Men Of Cape Porpoise Proved Their Mettle
Cape Porpoise villagers in 1782 defended their harbor against a British warship. Captain James Burnham gathered 20 local militiamen to seize Goat Island and Trott’s Island, repelling the ship’s assault as they dug fortifications and fired from shore. Burnham fell mortally wounded, but the plan thwarted the invasion and became a famed Revolutionary effort.
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Cape Porpoise
Portsmouth
York
Maine
England
James Burnham
Islands
Cone
Newbury
Mass
Samuel Wildes
Sam
Goat Island
Burnham
Goat
Trott's Island
Trott
Folly Islands
James
Draft Deferments End Threatening Graduate Research
U S educators at major universities warn abolition of graduate student draft defer ments risks cutting future teachers and crippling enrollments. Johnson policy limits deferments to medical and dental students and those near completion, prompting calls for random selection or universal draft. Administrators warn of financial strains and long term shortages of trained personnel across fields.
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New York
National Security Council
Selective Service
Logan Wilson
Wilson
Maurice Mitchell
University of Denver
U.S
Mitchell
Harvard
Nathanie
Robert H. Baker
Northwestern University
Colin S. Pittendrigh
Princeton University Graduate School
Defense Department
Georgetown
Thomas R. Fitzgerald
Washington, D.C
Sai Northwestern
Yale
Kingman Brewster
James M. Moody
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth
Pusey
Johnson
Residents Flee Boston Blaze
AP reports more than 180 people were evacuated from a seven story Back Bay building at 271 Newbury Street after a fire that officials labeled incendiary. A smaller fire at 279 Newbury Street prompted 15 evacuations. total damage at 271 estimated $15,000.
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Boston
Back Bay
Newbury Street
Newbury
Joseph Dolan
Howard K. Sylvester
Hotel Roosevelt
South End
Edward Fitzgerald
Burtons Rent Yacht As Floating Kennel
London AP Burton and Elizabeth Taylor avoid Britain's animal quarantine by renting the 120-foot Bolivian yacht Beatriz for two months to house their four dogs. A police dog watch monitors the pets while the couple films near London. the couple last night visited the aboard dogs Cuthbert Georgia Oh Fi and E'en So.
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London
Richard Burton
Elizabeth Taylor
Britain
Beatriz
Ndon Pier
Vesey
Calais
Burton
Cuthbert
Georgia
Oh Fi
Mal
Burtons
Bolivia
Patino
Port of London Authority
Elstree Studios
Miss Taylor
Warplanes Pound Communist Troops Near Khe Sanh Front
U S planes launched a massive bombardment near Khe Sanh as fighting spread across the northern frontier. Ground clashes reported, three enemy tanks seen, while Hue and Citadel fighting continues with Marines and South Vietnamese forces trying to push the Communist forces from key positions.
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Saigon
U.S
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
Hue
Sai
Gon
Lang Vei
Con Thien
Gio Linh
Demilitarized Zone
World battle fronts and key flashpoints in Vietnam
The Associated Press reports Vietnam week battles centered on Hue Citadel and the Khe Sanh outpost. U S Marine forces pressed toward Communist defenses as 10,500 fresh troops prepared to reinforce. Peace talks stalled amid political maneuvering by Johnson Rusk Thant and Park allies.
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Associated Press
Hue
Khe Sanh
Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
U.S. Marine Command
Defense Department
United States
Nguyen van Thieu
Pentagon
Freed Airmen Reach Udorn After Hanoi Release
The first U.S. airmen freed by North Vietnam spoke with wives by telephone at Clark Air Base before flying to Udorn Thailand and on to the United States. Maj. Morris Overly Capt. Jon Black and Lt. David Matheny described their capture, treatment in Hanoi and relief at regaining freedom while the two mediators Father Berrigan and Prof. Zinn pressed for broader releases and a return to peace talks.
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Rusk
North Vietnam
United States
U.S
Clark Air Force Base
Manila
Air Force
Navy
Hanoi
Vientiane
Laos
Internatonal Control Commission
Philippines
Maj
Morris Overly
Detroit
Jon David Black
Johnson City
Tenn
J.g
David Matheny
South Bend
Ind
ICC
U.S. Air Force
Udorn
Thailand
Clark
Overly
America
Ruth
Associated Press
Oscoda
Mich
Morris
Black
Carol
Laredo
Tex
Jon
Matheny
Bakersfield
Calif
Daniel Berrigan
Cornell University
Howard Zinn
Boston University
National Mobilization Committee
David Dellinger
Pham van Dong
Berrigan
Pham
Zinn
Johnson
San Antonio
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Washington
Bac
Dieter Dengler
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Biddeford
Vork Packaging Corp
Route 1
Elm Street
Lynn
Federal
Edward F. Gaulin
By Peg Hendrick
American Council On Education
Association of Colleges and Universities
Phillippe’s
Carolia Room
Phillippe
Elm St. Biddeford
WRR
Fea. Corp
Biddeford-Saco Journal
Dean Rusk
United Nations
U Thant
Thant
Korea
Cyrus R. Vance
Chung Hee Park
Park
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