Cuba Grants asylum to Vietnam hero Major Pearce and son
Granma reports U S Army Major Richard Harwood Pearce and his 42 year old son Richard Jr granted asylum in Cuba. Pearce, decorated for Vietnam valor, left the United States for conscience reasons after a light plane flight from Key West. The State Department confirmed Havana’s action. U S authorities consider the case distinct due to his military status.
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Cuba
Vietnam
Hero
Havana
U.S. Army
Richard Harwood Pearce
Granma
Pearce
United States
Thomas W. Dunn
Ft. Sam Houston
San Antonio
Tex
Key West
Fla
Richard Jr
Liberty Airport
Washington
State Department
Carl Bartch
U.S
Bartch
Coast Guard
Lommunique
United States Army
Liberty
Houston
Biddeford Names Inspectors Seek Junk Car Violations
Biddeford building inspector Richard Sevigny and Police Chief Edgar Sevigny with Lt George Friary led a morning survey of nuisance areas in Biddeford. They cited state statute and city ordinance violations and set a June 5 deadline to remedy. The issue includes junk cars used for fill at the city dump and steps to stop such disposal.
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Etherington Pond
Biddeford
Richard R. Sevigny
Edgar Sevigny
George Friary
Richard Sevigny
Leo R. Lemire
Edward Gilbert
Martin's to Acquire Saco Shop and Save Market
Martin's is taking over the Shop and Save Market on Storer Street in Saco, purchased from Hannaford Brothers. Details indicate a transfer of ownership and continued operation of the market under the Martin's brand.
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Martin's
Saco Store
Storer Street
Saco
Hannaford BrothiContinuea
New Principal Picked For Biddeford High
Gary Richard Johnson will become Biddeford High School principal starting July 1 on a one year contract with a $9500 salary. The 27 year old former Searsport High School principal was unanimously hired by the Biddeford Board of Education. He previously taught at Potter High School in Sebago and earned degrees from the University of Maine. Current Principal Paul M. Stebbins resigns effective August 1.
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Biddeford High School
Gary Richard Johnson
Searsport High School
Biddeford
Board of Education
Johnson
Madawaska High School
University of Maine
Maine
Potter High School
Sebago
Searsport
France and Britain urge steps to cool Middle East crisis
In Beirut and beyond France Britain and Israel pressed for international action to ease the Middle East tension as Egypt moved to block Israeli shipping in the Gulf of Aqaba Saudi Arabia announced mobilization and U Thant began a peace mission The United States backed open passage through the gulf and the Soviets warned they would defend Arab states against aggression Israel urged protection of its shipping route The crisis escalated with UNF forces pulled from the border and renewed threats from Cairo and Damascus.
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Beirut
Lebanon
France
Britain
Israel
Middle East
Egypt
Gulf of Aqaba
Mecca
Saudi Arabia
United States
Soviet Union
Paris
Harold Wilson
United Nations
Mediterranean
Gulf
Red Sea
Indian Ocean
Cairo
U.N
U Thant
Mhamoud Riad
Thant
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Abba Eban
New York
U.N. Security Council
Eban
U.S
Johnson
George Brown
Moscow
Andrei A Gromyko
Alexei N. Kosygin
Brown
Security Council
Nasser
Strait of
Tiran
Levi Eshkol
East Africa
Far East
Maariv
Strait of Tiran
U N Security Council Meets Over Arab Israel Threat
The U N Security Council was convened in an emergency session to address the Arab Israel crisis amid fears of war. Canadian and Danish delegates urged action and U Thant to restructure the Middle East force, while the Soviet Union contemplates veto and Moscow backing for the Arabs. Abba Eban left Jerusalem for Washington and New York as U S Ambassador Goldberg pressed for rapid council support to avert armed conflict.
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U.N. Security Council
Israel
U.N
Nikolai J. Fedorenko
Liu Chieh
China
Soviet Union
Liu
Council
Canada
Denmark
Middle East
Lester B. Pearson
House of Commons
USN
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Pearson
Jerusalem
Carda
Ps Martin
U Tha
U.N. Middle
Thant
Cairo
Nasser
U. S
Egypt
U S Raids Deep Into North Vietnam
U S warplanes resumed bombing after Buddha’s sit day truce ending midnight Tuesday. Jets attacked targets across North Vietnam including Thai Nguyen rail yard, Red River delta, and lines toward South Vietnam as recon flights rose. Reports cite mixed incidents with 92 total American and allied dead or wounded, heaviest toll in Quang Ngai Province.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Thai Nguyen
Red Capital
Hanoi
Red
Haiphong
Red River Delta
South Vietnam
Wif
U.S. Command
America
H Lever
Americ
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Cunningham's Greenhouse
Scarborough
Maine Linoleum CO
Alfred Street
Carmen's Quality Fruits & Vegetables
Pool Rd
St Francis College
California
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Sunkist Oranges
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Biddeford High
Paul M. Stebbins
Gary R. Johnson
Alfred Read
Shawmut Inn
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Mac
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