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Maine Governor John Reed criticizes press for not endorsing Dickey hydro project; Department of Labor ok’s 1500 wood choppers from Canada to work in Maine forests
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50 years ago today: September 9, 1965
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President Johnson pledges to try to banish crime in U.S.; Hurricane Betsy shatters Florida
50 years ago today: September 7, 1965
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12 flee Cumberland fire; 4 injured in Castine plane crash
50 years ago today: September 8, 1965
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Portland planning board outlines road proposal, making Franklin, State and High streets arterial to accommodate traffic from I-295
50 years ago today: September 6, 1965
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Dr. Albert Schweitzer buried in simple jungle rights; Maine’s Frank Coffin slated for First Circuit Court of Appeals
50 years ago today: September 5, 1965
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Dr. Schweitzer is living peacefully in final hours in Gabon; U.S. to give Maine schools a big boost
50 years ago today: September 4, 1965
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Maine nuns get new habits; Maine ‘pike, highways swarming with holiday weekend travelers
50 years ago today: September 3, 1965
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Airlines not Bunny Clubs, says Maine Rep. William D. Hathaway in a congressional hearing on the problems of older workers
50 years ago today: September 2, 1965
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House committee approval of Dickey hydro project virtually assures Congressional passage; Pakistani, Indian forces locked in raging battle in Kashmir
50 years ago today: September 12, 1965
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Maine’s Horace Hildreth, former ambassador to Pakistan, blames India for war in Kashmir; Sen. Edmund Muskie defends administration-backed proposal to ban right-to-work laws in states