Massive Washington County fire nears peat bog in Maine
The Weather Bureau warned no relief from sultry winds as a grass and forest blaze in Washington County swelled past 10,000 acres. The fire, sparked Wednesday in a peat bog, crossed Route 192 and Machias River while bulldozers cut fire lines and officials sought air and water support from Maine and neighboring states to contain the flames.
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Whitneyville
Weather Bureau
Portland
Washington County
Machias River
Route 192
Centerville
Maine
Bar Harbor
Austin Wilkins
Augusta
Quebec
Wilkins
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
Plane crash near Lakewood leaves nine dead
A Beechcraft C47H crash near a Lakewood housing development spewed bodies against houses and fences. Deputy Erwin Moller described mass confusion and a wall of fire as parts injured nearby, with power lines down and the area sealed to residents only.
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Lakewood
Calif
Erwin Moller
Lakewood Sheriff's Station
Los Angeles
Moller
James C. Thomas III
Pasadena
Sue Janzen
Mrs. Janzen
Viet Cong Step Up Mortar Attacks In Mekong Delta
Vietnamese government outposts in the Mekong Delta faced a steady mortar barrage from Viet Cong forces early today. Casualties were described as light in some attacks, with reports of no casualties in others. A Viet Cong medical facility was uncovered southwest of Saigon with 14 wards, medicine, and arms seized. Air strikes in North Vietnam killed numerous guerrillas, and U.S. pilots reported heavy damage to several targets. The crash of a U S Air Force bomber near Nha Trang left 14 Vietnamese dead and 67 injured.
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South Viet Nam
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U.S
Jale
Aigon
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Pleiku
Air Force
Viet Nam
Independence
Hanoi
Nha ‘Trang
Canberra
South China Sea
Lawrence Horacek
Ludington
Mich
Robert Johnson
Osawatomie
Kan
Johnson
United States
Ghana envoy delivers Nkrumah letter as peace talks stall
Washington reports no direct message from North Vietnam to President Johnson via Ghana’s Foreign Minister Alex Quaison-Lackey. The Ghana president’s letter offered no clear path to peace, while Hanoi warned against a presidential visit. Johnson stressed ceasefire as path to peace and promised forthcoming correspondence details. Kwesi Armah carried Ho Chi Minh’s reply to Accra, with Nkrumah showing willingness to visit Hanoi.
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Alex Quaison
Lackey
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Quaison-Lackey
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U.N. General Assembly
United States
Hanoi
U.S
Bill D. Moyers
Quaison- Lackey
Moyers
Commonwealth
London Conference of Commonwealth Nations
Viet Nam
Kwesi Armah
Accra
Belgrade
Alex Quaison-Lackey
Dean Rusk
Arthur J. Goldberg
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New York
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Jordan
Netherlands
Uruguay
Bolivia
Ivory Coast
Constantine
Greece
George Papandre
Denmark doctors urge licensing to curb tattoo firms
Two Danish plastic surgeons urged new laws to regulate tattoo artists arguing body art can hurt social prospects. The report cites 5 percent of Danish men with tattoos including 800 of 17,000 examined for military and 70 to 80 percent of 2,000 inmates. they advocate licensing and banning under 18 tattoos and closing shops early to reduce intoxicated clients.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Michael Pers
Torben von Herbst
Frederik IX
Pers
von Herbst
Broke E
North Vietnam nerves map Cold War tensions in Indochina
AP analysis suggests Hanoi fears Red China may increase influence in Vietnam and seeks to portray the Viet Cong as capable of fighting alone. It notes messages urging rural resistance and turning guns on Americans, while Moscow and Peking clash over peace aims and influence.
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Viet Nam
Viet Cong
Hanoi
Saigon
Red China
Moscow
Pekling
Spencer Nominated To Superior Court
Lincoln Spencer of Kennebunkport was named to the Maine Superior Court. The 56 year old Republican practices law in Biddeford and is a World War II navy veteran.
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Lewiston
Lincoln Spencer
Kennebunkport
Lessard
Dufresne
Spencer
Abraham M. Rudman
Bangor
Supreme Court
Augusta
Maine Superior Court
Biddeford
Executive Council
University of Maine
Peabody Law School
Portland
Saco Youth Corps cited for city improvements this summer
Mayor Paul Reny praised the Neighborhood Youth Corps in Saco for cleaning streets beaches and drains, installing benches and tables, painting buildings, and aiding various city departments. The program, extended into fall, cleaned Brook waterways and aided traffic control while planning more drainage and landscaping projects.
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Paul Reny
Bay View
Lincoln and
Spring Streets
Cor
Woodbury
Sawyer Street
Therrien Avenue
Park Street
Franklin Street
Bear Brook
Main Street
Main
Lincoln
Pleasant
Fairfield
Young School
Negro Voting Rights Bill Signed by Johnson in Capitol
The Associated Press reports President Lyndon B Johnson signed the Negro voting rights bill in the Capitol, promising to strike down poll taxes and literacy tests. He urged Black citizens to register and vote, while government lawyers prepare immediate court actions challenging Mississippi Texas Alabama and Virginia poll taxes. The event coincides with diplomacy and turmoil abroad and leadership changes in Greece.
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Abraham Lincoln
Capitol
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Martin Luther King Jr
Johnson
Confederacy
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Texas
Alabama
Virginia
Federal Register
Justice Department
Justice Department to Enforce Voting Rights Act Nationwide
The Justice Department moves to enforce the new voting rights law, filing poll tax challenges in Mississippi and Texas and deploying federal registrars in southern counties. Attorney General Katzenbach and President Johnson urge registration and voting, while civil rights leader Dr. King cites expected large increases in registered Black voters.
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Department of Justice
Department
Jackson
Miss
Atty
Nicholas Deb. Katzenbach
South
Martin Luther King Jr
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