Britain Bombs Torrey Canyon Tanker In Oil Disaster
British jets and bombers pounded the shattered Torrey Canyon, aiming to burn remaining oil as a vast slick spread toward Cornwall and the Scilly Isles. Navy planes sprayed patches while authorities mobilized emergency crews to protect Cornwall’s beaches and tourism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Land’s End
England
Torrey Canyon
Navy
Cornwall
Seven Stones Reef
Cornish
Scilly Isles
Maurice Foley
Royal Navy
Buccaneer
Harold Wil
Atlantic
British Maritime An
Jenkins
Britain
Theory Man Keeps Quiet Pace in Fort Worth Meet
A brief item notes a man nicknamed Theory known for minimal work pace, with attribution to TM WRR General Features Corp. The caption signals a light human-interest mention in the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuck
Fea. Corp
Acquittal Ordered in Portland Motor Vehicle Death Case
Superior Court Justice Charles A. Pomeroy ordered acquittal of 18 year old John R. Darling in a Portland case after the state could not prove its charges. The August collision at Gray killed Frederick L. Osborne, 67, and his wife, 62, of Schenectady New York.
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Portland
Superior Court
Charles A. Pomeroy
Pomeroy
John R. Darling
Gray
Frederick L. Osborne
Schenectady
N.Y
Papleacos Assigned To Spain
Papleacos accepts assignment for Maremont Corp. at Serra Saco-Lowell with Barcelona headquarters. He will represent Maremont interests at three Serra Saco-Lowell plants near Barcelona for about one to one and a half years. The family will move to Barcelona leaving New York City this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. N. Papleacos
Barcelona
Spain
David Spear
New England
Maremont Corp
Saco Concern
Serra Saco-Lowell
Maremont
Papleacos
Saco
Chris
Nicholas
Spiros
Julia
New York City
Washington Eyes Looming Setbacks in Vietnam Peace Talks
Washington officials view prospects for success as increasingly gloomy while Johnson and Rusk vow to pursue talks. Thant presses for a general stand-still truce and revived Geneva Forum, but Hanoi rejects plans and bombings continue. Mansfield urges UN Security Council action on Vietnam.
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Washington
Johnson
Mercory
Dean Rusk
United States
Hanoi
U.N
U Thant
Rusk
United Nations Organization
White House
Vietnam
United Nations
Thant
New York
North Vietnam
Inight
Viet‘nam
Pope
Senate
Mike Mansfield
U.N. Security Council
U.S
Johnson, Thant
Alexei Kosygin
Harold Wilson
London
AFTRA Strike Shuts Major Networks Nationwide
Radio and TV workers walk out across United States led by AFTRA in its first national strike. Supervisory staff take over talks and news shows while unions demand a 325 dollar weekly base pay plus a share of commercial fees on sponsored programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
AFTRA
Columbia Broadcasting System
National Broadcasting Co
American Broadcasting Co
Mutual Broadcasting System
Chicago
Los Angeles
Hugh Downs
NBC
West 49Th Street
RCA
Downs
General Hospital
Dean Martin
Danny Kaye
Red Skelton
Smothers Brothers
ABC
CBS
Walter Cronkite
Chet Huntley
David Brinkley
Peter Jennings
Com
Yorke Resigns After 30 Years at McArthur Library
Dane Yorke, librarian for over 30 years, resigns from all library positions effective March at McArthur Public Library Biddeford. Alfred S. Bradford praises Yorke’s faithful work and announces Albert L. Pearce will serve as acting librarian until a successor is appointed. Pearce has two decades with the library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred S. Bradford
McArthur Public Library
Biddeford
Dane Yorke
Yorke
Bradford
Journal
Albert L. Pearce
Pearce
Store control changes hands in Saco and Biddeford Pool
The Hannaford Bros. Co. of Portland took over complete control of Russell's Shop n Save Market in Saco after negotiations with Richard T. Russell of Biddeford Pool. Plans to transfer Russell's stake to another food chain remain unconfirmed.
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Hannaford Bros. Co
Portland
Red & White
Russell’s
Shop ‘N’ Save Market
Storer Street
Saco
Richard T. Russell
10 Hill T
Biddeford Pool
Russell
Portland Company
Hannaford Bros
Joint Panel Named For Two Hospitals
A joint committee to review mutual problems of Webber and Notre Dame Hospitals Biddeford was announced by officials. The first meeting is set for April 20 at Notre Dame Hospital with boards approving the project. Representatives include Laurence Stanles John Rogers Roger Moore from Webber and Francis P Las Fountain Leo Taillon Paul Beaupre from Notre Dame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webber
Notre Dame
Biddeford
Rube
Carleton F. Davis
Notre Dame Hospital
Adelbert M.jakeman Sr
Webber Board
W. Paul Casavant
Notre Dame Board
Vietnam peace talks falter as new promises surface
President Johnson and Secretary Rusk pledge renewed efforts toward a conference table while a Communist air strike downed a U S Dragon gunship killing six. Phan Khac Suu cards a civilian presidential bid amid a looming civil military contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Rusk
Phan Khac Suu
South Vietnam
Washington
Labor Department
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Sa. Yd
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Alfred Street
Atkinson
Armstrong
THE
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Plumshers
Alaska
Iowa
Supreme Court
Margaret M. Conroy
Peace Corps
International
Old Orchard Beach High School
Georges Valley High School
St. George
Thomaston
Beach
Mary Ann Garon
Janice Haw
Kins
Pearl Germain
Kathleen Benoit
Kathleen Morin
Janice Bradeen
Marion Warren
Priscilla Felker
Claire Cyr
Louise Dallaire
Dorothy Bunson
Diana Murray
Donald H. Hamalainen
Old Orchard Beach
Wormwood
Campelli
St. Louis
Alumni Association
St. Louis High School
Graham St
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