Women Put To Work On Berlin Border
East Germany employs women to clear and fence sections of the Berlin border turning areas into a no mans land described as the death strip by West Berliners. Women workers operate under armed guards along a 25 mile sector while fugitives continue escaping. and security forces extend patrols across the three mile wide border zone.
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Berlin
East Germany
No Man’s Land
West Germany
Information Bureau West
Gromyko Reluctant To Give Answers
Western ministers press for clarity on Soviet Berlin crisis plans as Andrei Gromyko gives only limited replies after more than ten hours of talks with Dean Rusk and Lord Home. Officials see possible Khrushchev delay ahead of Moscow party meeting and a potential East German treaty signpost.
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United Nations
N.Y
Andrei A. Gromyko
Berlin
Dean Rusk
Lord Home
Britain
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Moscow
Roadblocks to higher education call for expanded colleges
A public service ad argues that talented students face roadblocks as college access tightens. With college applications expected to double in ten years, the piece urges more and better facilities and thousands more top professors to ensure deserving students receive higher education.
Rebels Install Syrian Army New Civilian Government
Syria s army rebels installed a new civilian government and declared independence from Cairo. Damascus radio said the regime of tyranny is gone and denounced President Nasser for turning Syria into a prison while Egypt recalled units and ships to avoid bloodshed. King Hussein s government in Jordan recognized the new revolutionary regime as Amman urged stability amid the upheaval in the region.
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Cairo
Damascus Radio
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Syria
Nasser
Latakia
Ple
Hussein
Jordan
Amman
Long
Havana closes last casino as Castro targets vice
In Havana, Fidel Castro announced a cleanup of the city at a rally in Revolution Square and ordered the closure of Havana’s remaining casinos. He warned dealers to quit the vice trade or face penalties, even offering to pay their plane tickets to Miami. The final casinos, operating in government hotels, drew cheers from some and sober exits from players as authorities cited six million pesos moved through the venues last month. Castro billed the drive as part of a broader surveillance network, noting 107,000 neighborhood Committees for the Defense of the Revolution members and warning against counterrevolutionaries abroad seeking return.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Castro
Miami
Fulgencio Batista
Cuba
United States
Biddeford PTA Elects Officers at Fall Meeting
The Biddeford Parent-Teacher Association elected three officers at the first fall meeting in Biddeford High School auditorium. Rev. Mark McCullough resigned as president. Rudolph Bergeron was chosen to fill the unexpired term. Father McCullough leaves for an army chaplain post after a farewell. Paul R. Walker becomes treasurer, Mrs Margaret Chasse is publicity chairman. Plans for a teachers reception on October 10 at 8 p.m. in the auditorium were announced with hosts the PTA officers. Attendees include parents and community citizens. prize awarded to Mrs Frances Worster’s Emory sub-primary division. hospitality committee listed.
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Biddeford
Parent-Teacher Association
Biddeford High School
Mark McCullough
Rudolph Bergeron
Father McCullough
Paul R. Walker
Roderick Cyr
Margaret Chasse
PTA
Frances Worster
Emery School
Albert Gardella
H. Clifford Berry
Donald Macomber
Raymond Kelleher
Frederick Olson
Arthur Nicol
Fred Greenwood
Betty Stansberry
President Kennedy Visits Willis A Lee in Newport Harbor
In Newport Harbor President Kennedy aboard the Honey Fitz stopped an overhaul-bound destroyer Willis A Lee for a quick inspection. The 92 foot presidential yacht paused as officers and crew saluted. Caroline Kennedy explored the Lee’s lifeboat while Jacqueline Kennedy watched.
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Newport
R.1
U.S. Navy
Newport Harbor
Willis A. Lee
Lee
President Kennedy
Honey Fitz
Caroline
Jacqueline
Hammersmith Farm
Kennedy
Pair of Textile Firms Sign Pact
Two Rhode Island plants have accepted proposals of the Textile Workers Union of America for employer pension contributions. Bradford Dyeing Association leads with a two year pact at five dollars per month per employee the first year and seven dollars the second. Kenyon Piece Dye Works awaits worker ratification next Sunday.
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Westerly
R. I
Rhode Island
Textile Workers Union of America
TWUA
Bradford Dyeing Association
Samuel Azzinaro
Bradford
Azzinaro
Kenyon Piece Dye Works
Simonne Grenier to Head Staples Post Unit
Simonne Grenier was elected president of the Merton Ira Staples post AMVETS auxiliary in Biddeford. Other officers include Ruth Nickerson senior vice president Cecile Pyer junior vice president and Margaret Parsons secretary treasurer Frances Allen chaplain Rita Sevigny sergeant at arms Clara Ledoux liaison Rita Potvin public relations. Joint installation will be held with the post later. The unit will present The Flag Speaks and Means To Combat Communism at the Kennebunk library on November 16 during National Children's Library Week. They plan a hunting safety community program in November and will distribute The 10 Commandments of Hunting Safety. A collection supported Meals For Millions and the group discussed child welfare at Sweetser Children's Home with two new adopted girls. They aim to obtain a national AMVETS auxiliary rehabilitation foundation subsidy to expand the program. Membership renewals for 1962 are underway and United Nations Day on October 24 will be discussed at the next meeting on October 12.
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Simonne Grenier
Merton Ira Staples
Amvets
Post
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Ruth Nickerson
Cecile Pyer
Margaret Parsons
Frances Allen
Rita Sevigny
Clara Ledoux
Rita Potvin
Kennebunk Library
National Children's Library
Sweetser Children’s Home
National Amvets Auxiliary Rehabilitation Foundation
United Nations
Michigan Pipe Smoking Champion Named
In Richmond Virginia Arthur Gerdes 57 a safety appliance builder at General Motors topped 19 contestants to win the world pipe smoking title lasting 1 hour 4 minutes 17 seconds. He defeated Flint rival Paul Spaniola and extended Flint dominance as four of the last five winners hailed from the city.
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Richmond
Michigan
International Association of Pi
Flint
Arthur Gerdes
General Motors
Paul Spaniola
Richard J. Austin
Erna Gerdes
Spaniola
Gerdes
Max Ingree
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York County Elementary Principals Association
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Saco
Helen Finn
Carl Hurd
Sanford
Wesley Farnum
South Berwick
James Brown
Augusta
State Department of Education
Erma Croxford
Sara Emmons
Story
Old Orchard Beach
Joyce Stevens
Linda Harris
Nina Strombom
Judith Ann Rowe
Kathi Daly
Priscilla Nowell
Betty Lamson
Carol Black
Barbara Barth
Charlene Rallis
Rosalie Emery
Wirthy
Gromyko
Fea. Corp
Washington Avenue
E. Millett Cummings
Maynard Shorey
John Tibbetts
John Stahl
Samuel L. Browne
Claudette LeBlanc
Dick Boudreau
St. Jean’s Hall
Jefferson St
Swing Kings
Remington Electric
Lectronic Reg
Main St
Hop
WJAB
HOT Records
THE
College OF Your Choice
Times Square Station
New York
Advertising Council
Syrian Army
Douglas
Outer Mongolia
William O. Douglas
U. S. Supreme Court
U. S
U. N. Security Council
Mongolia
China
Chiang Kai-shek
London
United Stes
Russia
Yugoslavia
Beirut, Lebanon
Syr
Last
Staples Post
Edward's Market
Beaupre Gas & Electric
St. Andre Pfta
Harry M. Wooster
RCA Victor
Rangers
Sace
Hill St
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