Cohen Attacks Town Hall in Kennebunk Meeting
About 75 people attended Herman Cohen’s second town hall meeting in Kennebunk to hear his arguments against the town establishment and a “curious spider’s web” he says reaches into the town hall. He criticized bids for the lower village fire hall and questioned who would buy it, citing Joseph Riley of the Citizens' Committee for $5100. He argued road spending benefits developers and noted SAD savings are tied to state aid. (Continued on Page Two)
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Kennebunk
Herman Cohen
Chamber of Commerce
Citizens’ Committee
Hugh Googins
Richard Brown
Edward Winston
Cohen
Lower Village
Joseph Riley
The
Citi
Cole
Kimball Lane
One Woman Describes Another As Blonde With Hesitation
A humorous remark portrays one woman describing another as a decided blonde with the slightest hesitation around the roots. The quip reflects social vanity and playful self awareness in a light magazine tone from the era.
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Fea. Corp
US To Release 14 North Vietnamese Seamen
At the Paris peace talks in session sixteen the United States announced the release of 14 North Vietnamese seamen held since 1966 after attempting to attack U.S. ships. Harriman said the gesture is goodwill and separate from the broader bombing cessation discussions with Hanoi.
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Paris
United States
North Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Harriman
Vietnam
Lou
Reagan Won’t Accept The Second Spot
Gov. Ronald Reagan said he will refuse the Republican vice presidential nomination if offered by the GOP National Convention. He declared he is not a candidate and cannot be drafted, noting he would be the third party to reject the office in U S history.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Nixon
Rockefeller
Associated Press
Gov. Reu
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Sen
Cyrus Right
Frank Lowden
California
Eisenhower Doctors Satisfied With His Progress
Washington AP report says Army doctors at Walter Reed are satisfied with former President Dwight D. Eisenhower's current progress after a heart attack at 6:15 am Tuesday. He spent a comfortable night, vital signs stable, though heart damage assessment could take days. Mamie Eisenhower and family members visited. John Eisenhower and a granddaughter flew in from Miami Beach for the Republican National Convention.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Mamie
John
Miami Beach
Thomas F. Dewey
Eisenhower
American Nazis Split as NSWP Leader Builds Base
Washington AP reports a fractured American Nazi movement now the National Socialist White Peoples Party has bought a two story Arlington building where Matthias Koehl Jr. leads a small armed faction. Koehl prophesies race war and economic collapse while Rockwell’s assassin remains jailed. tensions show underlying power struggles within the neo Nazi ranks.
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Washington
George Lincoln Rockwell
American Nazi Party
Faysei
Deep Po A
Ceparently
Principian Organization
National Socialist White Peoples Party
NSWPP
Arlington
Matthias Koehl Jr
Adolph Hitler
Third Reich
Koehl
America
Rockwell
John Patter
Herrick Announces His Ring Retirement
New England middleweight champion Gene Herrick of Saco retires from boxing after 24 years in the ring. He notes limited earnings and no manager, says he sought Portland Press Herald publication but was delayed awaiting promoter Sam Silverman’s word.
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Bill Casavant
Old Orchard Beach
New England
Gene Herrick
Saco
Herrick
Portland Press Herald
Press Herald
Sam Silverman
Portland Exposition Building
Foreign Legion Honors Shanghai Bowl at Korean Base
At Camp Casey Korea the U S 31st Infantry known as the Foreign Legion gathers around the Shanghai Bowl a glass-sashed memento from pre war days in Shanghai It recalls the 1932 clash between Japan and China and the protection of American lives and property in the port city amid overseas deployments since 1916.
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Bob Pool
Associated Press
Camp Casey
Korea
U.S. 31St Infantry
Foreign Legion
U.S. Army
Philippines
Asia
Shanghai
China
U.S
31St Infantry
Phil
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Charles Cole
Middle Road
Ben Reagan
New York City
John V. Lindsay
Leonard W. Hall
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
ACO Ponce
Joseph Vitale
John Claude Binette
Hartford
Biddeford
Saco Valley
Dirigo’s
Sea Gate
Binette
Saco Police
Maine Linoleum CO
Alfred Street
Biddefo
Don Dubois
Maine
A&p
Biddeford & Saco
Leo Forest
Aline Cartier
Clifton Maloy Lyn Roy
Walter Reed Hospital
Milwaukee, Wis
Navy
Kinney Ave
West Grand Ave
Ocean
Clement P. Wight
Agency
C. Russell Durant, Realtor
Dial
Main St
Youland
Youland’s Dept. Store
Florsheim
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