Five Maine referendums on October 12 face voters
Maine voters will decide five questions in a social referendum on October 12. The measures include a 3.9 million dollar Passagassawaukeag River bridge, a 13 million dollar highway bond, a 10 million dollar University of Maine housing bond, a 3.95 million dollar general fund capital improvements bond, and a ferry service for Long Island.
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Passagassawaukeag River
University of Maine
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Belfast
State Highway Commission
Economic Advisory Board
Laos In United Nations Mission Seeks Laos Conflict Note
Laos report from Vientiane notes Aldon attends a U N fact finding mission flow to Washington and a ministerial conference in northern Laos. It covers an on the spot investigation of government charges of aggression by Communist North Vietnam and the larger regional security context.
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Laos
Aldon
United States
U.N
Washington
Defense Secretary McElroy Meets Chiang Kai-shek in Formosa
Secretary of Defense Neil H. McElroy, visiting the Far East, conferred today with President Chiang Kai-shek in Taipei Formosa. The talks centered on security and regional tensions amid rising Cold War pressures in Asia.
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Taipei
Formosa
Neil H. McElroy
Chiang Kai-shek
Iran Leader Departs by Plane for Lon
Tehran Prime Minister Manuchehr Eghbal left today by plane for London on official business amid ongoing regional talks. The trip follows regional consultations with ministers and allied governments. Officials declined to reveal precise agenda details or expected duration of the visit.
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Tehran
Iran
Manuchehr Eghbal
Lon
Typhoon Vera Devastates Japan Halfway Across Nation
Tokyo papers condemn government for failure to act to reduce the death toll as Typhoon Vera leaves 3,570 confirmed dead and 1,741 missing with the disaster spreading across multiple prefectures.
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Tokyo
Virginia Twister Ravages Ivy Family With Eleven Dead
A tornado born from Hurricane Gracie struck Ivy near Charlottesville Virginia killing eleven people, ten members of the Morris family. The Morris duplex was destroyed and a roof and chimney collapsed at nearby Bruce residence as rescuers battled floodwaters and traffic detours. Bodies lay across a 400 yard area amid scattered trees and debris.
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Charlottesville
Ivy
Gracie
Ervin Morris Sr
Ervin Jr
Raymond C. Bruce
Lilly
Today’s Chuckle about boasts of an open mind
Cartoon joke noting that people who boast about having an open mind often talk with a mouth to match. It humorously critiques self styled openness and suggests skepticism toward such claims.
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Gen
Fea. Corp
Registration For Saco Classes May Be Extended
Registration for the adult evening classes at Thornton Academy Saco may be extended after a meeting by the Adult Education committee. The 14 week program includes Typing I Shorthand I Bookkeeping Woodworking and Woodcraft with sessions Mondays and Wednesdays 7 to 9 pm.
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Biddeford
Old Orchard Beach
Kennebunk
Now Is Time For Winter Car Checkup
DETROIT AP notes service shops urge biannual checks like dentists. Winter is near with 72 shopping days until Christmas and frost risks across the United States. Anti freeze demand rises, with a forecast of 118 million gallons this winter, 86 percent ethylene glycol.
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Detroit
United States
Mason-Dixon Line
Hunters Hampered by Weather Open Maine Fall Season
The Associated Press reports Maine’s fall hunting season began with forecasts of a good overall season but poor conditions due to fog and rain. Birds and small game became legal prey before sunrise, archers may hunt deer without firearms, and rifle deer season starts Oct 21 in five northern counties and Nov 2 in the south. Pheasant supply is strong with about 30,000 birds released and notable natural reproduction.
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Associated Press
Maine
Thetate
Fish & Game Department
Heifetz to Teach Music at UCLA Regents Professor Role
Violinist Jascha Heifetz, a legendary figure in concert settings, has been named a regents professor of music at the University of California at Los Angeles. He plans a year of auditioning and teaching outstanding students despite a leg injury. He says violin playing is a perishable art that must be passed on personally.
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Calif
Jascha Heifetz
Heifetz
University of California At Los Angeles
York District Boy Scout Camp Nutter Faces Possible Closure
A special York district meeting at Kennebunk Unitarian Church discussed Camp Nutter at Acton and its future, focusing on ownership of camp buildings by units, declining registrations from 44 district boys, and plans for potential policy decisions at the next meeting with regional and Pine Tree Council officials present.
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Springvale
Kenneth Hunnewell
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Robert Pettit
Boston
Nutter
Camp Nutter
Herbert B. Knowles
Lewis Burr
William Niss
Bath
Clint Pose
Pine Tree Council
Steel Contract Talks Renewed Under White House Pressure
Negotiators for steel workers and industry reopened talks in New York after White House pressure to end a 79 day strike before Oct 8. Union president David McDonald and industry negotiator R Conrad Cooper appeared in good spirits as reporters were briefed. President discussed with leaders in separate meetings and hinted at possible Taft Hartley act action if progress stalls.
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White House
United Steelworkers Union
David J. McDonald
R. Conrad Cooper
New York
United Steelworkers
Washington Wednes
Saco Man Nominated By Clauson
Gov Clauson nominated Howard N Gray Waterville Sentinel GM to Maine Aeronautics Commission and I R Hitchner UMaine to Water Improvements Commission. Also named Robert C Russ Bernal B Allen Joseph L Singer Henri A Benoit George W Lane Jr Michael J Dunn Norman K McAuley to various state posts.
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Gray
Roger C. Williams
Portland
Maine Aeronautics Commission
Williams
Hitchner
Semour J. Ryckman
Water Improvement Commission
Ryckman
Clauson
Robert C. Russ
Cape Elizabeth
Maine Committee On
Bernal B. Allen
South Portland
Maine
Joseph L. Singer
Brunswick Municipal Court
Henri A. Benoit
George W. Lane Jr
Auburn
Economic Advisory Board
Michael J. Dunn
Norman K. McAuley
Saco
Electricians Examining Board
Garland May Not Seek Re Election as Saco Mayor
Peter A. Garland, four years as Saco’s Republican mayor, may not run in the December 14 municipal election. Rumors say a prominent Saco attorney could receive the nomination if he steps aside. Garland refused to decide, saying the city committee would be informed first if he chooses not to run.
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Peter A. Garland
Saco
Garland
Republican City Committee
Robert Jones
Jones
Seco
Foxes Observe Quietly at Redstone Arsenal
In Huntsville Alabama three gray foxes lingered around the Army Ordnance Missile Command headquarters as Lt John Parker and MPs patrol tried to scare them away. The animals finally retreated but remained in view near the parking lot.
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Ala
Army Ordnance Missile Command
Redstone Arsenal
Carolyn Harper
ACMC
Tracy Bishop
Bishop
John Parker
201St Military Police Company
Parker
Redstone
Missile Command Headquarters
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