The Strange Case Of James Earl Ray Explored
Bernard Gavzer outlines the April 4 1968 MLK assassination timeline from the motel to an Atlanta rooming house. The piece tracks James Earl Ray’s alleged movements via an abandoned Mustang, a Toronto stay as Paul Bridgman, and questions on his Canada route and identity.
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James Earl Ray
Bernard Gavzer
Martin Luther King Jr
Atlanta
Eric Starvoalt
Harvey Lowmyer
Canada
Greyhound
Toronto
Huie-Ray
Ray
Toronto Telegram
Paul Edward Bridgman
Daily Star
Ramon George Sneyd
Toronto Police Department
Paul Bridgman
Kyros Receives River Work Report From Army Corps
U S Rep Peter N Kyros obtains details from Col Frank P Bane of the Army Corps of Engineers on Saco River breakwater jetty repairs and dredging. The plan covers sealing and raising sections of the breakwater and jetty totaling about 6 600 and 4 800 feet, using 200 000 in funds to repair 850 feet of each inshore end to curb beach material loss and reduce shoaling in the entrance channel with possible future extensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Peter N. Kyros
Saco River
Frank P. Bane
Army Corps of Engineers
Waltham, Mass
Ferry
Hills
Urban League calls for minimum income and wage reform
The National Urban League urged President Nixon to replace public welfare with a nationwide minimum income and fix a $2 an hour minimum wage tied to living costs for all workers including those in marginal jobs. The 51 page report titled A Call to Action warns of escalating black unemployment, poverty, and infant mortality, urging broad policy action by 1976.
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New York
National Urban League
Nixon
America
League
Urban League
Johnson
Peace Talks Open as US Warns of Tough Bargaining
Paris dispatch reports North Vietnam moved toward substantive peace talks starting Saturday, seen as a hopeful sign by some US officials though warning that lengthy hard bargaining lies ahead. Hanoi and the Viet Cong are urged by Nhan Dan to meet four points and five demands, including ending U.S. aggression, pulling non Vietnamese troops, and a path to future reunification. The United States is pressed to halt bombing and pursue an undivided round table.
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Paris
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Nhan Dan
Radio
United States
NLF
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Food Store Opening In Kennebunk
Kennebunk welcomes a fourth Big A Corp. unit with costs Plus 10 percent pricing. John Ragazio of Biddeford chairs the firm. Existing locations are Biddeford Emery Street Portland St John Street and Auburn Minot Avenue. Donald Lowell, ex Cumberland Farms Saco manager, will run the Kennebunk store with local staff assisting.
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Kennebunk
Big A Corp
John Ragazio
Biddeford
Emery Street
St. John Street
Portland
Minot Avenue
Auburn
Donald Lowell
Cumberland Farms
Saco
Daniel Boston Selected In Science Talent Search
Daniel Andrew Boston an 18 year old student at St. Louis Regional High School Biddeford Maine is among 300 high school seniors named in the 28th Westinghouse Science Talent Search He is among 81 girls and 219 boys from 2361 entrants slated for scholarships and the chance to win 67 500 in awards at a five day Washington Institute beginning Feb 26 Names of the 40 winners will be announced Jan 29.
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Washington, D.C
Daniel Andrew Boston
St. Louis Regional High School
Biddeford
Maine
Westinghouse Science
Richard J. Boston
Pool St
Edward G. Sherbourne Jr
Service
Washington
Westinghouse
Nixon swears in 11 cabinet members in White House oath
Eleven members of President Nixon's Cabinet were sworn in during a national 8 am ceremony in the East Room with Chief Justice Earl Warren administering, while Alaska's Walter Hickel missed the oath due to Senate delays over his interior secretary nomination. Warren also swore in 61 Nixon aides as part of the team.
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Washington
Nixon
Earl Warren
White House
Robert P. Mayo
Charles W. Yost
United Nations
Walter J. Hickel
Alaska
Interior
Senate
Warren
Long
California
Supreme Court
Secretary of the Interior
National Security Council
Ronald L. Ziegler
Council
Ziegler
Richard Helms
Central Intelligence Agency
Jetna
Maine Phone Company Spending Planned
New England Telephone plans a record 260 million dollar 1969 program to add and improve lines across Massachusetts Maine Rhode Island New Hampshire and Vermont. 157000 phones were added in 1968 bringing total to 4.6 million amid rising calls and a 128 day strike. Direct distance dialing begins in Waterville and Bangor with 2.1 million for the two sites and extended local service projects to reduce inter adjoining charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New England Telephone Co
Allen G. Barry
Massachusetts
Maine
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Vermont
Barry
Public Utilities Commission Company
New England Telephone
Waterville
Bangor
Maine Governor Sees Oil Trade Zone Approval Likely
Governor Kenneth M. Curtis predicted approval for Maine a foreign trade zone and an oil refinery plan. The proposal includes a Portland zone and a Machiasport subzone with Occidental Petroleum building a 300000 barrel daily refinery. Curtis noted the scope might be altered to win approval amidst political opposition and regulatory scrutiny.
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Augusta
Maine
Kenneth M. Curtis
Curtis
Portland
Machiasport
Occidental Petroleum Corp
California
Occidental
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Ossington Ave
Leda Szpakowsky
Ennam
Mane
Lesan
Tion
Toronto Amateur Athletic Club
Ossington
College Street
Toronto Daily Star
Coastal Motors Inc
James F. Pastorelli
Coastal Motors
Volkswagen
Kyros
Plante
New England
Urban League Report
Mary C. Tousignant
Chimar Realty
Old Orchard Beach
Elm St
Sneider’s Discount Foods
A&p Super Market
Biddeford & Saco
Peg
Saco T. Gordon
D. Roy H, Horne L. Fennel
Daniel Boston
Science
Roland L. Petit Co
South St
Hickel
U.S. Commerce Department
Johnson Administration
Commerce
R. Smith
Objec
Stewart L. Udall
Interior Department
Udall
Department
Rocky Mountains
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House of Beauty
Alfred Street
Marilyn Couture
Violette Montpas
Betty Ann AuCoin
Barbara Ann
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