U.S. B52s strike near Da Nang as McNamara tours Vietnam
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara visits Saigon on his ninth trip amid talks on expanding U S troop levels and pacification. Pentagon says North Vietnamese artillery is increasingly effective against Marines, while U S forces assess northern peril and aid strategy.
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Rusk vows U S to fulfill Viet commitment at Lions event
Secretary of State Dean Rusk pledged the United States will stay in Vietnam until the South Vietnamese people secure a government of their own choice. Demonstrators outside Chicago Stadium disrupted his Lions International Gold Anniversary speech as ushers removed two protesters and delegates booed.
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B52s Rain Tons Of Bombs On Communist Infiltration Route
American B52 bombers carried out eight raids in 24 hours along the A Shan valley in South Vietnam, dropping about 500 tons of bombs to disrupt North Vietnamese infiltration routes near Da Nang. The strikes aimed to disrupt supply lines feeding major Communist units as McNamara visited Vietnam to review troop needs and pacification efforts.
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Modern medicines not all they’re quacked up to be
A humorous feature notes that many contemporary medicines may not live up to claims, joking about overblown efficacy and misrepresentations by drug makers and marketers. The piece presents tongue in cheek skepticism about pharmaceutical promises.
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Fea. Corp
Papleacos Named Director at Serra-Saco-Lowell
T N Papleacos elected director and general manager of Serra Saco Lowell S A Barcelona Spain with a seat on the executive committee and board of directors. A Lowell Mass native and Harvard MBA, he joined Saco Lowell in 1950 and has held key posts including acting general manager for Gabriel Electronics and ordnance division head prior to relocation projects in Maine and Massachusetts.
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Budget stalemate grinds on as vetoes loom in Augusta
Augusta lawmakers struggle to complete work after a four day recess with 15 to 20 Bills awaiting action. Gov Curtis has signaled vetoes on a supplemental budget measure raising sales tax and a reapportionment bill. If overridden the tax measure would go to referendum September 12 and the reapportionment would take effect for the next election.
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Uncle Sam Now Owed 41 Billion in WWI Debts
United States estimates foreign governments and organizations owe about 41 billion dollars total. About 20.8 billion is principal and interest as of March 31, plus 21 billion from World War I debt. Seventeen nations still owe WWI debts. Finland is the only nation current on World War II and post-war repayments.
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Spread Of Teen Rioting Forecast
Chicago based sociologist Bernard Beck of Northwestern predicts ongoing and possibly larger youth riots at well known summer and winter resorts. He notes teens seek autonomy and view themselves as ordinary, likening disruptions to outdoor sport despite sharper police intervention. He cites Lake Geneva and Fort Lauderdale as example resorts and suggests tailored zones to curb tension.
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Centenarian Florence Mudgett celebrates 100th birthday
An open house in Biddeford honors Mrs. Florence Mudgett on her 100th birthday, marking a life spanning Burnham, Boston, and Maine. Born July 100 years ago to William and Catharine Hammond Wood, she taught school, married Fred Mudgett, raised a child in Massachusetts, and moved to Biddeford after his death. She remains active, enjoys puzzles and reading, and has received hundreds of birthday messages from family, friends, and notable figures including President Johnson and Senators Muskie and Smith.
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Casitine Normal School
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Edmund S. Muskie
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Soviets Wooing Latins at United Nations
The Soviet Union began wooing Latin American members of the United Nations to salvage a result from the aborted Middle East session. Assembly President Pazhwak adjourned the gathering until next Wednesday to seek a fruitful outcome.
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