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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1964

Page

3

Goldwater Backs Johnson on Viet Nam Crisis

Sen. Barry Goldwater, on an unusual vacation at sea, publicly supported President Johnson's Viet Nam stance. He said the American flag must not be shot at anywhere on earth and issued a statement before the public knew the details. Goldwater spoke by phone after surfacing and noted the support was aligned with national interests.

Washington Barry Goldwater Johnson Viet Nam Goldwater California Catallina Island U.S Leavin

Hootenanny at Portland Lot Featuring Folk Acts

A Portland Brown Motors hootenanny hosts four folk singing acts Friday at 7 pm in the parking lot. The Nonesuch River Singers of Portland and Biddeford perform with Judy Lorimer of Eastland Motor Hotel, Linnee Chilberg of Brunswick, and the Inspiration. Maine Medical Center School of Nursing octet also appears. Jim Reilly and John Perreault join the Nonesuch River Singers live in Biddeford. The group plans to represent Maine at the New York World’s Fair in August.

Portland Brown Motors Nonesuch River Singers Biddeford Judy Lorimer Eastland Motor Hotel Linnee Chilberg Brunswick Maine Medical Center School of Nursing Jim Reilly John Perreault Maine New England

US Warships Depart Yokosuka Said To Leave Tonight

Kyodo News Service reports more than 20 U.S. warships based at Yokosuka, 50 miles south of Tokyo, departed for unknown destinations tonight though the Navy would not confirm the report. Shore leave for servicemen at the base was canceled.

Tokyo U.S Yokosuka Here Kyodo Navy U.S. Navy Naval

Crisis in Washington as Johnson vows measured action

President Johnson tells the nation U S air units are aiding operations against Viet Nam and vows a limited and fitting response as Republican Barry Goldwater supports the move. Goldwater cuts vacation to return to Washington, while Congress prepares for unity and determination on North Viet Nam amid White House protests and a crowded Capitol.

Johnson U.S Barry Goldwater Goldwater Washington Viet Nam White House Lbj Brandh House Salinger California

Vehicles Collide At Old Orchard Beach

Laura E Ander son 70 of Sea Cliff Avenue and Dr Patrick McLaughlin of Mt Royal Quebec collided yesterday at the West Grand and Union Avenues intersection in Old Orchard Beach. No damage estimate was provided.

Old Orchard Beach Laura E. Anderson Sea Cliff Ave Patrick McLaughlin Mt. Royal Que West Grand Union Avenues

Salinger gains Senate seat in California race clash

Pierre notes that Salinger would become an incumbent with full senatorial prerogatives if added to the rolling slate, shifting the 67-33 Democratic margin and affecting any Republican challenge under California law. The piece mentions San Marino as the world’s smallest republic and details a strange love-note bottle marriage tale from England and Sweden.

Salinger Murphy California Senate

Primaries and a Major Defense Bill Sweep Three States

In Washington, a 46 752 051 000 defense appropriation bill with a 207 million military pay raise passed the House 359 to 0 and goes to the Senate. The bill, a compromise, is 22 million under an earlier Senate figure and 7 million under the initial House total, with 125 million reserved for sudden weapon breakthroughs and a rule to favor private shipyards for at least 35 percent of naval repair work. Missouri shows Hearnes leading by over 30 thousand as he seeks governorship while Bolling clinches Missouri Democratic nomination for governor alongside Symington’s bid for a Senate term. Kansas features Avery winning the GOP gubernatorial primary by about 6 thousand, with Wiles’s sweep advancing to November. Idaho reelects Chief Justice Knudsen to a second six-year term.

Washington House Senate Congress Defense Department Missouri Warren E. Hearnes Richard Bolling Hearnes Hilary A. Bush Bush Harry S. Truman John M. Dalton Ethan Shepley Bolling Stuart Symington Cannon Republican Kansas William H. Avery Avery House Rules Committee McDill Boyd Paul R. Wunsch Harry G. Wiles Johnson Administration Hunter Phillips Symington Jean Paul Bradishaw Idaho E. T. Knudsen State Supreme Court Knudisen Frank L. Benson Robert Smylie

Two Are Fined In Saco Court Session

Conrad J. Guay age 18 of Biddeford pleaded guilty to speeding and fined 20 dollars in Saco Municipal Court by Associate Judge William F Wilson Jr. Patrick R. Whitley age 22 of Auburn was found guilty of operating without a license and fined 10 dollars on one charge. He also pleaded guilty to a second charge of driving to endanger and fined 70 dollars. His lease was continued until August to allow him to raise the money for the fine.

Conrad J. Guay Lafayette St Biddeford Saco William F. Wilson Jr Patrick R. Whitley Auburn Whitley

Crowds at White House Reflect Era of New Crisis and Leader

Report describes a tense White House crowd resembling the Kennedy era during the Cuban missile crisis. Observers hoped for a glimpse of the president as a new crisis unfolds under a different leader. A second note references Charles Dickens dying before finishing Edwin Drood, labeling the ending as a modern mystery.

White House Kennedy Charles Dickens Edwin Drood

Bodies (Continued from Pete One) In Philadelphia area case

Olen Burrage of Philadelphia owned the property where excavation occurred and was present at the site. Schwerner had been on a Meridian civil rights project since February. He had travelled to Oxford, Ohio the prior week to bring back summer volunteers including Goodman. The party drove from Meridian toward Philadelphia early on June 21 to inspect a burned Negro church used by civil rights workers. Goodman was in the advance guard of about 600 volunteers.

Pete One Olen Burrage Philadelphia Burrage Schwerner Meridian Oxford Ohio Mississippi Goodman Godman

North Vietnam denounces U S claims of attack as fabrication

Radio Hanoi quoted by North Vietnamese news agency in Tokyo dismisses U S assertions of torpedo boat attacks on U S destroyers Maddox and C Turner Joy. Pentagon says Red boats likely sunk and others damaged. The broadcast reiterates DRV denial and accuses U S imperialists of violating Southeast Asia security.

Hanoi U.S Democratic Republic of Viet Nam Sia North Viet Nam Tokyo Pentagon Maddox C. Turner DRV Democratic Republic of Viet Nam Southeast Asia

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