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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1963
Page
2
Public hearings began in Washington as the seven member arbitration board listens to railroad counsel urge starting over rather than adopting earlier settlement offers. The issue centers on layoff of 32,000 locomotive firemen and crew sizes, with unions slated to speak next as side talks continue.
A Swedish foresters group will inspect Maine wood operations in a October 9 to 15 tour arranged by the Connecticut River Watershed Council. The trip is privately funded by the visitors and their companies, returning a visit by an American party to Sweden last year.
In Saigon Secretary of Defense McNamara and General Taylor arrive to assess whether the Buddhist student unrest is hindering the U S backed war against Viet Cong. They plan field visits as Viet Cong attacks hit delta government outposts and strategic hamlets.
President Kennedy sent emissaries Earl Blaik and Kenneth Royall to Birmingham to ease racial tensions after recent church bombing and student killings. Local and civic leaders welcomed the move as federal help to restore communications between white and Negro communities while a grand jury probes alleged intimidation and obstruction of school integration orders.
Washington AP The House opens debate on an 11 billion tax cut as Kennedy aides push to pass it this year. Key votes expected Wednesday with a Republican amendment to curb the bill tied to spending limits. Senate timing centers on civil rights and Byrd opposes tax cuts without cuts in spending. The plan would reduce personal and corporate taxes in two stages with a two thirds of the cuts in effect next year.
Washington AP reports the Senate ratified the limited nuclear test ban treaty by an 80 to 19 roll call after weeks of hearings and debate. Maine senators Muskie and Smith split, with Engle absent. Kennedy praised the action as a step toward peace amid broader hopes for further legislation. Scientists warned it does not end nuclear war but reduces tensions and spurs future accords.
AP dispatch from Moscow reports Soviet citizens told to ease bread demand, warnings of price hikes, while emergency wheat imports of about seven million tons offset drought losses. Khru shchev battles harvest delays in virgin lands. Kuban yields strong but overall grain and meat shortages loom.
A Niagara Falls guide jokes that the greatest cataract roars as the crowd hushes for silence. The quip frames the falls as a spectacle while the guide attributes the roar to the waters, prompting local amusement.
Senate approves the test-ban treaty in a historic final ratification vote. House moves to debate an $11 billion tax cut bill as administration allies race against time. McNamara and Gen Taylor arrive in Saigon to assess Buddhist crisis impact on the war. Russian bread shortages cited amid crop losses. Kennedy begins cross-country tour in Pennsylvania with promises to protect Ameli a's natural heritage.
President Kennedy flies to Milford Pennsylvania for the first of 12 speeches on a cross country trip billed as non political. He honors Gifford Pinchot at Grey Towers Estate and promotes conservation in a five day schedule with Gov Scranton and Sen Clark invited to the Pinchot Institute dedication.
U S Senator Norris Cotton of New Hampshire endorses Barry Goldwater for the Republican presidential nomination citing a philosophy of government and a national choice. The March 10 primary tally rises to three delegates with Cotton’s support and reports say Doloris Bridges may manage Goldwater’s New Hampshire campaign. Cotton calls for a foreign policy about face and warns the days of the soft touch are over.
City Solicitor George Brickates filed an answer to Fred A. Fitanides’s zoning appeal regarding a variance for a tenting and trailer park on Portland Road. The city denies arbitrariness or hardship claims and plans a pre trial conference with Justice James Reid to decide trial responsibility.
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