Peace Talks Serious Issues Discussed in Paris
In Paris United States and North Vietnam have moved to informal talks on de escalation. Washington and Hanoi show openness to peaceful options while formal discussions remain deadlocked over bombing halt and military restraint. Johnson seeks de escalation actions over formal entente, with Harriman Thuy talks hinting at zone demilitarization and reduced infiltration as possible steps.
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United States
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Washington
Hanoi
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Cyrus R. Vance
Johnson
Honolulu
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
le Duc Tho
Thuy
North Vietnamese
Communist Party
Harriman
North
Hat
Prague reform text stirs Soviet leaders in Eastern Europe
Czechoslovak reform writings by Ludvik Vaculik, signed by 70 intellectuals, prompt a Soviet led warning at a Poland meeting. Brezhnev signals possible pressure to curb liberalization while Czechoslovakia faces internal calls for resignations, public criticism, and demonstrations.
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Poland
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Big Brother
Prague
Mlada Fronta
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Ludvik Vaculik
Czechoslovak National Assembly
Oldrich Cernik
Chuckle Hippie's remark on loaded auto rack cars
In a murmur at the yard, Chuckle Hippie spots a string of loaded auto rack cars and quips that the scene looks like a crazy parking lot. The comment captures a playful take on industrial rail logistics.
Biddeford men plead guilty in York County bookmaking case
Armstrong 52 of 27 Adams St Biddeford withdrew innocence and pled guilty to illegal bookmaking with $1000 bail set while sentencing delayed for pre sentence investigation. Gauvin 193 South St Biddeford also pleaded guilty to four counts. fifth conspiracy charge granted and hotel premises charge added. Curtis had two counts dismissed after suppression. Masure of Sanford pleaded guilty to possession of gambling paraphernalia after state reduced illegal bookmaking to a misdemeanor and fined $100. Raids last Oct 18 tied to Biddeford Sanford Portland establishments.
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Thomas Delahanty
Armstrong
Donald J. P. Gauvin
South St
Biddeford
Daniel G. Lilley
Augusta
Thomas E. Delahanty
Thacher Hotel
William F. Curtis
Orchard St
Delahanty
Curtis
Ronald L. Masure
Sanford
Malta
Masure
Portland
Kart Rides Target For Beach Thefts
Raymond Hilton reports repeated break ins at H and H Kart Rides in Old Orchard Beach on Cascade Road. A $400 go kart was stolen last night from storage. earlier in spring $800 in equipment vanished with negligible recovery. Thieves damaged a wall, doors, or alarms on prior attempts. Police investigations ongoing. Hilton offers a $100 reward for arrests and convictions.
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Old Orchard Beach
Raymond Hilton
Michaud Ave
Cascade Road
Hilton
Government Gains From Seigniorage On Coinage Explains Profit
AP reports the U S Treasury profits from coinage risen to hundreds of millions as copper and nickel replace silver. Seigniorage, the gap between coin face value and metal cost, funds deficits under the unified budget.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Treasury
Commission On Budget
Pentagon Chief Defends Odd Research Titles
Dr John S Foster Jr rebutted Sen Fulbright’s mockery of Pentagon funded studies. He said some titles mislead yet many reports describe genuine science, noting 40 to 50 percent of defense research titles inadequately describe contents.
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Congress
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
John S. Foster Jr
Fulbright
Congo
Foster
Senate Defense Toperarete
Havin Saatelng
Ground War Rises Near Saigon Amid Viet Cong Threats
The ground war intensified south of Saigon with 192 enemy killed as U S forces report regimental units moving westward toward the capital. Officials warn the Viet Cong may attack Saigon again, with Da Nang Hue and other northern cities seen as possible targets.
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U.S
da Nang
Hue
U.S. 9Th Division
South Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Th Vietnamese
Thuis
San
Dickey Lincoln School Hydro Project Faces Funding Hurdles
The Dickey Lincoln School Hydro electric Project in Maine continues to face funding battles as the Senate Appropriations Committee approves administration plans while the House blocks. A $1,276,000 request for continued planning and an overall $4.7 billion public works bill move forward. meanwhile, the project remains uncertain with opponents calling it costly and a probable stride toward federal power.
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Peeve Peres
Ae Leon
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
House-Senate
Washington
New Brunswick
Dickey-Lincoln School Hydro
Northern
Maine
New England
Appropriations Committee
St. John River
Michael J. Kirwan
Dohio
House Appliations Subcommittee
Public Works
Kirwan
Reagan Aims at Wallace as Wallace Gains in Polls
California Governor Ronald Reagan plans a South swing to counter George Wallace as a third party bid gains in polls. Reagan notes Alabama Republicans fear Wallace may siphon GOP votes and positions himself as a potential favorite son for the Miami Beach convention. He departs Thursday for fund raisers in Texas Arkansas Virginia North Carolina and Alabama.
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Ronald Reagan
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Alabama
George C. Wallace
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Reagan
Sacramento
Miami Beach
Texas
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Virginia
North Carolina
Harris
Republic
Louis Harris
Aid
Inner Hall
Washington
Gallup
New York
N. A.rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
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