Nixon toasts lunar explorers at landmark state dinner
President Nixon saluted Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins as three brave men who brought humanity to new heights after their moon mission. He awarded the Medal of Freedom as crowds cheered in New York Chicago and Los Angeles while protesters gathered outside.
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Los Angeles
Nixon
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Michael Collins
Armstrong
New York
Chicago
Strong
N Las
America
Washington
Cabinet
Supreme Court
Diplomatic Corps
Aerospace
Century Plaza Hotel
New York City
Eas
Vietnam
Giecun
Spiro T. Agnew
Soviet Attack Triggers Chinese Border Retreat Reports
Soviet forces reportedly attacked along the Sinkiang border causing Chinese units to pull back to avoid escalation. Moscow and Peking issued terse notices with casualties undisclosed, while U S officials say they aim to improve ties with both sides. Escapes from China claim troop movements toward the frontier and large-scale conscription, though details remain unclear.
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Tokyo
China
Central
Moscow
Peking
U.S. State Department
United States
William P. Rogers
U.S
Soviet Union
Foreign Ministry
Sinkiang
Shalanashkol
Semipalatinsk
Kazakhstan
Tass
Hong Kong
Saco youths charged with illegal possession of drugs
Two 17-year-old Saco boys were arrested by Biddeford police for illegal possession of marijuana. Richard C. Boucher and Charles Hanson were taken into custody after a car they occupied became stuck on West Street. About a half pound of marijuana and a pipe were found in the car, registered to a third party. Bail set at $1,000 each. Police withheld further details pending a Saco District Court hearing on Aug. 21. Investigating officers included Sgt. Norman Arbour and Officers Ben Martin and Clarence Belanger.
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Saco
Biddeford
Mariana
Richard C. Boucher
Grant St
Charles Hanson
Lillian Ave
West Street
Edgar Sevigny
Saco District Court
Norman Arbour
Ben Martin
Clarence Belanger
Vandals Damage City Road Machine in Biddeford
City street officials report about $1,000 in damage to a Colemans screen plant owned by the City of Biddeford stored at the Cole Road city pit. Police found slashed tires cut wires and a destroyed conveyor belt with several fan belts damaged.
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Biddeford
Richard Potvin
Coleman
City Pit
Cole Road
Joseph Beal
Potvin
Ben Franklin Ends Gulf Stream Voyage
Six men completed a 31 day undersea exploration in the submersible Ben Franklin surfacing at 7 58 a m EDT near Portland Maine about 300 miles south southeast of Halifax Nova Scotia They were joined by a Coast Guard Cutter Cook Inlet on arrival.
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Washington
Gulf Stream
Ben Franklin
Portland
Maine
Halifax
N.S
Coast Guard
Cook Inlet
Chester May
Elimination of Oil Import Quotas Sought by Antitrust Chief
Washington AP report notes Assistant Attorney General Richard W. McLaren urged removing foreign crude oil import quotas. He said quotas hinder competition and consumer welfare, favor tariffs if needed, and favor full market entry by foreign products to ensure efficiency and preserve reserves.
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Washington
Asst. Atty
Richard W. McLaren
Justice Department
Senate
McLaren
U.S
Credit Card Calls Linked to Kennedy After Edgartown Crash
Manchester Union Leader reports nine hours after Senator Edward Kennedy's fatal car crash July 18, 17 calls were charged to his credit card. The piece details calls from Chappaquiddick and Edgartown, including destinations to Sidney Lawrence and Theodore Sorensen, plus attempts to contact Burke Marshall and a Washington lawyer.
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Manchester
N.H
Manchester Union
Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Massachusetts Democrat
Boston
New England Telephone & Telegraph Co
Wilkes-Barre
Dist
Edmund Linis
New Bedford
Mass
Mary Jo Kopechne
Massachusetts
Andrew Antolik
Common Pleas Court
Wilkes- Barre
Dinis
Antolik
Pennsylvania
Washington
Jack Anderson
Chappaquiddick Island
Edgartown
Chappaquiddick
Miss Kopechne
Anderson
Sidney Lawrence
Soci
Kennedy Com
Hyannis Port
Theodore C. Sorensen
New York
Sorenson
White House
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy Compound
Burke Marshall
U.S
Shiretown Inn
Irish forces aid border with mobile hospitals in Londonderry
The Irish Republic sent convoys to the Northern Ireland border to support field hospitals for Catholics wounded in Londonderry and Belfast fighting. Southern troops set up headquarters at Letterkenny and near the Bogside District, while Dublin proposed a UN peace force and called up reserves.
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Associated Press
Irish Republic
Northern Ireland
North
Letterkenny
Dublin
U.N
Border
Bogside
Londonderry
Ireland
Congo
Cyprus
Col
T.M. Elliott
Southern Irish Medical Corps
Belfast
John Cardinal Conway
Charges Against Jones Delayed in Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach town officials delay filing charges against Town Manager Leon F. Jones. Council chairman Adelbert Jakeman Jr. says charges will be delivered to the town clerk Friday morning after attorney drafting and clerical work. The closed-session vote on the preliminary measure followed a Monday mass meeting of hotel and motel owners urging his replacement.
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Old Orchard Beach
Leon F. Jones
Adelbert Jakeman Jr
Jake
Jones
New Heavy Funk Sound From Gross National Product Debuts
THIS WEEK ONLY DIRECT FROM BOSTON The sensational six piece Gross National Product presents heavy funk at the Saxony Hotel located 95 West Grand Ave Old Orchard Beach. Lowest prices in town and never a cover charge.
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Boston
Columbia
Saxony Hotel
West Grand Ave
Old Orchard Beach
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