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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1969

Page

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The James Earl Ray case unfolds amid Toronto clues

A Toronto trace links the King slaying suspect to a Dundas Avenue rooming house and a wrong fingerprint alert. Passport records and a surname alias surface as authorities chase Eric Starvo Galt and other leads, with a flight to London arranged for Sneyd.

Washington, D.C Eric Starvo Galt James Earl Ray Toronto Kennedy Travel Bureau Sneyd Natw Maton British Overseas Airways Corp Flight 600 London

Gunman Fires At Soviet Cosmonauts Near Kremlin

A mentally unbalanced man fired at a motorcade honoring four cosmonauts near the Kremlin injuring a chauffeur and lightly wounding Georgy Beregovoy. The attack occurred as the procession entered Borovitsky Gate and was kept secret for hours.

Moscow Kremlin Soviet Union Monaut Cegemonaut Georgy Beregovoy Foreign Ministry Tony Schizoni Borovitsky Vladimir Talov Boris Volynov Yevgeny Khrunov Alexei Yeline Kremlin Palace of Congresses Beregovoy Yuri Andropov KGB State Security Committee Leonid I. Brezhnev Communist Party

Biddeford Names Samuel Michael as Director of Economic Improvement

Mayor Leo Lemire announces Samuel Michael of Auburn to lead the Biddeford Commission of Economic Improvement. Michael leaves Oxford County Economic Development after four years and Lewiston Development for eight and a half years. He aided 19 new industries and 30 expansions. He starts March 1 full time.

Leo Lemire Biddeford Samuel Michael Auburn Commission of Economic Improvement Lemire

Maine Senators Seek Fair Shake Over Machiasport Refinery Plan

Three New England senators urged a fair view of Machiasport Maine free trade zone and a refinery project linked to Walter Hickel as interior secretary. They pressed concerns over oil industry impact, conservation policy, and Hickel's stance amid the Senate confirmation debate.

Washington New England Machiasport Maine Refinery Walter J. Hickel Interior Senate Hickel Alas Portland Occidental Petroleum Corp Occidental Alaska Edmund S. Muskie Nixon Muskie

Pueblo Skipper Faces Naval Regulation Inquiry

Cmdr Lloyd M. Bucher was told by five admirals a court of inquiry suspects him of violating naval regulations by surrendering the Pueblo to North Korea. He vowed to continue detailing the ship's capture and 11 months in captivity as testimony resumed on the anniversary of the seizure.

Coronado Calif Lloyd M. Bucher Bucher Ucher Pueblo Won‘san Harbor

Alcan Eyes Trenton Maine Site For Plant

Alcan International Ltd official Murray Lester says the firm has studied locating a 160 million dollar aluminum reduction plant and industrial park in Trenton Maine. Local opposition cites pollution fears while supporters cite economic benefits seen in other towns.

Trenton Maine Murray Lester Alcan International Ltd Montreal Lester Scotty Beckett Visi Messina N.Y G. Lawrence White White Aljean United States Clarence C. Little Universities of Michigan Jackson Laboratories Bar Harbor Trenton Park

Muskie Tests National Tour in Dallas Stop

Sen Edmund Muskie begins a coast to coast drive to gauge 1972 presidential bid potential. The Maine Democrat addresses a Dallas Jewish Welfare Fed dinner stressing a Nixon style frontload of party unity and fund raising as he plans a 12 state, Japan and England tour.

Cabinet Post Gov Hickel Edmund S. Muskie Maine John O. Pastore Dallas Tex Edmund Muskie Perene Washington Texas Worth Muskie Richard Nixon White House Nixon Muskie States Japan England

Kennedy Hints at 1972 White House Bid During Fundraiser

Edward M. Kennedy, 26, teased a possible 1972 presidential bid at a dinner to raise funds for his brother Robert F. Kennedy's campaign deficit. He joked about a Muskie Kennedy ticket and recalled promises to unite the party, as Humphrey listened and supporters paid to erase the 1968 shortfall.

Washington Edward M. Kennedy Robert F. Kennedy Los Angeles California Kennedy White House Robert Kennedy Ed Muskie

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