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Portland girl, 6, is allowed back in first grade, now in the above average group, after parental protests resulted in her being told not to return to school; Georgia racists battle negroes attempting bus, school integration
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50 years ago today: September 29, 1965
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Maine Gov. Reed ‘inclined’ to run again; Portland couple want their child readmitted to first grade after their protest against her not being in the ‘fast’ class got her expelled; Hundreds flee as Debbie drives towards Gulf coast
50 years ago today: September 28, 1965
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Maine student deferment requests soar since the Viet Nam military buildup; USSR Premier Kosygin unveils plan to revitalize industry to compete with the West
50 years ago today: September 27, 1965
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Maine man wins battle against paraplegia; Kashmir truce appears to be collapsing as a clash erupts near Lahore
50 years ago today: September 26, 1965
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Portland boy, 16, ‘man of the family,’ can go back to work; Bristol, Maine High School has 7 teachers, runs into problem with expansion
50 years ago today: September 25, 1965
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Several thousand Mainers born before 1903 are eligible for new program called Medicare; LBJ reveals decision to draft new Panama Canal treaty
50 years ago today: September 24, 1965
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Big bull moose drowns in channel to Back Cove; Government says more youth will face ‘recruitment on the streets’ to fight in Viet Nam; Portland Fine and Applied Arts (MECA) holds largest class ever (34 students) in newly acquired Safford House on High Street
50 years ago today: September 23, 1965
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U.S. House strikes down Maine’s Dickey hydroelectric power project, Maine congressmen bitter; Doctors, dentists, veterinarians face military draft
50 years ago today: September 22, 1965
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Sisters reunited after 53 years at the Portland Municipal Airport; Child eats four apples; Tie vote in Congress saves Maine Dickey hydroelectric project for now
50 years ago today: September 20, 1965
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‘Flying Horsemen fight way out of Cong’s trap; China extends ‘Get out’ ultimatum to India