South Vietnam Foils Coup Bid and Troop Move
In Saigon a coup against President Thieu was thwarted by government sources as several Marine officers were reportedly arrested. The Thai government tightened security while U S airborne troops of the 82nd Division moved into Saigon to shift forces and protect the western flank.
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South Vietnam
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
le Nguyen Khang
Nguyen Cao Ky
Khang
Thieu
U.S
82Nd Airborne Division
U. S
82Nd
25Th Infantry Division
Capital
Military Assistance Command
25Th Division
Fort Bragg
N.C
1St Corps
Demilitarized Zone
Nixon Says Humphrey Vote Expensive and Futile
The Associated Press reports Nixon calling a Humphrey vote costly and a Wallace vote futile while Humphrey counters that Nixon and his party cannot fix the nation. Wallace draws a large crowd in Boston pledging to push housing, law and order, and Vietnam policy if peace talks fail. Nixon accuses Humphrey of proposing $50 billion in costs and highlights campaign length and policy critiques in Michigan and Minnesota.
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Associated Press
Richard M. Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
George ©. Wallace
Humphrey
Nixon
Wallace
Richard Nixon
Republican Party
Boston Common
Minneapolis
Saigon Newsboys Race To Sell Papers At Dawn
In Saigon, newsboys hawk papers in multiple languages for five piasters a copy. They dodge guards, breaches of curfew, and rival gangs to reach the central market print district by 7 a.m. The market shuts by noon and many boys retire by then, some after long streetside stalls.
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New York
Saigon
Saturn 5 roll to launch pad for Apollo 7 mission
A Saturn 5 rocket moves upright to the launch pad at Cape Kennedy as Apollo 7 prepares for an 11 day earth orbit mission. astronauts Schirra Eisele Cunningham monitor systems while Borman Lovell and Anders anticipate Apollo 8 lunar orbit plans depending on Apollo 7 results.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Apollo
Spaceship
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
Moon
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Donn F. Eisele
Walter Cunningham
Borman
Schirra
Eisele
Uncle Sam notes 75 million employed
Chuckle reports that 75 million people are employed but does not specify how many are actively working leaving the overall employment figure unclear. The remark highlights a broad headcount while omitting turnout detail.
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Uncle Sam
Muskie to Visit Biddeford for York County HQ Opening
United States Senator Edmund S. Muskie, a vice presidential candidate, will arrive in Biddeford on Saturday to officially open the York County Democratic Headquarters at 220 Main Street at 9 a.m. Also slated are Congressman Peter Kyros and local officials who will participate in ribbon cutting, with Mayor Leo Lemire to present the key to the city. Local Democrats report voter registration efforts and upcoming Jefferson-Jack Day Dinner on Oct. 25.
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United States
Edmund S. Muskie
Biddeford
York County
Democratic
Main St
Democratic Committee
George Carroll
Limerick
Muskie
Peter Kyros
Leo Lemire
Violet Pease
Hollis
Augusta Armory
Elizabeth Stogler
University of Maine
Portland
John Stackville
Gorham State College
Bruce Chandler
Waterville
Pease
Nigerian Union Leader Visits Area for 45 Day Tour
Abubaker D. O. Abutu national president of the Nigerian Textiles Union visited AFL-CIO headquarters and textile industries in the area. He accompanied by Richard Carter on a 45 day US tour to study unions and industry, discuss race relations and education, health and recreation projects, and promote Nigeria's unity and potential for investment.
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Peg Hendrick Abubaker
D. O. Abutu
Nigeria
Afl-Cio
Abutu
Nigerian Textiles Union
Richard Carter
U. S. Department of la
Washington, D. C
New York
Boston
Buffalo
Detroit
Chicago
Butu
Fiak
Biafra
Ria
Ecmy
United State
Abubaker Abutu
U. S. Labor Department
Alex Anastasoff
Far Right
Roland Bois Seeks Biddeford City Council Seat
Roland Bois of 25 Dearborn Ave Biddeford announces he will seek a council at large seat on the Democratic ballot backing Bernard Neveux in the city primary. Bois, a former councilman 1946-47 1955-56 and 1965-66, is a produce manager at Sneider's Discount Foods 464 Elm St. He has lived in Biddeford 35 years a St Mary's Church communicant is married to Evelyn Baker and they have one son Robert.
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Roland Bois
Dearborn Ave
Biddeford
Bernard Neveux
Bois
Sneider’s Discount Foods
Elm St
Dover
N. H
Wallace Tackles Law and Order in Campaign Rhetoric
AP reports in Alabama and nationally Wallace frames law and order as central to his campaign. Humphrey cites Alabama crime rates during Wallace's 1963 1967 governorship and notes Wallace's remarks on crime among Negroes. The piece contrasts street crime with domestic incidents and cites witnesses about homicide patterns in Mobile.
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Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Hubert H. Humphrey
Wallace
Alabama
Humphrey
Wisconsin
Afl-Cio
Milwaukee
Jacksonville
Fla
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BUY Now & Save
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A&p
Biddeford & Saco
Biddeford & Saco Stores
Clara Lessard
Philip Vire
Mr. R. Racine Clifton Philbrick
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J. Fitzgerald
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Igala
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Peg Hendrick
Main Street
Wallace Hammers
Law and Order
Charlotte
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Mobile
Mos
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Biddeford-Saco Joint Board
Twua Cope
Donald Nolette
Robert Bissell
Maine
Linoleum CO
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Kesslen
Kennebunk, Maine
U.S.A
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