Dodger Slugger Frank Howard Resigns in Wistful Letter
Outfielder Frank Howard of the Los Angeles Dodgers announced his resignation from baseball in a letter to general manager Buzzie Bavasi. He cited personal problems and money not curing all ills, saying his woman and children matter most. Bavasi plans to persuade him to reconsider.
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Vero Beach
Fla
Frank Howard
Los Angeles Dodgers
Buzzie Bavasi
Howard
Green Bay
Wis
Bavasi
Dodgers
Ohio State
Carol
Woodrow Wilson fellowships awarded to two Portland seniors
Miss Patricia Clark of Portland and William C. Rounds of Portland are among 1507 college seniors named Woodrow Wilson fellows. The awards provide full tuition and fees at a chosen school plus an $1800 stipend and dependency allowances.
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Princeton, N.J
Patricia Clark
William C. Rounds
Portland
Woodrow Wilson
Clark
Smith College
Bowdoin College
Psychiatrist Says Ruby Was Insane
In Dallas AP report defense psychiatrist Dr Walter Bromberg testified Ruby was legally insane at the time of Oswalds killing. He said Ruby did not know right from wrong or the nature of his act and he was in a suspended consciousness state. Other expert Dr Manfred Guttmacher agreed with the defense. Ruby faces a potential death sentence if found guilty of murder with malice.
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Dallas
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Walter Bromberg
New York
Ruby
Bromberg
Oswald
Manfred Guttmacher
Baltimore
John F. Kennedy
GOP Leaders Call Lodge to Decide in presidential race
Capitol Hill Republicans urge Henry Cabot Lodge to return home and declare his candidacy or resign as ambassador after Lodge won New Hampshire on a write in campaign. Senators Goldwater Rockefeller Smith Curtis Aiken and others press for him to choose between the Johnson administration and a GOP bid.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Henry Cabot Lodge
New Hampshire
Lodge
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Johnson
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
Goldwater
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Hoffa gets eight year sentence and large fine
Chattanooga AP reports Teamsters President James R. Hoffa was sentenced to eight years in prison for attempting to tamper with a federal court jury and fined 10 000. Three co defendants received three years each. Hoffa vowed to appeal while lawyers file motions within 10 days. The case stems from Hoffa’s 1962 Nashville conspiracy trial.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
U.S
Hoffa
Teamsters Union
U.S. Dist
Frank Wil
Jimmy Hoffa
Charles Bell
Washington Joint Conference of Teamsters
Bell
Nashville
Ewing King
Nashville Teamsters
Larry Campbell
Detroit
Campbell
Thomas Parks
Hal Bullen
Wilson
Republicans Debate Lodge Role In Presidential Race
The GOP grapples with the New Hampshire outcome and what it means for Henry Cabot Lodge. Some Capitol Hill Republicans urge his return to campaign, or to bow out of the nomination race.
Bakery Owner Armand Dufresne Sr Dies in Auburn
Retired bakery owner Armand A. Dufresne Sr died at his Auburn home Wednesday. His son Armand A. Dufresne Jr serves as a justice of the Superior Court.
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Auburn
Armand A. Dufresne Sr
Armand Jr
the Superior Court
Cyprus Peace Force Prospects Rise as Thant Near Halfway
U Thant nears halfway in a fundraising drive for a U N peace force in Cyprus as Britain warns it cannot bear the burden alone. Canada readies carrier Bonaventure to deploy troops. West Germany pledges about 500000 dollars while the U S commits up to two million. Britain offers one million but warns of troop withdrawals if relief is delayed.
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N.Y
U.N
Cyprus
U Thant
Britain
Mediterranean
United States
Nicosia
State Department
Agency For International Development Contingency Fund
U.S
Commonwealth
Duncan Sandys
House of Commons
Sandys
Security Council
West Germany
Thant
Austria
Brazil
Canada
Finland
Ireland
Sweden
Bonaventure
Halifax
Danton Seeks Old Orchard Beach House Seat in Maine House
Atty Nicholas W Danton announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Old Orchard Beach in Maine House. He and his family live at 12 Milliken Street and attend St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church Biddeford He is a veteran of World War II and a lawyer who has owned the Depot Spa Restaurant since 1948.
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Nicholas W. Danton
Old Orchard Beach
Maine
House of Representatives
Danton
Frances
William
Milliken St
St. Demetrios
Biddeford
Depot Spa
U. S. Air Force
Trans-World Airlines
Portland Junior College
Portland University Law School
Maine Bar Association
York County Bar Association
National Association of Claimants Counsel of America
McNamara Pushes Continued U S Aid For South Viet Nam
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara plans to urge President Johnson to maintain and possibly increase massive U S aid to South Viet Nam to win the war against Communist guerrillas. He returns from a five day fact finding mission noting confidence in Major General Nguyen Khanh's government and citing a stronger Viet Cong drive since the coup.
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U.N
Cyprus
Robert S. McNamara
Johnson
U.S
South Viet Nam
Saigon
U. S
McNamara
Nguyen Khanh
Khanh
Hue
Viet Nam
LaFountain Seeks County Attorney Nomination in Democratic Primary
Ned Atty. Lloyd P. LaFountain, 39 Union St., Biddeford, today announced his candidacy for county attorney in the Democratic primaries in June. A former county attorney in 1963-64, he practices at 136 Alfred St. since 1960 and holds a Georgetown University School of Foreign Service BS and Georgetown Law LLB. A Marine Corps veteran, he is active in Knights of Columbus and local bar associations and is married to Kathryn F. Hughes of Pittsburgh.
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Lloyd P. LaFountain
Union St
Biddeford
LaFountain
Alfred St
School of Foreign Service
Georgetown University
Washington, D. C
Georgetown Law School
U. S. Marine Corps
Knights of Columbus
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Holy Name Society of
St. Mary’s Parish
York County Bar Association
Maine State Bar Association
Kathryn F. Hughes
Pittsburgh
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St. Joseph's High School
Ruth Morin Grondin
Rita Faucher Huot
St. Paule d’Avila
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Rita Guilbeault Cote
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Biddeford High School
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