Biddeford Police Board Alters Desk Assignments
After an executive session the Biddeford Police Commissioners shuffled desk posts at headquarters. Emile Fecteau was named to replace Belanger on the third shift while Lavallee moves to first shift and Belair to second. Later clarifications noted Belair and Lavallee would stay on their shifts and Fecteau’s move stands. A special meeting was planned to reexamine Belair’s assignment with possible changes.
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Ing
Commission
Police Department
Emile A. Fecteau
Vincent Ave
Biddeford
Com
Missioners
Clarence Belanger
Belanger
Robert Lavallee
Armand Belair
Belair
Lavallee
Fecteau
Strolman
Everett Bowden
Pool St
Bowden
Saco
Johnson vows to press peace amid rebuffs in Vietnam
President Johnson says he will persist in seeking peace with North Vietnam despite rebuffs. Fulbright calls for risking a halt in bombing to spur talks while Kennedy criticizes the rebuff. An Army chaplain with the 25th Division enters a Viet Cong tunnel complex to hold services. The milk price war continues in a 25 state area with violence but no price rise. Harlem to join the national developments.
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Johnson
North Vietnam
Hanoi
J. W. Fulbright
Eace
Robert F. Kennedy
U.S. Army
25Th Division
Harlem
Chuckie An Old Timer Remembers Babysitters By Name
An elderly observer recalls a time when a babysitter was simply called mother. The remark reflects changing language and family roles through the years.
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Chuckie
Gen
Fea. Corp
Alabama Desegregation Decree Orders Nationwide School Integration
A federal court in Montgomery ordered desegregation next term of all Alabama schools not already under court order. Ninety nine systems are covered, with Gov Lurleen Wallace and state officials directed to end racial discrimination in faculties, facilities, and student bodies. The state superintendent must draft a detailed desegregation program for 1967-68, due within 60 days.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Lurleen B. Wallace
George C. Wallace
Lurleen Wallace
State Superintendent of Education
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Louisiana
Johnson vows to persist in Vietnam peace efforts
President Johnson pledges continued pursuit of an honorable peace with North Vietnam despite Hanoi's rejection and publication of a secret letter exchange with Ho Chi Minh. Officials see Hanoi's move as a setback while expecting intensified military pressure in the months ahead.
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Washington
Johnson
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Guam
Ho Chi Minh
Andrews Air Force Base
Vietnam
J. W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Robert F. Kennedy
Dn.v
Longer Senate Term Rejected in Maine House Vote
The Maine House voted 108 to 34 to indefinitely postpone a constitutional amendment granting Maine senators four-year terms. Republicans led the opposition. Democrats and League of Women Voters support varied. Debate cited balance of power, accountability, and possible misdirection by the League.
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Augusta
House
Senate
Maine
League of Women Voters
League
Richard D. Hewes
Cape Elizabeth
Dennett
Raymond M. Rideout Jr
Manchester
Summer T. Pike
Lubec
Malcolm Berman
Rhoulton
Heavy Losses In Battle Are Counted
In Tay Ninh Province a Communist regiment of about 2,500 attacked U.S. positions. The clash produced at least 596 enemy dead with many bodies still being recovered. American losses totaled 31 dead and 109 wounded, including the pilots of an artillery spotter plane and another crew member.
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Saigon
U.S
Tay Ninh
John A. Bender
Bremerton
Wash
Hanoi
Mother Arraigned on Manslaughter Charge in 11 Day Old Death
A 19 year old Lebanon mother, Deborah H. Ford, was arraigned in District Court in Sanford on a manslaughter charge in the death of her 11 day old son. Bond set at 2000 dollars. The infant died in a Sanford hospital from a brain hemorrhage after alleged abuse. A separate child neglect case against Mr and Mrs Ford remains ongoing with their daughter placed in foster care.
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Sanford
Deborah H. Ford
Lebanon
Roland A. Langlais
Irvin Dorfman
Ford
Jerold V
Sherry
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May Street
Albert Lessard
THE
Associated Press
Tru-Mac Loafer
Maineline Shoe Co
Berwick
Seaver
Maine Linoleum CO
Alfred Street
South Vietnam
Moscow
Burma
North
Prospect St
Demilitarized Zone
Biddeford High School
Elizabeth Ross
Biddeford-Saco
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