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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1968

Page

2

UN Security Council Condemns Israel For Attack On Jordan Bases

The U N Security Council unanimously condemned Israel for last week s strike on Arab guerrilla bases in Jordan. Israel rejected the rebuke saying its actions were in self defense The council debated amid renewed fighting along the Jordan River frontier and envisioned possible sanctions The resolution deplored violent incidents and urged restraint while Arab delegates disputed applying the cease fire to individual terrorists Ambassadors Goldberg and El Farra helped seal a compromise formula Deploring all violent incidents in violation of the cease fire the measure passed with nine votes including the Soviet Union and France Israel said it could not accept the condemnation of its actions in Jordan in self defense on the basis of the cease fire claims.

United Nations, N.Y U.N. Security Council Israel Jordan Jordan River U.S U.N Arthur J. Goldberg United States India Pakistan Senegal Goldberg Soviet Union Hungary Algeria France Council El-Farra Yosef Tekoah Tekoah

Panama Robles Ignores Impeachment

National Guard troops stormed the National Union headquarters in Panama City and arrested opposition leader Hildegrando Nicosia after the National Assembly convicted President Marco A. Robles of unconstitutional activity and swore in Max Delvalle as president. The 4,000-man Guard said it could not obey the assembly decision, awaiting a Supreme Court opinion.

Panama National Guard Marco A. Robles National Assembly Robles Arnulfo Arias Assembly Bles Max Delvaile Delvalle

Gold freed from chains of gold in staggered world move

British economists say central bankers aim to establish a two tier market for gold and move to purely credit money via SDRs at a Group of 10 meeting in Stockholm. They expect gold to be traded by governments, not kept as backing, while currencies float on a new credit-based system.

London Stockholm Britain Washington Group of 10 Sdrs United States Europe America Bank of England France Paris Zurich Hong Kong South Africa Johannesburg

Sampans Smashed By Helicopter Gunships in Mekong Delta

In three days U S helicopter gunships and fighters destroyed 114 sampans and damaged 50 near a base camp by the Cambodian border. Twenty Viet Cong killed, 43 huts razed, two irregulars wounded. North of Saigon, a Marine helicopter was shot down near Khe Sanh with four crew rescued. Casualties: 31 North Vietnamese and five Marines killed.

Saigon Mekong U.S Cambodia South Vietnam Khe Sanh Camp Carroll

Patriarca Gets Five Year Sentence In Conspiracy Case

Raymond L S Patriarca reputed head of the New England Cosa Nostra was sentenced to five years in prison and fined 10000 on a federal conspiracy to murder conviction Judge Francis J W Ford stayed the sentence and allowed he to remain free on 25000 bond pending appeal Co defendants Henry Tamaleo and Ronald Cassesso received five year terms and 10000 fines on various counts Tamaleo and Cassesso also faced concurrent terms Cassesso already serves a state prison sentence for armed robbery The trio conspired to murder Willie Marfee Providence restaurant owner killed July 1966 to promote a gambling operation.

Boston Raymond L. S. Patriarca Cosa Nostra New England Francis J. W. Ford Patriarca Atriarca Providence Ford Henry Tamaleo Cranston R.I Ronald Cassesso Somerville Tamaleo Cassesso Willie Marfee

Three Youths Rescued From Mt Washington Cliff

Jeff Damp Tom Davis and Don Stahlman all 20 were rescued after an ice cliff and avalanches near Huntington ravine on Mt Washington New Hampshire. Davis suffered possible rib fractures while Damp faced frostbite and a minor wound.

Pinkham Notch Mt. Washington U.S. Forest Service Jeff Damp North Conway Tom Davis Exeter Don Stahman North Conway Forest Service Davis Camp Huntington Ravine Stahlman Jury Appalachian Mountain Club Ed Nestor George Smith Charles Porter

Airliner crashes into Irish Sea with 61 aboard

Bodies and wreckage found near the crash site eight miles off Rosslare Point as search teams from the Royal Navy and Irish authorities comb the Irish Sea. Investigators seek wreckage from the Aer Lingus Viscount to explain the spin at 1,000 feet. The flight from Cork to London carried nine Swiss nationals and no Americans were known aboard. Weather worsened later, hindering operations.

Fisguard Wales Rosslare Point Wexford Ireland Kilmore Dunmore Irish Rosslare HMS Hardy Royal Air Force Gordon Black Aer Lingus Cork London St. George's Channel Irish Sea Royal Navy Metric

Two Worlds Unite Man Bridges City Racial Gap

Washington minister Jesse F. Anderson Jr. works as a White Episcopal priest on Sundays at St. Patrick’s while running a Southeast Enrichment Center for Black youth on weekdays. He leads dialogues across races, seeks federal funds, and teaches sociology, aiding 75 nightly youths with jobs, books, study space, and guidance. The church supported his inner city mission with 45,000 dollars over three years, despite initial parish departures.

Washington Jesse F. Anderson Jr Jessie Southeast Enrichment Center Anderson Odd Job Center Southeastern University St. Patrick's Episcopal ‘Church Mr. Anderson St. Patrick’s

Minutemen Back in Town Launch Savings Bond Drive

West Point-Pepperell launches a 1968 Savings Bond Campaign across its Biddeford and Lewiston mills with 90 Minutemen canvassers. The goal is 65 percent payroll savings participation company wide, ending with badges and a Minuteman Flag for facilities surpassing 50 percent.

West Point-Pepperell Inc U. S. Savings New Freedom Glen R. Johnson U. S. Treasury Department Savings Left Joseph L. Lanier West Point-Pepperell Textile U. S. Industrial Payroll Savings Committee Minutemen Biddeford Lewiston Mills West Point - Pepperell Inc U. S Lewiston J. L. Lanier Henry A. Truslow Maine U.S. Treasury Department Treasury Department

Biddeford Groups Back Vocational School Endorsed

Four groups in Biddeford support a new area vocational school without a referendum. The Biddeford Republican and Democratic City Committees, the Biddeford-Saco Chamber of Commerce, and Rev. Cornelius J. Enright voiced strong backing, urging swift construction and minimal tax impact.

Biddeford Republican City Committee Democratic City Committee Biddeford-Saco Cornelius J. Enright St. Mary's Parish Leo R. Lemire

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York County Saco Jaycees A. Raymond Gannon Jr Ferry Road Saco Rolando Boucher Sandra Dickinson Dorothy Lafortune Kathleen Reitze Priscilla Beaulieu Mist York County Cynthia Nicholson Patricia Grenier Doreen Bedard Rebecca Joncas UN Security Council Muhammad H. E)-Farra Vietnam Joseph B. Wagner Jr Political Alternatives St. Louis Alumni Association General Meeting ST. Louis High School Westbrook Emy Marine Fortress Two Worlds
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