Lindbergh 40 Years After His Historic Atlantic Flight
Forty years after Lindbergh's solo nonstop crossing from New York to Paris in 1927 the legacy is remembered. The piece notes his Roosevelt Field takeoff, Le Bourget arrival, and the milestone’s impact on aviation progress. It also covers anniversary plans by Dr. John Rieger and Dr. Francis Xavier Sommer and details Lindbergh's life, Pan American role, and the Spirit of St. Louis.
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Arthur Everett
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
U.S
Nicaragua
China
Ruth Snyder
Judd Gray
Eo Pictures
Lindbergh
Spirit of
le Bourget
Paris
Atlantic
Mineola
N.Y
Roosevelt Field
Les Bourget
John Rieger
Los Gatos
Calif
Francis Xavier Sommer
Barbourville
Darien
Conn
Anne Spencer Morrow
Charles A. Lindbergh Jr
Pan American World Airways
St. Louis
Chicago
Raymond Orteig
San Diego
Ryan Airlines
Long Island
Roosevelt
Hazelhurst Field
Army
Quentin Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
UN orders UNEF withdrawal as Middle East crisis grows
The 3400 man U N peace force was ordered to pull back from the Egyptian Israeli frontier as Egyptian troops mass along the border. Egypt signaled readiness to enter Israel only if Syria or another Arab state is attacked, while Israel prepared steps to meet the threat. Leaders worldwide condemned the move and warned of broader conflict.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.N
Middle East
Sinai
Israel
Abdel Mohsen Mortagi
Eastern Front
Mortagi
Egypt
Syria
Iraq
UNEF
New York
U Thant
Thant
Tel Aviv
Sinai Peninsula
Ibrahim Makhos
Damascus
Baghdad
George Brown
Brown
Moscow
Maine House delays action on power measure
The Maine House postponed a last ditch bid to create a state agency to own and run a large atomic power plant near Rockland. The plan would issue bonds up to 250 million dollars and send power to utilities in Maine and neighboring regions, facing opposition from private power companies.
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Augusta
Mainey House
Ing
Maine Power Commission
Rockland
Maine
Canada
Bombs Hit Near Hanoi Center As U S Planes Fly Raids
U S aircraft attacked a power plant about 1.1 miles from central Hanoi and claimed at least three MIGs shot down. A command spokesman said the raid reached near the heart of the capital in a built up area. Navy planes also struck Van Dien depot five miles south. Hanoi radio said nine U S planes were shot down in heavy raids.
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Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
van Dien
Maine Maritime Academy Offers Dual Summer Sail Plans
The Maine Maritime Academy will train about 65 cadets in nine week voyages aboard U S flag ships while the remainder sail to Montreal for Expo 67 aboard the training vessel State of Maine.
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Castine
Maine
Maritime Academy
U.S
Montreal
State of Maine
U.S. Marines and South Vietnamese Invade DMZ Half
U S Marines and South Vietnamese troops crossed into the southern half of the demilitarized zone in a dawn invasion named Hickory. In 24 hours 162 North Vietnamese were killed and 12 Marines died with 202 wounded.
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U.S
Saigon
Vietnam
U.S. 4Th Infantry
Central Highlands
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
United States
Jas Sanctuary
The
Bone
Con Thien
Ben Hai
North Vietna
Lengel
Bruno Hochmuth
3Rd Marine Division
Hochmuth
Panhandle
Hancock
St. Paul
U.S. Command
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RCA
RCA Victor
WATS
Main Street
Kesslen Shoe CO
Kennebunk, Maine
Mac
Old Orchard Beach
Wells Trading Post
Wells
Chevron Oil CO
D. F. Burley
Farrar-Brown
Elm Street
Bill Brill
House
Sec
Meas Senate
Utilities
Senate
Saco
Scott
Saco Hardware & Supply Company
Pepperell Square, Saco
Trip Laire
Palm Beach
Navy
John Lengel
Dong Ha
South China Sea
WRR Gen
Fea, Corp
J. M. Wood Box
Leslie M. Vance
Marshall
Biddeford Pool
Charbroit
Fresh Fish & Steamers
Alfred St. Biddeford
Garnache’s Seafood
York Heel Corp
Western Ave
Oak Ledge
Eastern Plastic Corp
Washington St
Dial
Sanford
Westland Shoe Co
Smith
Greenlee
Alfred Road
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