Papyrus boat sails for America across Atlantic
Thor Heyerdahl set out from Safi Morocco aboard the Ra a papyrus craft with six companions aiming to prove ancient Egyptians could have reached the New World. The voyage targets the Yucatan peninsula in three to four months amid doubts from experts about the vessel’s seaworthiness. Meanwhile Apollo 10 returned to Earth after a moon mission, with astronauts Stafford Young and Cernan reporting a successful splashdown near Samoa and expressing optimism for future space exploration.
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Safi
Morocco
Thor Heyerdahl
America
North African
Canary Islands
Heyerdahl
Yvonne
Pacific
Aeru
New World
Mexico
Peru
Heyerdah
Yucatan Peninsula
Mission Control
Young
Stafford
USS
Princeton
Pago Pago
Samoan Islands
Cernan
Officials Say American Shoe Industry Dying
Peg Hendrick reports area shoe factory presidents warn imports from Japan and other nations are decimating U S shoe production. Allied Hampshire Corp. president Charles Shulman says workers are paid higher locally than in the Far East and that federal action to curb imports is needed though he calls current measures a joke. He notes production has fallen from 25 000–30 000 pairs daily to seven–10 000. Bruce Shoe Co. president P J Spiegel remains cautiously optimistic amid broader industry decline.
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Peg Hendrick
Japan
Taiwan
South Korea
Allied Hampshire Corp
Charles Shulman
Far East
Hong Kong
Washington
Secretary of Commerce
P. J. Spiegel
Bruce Shoe Co
Ray seeks full trial in King assassination case
James Earl Ray arrives in Memphis for a hearing on reopening his case after a guilty plea for the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. Prosecutors argue the plea bars an appeal while defense contends Judge Battle's death and letters from prison may trigger a new trial.
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Memphis, Tenn
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
J. B. Stoner
Ray
Nashville State Prison
Memphis
Percy Foreman
King
Counse
W. Preston Battle
Arthur Faquin
Judge Battle
Battle
Leftists Seize Sudan After Bloodless Coup
A leftist government took power in Sudan after a coup by colonels, forming a National Revolutionary Council led by Col Jaafar Numairi. The regime banned gatherings, closed banks, suspended newspapers, and dissolved the cabinet. Premier Babakar Awadallah pledged socialism and an end to partisan strife while seeking peace in the civil war and closer ties with Egypt and other Arab states.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Sudan
Ismail el Azhari
Mohammed A. Mahgoub
National Revolutionary Council
Col
Jaafar
al Numairi
Constitutional Assembly
Numairi
Damascus
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Revolutionary Council
Babakar Awadallah
Hamadallah Deir el Nil
Awadallah
Egypt
Biddeford High graduates head to colleges and programs
One hundred ninety six seniors at Biddeford High School aim to continue education next year with 97 proceeding to college or specialized programs. Notable destinations include University of Maine University of New Hampshire Regis College Emmanuel College and Bentley College among others.
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Biddeford High School
University of Maine
Ruth Banker
Andre Bergeron
Patricia Boilard
Steven Cantara
Jacqueline Chretien
Michael Donovan
Keith Doyon
Michael Labelle
Joanne Hamel
Daniel Labelle
Ronald Parent
Celeste Roberge
Alice Roy
Janet St. Onge
Constance Verrier
Lanny Whitten
University of New Hampshire
Brian Bergeron
Joyce Dube
Linda
Oklahoma
Leo Cantara
Jerusalem Institute
Israel
Shifra Zaitlin
St. Francis College
Mary McCarthy
Kathy Garnache
Portsmouth Navy Yard
University of Maine School of Engineering
Regis College
Elizabeth Kearney
Emmanuel College
Paula Pouravelis
Ohio University
Stanley Karlin
University of Tampa
Richard Boisvert
Farmington State College
Janice Beaulieu
Charlene Brock
Richard Cantara
Jeannine Collard
Helen Cote
Gordon Mailman
Sandra Marquis
Gail Quinney
Frank Ribaudo
Gorham State College
Lark Abbott
Patricia Belisle
Elaine Ross
Janet Souza
Aroostook
Steve Mantis
Washington State College
Dennis Johnston
Westbrook
Natalie Boone
Elaine Camire
Rolande Palardis
Flora Har Jpoothan
Linda Howard
Gorham State
Holiday Parade Planned At Beach Old Orchard Beach
A large Memorial Day parade forms at 9 15 a m beside Old Orchard Beach High School on May 30 with two divisions The Veterans Division features city departments National Guard units and service organizations while the Youth Division follows with school bands and Scouts If rain occurs events shift to Sunday June 1 per the Joint Veterans Council.
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Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach High School
Biddeford Fire Department
Jameson School
Ernest Brousseau
Oo Orchard Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Joint Veterans’ Council
VFW
American Legion
Amvets
D.A.V
Veterans’ Division
National Guard
National Guard Color Guard
Maine National Guard
Biddeford
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Earth
James Varney
York County
Navy
Air Force
Main Street
Hank A. Seibert
U. S. Navy
Varney
U. S. Marine Corps
T. D. Olsway
U. S. Air Force
Cass
Ed Coolbroth
Portland
United Nations
James A. Daly
Most Holy Trinity Church
Saco
William G. Cunneen
St. Joseph's Church
Father Daly
John T. Arsenault
the Propagation of the Faith of
Same
John Clancy
St. Margaret's Church
Philip Tracy
Henry B. Pender
Sacred Heart Church
Yar
Saco School Street United Methodist Church
Arundel
Claude Dubois
Leon F. Jones
Vic’s Appliance Center, Inc
March
Foreman
Arthur J. Hanes
Lea
Oaks
Richard Couture
Bonita Houde
Suzanne Perreault
Michael Heffernan
Robert Lingtte
Sees Metayer
Bentley College
Kent Norton
Carl Plourde
Plus - Gray’s School of
Busi
Ness — A
Raymond M Beal
Susinons College
Janet Paget
Stratton
Terry
Southern Maine Vocational
New England
Funtown
Kenneth Cormier
Andre Dallaire
Campfire
Salvation Army Sunbeam
Joint Veterans Council
Atlantic Avenue Post Home
Vic
Aime Roberge
Aime
James Gillis
Olympia Fruit Store
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