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Webber Hospital Board
New Hospital
George R. Bridge
Stuart V. Flavin
Michael M. P. Magaudda
M.D
Zuela
Romulo Betancourt
Communist Party
Cyrille Adoula
Poland
Sanford Shoe
High Street
Sanford
Maine Linoleum CO
Alfred Street
Metropole
Robert Noble Jr
John Gibson
Butler’s Dept. Store
Maine Merchants Association
Paul Casavant
Gallagher
Council
Vatican
Stock Exchange
Saco Gop
Robert
Knox
Jenkins Road
Central Maine Power Co
Harold Waight
King St
Armour Co
Carter
Ferry Road
Irving St
Saco Tanning Co
Summer St
Portland and Tank Co
Sprouse
Edward’s Supermarket
Edward
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