Mystery Puzzles Old Biddeford Photos From 1913 14
The McArthur Library displays eight photograph negatives found during remodeling at Main and Laconia streets. Librarian Dane Yorke guesses the scenes depict a late summer 1913 or 1914 parade with boats Nimrod and Goldenrod, a Le Moulder’s Union badge, and Laurier Rifles, inviting locals to help identify the event and people.
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Biddeford
Alfreda Fournier
St. Francis College
Robert Casey
Main
Laconia
Dane Yorke
Saco River
Piper
Norwood Brothers
Yorke
Main Street
Alfred Street
Picyres
Laurier Rifles
Moulder’s Union
Lowell Dearborn
Dearborn
Bartholomew F. Murphy
Murphy
Chrysler Faces Possible Thursday Walkout Deadline
DETROIT AP Chrysler Corp. faces a potential Thursday walkout as the United Auto Workers delays a 48 hour strike notice decision until 8 p.m. Tuesday. The union cites progress in national and local negotiations and a need to address Chrysler’s weak market position and plant-level working agreements. Local units at 46 plants mostly settled, leaving Twinsburg stamping plant and Louis Missouri assembly unsettled. The UAW will reconvene top-level talks at 9 a.m. Monday to push toward a conclusion.
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UAW International Executive Board
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UAW
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Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
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General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
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Ohio
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Newsman Visits Berlin Tank Alley
AP reporter Gene Kramer walks Berlin's Tank Alley between Soviet and American armor in a tense 200 yard no man s land. East Berlin crowds watch as troops monitor civilians crossing into East Berlin and a checkpoint seals currency and identity. Opera tourists and locals observe the standoff amid surveillance and checkpoints.
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U. S
Calm Envelops Berlin Border As Enemy Tanks Withdraw
Soviet and American tanks withdrew from the Berlin border after a tense standoff of more than 16 hours. Ten Russian tanks moved to East Berlin quarters, then four American tanks followed. West Berlin crowds jeered a Soviet car as U.S. MPs escorted it through the mob. Tanks shifted to new positions near Friedrichstrasse as calm returned to the border.
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Mehringplatz
Turn Clocks Back Tonight Ends Daylight Saving Time
Daylight Saving time ends Sunday at 2 a.m. but you can turn your clock back any time before bed. Most people will wake to light and return home to darkness an hour earlier.
Flu Vaccine Shortage Shocks U.S. Health Officials
Washington reports a nationwide flu vaccine shortage despite manufacturers doubling output this year. Public Health Service says demand has surged beyond supply, with production in the last three months only partially easing the gap.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Orbital Rendezvous News Plan for Moon Missions
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla RP experts discuss rendezvous in space as a preferred path to lunar missions after Saturn success. The plan envisions two objects in 300 mile high orbits joining in space to boost a ship toward the moon, reducing reliance on ground launches. NASA officials hailed the Saturn test as a major advance, with next tests and Apollo timelines outlined including a 1964 three man Earth orbit and a 1966 lunar mission using a more powerful Saturn C3. Dr Wernher von Braun and Dr Robert Seamans commented on the significance and future testing of mating a Mercury capsule with an Atlas Agena stage to determine in space docking feasibility.
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Moon
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Robert Seamans
NASA
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Administration Plans Cutback On Bombers
The Kennedy administration announced that the military buildup will give the nation a nuclear edge and that $780 million for bombers will be impounded. Defense Secretary McNamara said the funds are unnecessary given progress and approval, despite Congress adding money for more B52s during the Berlin crisis.
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Defense Department
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McNamara
Dentist sues German politician over campaign pledge
In Bonn, Dr Manfred Freise filed a case against Erich Mende, leader of the Free Democratic party, alleging breach of faith for promising not to form a coalition with Konrad Adenauer. A court hearing will decide if legal grounds exist for the complaint.
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Erich Mende
Free Democratic Party
West Germany
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Nehru to Get Earfull in Upcoming Talks With JFK
Washington previews show U S impatience with India at the United Nations over an uncontrolled moratorium on nuclear tests Nehru arrives in New York November 5 and travels to Cape Cod for an informal talk with President Kennedy Three days of discussions in Washington will follow officials say the United States seeks a moratorium with inspection provisions rather than a full test ban and warns that an unfixed moratorium could threaten U S and Indian security and global stability
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United Nations
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United States
U. N. General Assembly
Arthur H. Dean
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Leo Pomerieau
Ann Marie Martin
Harvey Lamontagne, Jr
Ted Henderson
Gloria Simpson
Pleasant Street
Saco
Arundel Grange Hall
J. Lionel Amirault
Ronald Lowell
Eleanor Marrill
Ernest Burleigh
Karl Bailey
Nancy Vetterline
Constance Boucher
Shirley Bailey
Flora
Delia Duprey
Pomona
Ruthine Burleigh
Ceres
Fred Merrill
Merlin Burleigh
Willis Merrill
Paul A. Boucher
Paul Dumont
JFK
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