Blue Cross to Offer Hospital Coverage for 65 Plus
Blue Cross plans in most states will allow enrollment of people over 65 in hospitalization insurance without medical exams by year end. Maine may continue requiring dual Blue Cross and Blue Shield enrollment before 65, with exceptions for organized subscribing groups. AHS cites Maine survey showing high hospital stay rates among 65 plus Blue Cross members.
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House of Welegates
American Hospital Association
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Paul A. Webb
Associated Hospital Service of Maine
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
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AHS
Kennedy Lodge Feud Resumes In Mass Senate Race
Kennedy landslide victory in Democratic primary tees up edge in Massachusetts Senate race against George Cabot Lodge. Ed ward Kennedy, aged 30, led Edward J. McCormack Jr. while Lodge narrowly beat Laurence Curtis for the GOP nomination. Returns show Kennedy 511,441 to 227,054. Lodge 224,048 to 181,633. Endicott Peabody to head Democratic slate. John Volpe renominated. Edward W. Brooke named Republican attorney general.
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Edward J. McCormack Jr
John W. McCormack
Mass
Lodge
Laurence Curtis
Curtis
McCormack
Endicott
Peabody
Clement A. Riley
John A. Volpe
Edward W. Brooke
Brooke
Ted Kennedy Wins Massachusetts Democratic Primary
Edward M. Kennedy dominates the Massachusetts primary with a sweeping victory over Edward J. McCormack Jr. The 30 year old senator hopeful gains momentum for a November bid to fill the seat vacated by John F. Kennedy. His win rests on the Kennedy brand his political skill a strong organization and a high turning out campaign. His wife Joan Kennedy stands by his side as he delivers a triumphal rally at the Touraine Hotel in Boston.
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Kennedy-Lodge
Massachusetts
Edward M. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
U.S. Senate
George Cabot Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.N
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Kennedy
Lodge
Ted
Atty
Edward J. McCormack Jr
McCormack
Newport
R. I
Touraine Hotel
Joan
Jack
People Tripping Over Themselves In Daily Life
A humorous observation notes many go through life stumbling over their own feet while grumbling about being tripped. The quirky reflection highlights self made obstacles and common human foibles in everyday routines.
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Gen
Fea, Corp
Russians Protest Helicopter Flight Over East Berlin
Berlin protests followed a U S Army helicopter over East Berlin with the Soviet officer in charge voicing objections. The incident came amid tense exchanges over Berlin and Cuba policy as Congress moves to back Kennedy on resisting communist expansion.
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Berlin
U.S. Army
East
West Berlin
Highway toll nears record in Maine as child dies
A five-year-old North Caribou boy, Steven Levesque, was struck by a car after running onto U S Route One becoming Maine’s 138th highway fatality of the year. Police cite it alongside 1961 and 1935 death tolls to compare current losses.
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Maine
Steven Levesque
State Opposed To Regional Airport Plan
Spokesmen from Maine New Hampshire and Vermont testified against the New England Council regional airport plan at a Civil Aeronautics Board hearing calling the program hearsay and valueless. NEC plan advocates urged regional airports while objectors led by James Buckley and Roger Crowley pressed concerns. Waterville Maine residents urged resumption of airline service noting local travel hardship and business travel disruption affecting Keyes Fibre Co executives.
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N.H
Maine
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Vermont
New England Council
Civil Aeronautics Board
ICAB
Robert L. Clark
NEC
James C. Buckley
Roger J. Crowley
Aeronaut
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Buckley
Waterville
Cyril M. Joley Jr
Richard W. Hawks
Keyes Fibre Co
Biddeford candidate and Macmillan on Common Market
Paul H. Peck announces his bid for the Biddeford Board of Education on the Gilbert R. Boucher ticket in the December Democratic primary. Peck, a Biddeford High School graduate, works as a foreman in Saco Lowell Shops automotive division and is a member of the South Biddeford Methodist Church. In London, Commonwealth leaders gave Prime Minister Harold Macmillan a hedged ok to pursue Britain’s entry to the European Common Market while demanding Britain address Commonwealth fears and seek a better deal for partners as negotiations resume in two weeks. The communique notes fears about trading relations and unity, but says Commonwealth leaders remain ready to cooperate to expand world trade.
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New Pool Road
Biddeford
Board of Education
Gilbert R. Boucher
Peck
Saco- Lowell Shops
South Biddeford
London
Harold Macmillan
Britain
Commonwealth
Europe
Poissant Announces Ward 1 Council Candidacy in Lesieur Ticket
Floriant R Poissant of 464 Pool Road Biddeford announced his candidacy for Ward 1 councilman in the December Democratic primary on the Judge Arthur J Lesieur ticket. Poissant a surface grinder at the Saco-Lowell shops has worked there for 15 years.
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Pool Road
Biddeford
Arthur J Lesieur
Poissant
Saco-Lowell
Rockefeller Renominated by Republicans for New York Governor
At the Buffalo state convention Republican leaders renominated Gov. Nelson Rockefeller to lead the GOP fight against a Democratic ticket led by James Donovan. Donovan, a prisoner exchange broker with ties to Fidel Castro, will run for the Senate against Sen. Javits. The Democrats also tapped Edward Dudley for attorney general and other statewide figures, while Republicans named Javits, Lefkowitz, and Wilson for reelection and other major posts on a broad ticket.
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N.Y
Reppblicans
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Syracuse
James B. Donovan
U.S
Senate
Robert M. Morgenthau
Donovan
Fidel Castro
Rudolph Abel
Francis Gary Powers
Jacob K. Javits
New York
Javits
Edward Dudley
Manhattan
Liberia
Evnen
Louis J. Lefkowitz
John J. Burns
Binghamton
Arthur Levitt
Brooklyn
John Scileppi
Queens
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Lefkowitz
Malcolm Wilson
Maine Democrats Press Campaign Against GOP
Maine Democratic candidates criticized opponents for lavish spending and isolationist philosophy in campaign speeches. Maynard Dolloff said Maine elections cannot be bought and campaigns against Gov Reed are not a billboard battle. Hathaway told a Lewiston rally that Rep Clifford G. McIntire failed to recognize the U.S. role as world leader and opposes UN bonds, showing isolationist views.
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Maine
Maynard C. Dollof
Portland
William D. Hathaway
Lewiston
Clifford G. McIntire
United States
McIntire
U.S
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