Roving Gangs Attack Police in Washington Fire Spree
In Washington early today roving gangs of youths smashed storefronts and hurled bricks at police and firefighters after about a dozen fires in a predominantly Negro area near the White House. About 30 arrests were reported with limited looting and two minor injuries in two hours of disturbances.
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Washington
R. N. Hough
Carrier
Intrepid
Forrestal
Gulf of Tonkin
Vinh
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Court orders Maine Senate reapportioned into 32 districts
The Maine Supreme Court ordered a 32 district plan for electing state senators to replace county based districts. 26 districts stay within county borders while 6 cross borders. Hancock and Washington counties serve as single districts. Portland Lewiston and Bangor are split across multiple districts with parts including Scarborough Westbrook Durham Greene and others.
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Augusta
Maine Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
AD — Court
Senate
Kenneth Curtis
Secretary of State
Hancock
Wash
Ington
Portland
Lewiston
Bangor
Scarborough
Westbrook
Durham
Greene
Leeds
Lisbon
Livermore
Livermore Falls
Turner, Wales
Wesster
Bradley
Brewer
Clifton
Eddington Holden
Orono
Orrington Andeazie
York Institute Museum Showcases Local History Treasures
The York Institute Museum on Main Street in Saco displays a rich collection of regional antiques and a library of early town records. Founded in 1866 by Moses Emery, Roscoe G Dennett and John S Locke, the facility has evolved with new curators and guides including Mrs. Wallace Cunningham and Mrs. Sylvia Goss. The museum now welcomes visitors daily 1:30 to 4:30 PM except Sundays and Mondays, with possible hour changes after Labor Day.
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York Institute
Main Street
Saco
Abraham Lincoln
Institute
Moses Emery
Rossoe G. Dennett
John S. Locke
City Hall
York Mill
Sweetser
Cataract Bridge
The
Pierce
Marshall Pierce
Wallace Cunningham
Inez Twambley
Cunningham
Sylvia Goss
Anne
Farmington State College
Board of Trustees
Let Us Show You Famous Brands Sale
A bold sale blurb touts American made footwear clothing and furnishings at less than half price. Highlights include shoes up to 29.50, all wool worsted suits at 45, and bargain items for ladies men and children priced at 50c and 99c with limited stock noted.
Saco Park Construction Work Slated
The Park Corporation announced a road and building site prep for Land Mfg Co. at the Saco Industrial Park will begin Thursday at 10 a.m. Ernest Asselyn of Portland, who built the Lyn-Flex plant, will break ground as Lund aims to finish the new plant by late October.
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Land Mfg. Co
Saco
Park Corporaton
Ernest Asselyn
Portland
Lund
Violence erupts in Washington Negro district amid riots
Associated Press report notes violence in a Northwest Washington D C area near the White House as rioting and looting surge. Milwaukee remains mostly calm after destructive riots while Newark enforces patrols and arms shortages rise.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
White House
Milwaukee
Senate
Mike Mansfield
George Romney
Johnson
State Department
Stokely Carmichael
Newark
U.S
Hanoi
Haiphong
Venezuela
Child Struck by Car In Biddeford
A three year old girl is in serious condition after being hit by a car on Main Street near Jefferson Street Biddeford Maine. The driver Stanley Kuczynski Jr 17 of 601 Alfred Road Biddeford said the child darted in front of his vehicle. The patient was taken to Maine Medical Center Portland.
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Biddeford
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Main Street
Jefferson Street
Patricia Ann Verville
Normand Verville
Pool Road
Stanley Kuczynski Jr
Alfred Road
Kuczynski
Sweep of Mekong Delta Campaign Signals Major War Push
Saigon reports the Mekong Delta operation launched last Friday by about 10,000 allied troops has killed 350 Viet Cong with U S forces suffering 16 dead and 59 wounded. North Vietnam air action resumes. Forrestal carrier damaged with 129 dead, 7 missing, 64 injured.
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Saigon
U.S
Mekong Delta
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Navy
Forrestal
Hanoi-Haiphong
Tuy Hoa
A Shau
Subic Bay
U.S. Naval Base
Philippines
Harvey P. Lanham
John K. Beling
Clark Field
Lanham
Beling
Carmichael Faces Passport Revocation amid Cuba Trip
The State Department moves to revoke Stokely Carmichael’s passport while the Justice Department says his activities are under investigation. Carmichael traveled to Cuba via London and Prague and praised urban guerrilla groups.
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Washington
State Department
Stokely Carmichael
Justice Department
Carmichael
Cuba
London
Prague
Associated Press
State and Justice
United States
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Mekong
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My Tho
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Weyand
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Demilitarized Zone
9Th Marine Regiment
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