Five Crewmen Aboard Reds Shoot Down Two U. S. Navy Planes
Communist antiaircraft fire shot down two U S Navy planes during raids on North Vietnam. Rescue pilots said the five crewmen could not have survived. In another ambush near Pleiku two Americans were killed, two wounded, and over 80 South Vietnamese troops were killed or missing. The death toll rose to 403 for U S casualties in Vietnam.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Vet Nam
Pleiku
U.S
Viet Nam
7Th Fleet
Midway
Saco Hikes Tax Rate to 72.5 Mills in 1965 Vote
City Council approves a 72.5 mill tax rate for 1965 by a 4 to 2 vote after a special session. The increase from 69.0 mills aims to widen the margin between tax commitments and the city’s appropriation while applying a $10,413.30 overlay toward debt reduction. Aldermen Knox Cassette opposed. Meuse was absent.
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Saco
Board of Assessors
Robert Knox
Gerard Cassette
Ralph Meserve
Knox
Reny
Reay
Robert Cassette
Saco Taxpayers Protective Association
Guay
Byron F. Dolby
American Legion
Memorial Field
Legion
Taxpayers Association
Dolby
Saco Jaycees
Rodman Park
Goose Fare Hill
Jaycees
Ronald Ayotte
Neighborly garden tips spark playful chuckle
A humorous line suggests living next to a beautiful garden to enjoy and grow with it, a playful take on neighborly cultivation and shared spaces.
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WRR Gen
Fea, Corp
SenateRefer Proposals To Study On Allagash Cross Rock
The Maine Senate voted 27 6 to refer Allagash River waterway and Cross Rock hydroelectric plans to a special study committee. The panel will also study Passamaquoddy Bay tidal power and Dickey St John River projects with a House agreement needed to proceed.
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Dickey
St. John River
Congress
House
Cross Rock
Allagash water way bill fuels Maine river debate
Gov. Reed supports the Allagash waterway bill as sportsmen back it to prevent federal takeover for national park or forest. Proposals envision a one mile restricted strip, possible St John dam at Dickey, and hydro power near Cross Rock. Committees split over river authority and power authority referral.
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Allagash
Maine Power Authority
Cross Rock
St. John River
Quebec - New Brunswick
Canada
Reed
Maine
St. John
Dickey
Legislative Public Utilities Commission
Power Authority
Natural Resources Committee
River Authority
Sweepstakes Bill Defeated in 107-29 House Vote
The House defeated a sweepstakes measure 107 to 29 amid party splits on site locations Scarborough Downs or small harness tracks. Senator Falcon moved to concur with the House in defeat and indicated a referendum idea was tied to an amendment that failed. All such lottery proposals in this legislature have been defeated, including a later bid hoped to raise about 2.5 million for education.
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Augusta
Senate
House
Carlton L. Falcon
Howland
New Hampshire
Scarborough Downs
Maine
Falcon
Gemini 4 Crew Ready for Four Day Space Flight
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP The Gemini 4 crew James McDivitt Edward White declare readiness as the Titan 2 rocket and spacecraft are set for their nearly 98 hour 62 orbit mission. Preflight countdown begins 2 pm propellant loading 9 pm. Weather, training, and readiness reports paint a positive launch picture.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
James A. McDivitt
McDivitt
Air Force
Edward H. White II
White
Space Agency
Christopher C. Kraft
Kraft
Charles A. Berry
Ernie
Alan B. Shepard
Junta proposes elections under OAS supervision in Dominican Republic
The Dominican junta urged elections supervised by the Organization of American States as soon as possible with participation by all parties recognized by the Central Electoral Board. It remains unclear if exiled ex-president Juan Bosch may return to stand as a candidate amid ongoing conflict.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
Caribbean
Central Electoral Board
Dominican Revolutionary Party
Juan Bosch
Bosch
Puerto Rico
Antonio Imbert Barrera
U.S
William Tapley Bennett Jr
OAS
Jose A. Mora
Francisco Caamano Deno
Caamano
United Nations
GOP Leaders Skirt Union Shop Issue
Washington AP Republicans skirt the union shop repeal debate while President Johnson presses for repeal. Barry Goldwater avoids opposing repeal at a closed committee session as policies on jobs foreign affairs and civil rights move forward. Critics question the administration moving reactively on Viet Nam and the Dominican Republic.
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GOP
Washington
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Republican Coordinating Committee
Goldwater
Ray C. Bliss
Everett M. Dirksen
Gerald R. Ford
Charles H
Percy
Illinois
Viet Nam
Dominican Republic
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Richard M. Nixon
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Fortunes Rocks
Biddeford
Howard Wemyss
Edward
Gaulin
Gilbert R. Boucher
Saco-Lowell Movement Division
U. S. Navy
Hanoi
North Viet Nam
Vinh
Thanh Hoa
Vinh Knh
Electrolux
Joseph Durfee
Wilbur Avenue
Maine Linoleum CO
Alfred Street
Biddeford & Saco Coal & Oil Company
Cleaves Street
Passamaquoddy Bay
Allagash River Authority
Gemini
Amman
U.S. Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Babe
Carla
Japan
Junta
Kennebunk-Kennebunkport Teachers Club
Kennebunkport
Atkinson
Berkline
Coordinating Committee
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