Big battles expected as clashes surge around Saigon
AP dispatch from Saigon details two days of heavy fighting near Saigon and in the northwest, with U S Marines reporting 89 enemy KIA and 13 Marines dead. Reports praise air and river ops, B 52 raids, and a downed Phantom as crews hit supply nodes and fuel depots.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Khe Sanh
Demilitarized Zone
Froner
1011St Airborne Division
U.S. 9Th Division
Dong Nai River
Gun registration advocate pledges opposition to fast House action
A leading congressional advocate of gun registration pledges to oppose the legislation in order to spur quick House action on a bill to ban mail order sales of rifles and shotguns. Banking leaders deny charges in a congressional study that major banks are growing too powerful.
Radiation Use Aims To Extend Fish Shelf Life In Canada
Halifax researchers at the Fisheries Research Board of Canada report cobalt 60 gamma radiation can double storage time for haddock scallops and lobster tested. US labs have similar results. treatment is not yet approved by Canadian authorities pending full bacteriological testing.
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Sharon Stevens
Halifax, N.S
Halifax
Fisheries Research Board of Canada
United States Laboratories
Gloucester
Mass
Atomic Energy of Canada
Food and Drug Directorate
Canada
Jangaard
Beach Tax Rate Increased For Old Orchard Beach 1968
The Beach Board of Assessors announced a $12 per thousand hike, making the 1968 tax rate $88 per thousand. Chief Assessor Jerome G. Plante explained the rate equates roughly to 29 mills per thousand when adjusted to 1-3 valuation, comparing with Saco at 27 and Biddeford at 28 mills. Total valuations rose to $12,848,350 with municipal appropriation over $1 million for 1968, and county tax decreased to $18,135.
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Old Orchard Beach
Beach Board of Assessors
Jerome G. Plante
Plante
Saco
Biddeford
Kenneth Cooper
Arnold Morin
Solar flares disrupt short wave radio in 1966 blast
The biggest solar flare since 1966 fouled global short wave radio Monday. Forecasters say a strong chance of further radio trouble from the flare is possible Wednesday as sun activity continues. Scientists observed a large white sunspot and linked magnetic field changes to earth disturbances.
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Boulder
Colo
U.S
Karl Kildahl
Kildah
Marcy's Dress Shop Opens in Saco Valley Center
Marcy Lessard opens Marcy's Dress Shop in the Saco Valley Shopping Center Old Orchard Beach after a two week rush to stock inventory. The Biddeford native plans a fall collection with affordable fashion including Bleeker Street Bobby Brooks Fairfield and Garland lines. She employs two part time helpers and reports steady customer interest while decorating daily.
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Marcy
Saco Valley
Norman (Marcelle) Lessard
Saco Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Biddeford
Demeule
Saco
Bleeker Street
Bobby Brooks
Fairfield
Garland
Priscilla Huot
Eleanor Bonang
Saco Valley Shop Center
Johnson Plans Global Journey After Central America Tour
President Johnson concludes a Central American swing visiting Nicaragua Costa Rica Honduras and Guatemala City then eyes further travels to Africa Asia South America and Europe. He will meet South Vietnam President Thieu in Honolulu around July 20 as part of a busy season of diplomacy.
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San Antonio
Tex
Coun- Johnson
South Vietnam
Johnson
Africa
Asia
South America
Europe
Moscow
Guatemala City
Central America
Nixon Confident of Winning GOP Nomination in Primaries
The Associated Press reports former Vice President Richard Nixon expresses confidence that his primary victories will secure the Republican presidential nomination despite polls favoring rival Nelson Rockefeller. Nixon says polls sample about 3,000 nationwide and delegates at the convention may ignore them. He compares his position to Eugene McCarthy and predicts the party will listen to the people.
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Associated Press
Richard M. Nixon
Elson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
A. N.J
Eugene McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
California
Ronald Reagan
Rockefeller
Reagan
Sacramento
San Francisco
Eagan
New York
Humphrey
Washington
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Massachusetts
Wallace
Rogers Morton
New Jersey
Mrrteen
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
Harris
Market holds gains in heavy New York trading
The stock market posted a solid advance with gains outnumbering losses by about 200 on the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow Jones average stood around 917 at noon, rising 4.51, with blue chips contributing strength as the session progressed.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Census by mail and computer to replace traditional taker
Washington AP reports the 1970 census will use mail questionnaires and computer processing for about 60 percent of Americans to count themselves. The remaining households, especially in slums, will receive Census taker visits as the 19th federal head count begins April 1 1970.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Bureau Empeyer
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Little Rock
Des Moines
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Mekong Delta
Flve
Phuoc Long
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Hallenbeck
Scott Air Base
Illinois
Peter M. Janjaard
Halifax Laboratory
Roux
Alfred
Maine
WRR
Fea. Corp
Vic’s IS
RCA Whirlpool
Frigidaire
Kelvinator
Vic’s Appliance Center Inc
Main Street
Westland Shoe Corp
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Smith St
Thieu
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