European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 8, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes tuday May 8, 19g 1soy s 5-Story Berlin leap now a political issue9-year-old refugee does to want to go Horn 3y Cable Hartman Berlin do tial fact finding Board was the unions representing half a million no operating employees said it was inadequate. The Board itself said its recommendations fitted the ton formula. Plucky town shows How to take economic blow by John f. O Brien Presque Isle Maine up the Hardy Folk in this Center of Maine s potato Empire Are striving mightily to prove that loss of a big military base should not plunge Community into economic de Spair. With sudden deactivation of the uj5. Air Force base Here and growing slump in the vital Aroos took county potato Market Presque Isle citizens last year faced a Bleak future. The departure of 1,250 Mil itary personnel and loss of 250 civilian jobs at the base meant vanished payroll of $&5 million & year in a. City of Juat under 13,000 Economy Impact was Felt at once in main Street Cash Register when the snark to Ossile base dosed Down because of the weapon s of set essence. Unlike some communities losing military installations Presque Isle Pat up no howl to Wash not a. Instead they figured things could improve with some real individual Presque Isle Industrial Council Toon was established As an official ilm of the City govern ment James m. Keefe former chamber of Commerce official her and in Attleboro mass., took Over As Council quickly realized it could obtain a ready made Indus trial Park at a bargain basement Price. After negotiation with the general services administration through Maine s congressional delegation the City was Able to Pur Chase nearly 1,900 acres of land and 20 valuable buildings for Only $56,000. At the height of the snark program the air Force valued the base at nearly $19 Developer Keefe says there is no serious Public welfare problem on Presque Isle now be cause the recent opening of two potato processing plants tempered the Shock of closing of the base. So far four business und Indus trial firms have leased space and the Industrial Council is Busy an swering queries from prospects allover the nation Euk Okan edition a my Mavy Alt Force col i Dugway p Smith a Usa. It cot John 1. Caulfi Eto Olaf. Arnoto it Watt Elmei o. Frank Sydney a to. smog no fifth directory of of Many Dert Lodl cd neral a 3333. To 471. 473, my 0200-38491 Stanci fur Merton p. Gud Blip of Oil 2400. Of us or 268 stain Madruh a to to lion. 1c i-j3 83-90, to 77j or 2jit, 02087-7793 enc tand Una fat Tutor a to. Aft my 115 or Ltd Ding Ion Leek 2&a3 of circulation off1c1s i i Bwana Tao he. Fiah i 774. To 45341 of Jacb. C 75mi to o Mo-75-7j� feb pm in 147 Eccl of 51 1 t Italy m 1445 Spain 790047 shr Steart. It 94235 we wow. Cd 43344 a 43479 hoi Occo s4s93 its a Okay Jcj Alme. G 962328 cd Civ let numb of a a rom la i finny Art scoff lol puff Dylan of end of Iii . Anuj no to tempt of a Dettlow of dirt own Uttz How Tajc 9f he few he of it of Hion Maxi a mail fld Diruhi to in Ond ship Apo 175, a font to it Bali Meta Kcf 75344, 7s399 at franc font Ici 25w1. New is. Of to Wnm Ngtai 3f., be t4. Tit. Samitt 4-1009, i if
