Congress Faces Tough Schedule as Debate Looms
Congress enters its ninth month with major battles ahead including a tax cut foreign aid limits nuclear test ban and civil rights measures likely to trigger Southern filibusters in the Senate The House plans a Labor Day recess as the Senate prepares to take up Kennedy administration requests to expand the 1962 Manpower Training Act to aid unemployment relief and job retraining amid broader economic goals.
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Charge Against Milk Seller Is Continued
A Cumberland Farms employee faces a continued charge in Municipal Court for selling two quarts of skim milk at 29 cents, below the Maine Milk Commission minimum of 35 cents. The case, tied to Cumberland Farms, cites a 29-cent price and a separate warrant for offering it, with the firm raising price to 35 cents after the controversy. Sidney W. Wernick, attorney for Cumberland Farms, was unavailable due to Augusta duties.
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Wallace orders Tuskegee school closed by force
Gov. George Wallace deploys 108 armed troopers and mounted deputies to block entry to the 12 grade Tuskegee Public School delaying the fall term for a week amid desegregation tensions. Macon County board defies order, keeping schools open under federal desegregation court order, while Justice Dept. and Kennedy react.
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Beach Couple Marks 50th Anniversary
ARUNDEL Celebrating their gold en wedding anniversary yesterday at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Irene Austin, were Mr. and Mrs. William C. Snyder of Old Orchard Beach. Married Sept. 2, 1913 in Caledona Nova Scotia they lived in Saco before moving to Old Orchard Beach. Attending were numerous relatives including Lawrence Austin Laura Lemelin Joanne Lemelin Nancy Turgeon and many more. Several guests could not attend including Arthur Ogden Edith Addison and Clyde Mailman.
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Francis
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Shane
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Robert Turgeon
Kennedy urges Nhu removal in South Viet Nam push
President Kennedy escalates the crackdown on South Viet Nam to force Ngo Dinh Nhu's removal. In Alabama, Gov George Wallace uses state troopers to block desegregation at Tuskegee public school as the school board resists his order. Kennedy warns of potentially lost votes in the South over civil rights. Falls home from Hazleton hospital. Miner Louis Bova search continues with little hope of survival. Congress heads into a Labor Day stretch with big battles looming.
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Kennedy Targets Diem's Brother in Viet Nam Critique
AP analysis notes President Kennedy's public push against the South Vietnamese government centers on ousting Ngo Dinh Nhu, Diem's powerful brother. If Saigon fails, U.S. officials hint at possible aid cuts and other measures while Kennedy warns that victory hinges on stronger popular support and possible policy changes.
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President Kennedy cuts Cape Cod vacation short
President Kennedy returned early from his Cape Cod holiday landing at Andrews Air Force Base after a faster trip from Otis Air Force Base. The White House had suggested a Labor Day weekend stay at Hyannis Port might extend to Wednesday. Kennedy had earlier flown to the summer White House last Thursday.
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Miners Return Home After Cave-In Rescue Efforts
Hazleton Pa AP David Fellin and Henry Throne return home after a week in a hospital following 14 days entombed in a mine cave in Louis Bova remains missing with authorities deeming a rescue unlikely. Bova, 54, was separated from the others by debris after the Aug 13 collapse. Authorities drilled 15 shafts and planned three routes to reach him but deem it unsafe to send another rescuer down an escape shaft. State mines secretary H Beecher Charmbury said reaching Bova would take at least 120 days.
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David Fellin
Henry Throne
Louis Bova
Fellin
Throne
Bova
H. Beecher Charmbury
Charmbury
Gordon Smith
Record Labor Day Traffic Toll Tops 500 Deaths
The Associated Press reports a Labor Day weekend traffic toll of 543 deaths by midnight Monday, surpassing last year’s 501 and matching a third yearly holiday record. Multiple fatal crashes occurred including ten deaths near Dayton Texas, with broader fears final totals may rise as belated reports arrive.
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