10 Aug 1968
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1968
Page
1
About 3,000 students battled authorities in Montevideo after a police raid on the University of Uruguay aimed at finding clues in the kidnapping of a close adviser to President Jorge Pacheco Areco. Reports spoke of casualties, though officials denied deaths.
Green Acres Pony Raceway operates Sundays at 2 p.m. in Biddeford, drawing 150 to 200 spectators and 22 ponies from Maine and New Hampshire. Organizer Mrs. Edward Dawley keeps race times and entries, with ponies grouped by class from Green to Free-For-All and a 50 inch height limit. Local families, owners like Yimsese and Hoyt, and several ponies including Tiny Tim and Windsor Misty race in a growing, welcoming venue.
The piece surveys Biddeford Pool and nearby lobster pounds as lobstermen blame high prices on strong demand and late shedding. Crowley notes Cape Porpoise boats undercut local catches, while others report limited supply, costly gear, and a 4th of July demand peak.
Biddeford postmaster Wil lie Laverriere says the Canadian postal strike has eased allowing letters letter packages and postal cards by air or surface mail and parcel post by surface to Canada. Embargo on prints newspapers magazines and samples to Canada will be announced later.
News At A Glance reports Sen George McGovern of South Dakota deciding to run for the Democratic presidential nomination as Nixon begins his campaign and Lindsay eyes a GOP bid. International and domestic turmoil include clashes in Saigon and Uruguay, protests in Little Rock, and a spate of accidents nationwide.
An airliner carrying about 40 people was reported down at Kanawha Airport in Charleston West Virginia about 9:05 AM. Police said ambulances were dispatched to the scene and there was no word on fatalities.
Senator George S. McGovern plans an active bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. He may announce at a nationally televised news conference today, aiming to rally delegates left unsettled by Robert F. Kennedy's death. McGovern already holds 26 pledged delegates from South Dakota and intends to run for re election to the Senate while seeking uncommitted support for the race.
Istanbul AP Patriarch Athenagoras, head of world Orthodox Churches, says he approves of Pope Paul VI encyclical against artificial birth control. He notes the encyclical aligns with the Bible and that a world Orthodox synod will discuss it. Athenagoras has sought reunion with Rome and met Paul Paul thrice.
Armand Levesque of Saco has been named traffic manager by Hunnewell Trucking Inc. Portland. He previously served as rate clerk and assistant traffic manager and spent 13 years in Maremont's Saco-Lowell Division. A World War II veteran active in AMVETS, he studies transportation at the University of Tennessee and lives with his wife Dolores and five children at 643 Main St in Saco.
An Associated Press synthesis shows Nixon picked Maryland governor Spiro Agnew not for strong fit but to avoid a negative impact. The process spanned a long, tense 12 hour staff meeting in Miami Beach with concerns about appeasing Southern delegates and balancing national appeal.
The spotlight moves from Miami Beach to Texas and Washington as a third Democratic candidate enters the race. McGovern, 45, seeks the nomination while pursuing reelection in South Dakota. McCarthy gains floor-fight support from Yarborough. Humphrey campaigns in Texas advocating a new foreign policy era. Nixon remains poised for a possible convention clash as Wallace campaigns in North Carolina. The Democratic National Committee notes 175 Black delegates will attend the convention.
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