Nation’s Highways Death Toll Lingers As Causes Revealed
A nationwide AP digest shows Aug 9 highway fatalities: 56 adults 25 teens 10 children and two babies. Georgia leads with 10 deaths, while 16 states report one or none. A Michigan newlywed couple dies in a midline crash and a Pontiac man faces license-revoke charges after a broadside collision. Speeding and passing errors predominate among causes. 12.5 percent from hazardous conditions.
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Kennedy School Named John F Kennedy Memorial School
Biddeford unveils a 26 room West Street elementary school named the John F. Kennedy Memorial School. The biddeford School Building Committee voted unanimously to name the new building, the first Maine school named for the late president, with Mayor Edward F. Gaulin leading the committee.
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Clayton Cartmill
Harry Wooster
Rudolph Bergeron
Robert Hodge
Raymond Kenneally
Lucien Doyon
J. Frederick Warner
Hervey Poissant
Bruce L. Smith
Steel negotiators push closer to final settlement
Washington AP The White House said both sides in steel talks may have adjusted positions toward a settlement as AFL CIO United Steelworkers reportedly cut wage demands to about 48 cents an hour over three years. Industry offers rose to about 43 cents per hour. About 450000 steelworkers earn 4.40 per hour. Johnson pressed for a breakthrough before a Thursday strike deadline.
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Fighting erupts in India over Kashmir clash
Fresh fighting in southwest Kashmir at dawn led India to claim two U S built Pakistani jet fighters were shot down with Pakistan countering that it downed an Indian plane and damaged two others. Secretary Rusk and UN chief U Thant urged an immediate halt to hostilities.
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Chuckle: retire and not tell your wife joke header
A light humorous item notes a retirement quip about avoiding telling a wife. It cites a general feature brand and playful tone typical of trivia humor in the era.
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Rev Joseph S Carrier Named Pastor In Saco
In Portland AP report the Roman Catholic Diocese announces clergy reassignments with Rev James E Connor named vice chancellor and secretary to the Diocesan Tribunal. It notes Msgr Edward C O Leary ending as chancellor to serve full time at St Margaret Church and lists multiple parish transfers including Carrier to Notre Dame Saco and Butler to St Raphael Kittery.
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Immaculate Conception
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Kittery
Norman G. Cartrier
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Voluntary Enlistments Rise After Draft Boost
AP reports August voluntary enlistments jumped across all services after Johnson ordered higher Selective Service goals. Army up 1,743 to 10,821, Marine Corps up 20 percent, Navy and Air Force nearing or exceeding August targets with draft use predicted to rise. Navy expects 11,694 recruits for August, topped by over 1,000. first Navy draft draw in nine years planned next month. Marines cite increased requirements, not solely draft change, for the rise.
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Guard Units Prepare for Riot Control in Southern Maine
Maine National Guard units from Waterville and eight other towns will encamp in Saco over the Labor Day weekend for riot control training with State Police and to quell possible civil disorders at beach resorts. About 600 troops will train in two shifts while 300 more stand by in South Portland and other locations. State Police will provide 100 troopers to the sessions as leaves are cancelled to cover traffic patrols during the period.
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Kennebunk Man Killed In Accident
Charles W. Dennett age 75 of Kennebunk died after his 1959 car hit a parked truck on Route 35A West Kennebunk Road. Police said Dennett was likely blinded by the setting sun and the crash occurred near the Maine Turnpike overpass. He died at Biddeford hospital after ambulance transport by Renee Fire Department.
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Man Charged With Store Theft in Belfast Robbery
Daniel A. Trask 27, of Belfast, jobless, is held on $5,000 bail charged with armed robbery for the $750 general store holdup on Wednesday night. He pleaded innocent at municipal court arraignment and the case was continued for hearing to Sept. 10.
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Boston Man Denies Arson Charge in Lubee Fire Bail Set
Walter B. Allen, 22, of Boston is free on $4,000 bail after pleading innocent to arson. He was bound over to the October term of Washington Superior Court for a fire Aug. 28 at Lubee, home of Mrs. Josephine M. Wilmont.
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Legislators on Biddeford Charter Referendum
Biddeford lawmakers urge residents to decide on a new city charter in a special referendum set for Tuesday. Support comes from Rep. Armand Fecteau who backs a two year mayor and council terms to foster long term planning, while Rep. Napoleon Nadeau praises citizen choice and Rep. Plato Truman declined comment. Sen. Armand Duquette says he voted to submit to the people and urges careful study before voting.
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Betsy Misses Bahamas As Storm Prompts Coast Watch
Hurricane Betsy skirted the Bahamas with top winds near 150 mph and a still uncertain path. Forecasters warned the East Coast could face threat in the coming days as Betsy drifted north northwest.
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