Washington Reads Hanoi as Vietnam War Fears Loom
Washington in a tense, muted mood as 1966 nears with no clear word from Hanoi. President Johnson delays bombing pauses and budget plans while world leaders including Hariman, Russia, the Pope, and Goldberg engage in diplomacy.
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Poland
Russia
Hanoi
Pope
Johnson
Arthur J. Goldberg
Brake Failure Triggers Fatal Presque Isle Highway Crash
Nathan R. Michaud 31 of Washburn failed to stop on Ramsdell Hill as brakes failed. His tractor trailer struck a station wagon sending it into a utility pole. a towed car overturned. another vehicle was catapulted over an embankment and into the river bank.
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Withholding Tax Changes Considered to Slow Inflation
Washington reports a proposed overhaul of withholding taxes that could raise deductions for higher earners while lowering them for some in lower brackets. The goal is to bring withholding closer to actual tax and may be used as an anti inflation tool with Congress.
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North Viet Nam
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Country Club Parties New Year Eve Celebration
Biddeford Saco Country Club on Old Orchard Road Saco hosts a New Year Eve party starting at 10 p m with Robert Audet as chairman and Paul Des chambeault and Harvey La montagne in charge of refreshments and decor A buffet is served from 10 a m New Year Day for members and guests only
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Jury roster named for York County Superior Court January term
Clerk J. Albert Merryman reports 38 prospective traverse jurors summoned for the January term of York County Superior Court. Jurors report to begin work on criminal trials January 10, with names including Hobbs Acton and Biddeford natives among others from Arundel Berwick Kennebunk Kittery Saco Sanford Wells and York.
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Clayton W. Cartmill
Gerard N. Houde
Dorothy Peck
Allen Sukalas
Clarence Tarr
Biddeford
Lawrence Jose
Buxton
Robert N. Smith
Dayton
Ernest S. Woodward
Joan Colpitts
Conrad Fecteau
Robert C. Murray Sr
Saco
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Francis F. Chabot
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Hannah F. Johnson
Abe J. Serotick
Fof Sanford
Ralph C. Morse
Waterboro
Waldo Chick
George Spiller
Wells
Edwin Kimball
Paul Edridge
York
Italy teeters on brink of political crisis
Premier Aldo Moro weighed a cabinet rift as Amintore Fanfani resigned after broadcast criticism of Dean Rusk and a Hanoi peace offer report. Moro accepted the resignation while Fanfani lingered in Parliament and hinted at a background role or possible challenge to Moro.
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Ho Chi Minh
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New York
U.N. General Assembly
Travel ease for professionals to certain Communist nations
The State Department eases controls on travel by doctors and scientists to Red China North Viet Nam North Korea Cuba and Albania. Travel borrows require destination permission. Israel fears U S arms sales to Arab states after Harman meeting with Rusk. Seaborg predicts 2 million Americans powered by nuclear plants by 1966 and 60 million by 1980. The text ends with reference to Lee Harvey Oswald's mother.
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Western storm toll hits West with floods and snow
Snow and rain swept the western third of the nation with heavy downpours in Southern California and mountain snow exceeding a foot. Floodwaters clogged Ventura County to Los Angeles streets while mudslides affected hillside neighborhoods and two traffic deaths were blamed on slick roads. Warm fronts kept temperatures well above normal from the Rockies to the Appalachians as heavy precipitation continued into Friday night.
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Divorce suit filed by actor Broderick Craw ford’s wife
Beverly Hills resident Joan Tabor Crawford, 35, sues actor Broderick Crawford for divorce claiming he sometimes becomes violent and inflicted grievous bodily injury during their three year marriage begun in Las Vegas. The filing names substantial alleged cruelty and injuries.
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Joan Tabor Crawford
Beverly Hills
Las Vegas
Towne to Speak at Maine Agricultural Trades Show
Former Vermont Agriculture Commissioner Elmer Towne is scheduled to speak on opening day in Lewiston January 18 20. The program also features a soil fumigation discussion by Dr A F Sherf of Cornell University.
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Kennedy killer's widow seeks Navy discharge change
Wald, the man who killed President John F Kennedy, has asked the Navy to change his son’s Marine discharge from undesirable to honorable. Social Security benefits paid in 1965 reached a record $18.3 billion, up $2.1 billion from 1964. The Post Office Department reports Christmas mail volume rose 8 percent over last year.
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Biddeford Schools End Calendar Year In Black
Superintendent Bruce L. Smith reported a year end balance of 256 dollars after a detailed 1965 financial summary. The board reviewed subsidies, grants, and transfers, with 371 high school transfer students and significant parochial pupil transfers shaping the year’s demographics.
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Herve Poissant
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Raymond Kenneally
Christo Anton
Old Orchard Beach Sues Steuben For Welfare Reimbursement
Old Orchard Beach files a civil suit in York County Superior Court seeking 1858.10 dollars for welfare payments made to a six member Steuben family. Beach claims the family resided in Steuben during two 1964 periods and Steuben refused to reimburse.
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One Siamese Twin Dies in Los Angeles
Lisa Marie Mantonya the smaller Siamese twin born Christmas Day in Los Angeles died of peritonitis at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. She weighed 4 pounds 152 ounces and had been separated from her twin Sheila, with both girls showing improvement until Lisa deteriorated on Wednesday afternoon.
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Aged Couple Marking 80th Anniversary
Ole Sholberg 103 and Otila 101 of Fergus Falls Minnesota mark their 80th wedding anniversary next Wednesday. They recall a long life of hard work building homes, farming, and a shared faith. Family and a Bethlehem Lutheran church service will honor them with letters of congratulations including one from President Johnson.
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Eight workers dead as Indian atomic project riot erupts
At Tarapur near Bombay police opened fire on rioting strikers at India's first atomic power project under construction. About 50 policemen and 18 strikers wounded, 36 strikers arrested after a Dec 9 strike involving 4,000 workers seeking union representation.
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India
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Tourist submarine ferries visitors on Lake Geneva
The Lake Geneva excursion submarine operated during the Swiss Exposition. A mesoscoph designed by Jacques Piccard carried up to 40 passengers per dive to depths around 300 feet, totaling 25,000 riders across 850 dives.
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TwinBirth Complications Reported At Hollywood Hospital
The twins were born and separated in a three hour operation after their birth. Robyn Manton ya is still at Holy Cross Hospital in San Fernando. Sheila was reported to be making good progress at Cedars of Lebanon in Hollywood.
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