Hurricane Esther shifts course away from Virginia coast
Hurricane Esther veered north after brushing North Carolina's outer banks and diminished the Virginia threat. At 9 a.m. EST the Weather Bureau in Norfolk said hurricane winds for Virginia were very unlikely, though the northeastern seaboard faced strong winds and high tides. Warnings from Hatteras to the Virginia capes were likely to be downgraded to gale warnings as the storm passed about 100 miles east in the mid afternoon.
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Norfolk
Esther
North Carolina
Virginia
U.S
Seaboard
Hatteras
N.C
Virginia Capes
Bureau
Area May Escape Impact
BOSTON hurricane Esther, with winds easing, curves toward Nantucket Island potentially sparing most of New England from full hurricane winds. Rhode Island coastline likely to feel the weaker side with offshore winds. minor flooding possible in lowland areas as tides rise three to four feet around 5:46 a.m. tomorrow.
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Boston
Esther
Nantucket Island
Boston Weather Bureau
New England
Hillsgrove Weather Bureau
Rhode Island
Nantucket
Weather Bureau
Greater Boston
Scramble Likely By Both Parties Over Saco Mayor Cote Decision
Mayor Charles R. Cote of Saco announced he will not seek re election in 1962. He cites progress in education, industry and roads, notes past mill increases, and says taxes likely need no rise next year unless enrollment rises. He holds local posts and states he has no immediate political plans. Continued on Page Two.
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Charles R. Cote
Saco
Cote
Thornton Academy
Seal Rock Orange Crush Bottling Company
Lawrence Thurson
Saca
Front Street
Do's and don'ts for Mainers facing Hurricane Esther
Maine Civil Defense urges guidelines for hurricane preparedness. Secure outdoor items and tools, protect the car, stock emergency supplies, and consider a basement shelter. Keep gutters clear, set refrigeration to max cooling, and open windows on the windward side slightly to balance pressure.
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Augusta
Maine Civil Defense Office
Maine
Maine Faces Coastal Flooding From Esther
Portland forecaster said Esther may veer east and pass south of Nantucket, likely brushing Maine with heavy rain and winds under hurricane force. Chief meteorologist Chibka cautioned path accuracy remains uncertain as the storm moves northward toward the shoreline tonight.
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Portland
Esther
Maine
Charles Chibka
Portland Weather Bureau
Chibka
Nantucket
Pace Two
Sanskrit Lovin g Bureaucracy Watchdog Report Warns
The House Government Information subcommittee released a report after surveying 37 federal agencies on telephone monitoring. It found 33 permit some monitoring, 21 have no regulations, and 17 do not always warn the other party. The panel warned of a drift toward eavesdropping under the guise of efficiency. The study, led by Rep. John Moss, cites numerous transmitter cutoff switches and listening-in circuits, mostly in Welfare, costing thousands yearly. Garland met Eisenhower during a Gettysburg visit as he plans a trip to the Soviet Union.
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John E. Moss
D-Calif
General Services Administration
Welfare Department
Golfers Advantage Over Anglers Joke Card
A light pun notes a golfer has an edge over an angler since he need not prove anything. The caption credits the gag to Gen. Fea. Corp.
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Fea. Corp
Foreign Aid Unit Head Is Selected
President Kennedy selected Fowler Hamilton, a New York attorney, to head the new Agency for International Development. The choice aimed to secure broad support for the foreign aid agency amid opposition to other candidates, including George D. Woods of First Boston Corp. Hamilton had been linked to potential CIA leadership in past speculation.
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Washington
Kennedy
New York
Fowler Hamilton
Foreign Aid Agency
Agency For International Development
George D. Woods
Congress
Woods
First Boston Corp
Dixon- Yates
Tennessee Valley Authority
Hamilton
Allen Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
Biddeford Firm Reorganizes Temporarily Suspends Work
Joseph L. Putnam, president of the J. L. Putnam company in Biddeford, says the firm will pause operations during a reorganization in a former Saco-Lowell shop building. The ball valve producer, organized in Houston, moved to Biddeford last year and employs about 20 people.
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Joseph L. Putnam
J. L. Putnam Company
Biddeford
Putnam
Ball Valve
Houston
Castro In New Swipe At Clergy
Fidel Castro accused fascist priests of plotting with the United States to overthrow Cuba. He cited a religious procession that turned violent and warned new demonstrations would be crushed. The government expelled 136 priests for counterrevolutionary activity and warned of loss of citizenship rights.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
United States
U. S. State Department
U. S. Central Intelligence Agency
Cuba
Castro
Church of Charity
Regla
Doten Confirmed for Maine Turnpike Authority Post
Augusta Henry L. Doten of Orono was confirmed today by the Executive Council for reap pointment to the Maine Turnpike Authority.
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Doten
Augusta
Henry L. Doten
Orono
Executive Council
Maine Turnpike Authority
Congolese Premier Blames Powers Over Hammarskjold Death
Premier Cyrille Adoula denounces capitalist powers in a radio address as the Congolese army is put on alert to mobilize for Katanga. Demonstrations surged in Leopoldville amid anti Western sentiment as U.N. forces clash with Katangan rebels. The UN reports Katangan forces overran part of a hospital and captured Italian Red Cross personnel.
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Cyrille Adoula
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Adoula
Katanga
Leopoldville
Britain
Portugal
Angola
Algeria
Joseph Mobutu
United Nations
Elizabethville
Italian
Red Cross
Tshombe presses for UN withdrawal as Katanga talks resume
Katanga President Moise Tshombe demanded immediate UN troop withdrawal, halting truce talks. He met with UN envoy Khiari in Ndola after wreathing Dag Hammarskjold’s coffin, saying he would not meet Khiari and accusing Conor Cruise O’Brien of trickery. Talks continued in secrecy as investigations into the Hammarskjold crash abated with no sabotage found.
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Ndosa
Northern Rhodesia
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
U.N
United Nations
Tshombe
Elisabethville
Congo
Dag Hammarskjold
New York
Mahmoud Khiari
Hammarskjold
Leopoldville
Khiari
Ndola
Conor Cruise O’brien
Ndola_ airport
Sweden
Louis de Geer
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Salvation Army Youth Congress Fund
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Robert Williams
Andre
Ted) Dallaire
Dallaire
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Capt. Williams
Youth Congress
New York City
Biddeford-Saco Country Club
Robert Giles
Nancy Mitchell
Story
Big Brother
House
Government Information Subcommittee
Garland
Ike
U. S
Peter A. Garland
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Gettyssburg
Education and Labor Committee
Maine Carpet Co
Alfred Street
RCA Victor
Murphy’s
Music Store, Inc
Main Street
Biddeford Firm
Linoleum CO
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