Biddeford Light Vote Seen For Monday Primary
Biddeford voters are expected to turn out in light numbers for the Monday primary. The ballot includes top U S congressional race between Plato Truman and Peter Kyros with David Graham also on the line. Republican contenders include Horace Hildreth Merrill and David Ault amid district battles for state seats and county posts. Three referendum questions authorize bonds for school facilities on Indian reservations and dormitories at Maine Maritime.
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Biddeford
U.S
Plato Truman
Peter N. Kyros
Portland
David L. Graham
Freeport
Truman
David R
Ault, Wayne
Horace A. Hil
Dreth Jr
Falmouth
Gary F. Merrill
Hildreth
Merrill
Graham
Armand Duquette
Peter J. Farley
Atty
Edward L. Caron
Duquette
Farley
Senate
Maine
House of Representatives
Arthur Webster
Kennebunk
John Y. Xaphes
H. Clifford Berry
Robert C. Cartier
Armand Fecteau
Napoleon L. Nadeau
Romeo Sevigny
Carl F. Sheltra
Laura Hotte
J. Woodrow Vallely
Sanford
John G. Smith
Kennebunkport
Register of Probate
Richard D. Dutremble
George W. Garnache
Ronald E. Ayotte Sr
Saco
Myron D. Rust
York
Paul E. Reay
Leo F. Larochelle
Old Orchard Beach
Raymond Nadeau
Heated Economy Supports Income Surtax Push
The May economy showed growth in factories and retail sales, bolstering the administration's case for a 10 percent income surtax tied to a $6 billion fiscal 1969 spending cut. Unemployment held at 3.5 percent, auto output rose, and wholesale prices edged higher while inventories surged, prompting calls for swift tax and spending action to curb inflation.
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Federal Reserve Board
Martin Luther King Jr
Commerce Department
Administration
Reserve Board
Congress
Parade Honors Maine Cooties Officers At Biddeford Saco Meet
The Military Order of the Cooties elected Officers for Maine departments during a three day VFW and Auxiliary convention in Biddeford and Saco. Parade scheduled for 2 pm amid lunch delays and award presentations. Over 1,500 VFW and Auxiliary members filled the area straining lodging. officers named include Wallace Bowden Orrington Commander and Ar chie Mitchell Calais senior vice commander with a slate of assistants. Speakers this morning were Rep. Peter N. Kyros Sen. Edmund Muskie and Gov. Kenneth Curtis.
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Department of Maine
VFW
Auxiliary
Biddeford
Saco
Wallace Bowden
Orrington
Archie Mitchell
Calais
Frederick Huntress
Westbrook
James Albert
Richard Godfred
Lionel Doyon
Waterville
Robert Dionne
Skowhegan
Leo Trahan
Winslow
Allen Hartford
East Hiram
Charles Hill
Washington
Hamilton
South Portand
Peter N. Kyros
Edmund S. Muskie
Kenneth M. Curtis
Ault Takes No Nonsense Stand in 1st District Run
Ault, a 33 year old Lewiston native and project career for Keyes Fibre, runs for Congress in the 1st District. He emphasizes a tough stance on Vietnam, opposes nuclear escalation, and backs stronger use of military hardware. His wife Maja assists with campaigning while he balances a day job and a Navy Academy education.
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Associated Press
Wayne
David R. Ault
Ault
Maja
Lewiston
Keyes Fibre Co
Aterville
Vietnam
U. S. Naval Academy
Spath Reflects On First Year At St Francis College
Dr Richard Spath president of St Francis College reviews his first year noting student vitality and close faculty contact as essential, while balancing growth with a cap of about 1,000 enrollment. He cites increasing program focus over degrees and the college’s Catholic academic mission amid campus notoriety over a 1965 66 speaking event. The college awaits a $585000 urban renewal loan and a HEW library grant pending unfreezing.
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Richard Spath
St. Francis College
Liberal Arts College
Congress
Spath
Health, Education and Welfare
Brother Cajetan Baumann
Wall Street
New York City
Urban Housing & Development Department
Dr. Spath
B52s Bomb Infiltration Routes Into Saigon
The B52s dump 150 tons of bombs on routes used by the Viet Cong to sneak troops into the Saigon area. Dr Benjamin Spock and three others are convicted of conspiring to counsel young men to evade the draft. Peace talks in Paris between the United States and North Vietnam are at a standstill after five weeks. A mule train of the Poor People's Campaign proceeds toward Atlanta on an interstate amid threats of arrests.
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Roc
Saigon
Benjamin Spock
Paris
United States
North Vietnam
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Biddeford High School
Brendon Crosby
Richard Jacques
Gary Johnston
Richard Wyse
Paul Brunelle
Jacques
Wyse
William Watson
Crosby
Scotch Plains Fanwood
Scotch Plains
N. Y
Johnston
Caribou
Brunelle and
Watson
Kyros
Springvale
T.W.U.A
Cope Committee
Donald Nolette
Robert Bissell
Alexander Anastasoff
Democratic
State House
B. L. Hotte
Military Order of Cooties
Claude Dubois
Ical Times
Young
Tives
Didate
York County
St. Francis
By Peg Hendrick
Armared
Democrat
THE
Poor People
Atlanta
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