Johnson to Host West German Mayor and Italy Premier in May
President Johnson schedules May 18 meeting with Berlin mayor Willy Brandt and July 7–8 talks with Italian Premier Aldo Moro. Brandt travels to New York for a Foreign Policy Association address May 15, Moro’s first U.S. visit aims to ease Western alliance ties.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
White House
Berlin
Willy Brandt
Aldo Moro
Washington
United States
West Berlin
Moro
Brandt
Foreign Policy Association
New York City
Rusk and Fulbright Clash Over Cuba Policy
Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Sen. J. W. Fulbright clashed on Cuba and other foreign policy points while agreeing on the need to discuss and pursue careful, reality-based diplomacy. Fulbright called Castro a nuisance. Rusk labeled him a hemispheric threat and supported continued economic isolation.
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Dean Rusk
J. W. Fulbright
Cuba
Arkansas
Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Fulbright
Castro
Fidel Castro
Panama
United States
China
United Nations
Walter Ulbricht
Sen
Coast Guard
Juneau
Tidal Wave Tosses Boats Along Coast
A 5 to 6 foot tidal wave swept the Louisiana and Texas coasts Friday night, uprooting boats and flooding docks from New Orleans to Baton Rouge. No deaths or serious injuries were reported though several vessels and riverfront structures were damaged. Coast Guard and Weather Bureau linked the wave to a minor earthquake aftershocks, observed as far inland as Avondale Shipyards and Port Arthur.
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Texas
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New Orleans Industrial Canal
Coast Guard
Spring Hill College
Mobile
Ala
Louis J. Eisele
Weather Bureau
Leon Poche
Avondale Shipyards
Port Arthur
Tex
Baton Rouge
Albert E. Kent
Amite
Lainer
Denham _ Springs
Lanier
Loans Open For Rural Maine Homes
Augusta Maine residents in communities of up to 2500 outside urban areas may qualify for Farmers Home Administration grants up to 1000 dollars to improve home piping and water systems. The State Bureau of Social Welfare announced the little known program on Friday.
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Maine
State Bureau of Social Welfare
Farmers Home Administration
Alaska Quake Destroys Anchorage Area Killing Many
A massive Alaska earthquake struck the Anchorage region Friday night causing widespread destruction. At least 50 dead in Anchorage, with hundreds injured and missing in Valdez Seward and other coastal towns. Tidal waves and aftershocks hampered relief as power failed and communications collapsed.
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Heart of
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Fourth Avenue
Airlift and rescue efforts amid Alaska quake chaos
Planes and troops respond to a powerful quake affecting Alaska and Washington. Doctors and nurses fly from Juneau Fairbanks to Anchorage while Globemaster airlift readiness, seaplanes from Whidbey to Kodiak, and a Fort Wainwright Army unit move to aid Valdez. Reports claim Valdez oil tanks may have exploded and a jet fuel spill at Anchorage. Tremors affect Fairbanks and snowball into Yukon Territory as Washington tidal waves collapse two bridges and Oregon reports coastal flooding. One drowning and several missing near Depoe Bay.
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Prince William Sound
Seward
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Ree
Earthquake Strikes Alaska and Gulf Ports Hit by High Tides
A massive earthquake devastates Alaska with uncertain fatalities and heavy damage centered on Anchorage and several other communities. High tides disrupt Gulf coast ports in Louisiana and Texas as crews assess the broader impact. Easter Passover observances mark celebrations worldwide. The report notes political exchanges as East German leader Ulbricht’s position appears weakened in a flight incident. Coast Guard activities are mentioned from Juneau.
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Alaska
Anchorage
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Texas
Sunrise Easter Services Across Biddeford Saco Area
Easter Sunday observances run from Biddeford Pool sunrise at 5 30 at East Point to Old Orchard Beach and Wells, with multiple church led services including guest preachers students choirs and post service breakfasts. Catholic churches also schedule special music for all Masses.
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Fredericksburg
Fairl Grounds
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East Point
Biddeford-Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Faith School of Theology
Atlantic Avenue
Russell K. Pier
Faith Tabernacle
Methodist Youth Fellowship Group
Washington Avenue Methodist Church
Linda Bean
Jack Newton
MYF
Timothy Tucker
Wells Congregational Church
Moody Beach
John N. Simpson
George N. Perkins
Gerald A. LaPierre
Congo Church
Wells First
St. Margaret's Catholic Church
Passover and Easter Coincide in Holy Land
In Jerusalem two million Jews observe the second Passover day as Christians prepare Easter. Seder meals recall Exodus while a memory cup honors Nazi victims and Soviet restrictions. At Dormition Basilica in Mount Zion Catholics mark a solemn Easter vigil amid renewed hope from Pope Paul VI’s Holy Land pilgrimage.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
Egypt
Soviet Union
Paul VI
Old Jerusalem
Calvary
Brisk Easter sales show shift to dresses and pastels
Local merchants report March sales up versus last year despite late snow and an early Easter. The Children’s Shop notes mothers dressing children for Easter Parade after church, with pink and Bermuda Blue as top colors. Goats and navy blue remain popular. suits decline as dress styles gain popularity. Pastels persist with a possible move to brighter California shades for summer.
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Butler’s Department Store
Bermuda
Youland’s Department Store
Main Street
Matson’s
H. Polenkewich
Murphy's
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