Rumery's Boat Yard Builds Custom Cruisers in Biddeford
Earle Rumery president of Rumery's Boat Yard at 109 Cleaves St. Biddeford has supervised and built over 650 boats in 19 years, 23 to 42 feet, mainly cabin cruisers shipped to San Francisco the British Virgin Islands and Louisiana. He aims for more custom builds and notes river dredging and a new sewerage plant could boost activity.
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Peg Hendrick
Earle, Rumery
Rumery
Cleaves St
Biddeford
San Francisco
British Virgin Islands
Louisiana
Great Lakes
Atlantic Coast
Cape Cod Canal
Long Island Sound
Hudson River
Erie Canal
Troy
Whitehall
Lake Champlain
Mar
Blehead
Saco River
Central Maine Power Co
Maine
Eldridge - McInnis
Hingsham
Mass
Arundel
Ramery
Saco
Relief Forces Land in Khe Sanh Seige Breaks as Linkup Near
Relief troops land at Khe Sanh as U S Marines and South Vietnamese paratroopers push from the base. Rangers seize trench lines, 3 North Vietnamese soldiers killed, amid ongoing operations to reopen Highway 9 and relieve the besieged garrison. Interim estimates place 7,000 enemy left, with larger Allied push aimed at breaking the siege.
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Khe Sanh
Vietnam
Namese
U.S
Laos
Highway 9
Groom Left at Church Myth Debunked in Chuckle
A light chuckle notes the familiar claim that women change their minds often. It then asks if anyone has heard of a groom being left waiting at the church, playing on a classic wedding joke.
Johnson Moves To Combat Negro Rioting In Washington
President Johnson orders federal troops to safeguard the capital amid violent unrest following the King assassination. White House fortified. Westmoreland to visit. national mourning proclaimed. flags at half staff. plan for Congress address at 9 p.m. EST.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Congress
Martin Luther King
Honolulu
Vietnam
Chung Hee Park
South Korea
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Westmoreland
Army
Secret Service
King
National Guard
Executive Mansion
President Johnson
Magnday
Maremont Wins Initial Contract Amid Saco Expansion Talk
The Saco plant of Maremont Corp won a $3,774,154 Army contract to produce 7,408 M60 7.62 mm machine guns with spare parts and bipod. If all bids are awarded, employment could rise by 500 beyond the current 1,200, and expansion plans include leasing space and possible job growth linked to additional ordnance contracts.
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New England
Maremont Corp
Saco
Peter N. Kyros
U.S. Army Weapons Command
Rock Island Arsenal
Rock Island
Ill
North Street
Maremont
Colt
Connecticut
Saco- Lowell
Biddeford
Maine Employment Security Commission
Assassination Shocks Nation Despite Early Peace Hopes
The week ends with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. shot and killed in Memphis provoking national mourning and riots in many cities. President Johnson cancels Hawaii trip and declares a day of mourning while signaling a peace effort and announces he will not seek re election.
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Associated Press
Martin Luther King
Vietnam
Martin Luther King Jr
Memphis
King
St. Joseph's Hospital
Johnson
Honolulu
Dr. King
Washington
Chicago
Detroit
Tallahassee
Fla
New York
Boston
Jackson
Miss
Nashville
Hawaii
Ming
North Vietnam
Search For King Assassin Widens
Memphis AP report describes a widening search for the King assassination suspect. Officials Ramsay Clark and Frank Holloman said a single individual is suspected. no arrests announced. King was killed Thursday night in Memphis as he prepared for a mass march. the probe spans several states as investigators pursue leads from a rooming house and eyewitness descriptions.
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Memphis
Atlanta
King
Montgomery
Bessie Brewer
John Willard
Charlie Q. Stephens
Willard
Clark
Tennessee
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Lion’s Whelp
New England Aircraft School
Air Corps
Earle Rumery
Richard Hilton
Cruiser
Western World
Whist Party
St. Andre’s
Sacred Heart League
St. Andre’s Parish
Amvetis Post 1
Amvets Hall
Alfred St
Rocky
W. Scarborough
Ton
Atty
Warren Christopher
Greenwood Cemetery
Sneider
Allen Sneider
Robert Provencal
Northietnam
West Corp
Biddeford, Maine
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Westland Shoe Corp
Smith Street
J, N, M. Howells
St. Francis College
George Marcil
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