Ethiopian Gift Yields Letters From Ethiopian Pupils
Biddeford High School students raised 1100 last year to aid Ethiopia. Richard Wyse and his sophomore history class received over 100 letters from seventh and eighth graders in Dekia and Atse Bede Mariam. The letters discuss poverty, education, and daily life, with excerpts reflecting hope and curiosity.
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Peg Hendrick
Biddeford High School
Ethiopia
Richard Wyse
Peace Corps
Dekia
John F. Kennedy School
Rades
Chilren
Atse Bede Mariam
Maine
Biddeford
Shifra Zaitlin
Kaffa
Campaign strategy and campaign trail tensions in 1960s race
Campaign strategists for Johnson and Nixon foresee McCarthy winning Wisconsin by Republicans casting Democratic ballots. Johnson defends his leadership amid domestic and world peace efforts as Kennedy endures a grueling sprint for the Democratic nomination. A U S Air Force pilot praises the F111A on its first North Vietnam mission. Forecasts of renewed bombing in Hanoi Haiphong loom if no pause is ordered. White House silent on Laird’s hint of a 30 day bombing pause. National news notes Bowie State College students among others.
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Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Eugene J. McCarthy
Wisconsin
Robert F. Kennedy
Vie
Air Force
North Vietnam
Hanoi-Haiphong
United States
White House
House
Republican Conference
Melvin R. Laird
U.S
Bowie State College
Sam Johnson says Lyndon will run hard in coming campaign
Washington AP Sam Houston Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson’s brother, 54, predicts a tough race and says Lyndon will run rather than walk. He has a desk at the DNC, eyes on strategy, and plans to help while keeping out of trouble. He criticizes campaign time constraints but supports speaking on issues. He has lived with Lyndon off and on, including at the White House since Lyndon’s daughter’s wedding last December.
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Washington
Johnson
Sam
Lyndon
Sam Houston Johnson
White House
Texas
Sam Houston
Senate
Democratic National Committee
Canitel Hill
Democratic Policy Committee
Lynda Johnson
Robb
Two Men Killed in Sanford Plane Crash
A single engine light amphibian plane crashed near Sanford Airport killing Rev. Merle Smith aged 54 of Sanford and Kenneth Blackwell aged 45 of Springvale. The crash occurred minutes after take-off around 8:30 p.m. and was not reported until hours later. Civil defense spotted the wreck at 2:30 a.m. and officials found the bodies near the aircraft about 3 a.m.
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Sanford
Merle
Merle Smith
Kenneth Blackwell
Springvale
Wells Road
Civil Defense
Biddeford Residents Invited to Cite City Problems
Joseph Plamondon Biddeford planning coordinator for Model Cities asks all citizens to write in with city problems and proposed solutions. Submissions must identify issues, may be signed or unsigned, and should arrive by April 3 to Model Cities office at Biddeford City Hall. French letters welcome and ideas will shape the grant proposal due April 15.
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Biddeford
Joseph Plamondon
Lamondon
Model Cities
Department of Housing and Urban Deveu
Ment
Plamondon
Annette Ouellette
Leo Lemire
Model Cities Task Force
Kennedy Campaign Opens On Campus West Of Mississippi
Robert Kennedy tours a dozen campuses west of the Mississippi courting delegates for the Democratic nomination. He addresses large student crowds, facing questions on Vietnam and the draft while promising action if elected. Students around him chant for Camelot and seek autographs, their eager faces reflecting hope and scrutiny.
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Kennedy
Bobby
Robert F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Mississippi
New York Democrat
Brother John
San Fernando Valley State College
Southern
California
Brigham Young University
Provo
Utah
Mormon Country
Pueblo
Vietnam
Camelot
Pilot Satisfied With F111A In First Vietnam Combat
AP reports U S Air Force Maj Charlie Arnet of New Richmond Ohio says the F111A in its first North Vietnam missions performed outstandingly, with high reliability and easy maintenance. He notes initial skepticism about electronic systems and low failure rates. The F111A flew six days of combat from Nellis training to rear Panhandle targets, with one aircraft missing after a suspected shootdown. The fate of the two crewmen aboard the lost plane remains unknown.
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Arnet
Nellis Air Force Base
Nevada
North Vietnam
Air Force
Latral
Filits
Panhandle
Takhli Air Force Base
Thailand
U.S
An Fuly
Southeast Asia
Hanoi
World War Campaigns Show Little Change in Vietnam War
The Associated Press notes that presidential campaigning frames the Vietnam issue as a “Great Debate” while the war itself remains largely unchanged. Johnson defends his policy and unity while Eisenhower backs the admin’s Vietnam stance. Kennedy enters Indiana primary on May 7 amid three-way race with McCarthy and Branigin. Nixon urges Wisconsin Republicans to vote, Rockefeller named New York’s favorite son as part of a draft move.
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Associated Press
Vietnam
Johnson
Washington
Dwight Eisenhower
Reader's Digest
Eisenhower
Sen
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
Indiana
Sanaan McCarthy
Rose Branigin
Richard Nixon
Wisconsin
Nixon
McCarthy
Nelson Rockefeller
New York State
Gene McCarthy
McCarthy Uses Campuses To Pressure Johnson Bid
Minnesota senator Eugene J. McCarthy pursues the Democratic nomination by addressing colleges from Maine to Wisconsin. He says campuses draw lively, well-informed crowds and reach voters through press coverage, while lectures help offset congressional income as he campaigns amid his New Hampshire gains and Kennedy challenge.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Eugene J. McCarthy
United States
Minnesota
Maine
Wisconsin
Johnson
McCarthy
New Hampshire
Sin
Congress
Robert F. Kennedy
Bowdoin
University of Maine
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