Johnson emphasizes UN role amid Middle East crisis
President Johnson condemns U Thant over removal of the U N Emergency Force from Gaza and Sinai. He urges continued UN presence and warns the U S supports UN peacekeeping while Congress calls for intervention to avert an Israeli Egyptian war.
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Washington
Middle East
Johnson
U Thant
United Nations
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Trygve Lie
Norway
Dag Hammarskjold
Sweden
U.N
Soviet Union
United States
Moscow
Israel
Nasser
U.N. General Assembly
Security Council
Egypt
White House
Gaza
Sinai
General Assembly
Congress
U_Thant
Alaska opens Klondike Trail for modern gold rush buffs
Adventure seekers can hike the Chilkoot Trail with two new log shelters and brush cleared by the state. Horses are offered in Skagway for a 12 mile section of the 35 mile route, with steeper stretches left for hikers on the historic path.
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Alaska
Klondike
Skagway
Baez rejects performing for North Vietnamese troops and South Vietnamese GIs
Joan Baez says she will not perform for North Vietnamese soldiers or for American troops in South Vietnam. She calls claims she offered to sing there absolutely false and adds she would prefer to sing back home. Chaim Topol says he is ready to quit Fiddler on the Roof to help defend Israel as many Jews offer services to the Israeli Embassy in London. Rep Ben Reifel testifies about a common parent child tug in large public buildings and a beseeching look from children.
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Security Council
Isession
Nasser
United States
Vietnam
Middle East
Soviet Union
North Vietnam
Johnson
Israel
Seypt
Gulf of Aqaba
Isaael
Red Sea
Suez Canal
Congress
U.N
Rome
Joan Baez
South Vietnam
London
Chaim Topol
Washington
Ben Reifel
S.D
Capitol
Reifel
Tourists face lack of provisions at Capitol grounds
A House Appropriations subcommittee heard that there is not enough provision for tourists at the Capitol, with warnings they may have to resort to shrubbery on the grounds. In Los Angeles, surgeons prepared to present William B. Spangler with the bullet removed from his heart after a 3.12 hour operation.
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Mario FE. Campioli
Capitol
House
Los Angeles
Tis
William B. Spangler
Sprangler
Spangler
Joseph John Verska
Louis Ludington
Baptism at Advent Christian Church in Kennebunk
Rev. Robert C. Hewitt led a baptismal service at Advent Christian Church with the sermon In His Likeness. Baptized were Jacqueline and Michael Simonds, Eten Sam Crystal Shibles James Brown John Babine Stephen Moulton and Robert Avery. Memorial Sunday May 28 will feature Rev Hewitt speaking on What Price Freedom with area veterans groups attending the 11 am service.
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Robert C. Hewitt
Advent Christian Church
Jacqueline
Michael Simonds
Eten Sam
Crystal Shibles
James Brown
John Babine
Stephen Moulton
Robert Avery
Mr Hewitt
What Price Freedom
Actas Cite Philippine Tribesmen Smoking Customs
A 19th century description notes Actas and nearby tribesmen in the Philippines preferring to hold lit cigarette ends in their mouths during smoking, illustrating a distinctive local habit observed by observers of the era.
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Actas
Philippines
Property Transfers in Saco and Kennebunk
The Parnaude property at 552 Ferry Road Saco sold to Leonard Clegg Jr and wife for residence. Four rooms bath breezeway garage and five acres noted. Negotiated by Norman J. Lessard Agency Saco. Also John A. True Sr sold Alewive Kennebunk home to Alexander Hamilton Arundel via John D. Downing Agency Inc.
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Ferry Road
Saco
Robert Parnaude
Leonard Clegg Jr
Norman J. Lessard
Saco Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
John A. True Sr
Alewive
Kennebunk
Alexander Hamilton
Arundel
John D. Downing Agency Inc
Plans Made By Legion Unit At Kennebunk
The Webber Lefebvre Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary met with 17 in attendance at Mrs. Johnnie Ann Martel’s home. They finalized Poppy Days for Friday and Saturday, Memorial Observance at Advent Christian Church, and a 1 p.m. Memorial Day parade at Town Hall. They urged donations for the June Department Fair and set a June 13 Past Presidents Parley at Howard Johnson’s Wells. The next meeting is June 12 at Elizabeth D Asvanio’s Kennebunk Pond cottage with a cookout.
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Advent Christian Church
Lower Village
Town Hall
Parley
Howard Johnson
Wells
Elizabeth D’asvanio
Kennebunk Pond
Greene
Martel
Joan Lemay
Mildred Hamilton
Birds smash Hlokozi windows in strange vandal spree
In Hlokozi Natal Province South Africa residents awoke to hundreds of broken window panes after birds reportedly took offense at their reflections. Authorities offered no immediate explanation for the bizarre incident.
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Ixopo
Natal Province
South Africa
Hlokozi
TV Movie Releases May Be Appealed Rule
Los Angeles AP reports a judge ruled a TV broadcaster may interrupt films with commercials while allowing directors to challenge commercial editing. George Stevens plans to appeal, seeking damages over alleged 18 minutes of 33 commercials in A Place in the Sun. A token judgment of 10.5 seconds was awarded for cuts.
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Los Angeles
George Stevens
Stevens
National Broadcasting Co
Paramount Pictures Corp
NBC
Superior Court
Ben Koenig
Elizabeth Taylor
Montgomery Clift
Directors Guild of America
Koenig
Transfers Of Roman Catholic Pastors Listed
Nine Roman Catholic pastors receive June 2 transfers with two monsignors among them. Edward O Leary moves from St Margaret's Old Orchard Beach to St Charles Brunswick while John T Arsenault leaves St Michael's South Berwick for St Raphael's Kittery.
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Bendicta
Louis Berube
St. Joseph's
Wallagrass
South Berwick
Roger Proulx
St John
Winchester Cathedral longest in England at 556 feet
The World Almanac notes Winchester Cathedral measures 556 feet the longest in England. Repairs around 1182 included odd itemized costs such as screwing a nose on the Devil and hair on his head with a new joint in his tail, priced in shillings and pence.
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Winchester
England
World Almanac
Health Capsules Offer Helpful Information Note
Health Capsules provide general wellness tips and information without diagnosing conditions. The note emphasizes non diagnostic intent and reliable guidance for everyday health decisions.
Horse O Ree at Acton Fair Grounds Set for Sept and Oct
The Horse O Ree at Acton Fair Grounds sponsored by Sacco Valley Riding and Driving Club features 200 equines with Boy Scouts from Camp Nutter. The Sept 29 30 and Oct 2 event includes horse shows lunches games a mammoth parade and horsemanship merit badge instruction with riding access for all scouts.
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Sacco Valley Riding and Driving Club
Camp Nutter
Acton Fair Grounds
Explorer Post 305 Plans Canoe Trip Fundraiser
Explorer Post 305 of Biddeford organizes a June canoe trip with fund raising projects to support the journey. All but two members plan to participate as they conduct garage cleaning at the Harry B. Center and report on a York County Camporee in Kennebunkport with about 500 scouts.
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Biddeford
Harry B. Center
York County Conservation Camporee
Kennebunkport
Old Orchard Beach Art Association Banquet
The annual banquet will be held Tuesday June 6 at the Marshview in Scarborough at 6 30 p m Reservations may be made by calling Miss Isabella Meyer 1 Odessa Ave or C Paul Wight 2 Longwood Ave
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Old Orchard Beach Art Association
Marshview
Scarborough
Isabella Meyer
Odessa Ave
C. Paul Wight
Longwood Ave
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Liberty Films
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Theodore Dreiser
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Biddeford Shopping Center
Kael A. Petit
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