Marines Advance Into Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone
U S Marines move into the southern half of the Vietnamese demilitarized zone just north of Con Thien marking the first American penetration there since May 19. The operation follows ongoing shelling of Leatherneck posts and North Vietnamese artillery activity. An Air Force Phantom crew claimed a probable MIG kill after a dogfight near Hanoi, while U S and allied losses rise with 624 U S combat planes reported lost over the north.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
9Th Marine Regiment
Air Force
Hanoi
Saco Downtown Renewal Plan Proposes U Shaped Hub
City planner Hans Klunder outlines Phase II of Saco's comprehensive plan. The U shaped central shopping area would run from Water Street to Thornton Avenue and Elm Street, with surrounding land taken for high density use and open space. An east side office building is also proposed.
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Saco
Forth
Hans Junder
Water Street
Main Street
Thornton Avenue
Elm Street
Cutts Avenue
Klunder
Main
Middle Streets
Common Street
School Street
Fire destroys Biddeford home of Sgt and Mrs Arbour
Fire swept the residence at 184 Cleaves St at the corner of Cleaves and Lafayette after a garage blaze rekindled a gasoline explosion. Neighbors Marcel Tremblay and Philip Stebbins testified to the rapid flames and a quick box alarm. The Arbours, returning from a wedding gift, escaped unharmed.
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Biddeford
Normand Arbour
Cleaves St
Philip Stebbins
Lafayette St
Normand
Cleaves and
Lafayette Streets
Arbour
Brian
Marcel Tremblay
Tremblay
Journal
Biddeford Radio Station WIDE Might Change Hands
Reports of a pending sale of Biddeford's WIDE remained unconfirmed. General manager J. Alan Jasper declined comment while an unofficial source named an Indiana company as a potential buyer. Jasper is believed to have accepted another position.
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Biddeford
J. Alan Jasper
Indiana
Jasper
Mayor narrowly escapes gun attack in Detroit riot night
In Detroit a gun battle near the Near West Side involves Mayor Jerome P. Cavanagh's car as police and National Guard units fire on an apartment house. The mayor is unharmed. Four incidents mark the quietest night since the riots began with 38 deaths and 1,300 fires.
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Detroit
Jerome P. Cavanagh
Near West Side
Watts
West Side
12Th Street
Maine Soldier Escapes Captivity in Cambodian Border Fight
A Maine infantryman from Chelsea, Andrew York, 19, bitten and bound, freed himself by biting ropes amid a brutal clash along the Vietnam Cambodia border. York, with two shattered legs, rode through a night of bombardment as U S forces poured fire and aircraft support into the jungle, ultimately surviving a deadly engagement after his platoon was overwhelmed.
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Vietnam
Andrew York
4Th Infantry Division
Cambodia
York
Chelsea
Maine
Thomas P. Lynch
Spokane
Wash
Saco Centennial Celebration Weekend Schedule
Saco marks its centennial with a Friday program of exhibits games boat rides and concerts at City Hall Main Street and local churches from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday features a full day of historical displays a parade open houses a carnival fair and a fireworks show at Thornton Academy grounds with events at Trinity Church Most Holy Trinity Saco Pump Museum and Saco City Hall.
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Saco
First Parish Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
Saco City
Most Holy Trinity
Saco Pump Museum
North Street
York Institute (Museum
Main Street
Saco River
Saco Yacht Club Landing
Painchand
Saco Valley
Women’s Relief Corps
Gar Hall
Biddeford-Saco Country Club
Old Orchard Road
Saco Grange
Trinity Episcopal Church
School Street
Methodist Church
Saco Yacht Club
Thornton Academy
Painchaud
Johnson proclaims day of prayer and sets race riot commission
President Johnson designates Sunday for national prayer on racial peace and forms a commission to investigate rioting causes. Detroit ends five day fear with troops and cautious optimism as snipers linger. Looters escape arrest per police priorities while insurance investigators assess riot damage in multiple cities. A white family receives threats after sheltering a displaced Negro family amid Detroit unrest. International news notes a wounded U.S. soldier held by North Vietnam as shelling continues.
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Johnson
Detroit
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U. S
Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone
Central Business District
General Electric
RCA
RCA Victor
ZITE
Maine Linoleum Co
Alfred Street
Helper
Motor Sales
Elm St
Atomic
WRR Gen
Fea, Corp
Expo
Five Points
Lynch
William C. Pratt
Edinburg
Tex
U.S. Air Force
Pratt
Neill D. Buie
Wisner
With
White Westland Shoe
Associated Press
Sweetser Children’s
Ad Astra
Fairfield School
Pepperell Park
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