St Francis College faculty dispute Audibert on draft war views
The St Francis College faculty signatories dispute Rev Matthew Audibert’s war and draft stance. They praise his courage and seek peaceful solutions, arguing American military power often undermines peace and that the draft should be abolished without universal military training. They urge a small professional armed force only in genuine emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Audibert
O.F.M
St. Francis College
Hugh L. Hennedy
Father Matthew
Selma
Ala
Portland
Biddeford
Maine
Matthew
Vietnam
Dominican Republic
Fulbright
Nixon Pushing Hard In Bid For Nomination
Nixon drives hard for the GOP nomination at the 1968 convention in Miami Beach, with Rockefeller and Reagan rallying delegates to extend balloting. Counts show Nixon within striking distance as Rockefeller backs Rhodes on the first ballot and Reagan seeks pledged support while Nixon intends to name his running mate post nomination.
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Nixon
Miami Beach
Fla
Republican Party
Richard M. Nixon
Associated Press
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Ronald Reagan
California
Rockefeller
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Reagan
Rhodes
John S. Andrews
Reaga
Herbert G. Klein
Klein
Alabama
Rocky Mountain
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
John A. Volpe
Daniel J. Evans
Washington
Evans
Illinois
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
General Wounded in Action Near Saigon Amid Large Fighting
Brig. Gen. Franklin M. Davis Jr. was wounded in the face and eye as Viet Cong guerrillas attacked a U.S. river patrol south of Saigon. US infantry reported 41 enemy killed and 19 weapons seized, with 2 Americans dead and 13 wounded. The battle involved 150 infantry and a larger cordoned area with helicopter and artillery support. The episode comes as US forces uncovered arms caches across the region, including a $150,000 Viet Cong money board and bunkers with false bottoms containing mortars, submachine guns, rounds, and mines. Davis’s son Stephen was among the war’s earlier fatalities.
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Saigon
U. S
Franklin M. Davis Jr
U.S
199Th Light Infantry
Davis
Waltham
Mass
Vietnam
Stephen Davis
U.S. 9Th Division
da Nang
Dak Pe
Uth Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Demilitarized Zone
Khe Sanh
Truce Seen in Soviet Bloc as Bratislava Meeting Spells Czechoslovak Unity
Czechoslovakia’s liberal leaders and the Soviet press hailed calm after Bratislava talks. Dubcek vowed to continue the reform course and said to be satisfied with Bratislava’s declaration. Observers warned of strains with Ulbricht and Gomulka, while stressing a pledge of noninterference and coordinated foreign policy among socialist nations.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Bratislava
Walter Ulbricht
East Rmany
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Poland
Alexander Dubcek
Dubcek
Slovakia
Republic
East Germany
Hungary
Bulgaria
Antonin Novotny
Party
Old Guard
Moscow
Josef Spacek
Czechoslovak Party Presidium
Cierna
CTK
Kerry Named As Assistant To Tom Eck
David Kerry former Thornton Academy assistant football coach is named associate football coach at Chelmsford High School Massachusetts. Kerry a 1950s TA place kicking specialist will work with Head Coach Tom Eck, former TA gridiron mentor. Kerry is the son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Kerry of Saco Maine and had applied for the Westbrook High School head coach position earlier this year.
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Chelmsford
Mass
David Kerry
Thornton Academy
Chelmsford High School
Kerry
Tom Eck
Raymond Kerry
Common Street
Saco
Maine
Westbrook High School
Connecticut Girl Killed In Crash
An 18 year old Connecticut girl Elizabeth Boulton of South Glastonbury, employed as a summer waitress at Narragansett Hotel, died from a multiple skull fracture after a car driven by Robert W. Wright of Needham Massachusetts left the road on Wildes District Road near Kennebunkport at 12 09 a m. Wright, also 18, uninjured, worked as a summer employee at Shawmut Inn in town.
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Kennebunkport
Connecticut
Narragansett
Kennebunk Beach
Webber Hospital
Biddeford
Elizabeth Boulton
South Glastonbury
Robert W. Wright
Needham
Mass
Wildes District
Wright
Shawmut Inn
Birthday sergeant in Mekong paddies bets on girl or beer
In the Mekong Delta Williams, a 26-year-old sergeant of C Company, 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry, awaits news of his wife and newborn. Amid mud and combat, his men rest after dawn sweeps, with 32 enemy bodies found and flares lighting the night. Williams, a six-year Army veteran from Somerset, Pa., values his troops and rejects a field commission, saying he prefers staying with his men.
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Mekong Delta
Vietnam
Husky
Edwin Williams
Delta
el Paso
Tex
Williams
9Th Division
C Company
2Nd Batallion
39Th Infantry
Cpl
Charles Burton
San Francisco
Somerset
Mexico City Nightlife and Peso Tips for Tourists
A Mexico City travel briefing notes fast nightlife, crowded restaurants, and crowded markets as the city targets tourists. It explains the peso exchange, bank hours, and that dollars are best cashed for pesos at banks, with hotel rates often worse. Tipping norms are outlined for waiters, porters, and taxi chauffeurs, and specific venues and prices in del lago, El Senorial, Can Can, Vendimia, Rivoli and Delmonico’s are listed with cover charges and typical meal costs.
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Mexico City
Manana
United States
Mexico
Confederation of Chambers of Commerce
U.S
Banco de Mexico
Diners Club
Carte Blanche
American Express
Hertz
Avis
Sears Roebuck
Policias Privados
Pease Police
del Lago
Chapultepec
el Senorial
Delmonico’s
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St. Francis
Trinity Episcopal Church
Michael Lennon
Peter Nicholas
Charles Massie
Kevin Lennon
Alexander Stackpole
John Hill Sr
Gerald E. Burtt
Walter Edelman
Church of the Mediator
Bronx
N. Y
Soviet
Kesslen
Kennebunk, Maine
WRR Gen
Fea. Corp
Don Dubois
The
Mekong Paddies
Aven
Charlie Company
Nipa Palm
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