Pollution suit filed against Saco Tanning over river spill
A U S District Court complaint accuses Saco Tanning Corp of violating the Refuse Act by discharging oil into the Saco River from Factory Island Aug 14–16, releasing 20–30 barrels. Coast Guard says oil may take 1–3 years to dissipate. pretrial set for September. Also reports concern Goosefare Brook pollution with Class C coliform readings. bathing advisories may be posted.
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Lloyd LaFountain
United States
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Coast Guard
Eisenhower’s Survival Chances Called Guarded by Doctors
Army doctors at Walter Reed General Hospital reported President Eisenhower’s prospects for survival as guarded, with his condition still critical though showing a favorable trend in heart rhythm. They noted no sustained ventricular irregularities in the last 24 hours and reaffirmed they had rejected a heart transplant.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Walter Reed General Hospital
Eisenhower
Gen. Eisenhower
Associated Press
Johnson rejects de escalation shift in Vietnam policy
President Johnson rules out changes to Vietnam strategy for his term and says any next move rests with North Vietnam. Democrats open platform hearings to top figures from both sides of the controversy as a nationally televised debate between Vice President and other leaders unfolds.
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Associated Press
Johnson
Army Speaks Youre Going To Have A Good Time At Coleco Beach
In Vietnam at fire base Panther II five miles west of Hue, Char lie Company 505th Airborne Infantry and the 101st Air Cavalry shared a rare beach day. The platoon and leaders supervised a swim break, a game of touch football and a beer packed barbecue. War memories linger as Private First Class Michael Powell mocks a rifleman fall and skeptical Sergeant Jones orders no trash left behind.
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Associated Press
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Vietnam
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2Nd Airborne Division
101St Air Cavalry Division
Panther II
Hue
South China Sea
William F. Jones
Newark
N.J
Coleco Beach
Chow
101St
Pfc
Michael Powell
Flint
Jones
John MacNeil
Boston
Vic Weisman
Wheeling
W. Va
Chuckle: old timer jokes about maintenance over living
A humor line echoes an elderly speaker quipping that at his age life is less about living and more about maintenance. The era voice mirrors a light civic mindset with a dry pun on aging and upkeep.
Johnson rejects total bombing halt address at VFW
President Johnson told Detroit and Washington audiences that the United States will not move further toward de escalation until Hanoi shows a serious desire to end the war. He criticized North Vietnam for rejecting past American efforts and warned critics in his party that no new steps will be taken without reliable signs from Hanoi.
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Hanoi
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United States
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George eGovern
Texas
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U.S
Ace
White House
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McCarthy
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Nixon
O'Brien
McCandless
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South Dakota
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McGovern
O’brien
Richard J. Daley
America
Humphrey Nomination Clinched Says Democratic Leaders
Democratic professionals in Chicago back Lawrence O'Brien’s count that Humphrey holds about 1400 pledged convention votes, more than the 1312 needed. They expect a first ballot win, while McCarthy backers challenge the numbers. JC Johnson speech and Daley reception noted as Vietnam policy loomed.
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Lawrence F. O’brien
Robert F. Kennedy
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Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Richard M. Nixon
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Jasculea
O'Brien
Washington
Robert McCandless
Humphey
California
New York
Texas
Illinois
Race To Moon US Determined To Beat Russia
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP NASA moves to outpace the Soviets by removing a problem plagued lunar module section from the Apollo spacecraft. The Saturn 5 will launch in December with a three man command ship guided by Air Force Col. Frank Borman, skipping a prior earth orbit test.
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Fla
Space Agency
Apollo
Tics and Space Administration
Air Force
Frank Borman
Soviets Weigh Cosmic Stations Over Big Rockets
Soviet space scientist Raushenbakh told a U N conference that Moscow may skip a new super rocket and focus on launching small unmanned rockets to build large cosmic stations in orbit. Such stations could serve as staging points for Moon missions, with cost and risk lower than Saturn V boosters. News notes Saturn V power and planet Mars missions while detailing two heavy stages in Soviet plans.
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AP Aerospace
Vienna
Raushenbakh
U.N
Outer Space
Soviet Union
United States
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