Good in 7 Point Outline Promotes Maine Economic Plan
Arundel Republican Vinal G. Good outlines seven progressive ideas before the Arundel Republican Women’s club. He urges a promotional office in Boston, a special legislative session for Channel 7, expedited oaths for the University of Maine Portland and the South Portland vocational institute, and expanded DED facilities. He calls for more statewide schooling programming and a pre legislative conference on rules. He also critiques Maine Democrats over caucus governance and the 1961 reapportionment mix up, urging voters to back GOP candidates if Democrats dodge responsibility.
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Portland
Vocational Technical Institute
South Portland
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New York
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Maine
Soviet protest over Berlin travel note and recognition aim
The Soviet Union rejected a note from the United States Britain and France protesting border sealing in Berlin. Moscow said Western ambassadors should address East Germany and pressed for Western recognition of East Germany as Khrushchev seeks to bolster the puppet regime amid Cold War tensions.
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Soviet Union
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U.S
West Germany
Khrushchev
East Germany
Mikhail Pervukhin
Fast Germany
Evening Courses Lagging at Saco Evening School
Director Sidney Griffith announced an extra registration night at Thornton Academy on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. with a second chance after low turnout. Courses require 15 students to run, and the 10 week term fees are five dollars per course.
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Saco Evening School
Sidney Griffith
Virginia Sawyer
Saco School
Thornton Academy
Thonton
Griffith
Eisenhower Says No Cuba Invasion Plan By His Admin
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower told a group of freshmen Republicans that his outgoing administration had not drawn up an invasion plan for Cuba. He said refugees were trained and armed only because they wished to return to Cuba, and that there was no recognized leader among them. He noted a 1960 meeting to discuss training but insisted it stayed noncommittal. The CIA has been credited with beginning invasion preparations previously.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bay of Pigs
Kennedy
Caribbean
Eisenhower
Cuba
Central Intelligence Agency
Portland
Therriault
Castro May Broaden His Curb On Catholic Church
In Havana thousands attend the funeral of Arnaldo Socorro amid clashes after an anti-regime protest. Fidel Castro’s regime faces scrutiny over a tougher stance on the church as priests are accused by workers leaders of inciting violence. Gunfire injures several. Interior Ministry order briefly halts a Our Lady of Charity procession.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Arnaldo Socorro
Jesus Soto
Cuban Workers Confederation
Revolucion
Chuckle: tombstone praises a downed fellow
A brief quip from the Copt. Gen. Fea. Corp. notes that even a tombstone will say good things about a man when he is down, turning a grim point into a lighthearted aside.
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Fea. Corp
Employment is Seen On Increase
Washington AP reports the Labor Department foresees unemployment dropping below 4 million in October after August figures showed record high nonfarm employment and joblessness at 6.9 percent. Manpower expert Seymour Wolfbein cites 4,542,000 idle workers as a sticky problem but expects gradual gains as business payrolls rise and seasonal patterns suggest declines to about 4.2 million this month and 4 million in October.
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Arthur J. Goldberg
Seymour Wolfbein
Wolfbein
Five Die as Galveston Tornado Hits Coastal City
A hurricane bred tornado in Galveston Texas left five people dead and many injured according to emergency reports. Fire crews battled fires sparked by the storm as residents sheltered in place and utility crews worked to restore power and clear debris from major thoroughfares. Local officials urged calm while assessing the extent of damage and coordinating with state responders.
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Galveston
Texas
Tornado toll rises as Carla devastates Galveston area
Galveston reports at least six deaths and widespread destruction from the Carla spawned tornado. About 100 homes leveled. St Marys Cathedral and school roof damaged. 1,200 refugees at the courthouse area. Taylor Bayou flooding threatens 1,000 homes as hurricane warnings persist from Corpus Christi to Morgan City.
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Galveston
Tex
Brad Messer
Galveston News - Tribune
Carla
Pay Boost Due Saco Workers
Officials of the Saco Lowell Automotive division and Local 406 of the Textile Workers Union AFL CIO announced a wage increase effective September 18 1960 for plant employees under a contract reached after last summer negotiations. The statement noted a substantial payroll cost rise with no amount given.
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Local 406
Textile Workers Union of America
Afl-Cio
Saco- Lowell
Beach Lodge Elects Officers at Orchard Lodge Meeting
The annual meeting of Orchard Lodge AF and AM was held at Robinson Memorial Masonic Hall in Old Orchard Beach. Worshipful Master Donald R. Nowell presided. Alfred Swinburne Jr. named master, Harry Smith Jr. senior warden, Dean Speed junior warden, Harry F.E. Sait treasurer, Clarence A. Lary secretary, with Percy J. Wright Hubert Standeven and Perley R. W. Witham on the finance committee. Installation in a semi public ceremony set for Saturday September 16 at 7:30 p.m.
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AF & AM
Robinson Memorial Masonic Hall
West Grand Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Donald R. Nowell
Alfred Swinburne Jr
Harry Smith Jr
Dean Speed
Harry FE. Sait
Clarence A. Lary
Percy J. Wright
Hubert Standeven
Perley R. W. Witham
Midge Moore Tops To Tell The Truth Contest in Maine
Midge Moore of Camp Ellis led last night’s To Tell The Truth as the principal contestant. Her secret a licensed captain on an ocean going sailing fishing boat in Saco Bay was unearthed by Tom Poston and Kitty Carlisle during the elimination round. The panel’s guesswork earned Ms Moore and two contestants a total $500. She noted cod cask and pollock were caught by local fishing parties aboard the Sea Hawk, the family boat. A descendant of a seafaring family, she is the daughter of Capt Donald Moore of Camp Ellis and trained by her father before taking the captain’s license while a Thornton Academy student. She later entered Nassau College.
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Marjorie
Midge) Moore
Camp Ellis
Saco Bay
Tom Poston
Kitty Carlisle
Poston
Miss Moore
Miss Carlisle
Midge
Maine
Labrador
Capt
Donald Moore
Thornton Academy
Saco
Nassau College
Typhoon Pamela Strikes Formosa Killing 17 in Taipei
Typhoon Pamela hammered northern Formosa with winds up to 135 mph, killing at least 17 and leaving thousands homeless. In Taipei 4,330 were displaced as roofs, trees, and power lines fell amid floods and blackout suspicions. Authorities report millions in storm damage while Americans in the city escaped injury.
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Taipei
Formosa
China
GM Union Reach Accord Ends GM Plant Strikes
The United Auto Workers and General Motors reached an overnight settlement ending the nationwide plant walkout that idled about 255000 workers in 92 plants. The agreement centers on relief time for assembly workers and paves the way for a new three year contract. The union seeks to extend gains to Ford and Chrysler.
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General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers Union
Arthur J. Goldberg
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Address On Cancer Given To Maine TB Association
ROCKLAND AP A New Jersey doctor who led a five year study linking cigarette smoking to lung cancer spoke to the Maine tuberculosis and Health Association. Dr Oscar Auerbach of the Veterans Administration Hospital East Orange reviewed the findings from nearly 20000 tissue samples and 402 male lungs, noting 60 of the cancer victims were heavy cigarette smokers. The report says cigarette smoking is a major factor in male lung cancer. James A Swomley of Connecticut TB and Health Association said state groups are broadening to all respiratory diseases to aid TB control and unite health efforts nationally.
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Rockland
New Jersey
Maine Tuberculosis and Health Association
Oscar Auerbach
Veterans Administration Hospital
East Orange
N.J
American Medical Association
Dallas
James A. Swomley
Connecticut
TB and Health Association
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