Insurance Study Is Proposed Regulate Credit Life Insurance
An Augusta Maine legislative hearing examined a proposal to regulate credit life and income insurance sold with loans. Officials noted high profits and lack of borrower choice, urging disclosures, premium rate controls, and fair refunds for prepaid policies. The subcommittee set an Oct 18 continuation for more details.
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Augusta
Maine Insurance Department
Iium
Orville T Ranger
Maine
Bill
Maine Bankers Associaion
Richard B. Sanborn
Ranger
Kennedy Seeks Texas Support in Catholic Religion Clash
Senator John F. Kennedy addressed about 500 Houston ministers urging church-state separation. He defended a Catholic presidency, said no faith should dictate public policy, and emphasized that no religious body should influence the president’s acts. House Speaker Sam Rayburn backed Kennedy, noting Texas reaction to the exchange was favorable. Kennedy landed in Austin seeking political gains and countering Nixon’s Texas push.
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Kennedy
Texas
John F. Kennedy
Houston Ministerial Association
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Rayburn
Austin
Nixon
Houston
America
National Council of Churches
Probe into NSA defections targets Mitchell and Martin
General Joseph F. Carroll will lead a Defense Department inquiry into the 1957 flight of two NSA employees Bernon F. Mitchell and William H. Martin to the Soviet Union. The probe will assess contact with Soviet agents and any other security agency involvement.
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Washington
Joseph F. Carroll
FBI
Air Force
Pentagon
Soviet Union
National Security Agency
Defense Department
Carroll
Bernon F. Mitchell
William H. Martin
House Committee
Mitchell
Martin
Department
Defense
The
Security Agency
Francis E. Walter
D-Pa
Martin claims White House aided Halleck against him
Rep. Joseph W. Martin, ousted as House Republican leader by Charles Halleck, alleges Eisenhower's White House officials encouraged Halleck while Nixon stayed aloof. Martin says a neutral president hid backing and notes frustration over perceived ingratitude.
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Washington
Joseph W. Martin
White House
House
Eisenhower
Martin
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Robert
J. Donovan
Halleck
Nixon
Dealers Seek Gas Tax Cut In Maine Petition Drive
The Maine Petroleum Association announced a Oct 1 to 9 petition drive for retail gasoline dealers to circulate among customers. The effort seeks to let the federal tax rise from two to three cents expire as planned on June 30, 1961.
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Augusta
Maine Petroleum Association
Maine
Congress
Nixon Says GOP Is Best Bet For Peace
Vice President Richard M. Nixon resumes his cross country drive to press the point that the Republican ticket offers the best chance to keep peace without surrender. He spoke to large crowds in Dallas and earlier in Baltimore Indianapolis and New York while authoring the campaign theme. He also announced Eisenhower’s SS Hope project dedication en route to previews in Oregon Washington and Idaho.
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Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
GOP
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
St. Francis
Eisenhower
SS Hope
Indonesia
Texas
Nixon
Memorial Auditorium
Dallas
Pat
Union Square
Baltimore
Indianapolis
Model Gets A Share Of Aly Khan's Estate
In London AP report Aly Khan left 280000 dollars and a mansion at Chantilly France to his companion Bettina real name Simone Bodin. Bettina was with Aly Khan in Paris where he died May 12 from a car crash. The will invokes Shia Moslem law for most of the estate with Yasmin Hayworth heirs held in trust until she turns 21 in December.
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London
Aly Khan
Chantilly
France
Bettina
Mme
Simone Bodin
Aga Khan
Paris
Switzerland
England
Pakistan
Yasmin
Rita Hayworth
UN relaxes Congo radio and airport rules
In Leopoldville the United Nations eased restrictions on airports and broadcasting. Jean Bolikango, Kasavubu aligned minister, appealed for jobs and bread while Kasavubu signed new arrest warrants for Lumumba and other ministers. Bolikango urged Western aid as Lumumba remains in hiding.
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Leopoldville
Congo
United Nations
Joseph Kasagubu
U. N
Patrice Lumumba
Jean Bolikango
Kasavubu
Storm Damage Light In Area As Dana Passes Maine
In Biddeford Saco area winds from Hurricane Dana caused minimal damage. Trees shed limbs mainly in Saco while Central Maine Power and New England Telephone crews worked overnight to restore power and communications. By around 11 a.m. 195 lines and 543 stations were out in Biddeford with statewide outages near 10 000. All lines expected restored by afternoon.
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Dana
Saco
Central Maine
New England Telephone and Telegraph
William Soule
Central Maine Power Company
Biddeford
Soule
Edward Toomey
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Toomey
Robert Kennedy
Fletcher's Neck Coast Guard
Biddeford Pool
Denna’s
Donna Hurricane Ravages Coast From Leeward Islands To New England
The 1930s era storm Donna crossed the Atlantic blasting the Leeward Islands Puerto Rico Cuba Florida and the Northeast. It caused 135 known deaths thousands homeless and nearly a billion dollars in damage. Evacuations from Long Island to New England were ordered as authorities recalled the 1938 storm.
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Boston
Donna
Atlantic
Leeward Islands
Maine
United States
U. S
Caribbean Sea
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Florida
Atlantic Seaboard
New England
Quiet After Storm in Maine Leaves Minor Damage
In the aftermath of Hurricane Donna Maine reported sunny skies and mild temperatures. Power outages were widespread but mostly restored by morning. Apple growers anticipated loss but early estimates showed far less damage than feared. About 15 to 20 boats were damaged in Falmouth and Portland Yacht Club area with losses up to 250000 dollars.
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Leroy Collins
Florida Keys
Donna
Bridgeport
Conn
Blue Hill Observatory
Boston
Long Island
N.Y
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Virginia
Maine
Portland
Augusta
E. L. Newdick
Falmouth
Portland Yacht Club
Sea & Shore Fisheries
Ronald W. Green
Castro seizes CMQ chain as Cuban press tightens control
Fidel Castro's government takes over CMQ the last independent Cuban radio TV chain valued at about 1 million dollars. The regime cites abandonment and disrepair by owners as grounds while expanding state media reach to more than 100 stations and all but one newspaper. Separately Khrushchev blasts U S limits on his visit to New York saying the decision is not reasonable and hindering U S Soviet understanding. The Soviet leader travels aboard the Baltiika with top allied officials en route to the U N General Assembly.
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Kasavubu
Bolikango
Memline
Congo
Puna
Ieo
Lumumba
Havana
Fidel Castro
CMQ
Ernesto Guevara
Cuba
National Bank
Castro
Informacion
Radio Relaj
Louis Conte
London
Nikita Khrushchev
Atlantic
U.N. General Assembly
U.S
Manhattan
London Daily Express
Khrushchev
United States
Soviet Union
New York
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