Spirit Of Nonviolence March In Memphis Honor
Tens of thousands moved in a silent Main Street march to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. under overcast skies at Memphis City Hall Nine teen thousand marchers formed an eight abreast line as Mrs. King spoke from the platform and Ralph Abernathy pledged to return with her to aid the garbage strike. National Guardsmen guarded the route with M 48 tanks amid tense scenes as Mrs. King urged persistence in nonviolence and the continued legacy of her husband. Funeral services were planned in Atlanta for King, drawing families and SCLC members after seven weeks of a garbage strike that stalled union recognition.
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Memphis, Tenn
Main Street
Martin Luther King Jr
Memphis
New City Hall
Ralph Abernathy
King
Clayborn Temple
Bealey Street
Midway Point
Atlanta
SCLC
Welfare Head Issues Notice
Mrs. Rita Nadeau Biddeford welfare director asks all eligible for surplus commodities this month to bring pay stubs and required papers for recertification to the welfare office in City Building.
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Rita Nadeau
Biddeford
Rioting erupts as National Guardsmen patrol Youngstown
In Youngstown about 400 National Guardsmen and police patrolled after a brief gunfire and bombings flare. A 7 pm to 7 am curfew was set while bars and gas stations were closed for 72 hours. In Cincinnati rioters attacked Mount Auburn after a rumor of a white police shooting. Noel Wright was killed, his wife Lois injured, and several rioters faced jail or fines as five judges processed cases.
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Youngstown
Mahoning County
Cincinnati
Mount Auburn
Noel Wright
Lois
Vietnam War Report Reveals Ha Noi Defenses Behind Lines
Dispatch from North Vietnam describes in detail a country road cluster of seven tractor launchers, 30 plus gas oline tankers and four artillery pieces. It notes new bridges across the Red River near Ha Noi and a proliferation of one person bomb shelters. Witnesses claim Ha Noi was bombed 56 times in 1967, though the city survived with frequent but limited raids.
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Red River
Hanoi
United States Air Force
Diplomatic Corps
Rotterdam
London
Bombings in Hanoi Raise Questions on Strategy
An observer recalls August bombing near Hue Street and Mai Hae De Street in Hanoi. A crowded Hue Street movie house was hit, killing and injuring people while homes along Mai Hae De Street were wiped out. The writer notes no indication of a deliberate American plan to obliterate Hanoi and questions North Vietnamese resilience.
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Hue Street
Mai Hae de
Hanoi
U.S
North Vietnam as a war supply conduit and resilient ally
The text describes North Vietnam as a major flow point for heavy war materiel. It notes arms moving through China on narrow gauge rail and difficult roads, with Hai Phong as a key port. It emphasizes North Vietnam as agriculturally weak, industrially limited, and highly dependent on Soviet and other Communist aid, while praising Vietnamese ingenuity and resolve as observed by a U.S. general.
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North Viet Nam
China
Soviet Union
Haiphong
U.S
Nursery School Tots Tour Bakery Visit Delorge Co
Pupils from the Tiny Tot Nursery School of Old Orchard Road, Saco, toured Delorge Baking Co. on Beacon Street Biddeford. Maurice Bernard led the plant tour, showing bread making and both machine and hand cut doughnut processes. Bernard handed out a souvenir and a doughnut to each pupil.
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Tot
Old Orchard Road
Saco
Delorge Baking Co
Beacon Street
Biddeford
Maurice Bernard
Bernard
Norman Waycott
Gary Rutter
Darrell Preakes
Judith Cartier
Lynn Lester
Diana Lamson
John Neault
Thomas Roberge
Betsy Daigneault
John Boissonneault
Bonnie Heim
Brittany Wendland
Howard Ricker
Debra Perkin
David Dixon
Constance Whittier
Eric Pendleton
Jefferson Lawrence
Linda Emerson
Eric Purvis
Ann Hobbins
Harry Smith
Rodney Watson
Ruel Ricker
Kenneth Rutter
Rockland wins Keep Maine Scenic Trophy for cleanup
Rockland will receive a cash grant and a silver Paul Revere bowl on June 5 for a cleanup and beautification effort in which several hundred residents participated. The 1968 Keep Maine Scenic Trophy was announced by Richard H. Woodbury, head of the statewide committee. Woodbury called the 10 month campaign led by city officials “probably the most comprehensive program ever undertaken by a nine city” area.
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Augusta
Rockland
Richard H. Woodbury
Woodbury
King's planned poor man's march faces opposition
Maine Rep. Peter N Kyros urged cancellation of the march on the capitol citing safety and political concerns. King had planned to lead the event despite opposition and threats to proceed. In a separate note, UCLA researchers discussed painless fluoride gum injections to prevent dental problems in children aged 5 to 13.
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Washington
Maine
Peter N. Kyros
Capitol
Martin Luther King Jr
Kyros
King
Memphis
Carcel
Los Angeles
University of California At Los Angeles
Hildreth Urges Reconsideration of Shipyard Closure
State Sen Horace Hildreth Jr R Falmouthasked Defense Secretary Clark Clifford to reassess the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery arguing it should be strengthened not closed. He cited evidence favoring maintenance over 1974 closure plans announced by former defense secretary Robert McNamara three and a half years earlier.
Aerospace Defense Command Units Stationed Across Nations
More than 400 Aerospace Defense Command units are stationed in the United States, Iceland, Canada, and Greenland, reflecting a broad distribution of air defense resources.
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Aerospace Defense Command
The
United States
Iceland
Canada
Greenland
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Dr. King
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Nule
Kennebunk
Donald V. Dulac
Sunoco
Saco, Maine
Portland
Or James O’brien
SUN Oil CO
P. O. Box
Tots Tour Bakery
Associated Press
Beaupre Gas & Electric
Alfred St
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Harry B. Center
Akia
Elm St
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