Legislature Big Issues Still Alive in Augusta Session
The Maine Legislature enters week 21 with major issues unresolved. A $243 million appropriations package tied to a sales tax rise to five percent faces Democratic opposition. A $101 million highway program for 1967 69 and a $16.8 million bond issue also loom. The public power issue remains alive after recent House setbacks and will be debated Tuesday.
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Bombing Raids Continue As Hanoi Under Fire
U S planes hit Hanoi on Buddha's birthday cease fire period despite reported North Vietnamese actions. A MIG jet was claimed down, and CTK said the capital lost power and water after a raid. Casualties mounted as U S and allied forces faced mortar and ground attacks around Pleiku Con Thien and near the Leatherneck outpost.
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Maine police seek FBI transcript on Biddeford gambling probe
Maine State Police chief Parker F. Hennessey asked for a transcript of an FBI report alleging an Costa Nostra bid to run a gambling operation in Biddeford two years ago. He doubts the report’s truth but will confer with the attorney general after reviewing the Providence court release. An investigation is under way by Biddeford police.
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Fire destroys goat shelter at city dump
Ed ward Gilbert, Biddeford city dump superintendent, reports his pet goat Billy died in a fire that burned the shack housing him. Firemen blamed unknown cause and noted a broken entrance cable. Boosters, hoses, and pumps battled the blaze. two other fires nearby were extinguished.
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Edward Gilbert
Biddeford
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Hills Beach
State Man Charged With Terror Acts
Franklin Horne of Limerick Maine was charged after taking a man and his wife hostage in their Norfolk Massachusetts home for about six hours. He used a fully loaded .45 caliber automatic found in the home before fleeing in their station wagon. Police said the incident followed a prior escapee from the nearby prison colony.
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Blood Drawn During Hong Kong Rioting
Pro Communist factions clashed with police on the ninth day of rioting in Hong Kong. Police used riot sticks and tear gas while protesters hurled acid from rooftops in the financial district. By midday over 100 arrests, dozens injured, and troops on alert underscored a fragile security situation during ongoing demonstrations.
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