Northeaster Halts Traffic and Dumps Snow from Maine to Boston
A slow moving Northeaster stalls south of Nantucket, dumping heavy snow across Maine and New England. Biddeford Saco and Old Orchard Beach report open roads with drifted side streets, while schools and many businesses close. Portland logs 14 inches with forecasts of rising totals. Boston sees up to 21 inches in suburbs as commuters face hazardous conditions.
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Biddeford
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Kennebunk
Timothy J. Crowley
Crowley
New England Tel
Tel. Co
Repair Department
Central Maine Power Co
U.S. Coast Guard
Fletcher's Neck
Biddeford Pool
Portland
Maine
Rumford
Weather Bureau
Aroostook
Eastport
Nantucket Island
Augusta
Brunswick
Old Town
Bangor
Millinocket
Greenville
New
Viet Cong Offensives Continue Across South Vietnam
AP reports rising American casualties as the Viet Cong offensive persists for a third day. About 200 U.S. troops killed or wounded. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese losses exceed 2,500 killed. Civilian toll climbs with 90 dead and nearly 400 injured. firefights near the DMZ and at multiple bases, including near the Cambodian border, as U.S. and South Vietnamese forces respond with air, artillery, and ground operations.
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Saigon
U.S
U.S. Armes
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
4Th Marine Regiment
4Th Marine
Pleiku
Central Highlands
da Nang
Quang Ngai
Nixon
Washington
North Vietnam
State Department
United States
Paris
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Eisenhower Convalescing After Abdominal Surgery
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower is convalescing smoothly at Walter Reed General Hospital after abdominal surgery that doctors say likely saved him from certain death. He remains under careful watch for two weeks as doctors assess potential heart strain and complications before a full recovery.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenner
Walter Reed General Hospital
Tomes
Army
Maine Legislature Pushes Wiretapping Legalization Bill
The Maine Legislature is asked to legalize police wiretapping under strict controls. Atty general approval would be required for interception and recording with court warrants, up to 30 days plus a 30 day extension, limited to cases like murder kidnapping and narcotics dealing.
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Augusta
Maine
Mary W. Payson
R-Falmouth
Caimel
Reenan
Mariner 6 On Course To Mars
Pasadena scientists guide Mariner 6 toward Mars on a five month 226.3 million mile voyage. The spacecraft carries two television cameras and infrared gear to study water vapor dust storms and vegetation while aiming to image about 20 percent of the planet.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mariner 6
Mars
Mariner
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Canopus
Jet Pision Laboratory
Robert Leighton
California Institute of Technology
Earth
Mariner 7
Steam car comeback eyed by California Highway Patrol
Sacramento AP reports the steam engine may be revived within 12 months as a potential weapon against auto smog. The legislature's smog law directed the California Highway Patrol to experiment with steam powered autos, marking a bold, period mood in environmental policy.
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Sacramento
Calif
California Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Nixon backs Britain's bid to join European Market
President Nixon reaffirmed U S backing for Britain's entry into the enlarged European Common Market and to NATO. Spokesmen said the talks with Prime Minister Wilson covered East West relations and the future of the alliance amid De Gaulle's criticisms while avoiding a direct dispute over the British French row.
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London
Nixon
Britain
United States
Ronald L. Ziegler
Harold Wilson
Ziegler
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Trevor Lloyd Hughes
Wilson
NATO
Pepeeres
U.S
Charles de Gaulle
Allied Europe
No. 10
Downing St
Peking
Paris
Queen Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
Buckingham Palace
Edward Heath
Harold MacMillan
Jeremy Thorpe
Soviet Union
Brussels
de Gaulle
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Petro Boucouvalas
Eisenhower
Fisenhowser
Westinghouse
Westinghouse Sure Service
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Trull Nursing Home
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