Ireland to Disneyland double St Patrick's revelry story
AP reports St Patrick s Day celebrations spill across cities from Dublin to Disneyland with parades in New York Baltimore Columbus Boston Chicago Jersey City and Shamrock Texas. Marching bands bagpipes and green water feature as officials and locals take part. Disneyland in Los Angeles hosts a dog parade with green dog Casey dyed by a resident.
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Ireland
Andrew Minihan
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Los Angeles
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Mickey O' Mouse
Disneyland
Clyde Rainwatch
Casey
Hibernians Group Founding and St Patrick’s Festival Tale
A local note recalls the founding of the Ancient Order of Hibernians 350 years ago in Ireland and describes Biddeford’s St Patrick’s Festival. An anecdote from last year recounts John, a prize winner, losing a jar of Irish dew after a flying saucer reportedly appeared on the hall path. The piece blends celebration with a hint of misfortune as it moves toward continuation.
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Order of Hibernians
St Patrick's Day Parade Lore From New York to Cities
On March 17 Americans honor St Patrick's Day with wearin the green. New York hosts the largest parade drawing 100000 spectators and thousands of marchers along Fifth Avenue past St Patrick's Cathedral. Other cities also hold local parades with bands pipes and civic groups in a day of Irish pride.
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Gold Panel Convenes in Washington Amid World Crisis
America's six allies in the London gold pool converge on Washington for a two day conference to address the gravest global money crisis in four decades. Jacques Leon Rueff advocates doubling gold price, arguing benefits for the United States and France. European worries over Vietnam War costs fuel the gold run as French Foreign Minister Couve de Murville urges Common Market action. Sen Robert F Kennedy launches his presidential bid, aiming to continue his slain brother's White House campaign. Britain faces political upheaval as Foreign Secretary George Brown resigns.
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Kennedy enters race for presidency in Democratic field
Robert Kennedy announces candidacy for the Democratic nomination, opposing incumbent Lyndon Johnson and rival Eugene McCarthy. The move sets a campaign focused on de escalation of Vietnam and a coalition government, with Kennedy seeking primaries and delegates in key states as McCarthy gains early momentum. Kennedy’s decision follows McCarthy’s strong New Hampshire showing and amid party tensions ahead of Chicago.
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Massachusetts
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Ohio
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Calfornia
Banking Firms Will Consolidate
Arthur F. Maxwell of Biddeford Savings Bank and Harry M. Wooster of York Savings and Loan Association announced that York Savings and Loan will consolidate with Biddeford Savings Bank under the Biddeford name. The merger, pending corporator and shareholder approvals and state and federal clearances, aims to improve depositor positions and benefit the public as a forward local banking step.
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Biddeford Savings Bank
Harry M. Wooster
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York Savings and Loan Association
Transplant Patient Leaves Hospital Cape Town hero Blaiberg walks home
Philip Blaiberg the first heart transplant survivor exits Groote Schuur Hospital after 74 days. He praises the care and heads home with Dr. Christiaan Barnard, while plans for his ongoing follow ups and isolation at his Kenilworth apartment are set. The operation used a heart from 24 year old Clive Haupt.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Philip Blaiberg
Groote Schuur Hospital
Blaiberg
Christiaan Barnard
Louis Washkansky
Barnard
Eileen
Clive Haupt
Kenilworth
Groote Schuur
Model Cities Program Outlined By Biddeford Mayor
Biddeford Mayor Leo R. Lemire met with urban planning advisor Alfred Funai to discuss the Model Cities program. HUD criteria focus on past performance, city commitment, demonstrated need, and plan comprehensiveness as bids advance against Bangor Waterville Lewiston and Auburn.
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Alfred Funai
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Lewiston
Auburn
War shadow shapes New Hampshire primary in 1968 race
The Vietnam War looms over the 1968 presidential contest as New Hampshire's primary shows Eugene McCarthy with a strong antiwar vote. Kennedy considers reassessment, while Johnson dismisses the outcome and faces Wisconsin’s April 2 primary. McCarthy signals ongoing candidacy, Kennedy weighs a May Oregon bid, and the era’s foreign and domestic issues blend with campaign strategies.
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