St Francis College Hosts Peace Symposium With Noted Professors
Three Boston area professors will lead a three day symposium at St Francis College on peace from May 9 to 11. Dr Roger D Fisher of Harvard Dr Elena Lugo of Emmanuel College and Dr Everett E Hagen of MIT will examine if world peace is possible and study peace elements from philosophy theology social and economic angles. More than a dozen panelists will participate.
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Emmanuel College
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Unclear fragment from page one on Viet Cong suspects and civilians
The passage notes rapid judgments after interrogation revealing seven Viet Cong soldiers among detainees and 29 civilians with improper papers or dodging charges. Seventy seven labeled ordinary civilians were later vouched for by the district chief, suggesting evolving classifications in a wartime context.
Branigin Fights for Indiana Delegates in Primary Battle
Indiana debates the Democratic National Convention delegates as Branigin, a lame duck governor, seeks to back President Johnson’s favored slot. Kennedy and McCarthy pour money and schedule blitzes across the state with jet, train, and car appearances. Indiana law binds delegates to the primary winner on the first ballot.
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Army releases troops after Viet Nam experience
Soldiers have been turned loose to go home as best they can, likely embittered by their ordeal. The Army is now more seasoned in Viet Nam's twisted war. Before discharge, Brig. Gen. William Knowlton, assistant commander of the 9th Division, summoned a South Vietnamese psychological warfare team from My Tho.
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Saco School Tots Tour Coca Cola Plant
Pupils from Small Fry Nursery School Biddeford toured the Coca Cola Plant in South Portland guided by Peter Gerando. Participants included Rich ard Boisclair Kevin Morriseux Scott Croteau David Levesque Ronald Fleurant Jeffrey Pain chaud Pauline Angers Lynn Pinette Janet Gillis Diana Gill is Catherine Hersey Page Her sey Tamara Gadbois with chaperones Mrs Ruth Pinette and director Mrs Jacqueline Goulet.
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Lynn Pinette
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Memphis group to march 70 miles to Marks in civil rights rally
Abernathy flew in from Washington to address the mass rally and prepare for the march. Rev James Bevel, an SCLC staff member, said the bus trip was substituted so participants could spend more time in Marks to investigate conditions, hold mass meetings, and communicate with locals.
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Short Tibet Indian route passes through Sik Kim region
A brief note states that the shortest overland path from Tibet to the Indian plains traverses Sik Kim in the Himalayas, a tiny country noted for its high passes and proximity to the border.
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India
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Gov John Winthrop Introduced Table Fork to America in 1640
Gov John Winthrop introduced the table fork into America in 1640, marking a shift in dining customs. The era saw colonial elites adopting European table manners and facilitating more refined meals in New England households.
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News Art A Glance Tribune snapshot of global and domestic issues
The fourth day of fighting in northeast South Vietnam drives the enemy death toll toward 1000. Senators debate Hanoi talks and the Warsaw selection. In Indiana, Branigan Kennedy and MacCarthy top the ballot with Nixon and Humphrey looming. Reagan calls for united enterprise to guarantee rights. Abernathy leads a Poor People’s Campaign march to Washington. House Appropriations bills propose tax hike funding cuts. Pay disputes hover as six percent raises are suggested. McClellan targets anticrime efforts as courts faced with criminal leniency. Israel defies UN with siege posture in Jerusalem. Denmark’s pornography market reaches 50 million. Space use questions emerge amid spaceflight tensions. Columbia suspends classes after clashes with students.
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Boy Identifies Car In Station Crash That Killed Father
In Montclair California 11 year old Billy Gault watches as police wheel his father Billy J Gault’s car from a wreck near his home. A semitrailer collided with the car on the freeway killing the elder Gault.
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Swordfish Nuclear Sub Arrives in Sasebo for R and R Visit
The 2 360 ton nuclear powered submarine Swordfish arrived in Sasebo Japan for a week long rest and recreation visit for its crew.
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Concert at St Francis Gym Features Glee Clubs
A joint concert by the Joseph Lawrence School of Nursing Glee Club from New London Connecticut and the St Francis College Glee Club is set for Sunday May 5 at 8 pm in the college gymnasium Pool Road Biddeford. The theme is Camelot and admission is free.
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Biddeford
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Lewiston
St. Francis Club
Camelot
Vaccination Clinic Scheduled In Saco
A smallpox vaccination clinic will be held in the Saco Public Health Nursing Rooms on May 8 at 2 15 am. Officials announced the vaccination is required for children entering school in September and registration can be made by contacting the nursing office.
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Nursing Office
Telephone workers press wage dispute across unions
More than 500 directory and clerical workers in the Communications Workers of America strike for higher pay and contract gains at $20 weekly wage increases. wage talks continue with the 11,500-member New England Federation of Telephone Traffic Workers representing operators.
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Vietnam and Indonesia Accept Neutral Meeting Proposal
South Vietnamese Foreign Minister Tran Van Do said a neutral ship on a neutral sea would be a suitable meeting place. He also noted Indonesia’s proposal is acceptable to his government. The Gulf of Tonkin remains described as international waters.
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Gulf of Tonkin
Tony Randall Headlines Biddeford Rally for McCarthy
Hollywood actor Tony Randall headlined a Biddeford rally in support of Sen. Eugene McCarthy. The event drew under 200 attendees at Square, where Randall urged listeners to back McCarthy during his Maine tour.
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