Outdoor fire ban in Biddeford Saco and Old Orchard Beach area
Maine Forest Service issued a regionwide campfire ban until further notice. Fire chiefs coordinated with state forestry officials to halt campfire permits and prepare crews for Labor Day weekend. Public is urged to use designated Forest Service and Highway sites for cook fires and aid in preventing fires. Private landowner patrols and lumber camps will be guarded during the holiday. Continuous dry spell has raised fire danger statewide.
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Biddeford - Saco - Old Orchard Beach
Maine Forest Service
Maine
Austin H. Wilkins
Forest Service
Wilkins
Highway Department
Maremont Vows to Boost Saco-Lowell Plant Capacity
Arnold H. Maremont president of Maremont Co. has acquired 52 percent of Saco-Lowell stock and pledged to raise the Edwards plant to full capacity. He will continue Nu-Era muffler production and pursue new contracts while praising Edwards management and workforce. An estimated 800 more employees could be hired if capacity hits 100 percent.
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Arnold H. Maremont
Maremont Company
Saco- Lowell
Edward's
Omething
Maremont
Saco
Edwards
Saco-Lowell
David F. Edwards
Saco-Lowell Board of Directors
Portland Press Herald
Biddefordl
Saco Journal
How.Wolfson
Fof Maremont
Gerald Colmer
John Buck
Douglas H. Sears
Trea
Saco-Lowell and
Howard Wolfson
Royden Walters
Noted Irish Playwright Visits Hub
Irish playwright Benan Behan arrives at Logan Airport en route to New York for the premiere of his record breaking play The Hostage which opens September 20 after two years in London. Behan travels with his wife Beatrice and 15 Anacl Irish cast members.
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Hisphine
Ireland
New York
London
Behan
Beatrice
United States
Richard
Townsend Plan Leader Dies at 93 in Los Angeles
Dr Francis E Townsend, longtime pension promoter and Townsend Plan advocate, died at 93 in St. Vincent's Hospital Los Angeles from pneumonia and age-related complications. A tireless organizer, he championed a federal security program for the elderly and proposed a 1 to 2 percent tax on gross personal income. He leaves a legacy of a decades long push for elder welfare.
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Los Angeles
Francis KE. Townsend
St. Vincent's Hospital
Washington, D. C
Congress
Ways and Means Committee
Townsend
Fairbury, Ill
Prac
Congress adjourns after tense post convention session
The 86th Congress adjourned after a protracted session that left both parties disappointed. The House ended at 6:52 p.m. and the Senate at 11:51 p.m. amid disputes over a watchdog grants and a sugar quota policy with the Dominican Republic.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Dominican Republic
United States
Drivers Target Pedestrian Hazard, Says Cop Gen Fea Corp
A Chuckle item notes the persistent effort to eliminate pedestrians as a hazard cited by Cop Gen Fea Corp. The brief comments on road safety reflect ongoing concerns about jaywalking and driver vigilance.
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Cop. Gen
Fea. Corp
Castro Seizes Minimax Stores in Havana Province
Fidel Castro’s government seized the five million dollar Minimax American owned chain in Havana province as he rallied followers. The order covered all 20 Havana area stores and subsidiaries accusing American operators of hostile attitude toward Cuban employees and threats to close. Observers speculated on broader diplomatic moves amid OAS tensions.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Castro
United States
China
Civic Plaza
Organization of American States
San Jose
Costa Rica
OAS
Cuba
Americas
Soviet Union
Echo 1 Over New England Passes Tonight
NASA announces five passes of the Echo 1 balloon satellite over New England late today and tonight. Pass times in EDT include 5:29 p.m. high northeast over South, 7:36 p.m. high northeast from the north, 9:41 p.m. high southeast from the north, 11:47 p.m. high southeast from the south, and 1:59 a.m. Saturday from the south at very low elevation.
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Washington
New England
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Deschambault Promises Track City Improvements
Mayor Clement Deschambault of Biddeford outlined plans for a new high school site grading, street and sidewalk programs, and tax rate adjustments. By eight months in, school bids and architectural approvals completed, streets improved, sewer projects investigated, welfare applications declined, taxes raised to 54 mills, and airport modernization discussed with state and federal authorities.
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Clement Deschambault
Biddeford
Main
Highland
South Streets
Spencer-Millward ‘Associates
South Portland
State Board of Education
South
Sullivan, Gore
High Street
Guinea Road
Buzzell Road
State Highway Department
Welfare Department
City Welfare Department
Maine Aeronautic Commission
Federal Aeronautcs Administration
MAC
Governors Council
Court Moves To Speed Integration
The Supreme Court rejected delays in school integration in Houston New Orleans and Delaware at the start of the seventh year since the desegregation ruling Officials anticipated moves to begin first grade integration in New Orleans Sept 8 though a separate but equal basis for delay existed until Nov 14 In Delaware the Third Circuit plan for full integration by fall 1961 faced court action to speed compliance
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Associated Press
U. S. Supreme Court
Houston
Tex
South
New Orleans
Delaware
Henry A. Petersen
Price Daniel
Allon
U. S. District Court
J.state
Supreme Court
Davis
Storneys
Nationenal Assny
3Rd Circuit Court of Appeals
Philadelphia
Nation Sets for Labor Day Holiday
Nearly 100 million Americans prepare to relax over the three day weekend as travelers and stay at home residents plan activities. The National Safety Council estimates 460 traffic deaths on the roads during the 78 hour span from 6 pm today to midnight Monday.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
The
Safety Council
British doctors hail Celbenin super penicillin breakthrough
London AP report says Celbenin shows promise against penicillin resistant germs including staphylococci. Beecham Re-Se Laboratories officials note rapid bloodstream absorption with no toxic side effects. BMJ urges caution as fuller tests are needed. three British scientists under 40 led the development.
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London
Beecham
Re- Se Laboratories
Medical Journal
Frank Doyle
George Rolrson
David M. Pown
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National Executive Committee
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Benan Behan
Logan Airport
Townsend Plan Head
Ken
Senate House
Maine Linoleum CO
the Royal Burger
Old Orchard Road
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Mel Miller
Peoria
Ill
Joe Gestson
Laguna Beach
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Gestson
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Echo
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Maria Meschevsky
Nation
Timothy Crowley
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