12 Apr 1968
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1968
Page
1
The article argues Pentecost launched the spread of Christianity from a small, frightened group to a worldwide movement. It notes the event occurred 50 days after the Resurrection, in 30 A.D., when the Holy Spirit filled the followers, transforming them into a bold, exultant community.
President Johnson will meet South Korea President Chung Hee Park in Honolulu on Wednesday. He will travel from his Texas ranch to spend the Easter weekend. The meeting replaces a planned trip postponed by violence following Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. assassination.
Miami News editor William C. Baggs reports from Hanoi on a week when peace talk outweighed war talk and a bombing pause sparked guarded optimism. He notes US bombing shifts after Johnson announced restrictions and North Vietnam’s cautious response.
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan surveys how peace negotiations with the Communists in Vietnam may unfold. He notes that progress is slow, agendas are contested, and long delays hinge on rhetoric and miscommunication across nations and parties.
A humorous take on inflation notes a system where saving long enough to buy something still leaves it unaffordable. The joke frames rising prices as a barrier to purchase despite accumulating savings.
Kennebunk Town Manager Donald Dulac suspended two police officers with pay following an April 11 allegation heard in an executive session. The Board discussed a special Town Meeting for 7 p.m. Monday and plans to inspect State Aid Money roads and ongoing town projects.
In Boston's South End, SNAP center workers paint flour power slogan on a wall and build a large kitchen for about 40 girls to learn cooking and homemaking. Karen Gould leads fundraising. opening is set for May 1 with Lt Gov Sargent and Mayor White attending.
President Johnson, outraged by Kings death and post assassination violence, signs a landmark open housing bill the third civil rights law under his presidency. A federal task force will enforce provisions protecting buyers and renters nationwide. The law targets discrimination in housing sales and rentals and imposes federal penalties for voter rights violations and cross state incitement of riots.
FBI issued then withdrew a request for Florida police to help locate Eric Starvo Galt in the King assassination probe. Galt, described as a 36 year old white man of Memphis area sighting, was linked to a white 1966 Mustang with Alabama plate 1-38993. Birmingham police confirmed the tag tied to Eric S. Galt.
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