Old Orchard Winter Repairs Underway At Amusement Park
PEG HENDRICK reports Old Orchard Beach prepares for summer with six to seven months of upkeep. Palace Playland manager Ervin Jalbert oversees repair of rides including the Octopus Tilt-a-Whirl and Whip. Work continues as crews repaint, reupholster, and enclose indoor areas in anticipation of Easter openings and a promising season despite last year’s fog.
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Peg Hendrick
Old Orchard Beach
Palace
Ervin Jalbert
Barney Osher
Jalbert
Palace Playland
Old Orchard
Clifford Named Defense Chief Amid Vietnam Debate
Washington AP leading hawks back President Johnsons choice Clark M Clifford longtime White House adviser to head the Defense Department and replace McNamara. Doves cautious until hearings clarify his Vietnam stance as Clifford deflects label and aides say he may favor strong bombing policy. He has advised Johnson on defense strength weapons and international actions while serving on multiple advisory boards and missions.
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Washington
Johnson
Clark M. Clifford
White House
Clifford
Senate
Robert S. McNamara
Defense Department
McNamara
Defense
World Bank
Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
Foreign Relations Advisory Board
Franklin D
Population Debate Mirrors Government Growth Fears
The government worries about population growth while the populace fears government expansion. The tension reflects mutual concern over size, control, and policy impact, shaping public discourse and future planning.
Senate Hawks Cheer Johnson Defense Pick Clark Clifford
Senate supporters praise President Johnson’s choice Clark Clifford for secretary of defense amid support notes on his prior mission work. The White House clash between Mrs. Lyndon Johnson and Eartha Kitt over Thursday’s stormy meeting is noted. Heavy fighting punctuates South Vietnam front lines from the northern area to the Mekong Delta. U.S. religious leaders urge a halt to bombing of North Vietnam and de escalation to gauge Hanoi’s aims. U.S. Rep. William F. Ryan is mentioned in the dispatch.
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J. William Fulbright
D.ark
Johnson
Clifford
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Pentagon
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Aiken
Associated Press
Washington Senate
Clark Clifford
Lyndon Johnson
Eartha Kitt
White House
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Mekong
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
William F. Ryan
Jeanette Rankin
Capitol Hill
Women of America
Viet Cong Attack in Mekong Delta Kills Marines and Wounds Many
Allied forces press counter offensives as Viet Cong shells delta positions near Saigon. Marines report 37 killed, 62 wounded in four assaults. government says 20 Marines dead and 62 wounded overall, while a patrol was wiped out. U S forces replied with air and artillery strikes.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
Delta
Demilitarized Zone
Dinh Tuong
U.S
Who Owns Mill Street In Saco Controversy Grows
The Journal photo of snow on Mill Street sparks a dispute over ownership. Mayor Doyle says the Paquettes hold the deed to the property while the city claims only 30 feet from Main Street. records show no city deed, and Central Maine Power Co previously owned the street. Neighbor Vlahakos cites 1802 and 1892 directories asserting the street’s width and connection to Saco Grist Mill. Street Dept notes no legal responsibility to clear the old road.
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Mill Street
Saco
Donald C. Doyle
Central Maine Power Co
Paquettes
Doyle
George Vlahakos
High St
Vlahakos
Nuclear Test Shakes Nevada Seismic Wave Reaches West
An underground detonation 3,200 feet deep in Hot Creek Valley, Nevada, generated a 6.25 on the Richter scale and felt as far as Salt Lake City and Los Angeles. The AEC warned only minor local damage possible while noting reports of cracked windows and plaster, with effects detected 1,700 miles away.
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Hot Creek Valley
Nev
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Spring Hall College
Mobile
Ala
Eureka
Calif
Nevada
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Las Vegas
Moore’s
Ground Zero
Ely High School
Old Brown
U.S. 6
Surviving a Desert Island Ends After 40 Days
Bruce Johnson and Shari Quam returned from Wagada in the South Seas after 40 days living on a deserted island. They faced food scarcities, rats, bats, and ants, built a palm frond lean-to, and feared lionfish. They filmed about 2800 feet of footage, plan a book tentatively titled Adam and Eve Crusoe, and will not marry.
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Los Angeles
Bruce Johnson
Shari Quam
South Seas
Wagada
Johnson
Santa Monica
Calif
Ple
Suba
Bruce
Shari
McCarthy Links Negro Plight To Open Housing Marches
Sen Eugene McCarthy urges Milwaukee crowd to treat Negro Americans as full citizens amid ongoing Open Housing protests by the Milwaukee NAACP Youth Council. He contrasts domestic priorities with Vietnam policy, calling U S Negroes “a colonial nation living among us” and condemning entrenched job patterns as colonial echoes.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Eugene McCarthy
U.S
McCarthy
Prsident
Youth Council
United States
World reaction to Johnson speech splits by party
Republicans attacked the State of the Union while Democrats praised it. Congress praised the anticrime plan and urban renewal proposals, with focus on a 100 million Safe Streets Act. Vietnam policy, ceasefire talks, and calls for disarmament framed the broader debate. World diplomacy included a Geneva draft treaty and a new defense secretary selection.
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Associated Press
Johnson
George Romney
John Bailey
Deserters Antiwar Group Claims Headway in Germany
FRANKFURT AP U S Army officials belittle its role yet West Germany s most active anti Vietnam war group claims progress among 250 000 GI s stationed there The German Socialist Students Federation says recent desertions to Sweden and France reflect their campaign s success Leader Karl Dieter Wolff 24 says they do not urge desertion but describe options If asked they outline what others did and how to reach Paris Sweden less convenient They occupy noisy headquarters near Frankfurt s main station with Viet Cong flag and Che Guevara poster Army disputes impact of antiwar groups citing a negligible absentee rate but Wolff cites 100 to 150 monthly desertions while the Army lists 365 deserters as of Jan 1 including older cases Dispatches from Sweden note 17 deserters seeking asylum and a recent case in France remains unidentified.
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Frankfurt
Germany
West Germany
German Socialist Students’ Federation
Sweden
France
Karl Dieter Wolff
University of Michigan
Wolff
Paris
Che Guevara
Headquar
Ters
Army
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