Seven MIGs Downed In Heavy U.S. Air Strikes
U S warplanes reported sinking seven enemy MIGs in the deepest North Vietnam strikes in years. The raids hit Hanoi Haiphong and targets across the northwest rail line toward China amid claims of further air and naval attacks and no disclosed U S losses.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Haiphong
China
Yen Bai
Capi Saigon
1 Command
Northwest Railway
Tests Will Determine Usage Of Clam Flats At Hills Beach
Residents await decision on Hills Beach clam flats after tests show high coliform levels. State officials report water samples from sections 6 7 and 8 and clam samples from sections 7 and 8 exceed standards, signaling potential health hazards. A renewed test by the Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries will take 48 hours to determine if closures remain.
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Hills Beach
Biddeford
Napoleon Verrier
Edward Mitchell
Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries
Guy Marcotte
Marcotte
Michell
Joan Surran
Hills Marcotte
Water Beach
Hills Beach Flats
Ronald
Department of Sea and Shore’ Fisheries
Errier
Department
Maine
Mitchell
Hills
Camp Ellis
Saco
Withdrawal Will Go On Withdrawal Will Go On
Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird stated the U S troop withdrawal program would proceed as Nixon outlined new military actions. The remarks came amid ongoing Vietnam policy discussions and strategic decisions at the Pentagon.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
U.S
Nixon
Vietnam
Maine College Students Rally Protests Over Vietnam War
Protests planned at the University of Maine Orono and Bowdoin College Brunswick against U S mining of North Vietnam harbors. Students vote for a 3 pm rally in Orono and a silent march to Brunswick Naval Air Station with police escort. Additional protests held at St Francis College Biddeford.
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U.S
North Vietnam
University of Maine
Bowdoin College
Brunswick
Nixon
Bowdoin
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Navy Base
Naval Station
St. Francis College
Biddeford
Ernest R. Therrien
Vietnam
Mittee
Maine
Federal
Bangor
Port resident defends side in Brook dispute over shops
Bruce Robertson-Dick of Captain's Landing seeks a temporary restraining order to halt construction over the Brook near Dock Square until permits are obtained. He attributes the controversy to shopkeepers' jealousy, warns of legal fees and possible damages, and notes his Army and maritime background along with Psalm 107 verses.
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Kennebunkport
S Brook
Bruce Robertson-Dick
Captain’s Landing
Robertson-Dick
Dock Square
Maine
Hanoi Declares U S Mining Violates International Law
North Vietnam denounces U S mining of its ports as a criminal violation of international law and warns that aggressive actions risk dangerous consequences. The Hanoi paper Nhan Dan urged that trade and communications with the Democratic Republic of Vietnam be protected and retaliation avoided.
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Hong Kong
North Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Nhan Dan
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Sniper Threat Hits Saco Police Near Factory Island
Three Saco officers escaped injury when a window shattered from a whistling shot on Factory Island. John Gorman, 28, of 143 Main St was arrested with Kenneth Sands after meat house burglary tied to the incident. State police joined the investigation at the 143 Main St scene.
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Factory Island
Saco
Robert Stanwood
Raymond Lacroix
Biddeford
Norman Duguay
Stanwood
Duguay
Robert Krul
Krul
Main St
Gorman
State Police
Gary Phillips
Kru
Kenneth Sands
Main Street
McGovern and Humphrey Win Nebraska West Virginia Contests
Sen. George McGovern defeated Hubert H. Humphrey in Nebraska's primary as Humphrey walloped George Wallace in West Virginia to claim 35 delegates. Wallace ran a distant third in Nebraska while Nixon swept Nebraska’s GOP race. In West Virginia Humphrey led the nonbinding preference, with Wallace as his main rival. results delayed by paper ballots and separate delegate races.
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Associated Press
George McGovern
Hubert H
California
South Dakota
Humphrey
West Virginia
McGovern
Nebraska
Omaha
Washington
Wallace
Alabama
Srg Y le
Charleston
Experts See USSR Aid To Hanoi Continuing
Three specialists on Soviet politics say Russia will try to keep arming North Vietnam despite U S pressure. They discuss bypassing mined ports using neutral ships, pressured airlifts, and possible impacts on Nixon's summit with Moscow.
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Hanoi
Boston
Russia
North Vietnam
U.S
Nixon
United States
North Vietnamese
Uri Ra’anan
Tufts University
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Adam Ulam
Harvard University
Thieu
Ulam
China
Frederick Barghoorn
Yale University
Barghoorn
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