Giant Air Lift Sets Pace For 15000 Troops Move
A wartime airlift advanced smoothly toward completion with 150 big four engine transports delivering 9,436 soldiers of the 2nd Armored Division to bases in West Germany and France by 7 a.m. CST. Officials expect most of the operation finished within 63 hours after Bergstrom AFB's last departure despite German concerns about European troop reductions. Brig. Gen. R. H. Safford praised the plan while Bonn and Bonn officials prepared for questions from Secretary of State Rusk during his West German visit. The Rhein Main base faced fog threats but the operation continued under a cloudy dawn.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Texas
Iron Curtain
2Nd Armored Division
West Germany
France
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Austin
Tex
Army
Air Force
Bergstrom Base
R. H. Safford
Europe
United States
U. S
U.S
Washington
Dean Rusk
Ludwig Erhard
Erhard
Rusk
Bonn
Rhein-Main
Biddeford To Host Western Maine Music Festival
School Superintendent Raymond Kenneally announced Biddeford will host the Western Maine Music Festival on Saturday May 2 1964. More than 8000 musicians and singers are expected to attend the one day festival with high and junior high school bands orchestras and glee clubs from western Maine performing for expert audiences. The event focuses on auditioning groups rather than awarding a winner and includes a parade and concert plans with a large supervisory staff and public attendance anticipated to boost the local economy.
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Raymond Kenneally
Biddeford
Western Maine
Maine
Kenneally
Portland
Barber Opens Own Shop After 81 Years in Trade
Denver news service reports J. E. Yocum, age 81, leaving employment under others to start his own barber business. He notes he grew tired of working for the other fellow and has opened a shop this week in Denver.
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Denver
Colo
J. FE
Yocum
U N marks 18th birthday with cautious optimism
An AP analysis notes the United Nations celebrates 18 years since 1945 with a hopeful mood in debates but without breakthroughs on arms control. The org faces structural reforms and financial strains, while membership grows from 51 to 111, shifting power toward developing nations and colonial issues as it moves to its New York headquarters.
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Max Harrelson
United Nations
N.Y
U.N
Church House
London
Hunter College
Lake Success
New York
Fast River
Catholic prelates push racial equality at Vatican council
A group of 147 American prelates urged the Ecumenical Council to amend a laity chapter to stress the equality of all members. Bishop Robert E. Tracy urged an amendment against all racial discrimination, linking it to God's creation of all men equal. The council also modernized the divine office and prepared a showdown vote on including Mary in the main schema or a separate one.
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Vatican City
U.S
Roman Catholic Ecumenical Council
Robert E. Tracy
Baton Rouge
Council
Council Press
St. Peter's Basilica
Tracy
Louisiana
Hurricane Ginny Drifts Along Florida Coastline
A hurricane watch extended from Daytona Beach to Myrtle Beach as Ginny moved northwest at five mph. With 75 mph winds barely meeting hurricane criteria, forecasters warned of possible rapid wind increases if path shifts toward the coast, while beach erosion appeared as the main offshore effect.
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Miami
Fla
Daytona Beach
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Ginny
Atlantic
Savannah
Florida
Gordon Dunn
Eorgia
Port Canaveral
Cape Canaveral
JFK Takes Hand In Civil Rights Bill
President Kennedy has personally entered the effort to pass a civil rights bill this year. A White House conference with House leaders led to a postponement of a crucial committee vote until next Tuesday, signaling another chance to secure votes for a compromise civil rights bill aligned with the president’s proposals. The meeting included Speaker John W. McCormack and other leaders as administration forces push for a stronger bill.
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Kennedy
White House
House
Congress
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Carl Alberti
Oklahoma
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Leslie C. Arends
Illinois
Emanuel Cellar
William M. McCulloch
Ohio
Judiciary Committee
Downs Seeks Re Election to Old Orchard Beach School Panel
Old Orchard Beach resident Benjamin A. Downs 58 of Portland Avenue announces his bid for re election to the school committee in the town election on December 9. He has served 18 years on the committee and seeks a three year term. Downs, a 35 year town resident, father of five, is a World War I veteran and 15 year member of the Lions Club.
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Old Orchard Beach
Benjamin A. Downs
Portland Ave
Downs
Lions Club
Goldwater Campaign Tactics In Focus As He Stumps Nation
Senator Barry Goldwater has crisscrossed the country twice on a busy two weekend speaking tour, sharing his campaign techniques with thousands of voters. He says his travels since long before the GOP race began have built Republican support and polls. Kennedy even urged enduring effort. Goldwater emphasizes a steady, direct approach and asserts his ideas remain unchanged amid middle ground chatter.
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Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Associated Press
Goldwater
Rockefeller
Arizona Republican
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Texas
California
Oregon
Drought and Fire Danger Rise in Maine
Forest fire danger remains critical across southern and parts of central Maine with no rain in seven weeks and only slight chance from Hurricane Ginny. Officials say bans on hunting and outdoor fires stay, though northern areas see drying but less severe conditions. Gov Reed is updated daily as Maine endures warm, fair weather with brisk winds not yet developed and a few small fires reported daily.
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Augusta
Maine
Ginny
Austin H. Wilkins
Wilkins
Line
Hte
Newsry
New Hampshire
Bangor
Bed
Maine Senate Battle Develops In 1964 Contest
The Maine Senate race shaping up between Edmund Muskie and Clifford McIntire remains undeclared but intensified campaigning. Muskie spoke at a Portland news conference on Kennedy and regional issues while Republicans argued Muskie votes against Maine interests. McIntire faced questions over a seating incident involving Kennedy at Dow Air Force Base.
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Associated Press
Edmund S. Muskie
Kennedy
Portland
Muskie
Maine
Rep
Clifford G.mcintire
Chuckle: A woman prefers flatter conversations
A light humor item notes that regardless of how dull a talk may be, many women appreciate a softer, flatter approach in conversation, playing on a playful social quip.
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Gen
Fea, Corp
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