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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 22, 1968

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Children to Present Plays By PEG HENDRICK at YWCA Classes

The Biddeford Saco YWCA offers spring drama and dance for boys and girls 6 to 14. Three plays will be produced by age groups, with registration at B I Union Hall Beach Street Saco next Saturday morning.

Biddeford - Saco Ywca York County B & I Union Hall Beach Street Saco Salem State Teachers College YWCA Waterboro Ywca of Biddeford Joel Stacy

Calm visit to Sasebo Navy base stirs protests

At Sasebo Japan 3000 protesters from the Democratic Socialist Party marched against the nuclear powered carrier Enterprise arriving from Hawaii en route to Vietnam base calm prevailed after four clashes injuring 465 people including 260 police 180 students 25 bystanders. Police arrested 66 students and 700 more students remained in the area. The Enterprise and Truxton are the first nuclear powered surface ships to visit Japan and crews received shore leave and supplies.

Sasebo Japan U.S Enterprise Democratic Socialist Party Asebo Hawaii Vietnam Truxton Tokyo U.S. Defense Department

Lunar Module Faces Difficult Test at Cape Kennedy

CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP The countdown to an afternoon unmanned launch of America's first Lunar Module began. The 18 story Saturn I rocket will loft the 16 ton vehicle into earth orbit for tests to validate its lunar landing and ascent duties. This mission recalls the Apollo 1 fire a year ago. The test, led by Apollo mission director William C Schneider, is labeled a maiden voyage with inherent risk.

Cape Kennedy Fla National Aeronautics and Space Administratignat Moon William C. Schneider Apollo

Do you think there is intelligent life on Mars

Chuckle joke about Mars exploration and funding. A speaker asks if intelligent life exists on Mars, and another quips that billions are spent to learn about us, implying humans are the subject of study.

Mars Saco Jaycees

Area Girl Will Take Latin Tour

Kennebunk High School senior Andrea Smith will be the sole Maine representative for Tri-Hi-Y on a summer Latin tour. Seventy five U.S. students will travel by plane to Colombia, Rio de Janeiro, Lima and Quito to work with local Ecudor students on community projects. The YMCA will fund five hundred dollars for the trip to foster international relations.

Kennebunk Andrea Smith Frick J. Smith Kennebunk Beach Maine Tri-Hi-Y U.S Colombia Rio de Janeiro Brazil Lima Peru Quito Ecuador YMCA

Nuclear-Bomb Laden Plane Crashes in Greenland

A U S Air Force B52 with nuclear devices aboard crashed near Thule Greenland while attempting an emergency landing. Seven crew were aboard five survived one body found search under way. Pentagon said bombs unarmed no explosion risk. Investigating team from Strategic Air Command to Thule.

Washington Greenland Pentagon Defense Department Air Force North Star Bay Thule 380Th Plattsburgh Air Force, Base N.Y Strategic Air Command Omaha Neb Soviet Union Spain Mediterranean Navy Mayport

Romney Fight Shapes GOP Primary and Budget Debate

Washington officials press Congress to accept a proposed spending rise while seeking a tax increase. The outlook that Gov. George Romney may persist in pursuing the Republican presidential nomination despite early primaries alarms GOP moderates about a 1964 style battle.

Washington Administration Congress George Romney Jack Bell Associated Press Washington (Ap Michigan Romney Richard M. Nixon ABC

Romney’s Prolonged Bid Puts Moderates in Bind

AP analysis notes Romney’s stance to stay in the presidential race despite early primary defeats, drawing a parallel to 1964 when moderates faced a split field. The piece recalls Nelson Rockefeller’s bid and Scranton’s collapse as cautionary examples, highlighting moderates’ risk of aiding Goldwater-like outcomes if Romney persists.

Romney New York Nelson A. Rockefeller Barry Goldwater California Rockefeller Goldwater William W. Scranton Pennsylvania

U S and South Vietnamese withdraw from Khe Sanh

U S and South Vietnamese defenders abandoned Khe Sanh as North Vietnamese forces pressed the town. About two dozen Marines and 40 miliamen pulled out while 3,000 more Marines at the nearby camp were spread thin. Refugees fled to Da Nang as waves of bombers, fighters, and mortar fire hit the area.

Saigon Khe Sanh South Vietnam U.S Laos Associated Press Robert D. Ohman da Nang U.S .Marine Demilitarized Zone Air Force Marine Navy Dang van Phuoc

Tet Truce Shortened Amid Vietnam War Debate

Saigon announces a 12 hour cut to the 48 hour Tet cease fire as allies complain of truces being used to resupply near South Vietnam. Military officials say cease-fires invite larger attacks. observers call the pauses meaningless amid political pressure to limit enemy infiltration.

Barry Kramer Associated Press Saigon South Vietnam Tet St. Saigon Johnson Nguyen van Thieu Paul VI

Patient Dies More Heart Transplants Planned

Stanford reports Mike Kasperak died 15 days after receiving a donor heart yet doctors plan continued transplants. Dr. Norman E. Shumway said no heart rejection evidence and post mortem findings may justify another clinical attempt. Kasperak, 54, died after kidney and liver failures and complications following the transplant from Mrs. Virginia White, 43.

Stanford Calif Mike Kasperak Norman E. Shumway Newsmen Stanford University Medical Center Kasperak Shumway Virginia White East Palo Alto Philip Blaiberg Cape Town South Africa Christiaan Barnard

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