Nation Braces For Anti-War Demonstrations
A coalition of anti Vietnam War groups called for protests in 43 cities including New York and San Francisco during Easter weekend. Demonstrations feature dauntless actions at draft boards and defense plants, vigils for peace, and teach-ins as National Action Group aims to revive street activism amid Nixon era calm.
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National Action Group
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Vietnam
Federal Courthouse
Lower Manhattan
College Youths Aid Passamaquoddy on Maine Reservation
About a dozen Bowdoin scholars and two St. Joseph's College students spent a week with Passamaquoddy children near the Canadian border. They led art, music and handicraft classes, hoping to foster self respect and a better life, while Gov. John Stevens supported their outreach.
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St. Joseph's College
Windham
John P. Davis
Newman
Bowdoin College
Bermuda
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John Stevens
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Maine Lawmaker Pushes Liberty Amendment Adoption
Augusta state representative Charles E. Moreshead introduced a resolution urging Maine to become the eighth state to back the Liberty Amendment. The measure cites federal owned enterprises comprising 20 percent of U S industrial capacity and 40 percent of land, calling for a constitutional convention to prohibit such enterprises.
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U. S
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Blood donors sought for Walter Reardon
An appeal calls for blood donors for Walter Reardon of Bradbury Street Biddeford a patient at Web ber Hospital in Biddeford.
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Missing Saco girl Sandra Alley last seen near Sweetser Home
Saco police issue a statewide missing person alert for 16 year old Sandra Alley believed to be from Bath. She is described as white, 5 feet 2 inches, 120 pounds with red dish blond hair and blue eyes. Last seen Friday afternoon wearing blue slacks and a light brown jacket with brown fur collar. may be headed toward Bath.
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Sweetser Home
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Vatican Easter Vigil Seen Across World
The Associated Press reports Pope Paul VI will light the Paschal candle at the Easter Vigil in St. Peters Basilica as Christians around the world prepare for the resurrection. Thousands of pilgrims filled Rome streets, with 1,000 in Jerusalem at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Across Vietnam and the United States, chaplains and students prepare for services, while communities hold pre dawn rituals and Easter outfits.
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Florida
Biddeford Man Faces Arraignment On Indecent Liberties
Paul D. Tarbox 27 of Biddeford was charged by Saco police with indecent liberties involving a 15 year old in a Pepperell Square apartment raid March 16. He was arrested on a Biddeford warrant, freed on $500 bail, and will be arraigned in 10th District Court in Saco April 10.
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California Quake Comes In Form Of Three Jolts
Los Angeles residents faced a trio of minor quakes off Mexico and many microquakes as doomsayers predicted a larger Good Friday disaster. Caltech seismologists warned there is no reliable quake forecast and no reason April is more likely for a major event.
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Caltech
Artificial Heart Performs in Patient at St Luke’s
In Houston Dr Denton A Cooley led a three hour operation replacing the heart of 47 year old Haskell Earp of Skokie Illinois with a Dacron and plastic artificial heart. The device cost 5000 dollars with a 20000 dollar power unit and may keep patients alive until a donor is found.
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Luke's Episcopal Hospital
Haskell Earp
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Cooley
Cleveland
Tex
Houston
St. Luke's
Karp
Domingo Liotta
Aventina
Liotta
Tylor College of Medicine
Nixon Mum On Domestic Policy Talks In Florida
President Nixon and family are in Florida for Easter as five domestic policy advisers meet at C. G. Rebozo’s home. Participants include Arthur Burns John Ehrlichman Moynihan Bryce Harlow with Rebozo attending in past sessions. No decisions or schedule details were released.
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Key Biscayne
Fla
Braintrust
C. G
Bebe
Ronald L. Ziegler
Arthur F. Burns
White House
John D. Ebrlichman
Gerald L. Warren
Rebozo
Enrollment Down In Catholic Schools
Enrollment in Catholic elementary and secondary schools fell in 1968, signaling broader declines in nonpublic schooling. NCEA reports 3,902,847 in Catholic elementary schools and 1,980,080 in Catholic high schools, with declines tied to closures and rising costs. A federal aid proposal seeks $100 per pupil yearly for four years to avert collapse.
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United States
National Catholic Education Association
NCEA
U.S. Office of Education
Associated Press
James C. Donohue
U.S. Catholic Conference
Congress
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Gravel for sale at $1.20 yd delivered
Advertises packing gravel available for delivery at $1.20 per yard with contact numbers for Claude Dubois.
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