Three Die In North Berwick Chemical Plant Blast
Monday blast at American Cyanamid Co chemical storage on a railroad spur near Route 9 in North Berwick killed three men Edward E. Harrison 30 of Springvale Herbert J. Greim 64 of Butler's Corner and Arthur R. Butler 28 of West Newfield. Firefighters spray foam while workers inspect the site as chemicals moved from rail cars to underground tanks and trucks for Sanford plant delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Cyanamid Co. Inc
Route 9
North Berwick
Edward E. Harrison
Springvale
Herbert J. Greim
Butler's Corner
Arthur R. Butler
West Newfield
Pease Air Force Base
Sanford Plastics
Sanford
Collision between Australian carrier Melbourne sinks U S destroyer
A predawn collision between the Australian carrier Melbourne and the U S destroyer Frank E. Evans left the Evans cut in two with the bow sinking. 56 missing, 216 survivors, one killed. The Melbourne assisted in rescue, with 6 aboard Melbourne reported casualty. SEATO Sea Spirit maneuvers canceled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
South China Sea
Philippines
U.S
Seato Man Uevers
Melbourne
Frank E. Evans
Manila
USS
Kearsarge
Saigon
Navy
A. S. McLemore
G. J. B. Crabb
SEATO
Bangkok
John J. Hyland
Pacific Fleet
Clive Kelly
Adelaide
Australia
Kelly
J. P. Stevenson
R. J. Robertson
Evans
Long Beach
Calif
U.S. Marine Corps
Far East
7Th Fleet
Collision sinks US destroyer in South China Sea
An AP brief says a predawn collision between an Australian aircraft carrier and a US destroyer in the South China Sea left the destroyer cut in two and the bow sank within two minutes as a small ARamada searched for survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
South China Sea
Phillipines
Vietnam toll tops 250 U.S. deaths in week of fighting
Preliminary U.S. Command reports indicate between 250 and 300 American troops were killed in Vietnam in the past week. In Formosa, President Thieu says he will not discuss a coalition government with Nixon at Midway Island but may press for a more concrete program for Paris peace talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Taipei
Formosa
Nguyen van Thien
Nixon
Paris
Thieu
China
Thieuw
United States
South Vietnam
Washington
Chaing Kai-shek
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Thien
South Korea
Taiwan
Mansfield cited in Washington report as Senate leader
In Washington, AP reports Senator Mike Mansfield was named in a continuing story noted as continuing on page two. The brief item references Mansfield in connection with ongoing Senate leadership coverage and related political maneuvering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mike Mansfield
Latin Trip Ends in New York After Global Visit
Gov Nelson Rockefeller returns to the United States after a Latin American tour described as a tremendous success for gauging public opinion. However many Latin Americans and U.S. residents south of the border question the trip’s value and impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
United States
U.S
Mystery over Saco painting narrows to Granger link
Al fred Register of Deeds Phyllis Deschambeault reports correspondence with a Pennsylvania woman about the George Washington painting found in Saco City Hall last month. Martha Kettle ties the work to artist Charles Henry Granger between 1864 and 1876, citing a paper in his hand noting the painting sold for 36 dollars. She also references a 1916 Biddeford Weekly Journal noting a Granger self portrait in the clerk’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Saco City Hall
Phyllis Deschambeault
Register of Deeds
Alfred
Pennsylvania
Martha Kettle
Charles Henry Granger
South Korea May Manufacture M16s
The Pentagon is drafting an unprecedented plan to let South Korea produce the M16 rifle to speed its military modernization amid a rising North Korean threat. Discussions have been under way since April, with principle approval in May 1968 after the Pueblo incident, while U.S. forces in Korea face an incomplete transition to the weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pentagon
South Korea
Defense Department
North Korea
Esman
U.S
Vietnam
Congress
Pentagon News
Con
Colt
Ameece Motors Corp
Ypsilanti
Mich
Harrington and Richardson
Worcester
Mass
South Vietnam
Nixon and Thieu plan Midway Island talks and peace plan stay
President Nixon heads west for a Midway Island meeting with South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu to discuss a Paris peace framework and gradual U.S. troop withdrawal. Thieu rejects talk of a coalition government while signaling openness to a concrete program toward peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Midway Island
General Beadle College
Madison
S.D
White House
America
Air Force Academy
San Clemente
Calif
Pacific
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
Paris
William P. Rogers
Saigon
Vietnam
Thieu
Saco youths sweep art contest at junior festival
The Biddeford Savings Bank hosts a Junior Art Festival in Saco with 1,500 entries from area schools. First prizes of 15 dollars each go to four Saco students Eric Pendleton James Henderson Marjorie McDonald and Ellen Shea with additional school grants. many other winners and honorable mentions are named with prize money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peg Hendrick
Biddeford Savings Bank
Alfonse Monier
John Wortman
Herbert Bean
Old Orchard Beach
Eric Pendleton
Locke School
Saco
James Henderson
Young School
Marjorie McDonald
Burns School
Marjorie
Ellen Shea
Burns
Sky Co
K. Burns School
Lori Martel
Lori LaPaulene
J Tenney
Sherri Verrier
Karen Peloquin
Anna Wade
Raymond Labonte
Carl Neault
Ricky Parnaude
Joyce Haley
Carmen Courtois
Dawn Laverriere
Group IV
Marina Bellevue
Betti Mazeiko
Rachel Letellier
Ruth Blunt
John Morrison
Timothy Maynard
Thomas Alan Dube
Paul Gallant
John Bellerose
Susan Bertrand
Paula Turner
Cathy Therrien
Anne Voccia
Twelve Die In Kansas City Fire Tragedy
A three story brick apartment building in Kansas City burned, killing 12 people including five month old Harry Smith. Fire officials said the blaze began near a rear elevator shaft and spread rapidly. Rescue efforts evacuated 86 to 106 residents as 59 firefighters battled the three alarm blaze, with 25 water streams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Harry Smith
Lawrence Smith
General Hospital
Cornelius
Charles Twenter
Fire Department
James Waas
67Th Street
Oea
James Combs
Maine Budget Debated In Legislature Amid Tax Plans
Maine lawmakers outlined the supplemental budget and a 42.5 million financing plan aimed at closing the 1969 session. Proposals include a six percent tax on corporate income and on interest and dividend income, with specific exemptions and a one percent gross sales alternative for small Maine in state activities. House sessions recessed for party caucuses to discuss the plan before resuming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
House
Maine
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Sandwich Shop
Phillippe
Sandwich Shop
Main ST. Biddeford
Monthru
THE
Associated Press
New England
Maremont Corp
Midway
Ietnam ‘Oo
South
Tricia Nixon
Julie Eisenhower
Honolulu
Twenter Brothers
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!