U S Planes Bombard North Vietnam As War Spreads
North and South Vietnamese troops clash around Loc Ninh as U S launched a major air and sea bombardment of North Vietnam in retaliation for the DMZ invasion. U S forces report heavy casualties on both sides while pressuring the Ho Chi Minh trail. The offensive marks the first mass assault since December and involves ships, carriers, and hundreds of planes from multiple bases.
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Saigon
United States
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Highlands
Loc Ninh
An Loc
Binh Long Province
Nguyen van Minh
Creighton W. Abrams
U.S
Nixon
7Th Fleet
Thailand
South Vietnam
Laos
Republic of
U.S. Command
Philippines
U. S
Quang Tri
74 County Residents Seek Elective Posts
York County for the June primary fields 74 candidates. Democrats total 43 nominations while Republicans run 31. Across 28 posts from national to county, one third of incumbents declined re election, with two posts having no incumbent. U S House seat sees William Hathaway running for Senate and new district lines affect state senate districts 3 and 4.
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Maryline White
Augusta
York County
U.S
Maine
William D. Hathaway
Auburn
U.S. Senate
House of Representatives
Chuckle Father Grumbles About Evening Out
A father jokes to his two children as he reluctantly readies for an evening out. He quips that other kids tire their mothers, but not these two, highlighting playful family dynamics.
Whereabouts Of Newsman Unknown
Neil Sheehan, NYT correspondent famed for the Pentagon Papers, failed to appear at the Sweetser Lecture in Saco. A flight delay and conflicting agency statements left authorities unsure of his location, with Portland police and Northeast Airlines unable to confirm his status.
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New York Times
Neil Sheehan
Sheehan
Pentagon
Saco
Sweetser
Thornton Academy
Linnell Gymnasium
Portland
Washington
Boston
Biddeford Saco Gas Lines Meet Specifications
Northern Utilities vice president Louis Drogin said the Biddeford and Saco natural gas network is new and fully up to federal and state specs. About six residential and two industrial customers are served, with roughly a mile of line in each city installed in 196g and 1970. Lines are welded steel with corrosion protection, and feeder lines from the New Hampshire border are also modern. Drogin noted an older manufactured gas system once existed but was not used by the company. A York County survey found the lines in perfect condition and designed for natural gas delivery rather than manufactured gas. An emergency meeting with the governor and executive council will fund a major Maine natural gas system investigation.
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Biddeford
Saco
Louis Grogin
Northern Utilities Inc
Portland
Drogin
New Hampshire
Eliot
Berwicks
Wells
Twin Cities
Biddeford-Saco
York County
Biddeford and
Saco’s
Lewiston Auburn
Executive Council
Maine
Campaign Disclosure Law Prompts Mixed Reforms in 1970s
A broad new election law takes effect April 7 tightening disclosure and spending on ads but includes loopholes allowing anonymous funds through dummy committees. Prominent figures like McGovern Muskie Humphrey Lindsay and Wallace weigh in while Nixon aides pledge compliance with limited pre April 7 contributions. First quarterly reports due June 10 will reveal totals over 1000 and show April 7 balances, with registration and reports due ahead of primaries.
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Washington
New Hampshire
George S. McGovern
Edmund S. Muskie
Hubert H. Humphrey
John V. Lindsay
New York
Henry Jackson
George Wallace
Alabama
Maurice H. Stans
Russell Hemenway
John Gardner
Citizens Lobby
Nixon
Senate
House
U.S. Senate
Clerk
General Accounting Office
Congress
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N. Vietnam
Radio
Hanoi
Dong Ha
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
Vietnam
Cambodia
Miles
Peter Danton
Biddeford-Saco Journal
By Stewart Applin
Northeast Airlines
W. Colston Leigh
New York City
Sweetser Committee
Robert Fenderson
Leigh Agency
Campaign
National Committee For An Effective Congress
Main St
Morningstar Corp
Rte
Kennebunk
Richard Lajeunesse
United Methodist Church School Street
Elm Sr
Joseph M. Herman Shoe CO
Scarboro
Claude Dubois
Old Orchard Beach High School
Thomas Smith
City
Mayflower Restaurant
Alfred Street
Clark
Green St
Cole Slaw
Haddock
Saco Valley
Post Restaurant
Portland Road
Waco
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