B52s Strike North Vietnamese as U S Troops Battle in Vietnam
B52 bombers hit rear positions of a North Vietnamese regiment as two American infantry battalions of the 1st Air Cavalry fight near the Cambodian border. The battle yields heavy casualties with 129 enemy bodies counted and up to 150 more believed dead. U S casualties are described as moderate after 36 hours of savage fighting in a wooded valley.
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TA Drang Valley
South Viet Nam
1St Air Cavalry Division
7Th Regiment
George Custer
the Little Big Horn
U.S
Saco GOP Aspirants Announce Three Candidacies
Three Saco men announced for Republican primary nominations. Bryce G Milne seeks school committee after three City Council terms including 1963 64 presidency. Har old P Waight runs for Ward 3 alderman. Orton Munro aims for Ward G alderman seat. Milne is a World War II Navy veteran with links to the Red Cross and Thornton Academy family.
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Saco
Harold P. Waight
Orton Munro
Bryce G. Milne
Milne
Main St
Nason Seeks School Board Seat in Biddeford Race
Attorney Gerald C. Nason announces candidacy for Biddeford Board of Education backing Republican mayoral hopeful John Xaphes. A former Biddeford Municipal Court associate judge, he lists Saco public schools Thornton Academy and Portland University Law School among his credentials.
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Gerald C. Nason
Board of Education
Biddeford
John Xaphes
Nason
Yarmouth Castle sinking probes deepen missing count
Officials check the Yarmouth Castle disaster as the missing list narrows to eighty. A sister ship sails to Nassau while survivors recount escapes from the fire and cope with lost belongings.
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Yarmouth Castle
Nassau
Baby girl grows craftier as life sails on
Humorous observation notes that a baby girl, seen as a frail craft at birth, becomes craftier with age, implying resilience and evolving wit. The line carries a whimsical tone typical of feature jokes in early 20th century humor columns.
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WRR
Fea. Corp
Court Upholds Red Party Registry Ruling
The U S Court of Appeals upheld board orders against a Communist party registry. It argued the registration requirement violates Fifth Amendment self-incrimination and First Amendment rights. Albertson and Proctor, both linked to the party, urged Supreme Court review.
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Ourt
U.S. Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Finds Communist Party Registration Unconstitutional
The Supreme Court, in an 8-0 ruling by Justice Brennan, invalidated a requirement under the 1950 Subversive Activities Control Act that Communist Party members register with the government. The decision cited the self incrimination clause and noted Associated cases involving Albertson of Brooklyn and Proctor of Oakland, with ongoing district court actions.
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Brennan
Washington
Supreme Court
Communist Party
William J. Brennan
U.S
Coast Guard Probes Cruise Ship Fire and Fatalities
Coast Guard investigators probe the Yarmouth Castle disaster as the death toll rises to 84 with 19 burned survivors in Nassau and Miami hospitals. Among the missing are stewardess Phyllis Hall and ship doctor Lisardo Diaz Torrenz. amid family losses wide coverage continues from Miami to Vero Beach.
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Miami
Fla
Coast Guard
Yarmouth Castle
Yarmouth Cruises Inc
Phyllis Hall
Jamaica
Lisardo Diaz Torrenz
Vero Beach
William Jackson
The
Press Journal
Louise
Nassau
Princess Margaret Hospital
Atlantic Ocean
Bahamas
Margaret Farrell
Fort Lauderdale
U.S. Coast Guard
William Wilson
Yarmouth
Leo Rosen
Page Two
LaBelle Seeks Biddeford Police Commissioner Post
Robert R. LaBelle of 10 Birch Street Biddeford announces his candidacy for police commissioner in December elections as an independent Democrat. He serves as Democratic Ward 5 councilman, a Biddeford native and World War II Seabee veteran. Married to Lillian Petit, they have three children, Steve 15 Ricky 12 and Doris. Continued on Page Three.
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Burdett College
Boston
Waight
Saco
Red Cross
Community Chest
Armour and Co
King St
Munro
Summer St
Robert R. LaBelle
Birch iSt
Biddeford
LaBelle
Seabees
Lillian Petit
Steve
Ricky
Doris
Biddeford Democrats Endorse Lemire With Two New Supporters
Roger F. Tardif of 3 Liberty Ave announces an at large Biddeford city council candidacy while Oscar Peloquin of 71 Green St seeks Ward 5 council seat in support of mayoral candidate Leo Lemire. Tardif, a dairy supervisor and Army veteran, is married to Lorraine Dube with one child Lisa. Peloquin, ex-council member, works at Delage's Garage and is married to Beatrice Pare with one daughter Madeline.
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Biddeford
Leo Lemire
Roger F. Tardif
Liberty Ave
Oscar Peloquin
Green St
Tardif
A. Landry Dairy
St. Andre's Grammar School
St. Louis High School
Lor
Raine Dube
Lisa
U.S. Army
Saco Aerie
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Peloquin
Delage
Alfred Road
Beatrice Pare
Jone
Madeline ‘Croteau
St. Joseph’s Church
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Porter Memorial Hall
Ocean Park
Harris F. Easterbrooks
Adelbert M. Jakeman
Ocean Park Association
John H. Clark
Easterbrooks
Harvey E. Bunker
Bunker
Harris Easterbrooks
Rage
Saigon
Nignianas
Ntty
Associated Press
International
Camaan
Plei Me
Rhodesia
Fidel Castro
United States
Havana
Sealift
Florida
Rep. L. Mendel Rivers
Robert S. McNamara
Congress
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Virginia
Johnson
S. McNamara
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Edward
Jewelry
Bk Ic
Proctor
New York
Communist Party of New York
Albertson
Green’s Shoe Store
Main Street
Ann
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Jackson
Saco- Lowell
New England
Biddeford Democratic Association
TUBS
Franklin & Main Streets
Joseph Sneider & Sons
Lemire
Roger Tardif
Porter Cable
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