Nationwide drought relief and regional crop losses report
Drought relief aid set for 28 counties while 56 counties gain grazing and haying privileges. Apple crops damaged. Midwest and Central states report grain and corn drops up to a third from 1963. Nevada and California report fire risk and irrigation effects with regional crop damage ranging from tens of millions to hundreds of thousands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Midwest
Kansas
Colorado
Indiana
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ohio
Kentucky
Nevada
California
Arizona
FAA Planning To Improve Airports
Congressional sources say 20 Maine communities are slated for FAA airport improvements as part of a planning step toward eligibility for federal grants. The plan does not commit funds. Congress must authorize and appropriate money. Communities listed include Isleboro, Livermore Falls, Lubec, Madawaska, Milo, North Haven, Norway, Patten, Portage Lake, Bethel, Brunswick, Carrabasset, Dover-Foxcroft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maine
Feder
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
Congress
Isleboro
Livermore Falls
Lubec
Madawaska
Milo
North Haven
Norway
Patten
Portage Lake
Bethel
Brunswick
Carrabasset
Dover - Foxcroft
Three French children found safe after kidnapping near Bordeaux
Three French schoolchildren Joel Biet Patrik Guillon ages five and six were found safe by a road near Bordeaux after a five day abduction. They said a young man and a woman named Nicole released them from a light blue car and they slept in beds. Police said no ransom payment is confirmed and a medieval style demand was made to merchants of Poitiers. Hundreds of police hunted the abductors as the children described journeys as automobile promenades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Bordeaux
France
Chilldren
Poitiers
Marnay
Carbon-Blanc
Biets
Guillons
Frontier towns listed in Farmington and coastal Maine regions
Farmington Fort Fairfield Rumio Stonington Van Buren Vinalhaven York appear as place names on a regional chart. The listing suggests a focus on towns across central and down east Maine, indicating geographic coverage without additional context about events or figures.
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Farmington, Fort Fairfield
Rumio Stonington
van Buren, Vinalhavenen
York
Four People Detained by Canadians in Maine Warden Heist
AUGUSTA AP Four people are detained and questioned in Canada after the attempted robbery of a Maine game warden at Oquessoc. Royal Canadian Mounted Police questioned three men and a 16 year old girl after an abandoned car was found at Lac Megantic Quebec. Canadian officials are investigating illegal entry through customs. Maine State Police and Franklin County officials consider charges of armed robbery and assault with a dangerous weapon and potential extradition.
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Augusta
Canada
Maine
Oquessoc
Jack Shaw
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Lac Megantic
Que
Shaw
Franklin County
Pancake Tuesday an old British Shrove Tuesday name
The phrase Pancake Tuesday refers to Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent in Britain. It marks a historical naming variant rooted in traditional Pancake Day customs and Christian liturgical practice.
Humphrey May Put Campaign Into Low Gear
New York AP report notes Senator Hubert H Humphrey may slow his campaign pace with six weeks until election day. He heads to Michigan after a busy New York day where thousands blocked his Fifth Avenue motorcade. He will stop in Grand Rapids Kalamazoo Bay City and Flint while courting Liberal party support in New York.
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New York
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Johnson
Michigan
Fifth Avenue
Grand Rapids
Kalamazoo
Bay City
Flint
Western Michigan University
Minnesota
New York State
Liberal Party
American Labor Party
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Youth Drowns In Springvale Outing on Mousam River
Daniel Lally of Pinehurst Mass. drowned Thursday in the Mousam River during a Nassau College outing in Springvale. Fellow swimmers retrieved the body of the 18 year old freshman, but resuscitation failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springvale
Daniel Lally
Pinehurst
Mass
Mousam River
Nassau College
Miller Defends Criticism of Johnson on Racial Covenants
Fresno AP report notes Rep. William E. Miller disclosed his Bethesda Maryland home carried a 1946 anti Negro covenant later bought in 1958. He contrasts this with Johnson whose 1945 covenant he claims was inserted into property bought in 1938. Miller spoke in Bakersfield and Fresno during a California campaign swing urging victory in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
Calif
William E. Miller
Johnson
Miller
Washington
New York
Bethesda
U.S. Supreme Court
Bakersfield
California
Merced
Stockton
San Francisco
Mobile Republicans展开 county drive on campaign bus
York County Republican chairman Walter Webster announced a converted school bus will tour each town repeatedly before the November 3 election. The mobile headquarters bears a Stop-Look-Vote sign and roof signs declaring GOP ownership. Webster says the bus supports a strong county slate and national ticket, with loudspeakers planned to spread the party message to about 600 listeners per stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Webster
York County Republican Committee
Webster
GOP
York County Committee
Two Portlanders Sentenced To Jail
In Portland, Vincent A. Renna and Anthony J. DeLuca Jr. were each sentenced to two to four years in prison after pleading guilty to raping a 19 year old hairdresser. Judge Charles A. Pomeroy said the lighter sentence aims to discourage character assassination and to encourage restraint in similar cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Portsland
Superior Court
Charles A. Pomeroy
Vincent A. Renna
Anthony J. DeLuca Jr
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Biddeford
Elm Street
National Tire Dealers and Retreaders Association
Deering Lumber
ALL Purpose Homasote Weather Board
Sakrete Redimix Cements
Mortex Weatherstrip
Burgess Fobes
Gal. Gray
Elm ST
Springs Island
Barry Goldwater
Confederate States of America
Warren’s
Gibson
Warren’s Furniture Co
Biddeford, Maine
Biddeford - Saco
Kennedy
Associated Press
White House
the Journal Office
Biddeford-Saco
Warren Commission
City & State
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