Governor calls emergency session on beach erosion action
Governor Curtis convened state Civil Defense and National Guard agencies to assess emergency provisions aiding Hills Beach and Camp Ellis residents threatened by erosion. Mayors Lemire and Mercier report Army Corps of Engineers support and possible disaster-project activation to deploy dredging in the Saco River to widen beaches as a temporary solution. Jerome G. Plante and Mayor Lemire coordinated with Federal officials to align state local and federal efforts.
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Leo R. Lemire
Bid
Armand Mercier
Saco
Kenneth M. Curtis
Civil Defense
Ational Guard
Hills Beach
Camp Ellis
Army Corps of Engineers
Saco River
Jerome G. Plante
Eter N. Kyros
Lemire
Stat
Saco Mayor Eyes Ice Blasting on Lower River
Mayor Arm and J Mercier will ask the Army Engineers to study blasting ice in the lower Saco River to reduce ice jams and downtown flooding. York County Civil Defense Director Reando cites high water content while ground remains unfrozen, with rapid changes possible. Army Engineers survey upper river for potential blasting as Libby notes improved downtown dams. Civil Defense stores 500 cots and 1,000 blankets at Alfred HQ for river-area evacuations.
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Saco
Armand J. Mercier
Army, Corps of Engineers
Mercier
York County Civil Defense
Raymond F. Reando
Army Engineers
Saco Civil Defense
Leon H. Libby
Reando
Alfred ‘Civil Defense
Nixon flies to Southern California weekend home and library talks
President Nixon spends a weekend near San Clemente considering buying a summer home on a cliffside site and a library for official papers in Southern California. He flies with Mrs Nixon and aides, plans include a possible library site near Whittier and the areas between Los Angeles and San Diego.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
California
Pacific Ocean
White House
Southern California
William P Rogers
Henry A. Kissinger
Los Angeles
San Diego
Whittier
Washington
Independence
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Secret Peace Talks Confirmed May Be Under Way
Washington Defense Secretary Melvin Laird confirmed private negotiations to end the Vietnam War and said the administration has an alternative plan if talks fail. Laird spoke amid a Senate disarmament hearing, noting efforts through formal channels and private talks in Paris and possibly Vientiane, Laos.
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Ronaid L. Ziegler
Washington
Ellsworth Bunker
South Vietnam
Andrew Goodpaster
Vietnam
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Senate
J W. Fulbright
Arkansas
Poe
Formanly
Paris
Vientiane
Laos
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
Fulbrig
Fulbright
Nixon
Charter Hearing Scheduled on Saco Charter Proposal
A hearing before Maine's Legal Affairs Committee is set for L. D. 790 proposing a City Manager Charter for Saco. James Cartier, chairman of the Saco Jaycees charter study committee, announced the 10 30 a.m. session Thursday in Room 135 of the State Office Building in Augusta.
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Maine
L. D
Saco
James Cartier
Saco Jaycees
Pharte
State
Augusta
Laird Emerges As A Cool Performer In Senate ABM Hearing
Laird presented a steady defense of a seven billion dollar Safeguard antiballistic missile system during a three day Senate hearing. He faced sharp criticism from ABM opponents and cheers from supporters as he explained the plan to defend the deterrent forces at 12 sites. He balanced formal testimony with thoughtful responses, noting the difficulty of answering difficult questions amid political scrutiny.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Senate
White House
Capitol
Hill
Laird
Frank
Church of Idaho
Nixon
Albert Gore
Arkansas
Fulbright
Parjent Foreign Relations Committee
Cockeyed
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Biddeford Resident Dies After Stabbing
Elton P. Hill 37 of Biddeford died after a stabbing at 51 White's Wharf in a third floor apartment. He was stabbed in the chest reportedly with a bread knife and traveled bleeding to Green Wave Bar before to Webber Hospital where he died. Connie J. LeBoeuf was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and awaits court. Carmen Caron faces intoxication charges. Hill, born June 3 1931 in Dayton, leaves two brothers and several nieces and nephews. funeral services planned in Saco with interment at Goodwins Mills Cemetery.
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Elton P. Hill
Biddeford
White's Wharf
Connie J. LeBoeuf
Webber Hospital
Hill
Carmen Caron
Green Wave
Water Street
Amonanes
Connie LeBoeuf
Alfred
Saco
Caron
George Friary
Albert Morin
Ted Drouin
Dayton
David
Hazel (Houston) Hill
Lamarre Tree Service Co
C. David Hill
Hollis Center
Bernard A. Hill
Plaistow
N.H
Shumway Funeral
Spring St
Goodwins Mills
Eisenhower medically fragile amid congestive heart failure fears
Washington AP report says former president Dwight D. Eisenhower suffered serious temporary congestive heart failure a week ago while recovering from intestinal surgery. Doctors expressed increased concern about his chronic heart condition, though a Walter Reed bulletin noted his condition remains favorable and he is resting comfortably with good spirits.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed
Pital
Eisenhower
Nixon
Poe
California
Associated Ress
Doctors
Sirhan became like a wild beast after gin in jail cell
AP reports psychiatrist Dr. Eric Marcus testified Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, charged with Kennedy's murder, drank six ounces of gin in a jail cell and spoke as if Kennedy were alive, denying killings while speculating about Jews and revenge. Marcus described him growing agitated, restrained, and claiming the hotel incident. Defense notes diminished responsibility while hypnosis and memory recollections were explored.
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Los Angeles
Sirhan Bishara
Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Eric Marcus
Tom Collins
New York
Ambassador Hotel
Marcus
Bernard Diamond
New Lawyer Says Ray Is Innocent In King Killing
J B Stoner, a Savannah attorney tied to the Ku Klux Klan, arrived to visit James Earl Ray in the Tennessee State Prison and said he has new information supporting Ray’s innocence in the King assassination. Stoner, aided by Robert W. Hill, contends Ray was pressured into pleading guilty amid national publicity and plans to pursue a new trial.
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Nashville, Tenn
James Earl Ray
Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
J. B. Stoner
Savannah
Lake Thompson
Tennessee State Penitentiary
Stoner
Atttorney
Maron
King
Memphis
Chattanooga
Robert W. Hill
Edward R. Fields
National States Rights Party
London
NSRP
W. Preston Battle Jr
Battle
Percy Foreman
Houston
Tex
Arthur Hanes
Birmingham
Ala
Foreman
Walker County
Tenn
Hood
Kleagle of
Tennessee
The
Christian Knights of the Klan
Louisville
Atlanta
Christian Anti- Jewish Party
Congress
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Leon Ai. Libby
County Civil Defense
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Main St
Kennebunk
Maine Dry Cleaners
Elm ST
Speeciley and
Lerig Totes
Ted Dyer
Phere
St. Margaret's Church
Old Orchard Beach
Vermont
David Packard
Armed Services Committee
Gore
Packard
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Dean Rusk
Pasadena
William McKinley
Ferdinand
Austria-Hungary
Marcus David Fitts
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