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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1961

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JFK to Talk With Gromyko on Berlin Situation

President Kennedy and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko will confer Friday in Washington on the Berlin dispute. The White House announced the time, with press secretary Pierre Salinger declining to detail topics. The meeting follows New York talks between Gromyko and Secretary Rusk to probe prospects for East-West negotiations on Germany.

Washington Kennedy Andrei Gromyko Berlin White House Pierre Salinger New York Gromyko Dean Rusk Salinger U. S Moscow Rusk Kremlin Germany Khrushchev West Berlin East Germany

Both Parties Promise To Help Speed Session

The Associated Press report notes Reed gained cross party agreement for a special legislative session. Democrats back the move while Republicans say it is needed to fix oversights including a $1.1 million school subsidy and reapportionment error. A statewide educational TV network is also under consideration.

Associated Press Reed Isle Au Haut Len Shelton C. Noyes R Rangeley Senate

Ford Plant Faces Long Shutdown After UAW Strike

Ford Motor Co and United Auto Workers resume bargaining after a 96 day dispute that led to a national walkout affecting 120,06 production workers. Negotiations focus on economic and non economic issues. Ford says management and union differ on standards, lines of demarcation, and contractor policy amid tension with Dearborn steel plant matters.

Detroit Ford Motor Co United Auto Workers Union UAW Ford Iwe General Motors Ford Steel Dearborn Mich

Waterboro Man Asks Sentence Reduction

Augusta Governor Reed and the Executive Council heard Ernest H. McCormick's attorney argue the Waterboro man killed his wife under supposed provocation. The plea seeks mercy reducing the life sentence to something akin to manslaughter, citing jury misunderstandings and a contested murder conviction. More than 200 Waterboro residents signed petitions backing clemency, with no opposition presented.

Augusta Ernest H. McCormick Reed Executive Council Waterboro Charles Smith MecCormick Blanche McCormick Smith Council William D. Hathaway Stanley Towers Belfast Towers Hathaway

Movies Alter Production Code On Sex

HOLLYWOOD AP The motion picture industry has changed its production code to permit sex deviation on screen but requires treatment with care discretion and restraint and conformity to the code The Motion Picture Association represents major studios and argues other media have shown responsible handling of such topics.

Hollywood Motion Picture Association

Stricken Child Returns to Loved Land in Japan

Mira Frances Oensel, 19, unconscious since brain tumor surgery in 1960, was flown from Augusta Georgia to Tokyo in a mercy mission. A U S Air Force jet converted to a medical plane carried her father Frank M. Oensel and her mother Takako, as doctors hope she spends her last days in the land she adored.

Tokyo Mira Frances Oensel Japan U. S. Air Force Pacific Frank M. Oensel U. S. Army Mira Augusta Georgia Alaska Takako Oensels Oensel Toyko Japan Steel Works Co Air Force Hugh F. Sisson

New furniture era: plastic and metal replace wood

New York AP profile of designer John Van Koert forecasts drastic changes in furniture over the next decade. He predicts tubul ar chairs and diseased mushroom shapes giving way to plastics, metals, and modular, movable rooms with foldable beds and extensive storage. He cites an economic shift toward industrialized production reducing costs and altering domestic architecture.

John van Koert Eine van Koert

Mantle Out of Yankees Opener with Cincinnati

New York AP reports Mickey Mantle will not start in the World Series opener against Cincinnati after attempting batting practice. Mantle, recovering from minor hip surgery, called the day-to-day status uncertain. Roger Maris moves to center field, Hector Lopez starts in right as Mantle sits.

NEW York Mickey Mantle New York Yankees Cincinnati Mantle Ralph Houk Houk Roger Maris Hector Lopez Maris

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