Taylor Meets Viet Namese Generals As junta takes control
U S Ambassador Max D Taylor held talks with Maj Gen Nguyen Van Thieu and Brig Gen Nguyen Cao Ky in Saigon amid signs of U S displeasure over new government moves. Thieu named chairman and Ky set to be premier to form a war cabinet after last weekend’s junta takeover and resignations by Phan Khac Suu Phan Huy Quat and the National Legislative Council.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
Maxwell D. Taylor
United States
Taylor
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thieu
No Blackout Expected On Saco Streets
Saco city officials report no blackout risk for street lights thanks to a $30,000 appropriation. Traffic signal costs around $100 monthly will be funded from the Contingent Fund, as the budget lacks provisions. Council discussed Locke Street extension lights and Elm Street Temple Street lights, noting only 12 lights installed so far.
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Saco
Robert J. Fenderson
Fenderson
Locke Street
Donald Guay
Robert Knox
Elm Street
Temple Street
Prison Inmate Recaptured After Camden Street Escape
Willis H. Meserve, 34, of Portland, escaped while on a park crew in Lincolnville Tuesday. He was captured downtown Camden and returned to Maine State Prison in Thomaston. Meserve, jailed since September 12, 1961, for rape, faces resumed confinement.
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Maine
Camden Street
Willis H. Meserve
Portland
Lincolnville
Meserve
Today's Chuckle There's no fool like an old fool
Cartoon caption notes that experience outshines youth in a wry quip attributed to TM WRR General Feature Corp and highlights the humor of aging.
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Fea, Corp
Senate Leaders Push Action On Excise Tax Cuts
Senate leaders aimed to finalize a $4.7 billion excise tax cut bill via a Senate House conference with hopes to have it on President Johnsons desk by Friday. The measure would roll out staged cuts including an auto tax reduction and retroactive provisions, while parties negotiate differences on timing and scope.
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Washington
Senate House
White House
Russell B. Long
D-La
Johnson
House
Conference Committee
Long
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Frank Lausche
News At A Glance Summary
More than 40 wounded in a Saigon airport bombing and over 100 U.S. troops nearby escape injury. McNamara may discuss Viet Nam troop buildup as Fulbright hints at possible Chinese or Soviet negotiation leverage. Goldwater aims to return to the Senate in 1968. In Santo Domingo, 21 killed and 24 U.S. troopers wounded after fighting. Britain’s Wilson perilously positioned. Norden bomb sight inventor dies at 85. Senate approves 4.7 billion excise tax cut. housing department legislation moves. AEC faces a scramble. 60 plus communities seek the 280 million atom smasher. McDivitt and White separated for hometown receptions.
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U.S
Robert S. McNamara
Viet Nam
J.W. Fulbright
Barry Goldwater
U.S. Senate
International
Santo Domingo
Harold Wilson
Korea
Washington
Senate
Senate House
House
Department of ‘Housing and Urban Development
Atomic Energy Commission
Wilson Government Fighting For Life
AP analysis argues Prime Minister Harold Wilson’s eight month old Labour government teeters near electoral defeat. It notes Britain’s May trade deficit, a weakening pound, and polls showing Conservative leads, with Labour struggling to balance emergency finance and long term promises while facing diminished public support.
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Arthur L. Gavshon
London
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Labor
Britain
Pentagon Protest Planned Demonstration at Defense Site
The Pentagon prepared for a nonviolent protest by the Committee for Non-Violent Action against U S Vietnam and Dominican Republic policy. About 20 to 30 speakers were expected, with police and security personnel deployed around entrances and corridors.
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Pentagon
Committee For
Viet Nam
Dominican Republic
Robert ‘S. McNamara
Department
Local Man Under Guard At Hospital
A Biddeford man, Philip W. Frenette, 23, charged with two counts of reckless homicide, is held under police guard at Maine Medical Center in Portland for hysterical paralysis. He was moved from a South Portland jail after falling from a writing table. bail was set at 27000 dollars.
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Cutts Ave
Saco
Susan Miller
Portland
Miss McKee
Philip W. Frenette
Maine Medical Center
South Portland
Frenette
Cumberland
Cease Fire Ends Battle in Santo Domingo Strife
In Santo Domingo, a daylong clash between rebels and U.S. troops left 21 Dominicans dead and 24 American paratroopers wounded, with mortars firing at intervals after a cease-fire. The OAS blamed rebels for starting the fighting while noting U.S. forces did not return fire for 25 minutes.
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Dominican Republic
U.S
Andre Riviere
Col
Ramon Manuel Montes Arache
Riviere
Inter-American Force
International Safety Zone
OAS
Hugo Panasco Alvim
Francisco Caamano Deno
Economist Believes Boom Will Continue
NEW YORK AP Gardner Ackley chief economic adviser to President Johnson says the economy’s expansion should persist for many months. He notes stabilizing structural changes and a firm federal role, contrasting today with 1920s boom busts and dismissing fears of overheating.
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New York
Gardner Ackley
Johnson
American Marketing Association
Ackley
William McChesney Martin
Federal Reserve Board
Martin
McNamara previews possible Viet Nam troop buildup scale
Secretary McNamara may discuss a U.S. troop buildup in South Viet Nam that could reach 75 000 to 80 000 men as early as the coming months. He held a midafternoon news conference on the war’s scale with officials noting current troop totals around 53 500 and uncertain timelines for further reinforcements.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
South Viet Nam
McNamara
William C. Westmoreland
Viet Cong Ambush Near Saigon and Saigon Airport Bombing
Viet Cong forces ambushed a government convoy 15 miles southwest of Saigon, with a U S adviser missing and a helicopter shot down. An Air Force fighter collision killed one pilot, another survived, and a Saigon airport bombing injured 34 Americans and 12 others. Security said 17 Army, 15 Air Force, 2 Navy personnel injured. airport closed for repairs expected to last into Thursday.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
U.S. Army
Army
Air Force
Navy
Air France
Unitarian Universalist Church Names New Pastor
Members of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Saco and Biddeford introduce Rev. Fred A. Russell Jr as their new minister. Russell, born October 10, 1925, in East Peru, brings prior service as chaplain in the U.S. Air Force and ministerial posts in New Hampshire Massachusetts Minnesota New York and Maine. He began his ministry in the local area yesterday and has long held roles in church education, choir, and regional youth programs.
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Biddeford
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East Peru
Fred A. Russell
Edward Little High
Ion Association
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Kixioc
Who’s Who
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Mass
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San Antonio
Tex
West Germany
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Boston University
Rumford
Novemer
Seabreeze
Ferry Beach
Saco
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