21 Dec 1964
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1964
Page
1
Six men held three priests and two truck guards in Paterson New Jersey and looted a bank truck and the church safe totaling about half a million dollars. gunmen entered the rectory before the truck arrived, forced a priest to open the church safe, bound the guards and priests, then fled by car after alarm reached police.
South Viet Nam faces a shaken government as the Young Turks purge the High National Council, arrest key politicians, and seize power while Premier Tran Van Huong and Chief of State Phan Khac Suu remain nominal leaders. The move, led by Brig. Gen. Nguyen Chanh Thi, signals a volatile shift amid Buddhist protests and U.S. warning.
Egypt reports a U S oil company plane shot down south of Aqaba after refusing to land. The Fairchild C82 carried Hoyt Williams 44 of Texas and Kejel Grup 35 of Scandinavia. Authorities say two Egyptian MiG fighters intercepted it and ordered a landing before the crash over Lake Idriu. Officials note a flight plan filed in Amman and ongoing Egyptian review of air activity amid U S Egyptian tensions.
A government clerk receives a mixed paper destined for another department. Two days later the document returns with a note stating it was not for handling by this clerk and requests erasure and initialing. The note bears the header T. M. WRR Gen. Fea. Corp.
GOP Rep William Miller told reporters after a Goldwater session that Dean Burch should stay as national chairman if he holds even a bare majority of the 132-member committee. Miller said replacing him would signal a minority rule. Other leaders, including Nixon and Romney, have urged Burch’s resignation without solid backing.
Bryce Milne the defeated candidate for alderman in Saco Ward concedes not seeking a recount after a Saturday ballot inspection in the mayor's office. Present were City Clerk Vivian Hickey Deputy clerk Pauline Rumery attorneys Mahaney Ayotte mayor-elect Reay and others.
Biddeford voters turned out in light numbers in the Municipal Election with 650 ballots reported by City Clerk Paul A. Deshaies at 11 AM. Wards elect mayor and councilmen. polls close at 7 PM. both parties hoped for a late turnout increase.
Summary notes political destabilization in South Vietnam as the military purge prompts U.S. officials to express displeasure. Other items report an Egyptian claim U.S. oil plane shot down near Alexandria, a Mexican train wreck killing 41 and injuring 75, and President Johnson at the LBJ Ranch for holidays with a healthy prognosis for four years.
Dr John Willis Hurst, Johnsons cardiologist, said the President is in fine health to endure four demanding years. Another Mayo Clinic doctor, Dr James W Cain, said Johnson is in excellent health and healthier than in years. Both physicians based their positive assessments on recent separate examinations at the White House. They noted the only current issue is reducing Johnsons weight by about 10 pounds from 200.
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