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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1961

Page

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Climax Tonight in GM UAW Negotiations

DETROIT AP The United Auto Workers board meets tonight likely signaling the climax of GM contract talks. A strike authority could be sought as local issues hold up one quarter of GM plants and 102000 workers idle. Reuther may push the GM contract to Ford next.

Detroit United Auto Workers’ International Executive Board General Motors Corp Ford Motor Co Ken Bannon UAW Ford Department Walter P. Reuther Progress General Motors Gwl Gm-Uaw Chevrolet Kansas City Hyatt Clark N.J Bloomfield The International Union GM Uaw Reuther Ford Chrysler Corp American Motors Corp Fisher Body Pittsburgh John McCarrell

Dag Plane Survivor Succumbs

Harold M. Julien U N security guard and the sole survivor of the Dag Hammarskjold crash died at Ndola Hospital. The American's death brings the toll to 16. His Cuban born wife Maria rushed from the United States to be at his side as authorities sought clues to the disaster.

Ndola Northern Rhodesia Harold M. Julien U.N Dag Hammarskjold Julien Maria United States Julian Hammarskjold

Winter Weather Strikes Across the Midsection and Rockies

An autumn cold front pushed into the midwest causing temperatures to fall into the 30s and spawning severe storms from Michigan to Wisconsin. Up to two feet of snow blanketed the Colorado Rockies while Utah and Wyoming saw lighter amounts. Yellowstone gate entrances closed by drifting snow. New England coast faced clouds and drizzle while Minneapolis reported 39.

Upper Michigan New Mexico Colorado Rockies Utah Wyoming Yellowstone National Park New England Maine Rhode Island Michigan Illinois Indiana Wisconsin Montana Colorado Minnesota Dakotas Minneapolis

Boon For Top-Hatted Diplomats Nominated To State Post

Washington dispatch notes a State Department experiment with compact Checker limousines for diplomats abroad, featuring a cablike exterior and sedate interiors. Llewellyn Thompson advocated smaller, economical cars to ease travel in places like Moscow, with one vehicle sent to Moscow and another to San Salvador. The piece also lists Maine nominations for the Land Damage Board and related state appointments by Gov. Reed, including appraisers, nursing board members, and various officials.

State Department U.S Soviet Union Llewellyn Thompson Moscow San Salvador Thompson Reed Robert Asnman Chelsea Water Improvement Commission Louise Nawfel Bangor Eleanor Cornish Portland State Board of Nursing Miss Nawfel Eastern Maine General Hospital Miss Cornish Maine Medical Center School of Nursing John T. Konecki Auburn Advisory Council For Hospital Survey Act State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation Maynard Dolloff Gray John Conley Jr Bath Michael Schoonjans Old Orchard Beach John Brett Fort Rep Robert Brown Rfairfield Albert H. Page Maine

West Berlin policy debate signals possible shift

An AP analysis reports Washington weighs a more elastic approach to Germany and Berlin with Khrushchev’s moves guiding outcomes. Officials say policy remains unchanged but discussions from Berlin hint at considering East Germany’s reality and possible power-sharing in access to West Berlin. The State Department dismisses specifics as inaccurate while noting that U.S. policy is defined by Kennedy and Rusk. Continued on Page Two.

U.S Kennedy Cape Cod White House U.S. Steel Bethlehem Jones & Laughlin Republic Colorado Fuel & Iron W. A. Steele Wheeling Logan T. Johnston Armco New York United States Berlin Germany Khrushchev East Germany West Berlin West Germany Washington State Department Dean Rusk Moscow

United Nations faces crisis after Hammarskjold death

The Soviet drive to create a three headed UN executive backfired as Dag Hammarskjold died. The move sparked resentment among smaller nations who fear the UN’s vacuum. Many neutrals back a single interim secretary-general with Mongi Slim or U Thant among candidates.

U.N United Nations Dag Hammarskjold Tom Hoge U.N. News N.Y Khrushchev Hammarskjold Moscow Troika U.S General Assembly Dean Rusk Assembly Kennedy United States Mongi Slim U Thant Burma

Present-Progress Man Wins All Hearts

A light joke notes that some prefer a man with a past or future, but all the girls go for a man with a present. Copyright Gen. Fea. Corp.

Gen Fea. Corp

JFK Signs Peace Corps Legislation

President Kennedy signed legislation granting the Peace Corps permanent status and said it would assist other nations toward freedom and opportunity. A large gathering of Senate and House members witnessed as Kennedy signed the bill and praised Peace Corps Director Sargent.

Washington Kennedy Peace Corps Senate House Sargent

Airman Killed In Car Crash At Acadia Park

BAR HARBOR A Dow Air Force Base airman was killed and another critically hurt when their car overturned in Acadia National Park. Paul Joyce 28 from Hartford Conn. was killed. David Horton 30 from Santa Barbara Calif. was hospitalized. Ranger Metherall said the car failed to negotiate a curve at high speed.

Bar Harbor Dow Air Force Base Bangor Acadia National Park Paul Joyce Zola Joyce Hartford Robert Metherall

Woodlands face clash of use for recreation and industry

Washington AP report on a forestry conference where delegates from industry labor and government weigh ways to meet growing timber and paper needs without sacrificing forests as refuges from modern life. Yale forester George Garratt warned land shortages will heighten conflict as private holdings open to public hunting and recreation. Conference by American Forest Products Industries airs views without formal recommendations.

Washington Conference of Foresters Continu Ie George A. Garratt Yale School of Forestry Garrett America Curtis M. Huchins The Dead River Co Bangor Taines Garratt American Forest Products Industries, Inc

Hurricane Esther Defies Tracking In New England

Dr. Oscar Tennenbaum of the U S Weather Bureau said Esther’s eye proved elusive, making tracking extremely difficult. Radar gaps and a temporarily closed eye led to uncertainty about the storm’s strength as it stalled over cold northern waters before being downgraded from a hurricane to gale warnings from Eastport to Block Island by 5 p m.

Boston Oscar Tennenbaum U.S. Weather Bureau Esther New England Nonweather Bureau Otis Air Force Base Cape Cod Tennenbaum Weather Bureau Eastport Block Island

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