Saco Council Shelves City Sewage Proposal
Saco City Council tabled revival of the $2.5 million sewage pollution abatement project after delaying a second referendum. Mayor Whelan cited a federal grant extension to Dec 27 contingent on a city bond vote, but the council postponed action and ordered reviews by the Planning Board and Sewer Advisory Committee before any approval. Locke School reopening was also shelved for a later meeting.
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Bob Fenderson
Locke School
Saco
J. Edward Whelan
Accelerated Public Works Agency
Bryce Milne
Raymond Carter
Donald Perrin
Milne
Oe Oo Saan
Whelan
Ted Phy Whitman
Saco Planning Board
Sewer Advisory Committee
Chandler Boutet
Vera Warner
School committee debates funding for extra classrooms
The council was asked to provide about 2000 dollars to begin using two classrooms this year with superintendent Dr. Frank D. Lawler supporting the plan. Alderman Whelan named a three member committee to study the proposal before next fall. The Thornton Academy tuition contract for Saco students was ratified with payments totaling 353000 for 1964 and 327000 for the city fiscal year ending 1963.
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Frank D. Lawler
Lowell Innes
Warner
Burns School
Whelan
Robert Knox
Bouter
Milne
Thornton Academy
Saco
Robert Cassette
Saco Taxpayers Protective Association
George Brickates
Academy
Valachi Guard Is Upped As Bomb Tips Shake Hearing
Washington AP reports heightened protection for witness Joseph Valachi as anonymous tips warned of a bomb and gun attack during Senate hearings on organized crime. U.S. Marshals strengthened guards, searched the capitol room, and prepared for threats while Valachi testified on murders, gambling rackets, and La Cosa Nostra leadership.
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McShane
Senate
Valachi
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
McClelain
Capitol
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Subcommittee
Jerome S. Adlerman
New York Area
la Cosa Nostra
Adlerman
Mafia
Vito Genovese
Genovese
Economy predicts $600 billion U.S. output next year
Washington AP reports top economist Dr. Walter W. Heller forecasts the gross national product will reach $600 billion yearly early next year, up from $592-$594 billion in the current quarter. The expansion accompanies consumer council actions on anti discrimination, truth in lending, and a larger mall tax cut possibility.
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Washington
Walter W. Heller
Kennedy
Council of Economic Advisers
Consumer Advisory Council
Consumer Council
Heller
House
Senate
Eisenhower backs open policy debate at GOP convention
Former President Eisenhower urges a lively policy fight among delegates at the 1964 Republican convention to shape the party platform and the choice of candidates. He believes debate will reflect consensus among Republican thought and notes Goldwater’s positions require clearer articulation in primaries and on issues like foreign policy and Social Security reform.
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Tle
Associated Press
Eisenhower
Gettysburg College
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Biddeford votes down all four questions in close referendum
Biddeford voters rejected three pay raise proposals and two reform measures by about two to one. The mayor’s salary, councilman pay, caucus law changes, and biennial elections all failed, with ward turnout varying and Ward 2 leading in ballots cast.
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Biddeford
Ward
Chuckle: knocking by those who don’t know how to ring the bell
A humorous observation notes that most knocking is done by people who do not know how to ring a bell, delivering a light quip about familiarity with ringing rather than knocking.
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Copr
Gen
Fea, Corp
Valachi helps unveil blue book of underworld leaders
Joseph Valachi aids the FBI in exposing a blue book listing New York underworld figures. The FBI also opens an inquiry into Robert G. Baker’s business affairs after his resignation as Senate Democratic majority secretary. International reports say Hurricane Flora devastates the Caribbean with Haiti fearing up to four thousand deaths and Cuba suffering economic blows. National brief notes smoked whitefish linked to deaths and President Eisenhower urging public policy debate by Republicans at the 1964 convention before choosing a candidate.
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Joseph Valachi
New York
FBI
Robert G. Baker
Senate
Democratic Majority
Caribbean
Haiti
Cuba
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Island Disaster Looms Over Cuba With Flora Lashing Fifth Day
Hurricane Flora battered southeast Cuba for a fifth day with relentless rains and winds. The Weather Bureau in Miami noted no storm in 75 years has battered one area this long. Cuba reported 11 dead. Haiti said 2,000 to 4,000 killed and 100,000 homeless last week. The Red Cross offered aid.
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Miami
Fla
Flora
Cuba
Weather Bureau
Haiti
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo
Jamaica
Tobago
Fidel Castro
Havana
Investigators Hunt Source Of Botulism
Authorities pursue the source of poisoned smoked whitefish blamed for four deaths across Tennessee and Michigan. A Michigan producer halted operations and ordered stock destruction while FDA tests focus on Michigan whitefish. Three national chains pulled the product. the firm Dornbos & Bros. suspended work. Deaths include David Cohen and his daughter May Beth, with other illnesses linked to Dornbos smoked whitefish.
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Detroit
Michigan
Tennessee
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Washington
Lake Michigan
Grand Haven
H. J. Dorabos & Bros
A&p
National Food
Kroger
Harold Dornbos
Michigan Fisheries Company
Michigan State Department of Agriculture
Dornbos
David S. Cohen
Knoxville
May Beth
Chester O. Mitchell
Blanche
Mitchells
Cohen
Lake Huron
Dornbos Company
Miami
Fla
Dallas
Minneapolis
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
White House
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Soviet Union
Agrarian Reform Institute
Carlos Rodriguez
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John Belisle
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