Ground Operation Starts Saigon Drives Pressure on North
AP reports a new U S ground operation near Saigon began October 11 with an emphasis on harvesting pressure off SAM sites and highway bridges. The command said 21 Marines plus 44 Communists killed in the first week, with 167 Marines wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
a_ missile Command
Nam
Medina
1St Marine Reg
U.S. Navy
Haiphong
Ing
7Th Fleet
Beches in Danger Erosion Threatens New England
Geologists warn coastal erosion endangers sandy New England beaches from Narragansett Bay to Cape Cod and beyond. They blame man made erosion control structures for disrupting sediment movement, with Cape Cod and Massachusetts shores facing severe loss and even cliffs like Gay Head eroding. A two year 70000 dollar survey by Army Engineers probes preservation of sites such as Gay Head, Plum Island, and Numbered Cliffs while private efforts and MIT research push to understand and mitigate coastline erosion.
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Boston
New England
Narragansett Bay
Cape Cod
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Maine
Kennebec River
Kennebec
Cecil Wentworth
U.S. Army Engineers
Waltham
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Nantucket Island
Clifford Kaye
Interior Department
Gay Head
Martha’s Vineyard
Army Engineers
Kaye
Wentworth
Plum Island
Popham Beach
Scituate Marshfield
Mass
North River
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
Arthur I. Ippen
Hydrodynamics Laboratory
MIT
Wealth Hardships Highlight Taxed Earners
A humor caption notes that success is judged by money meeting obligations one would avoid with less income. It references corporate and media tags and common sayings about earnings and responsibility.
Brush Fire Threatens Thousand Oaks Area In California
A large brush fire in Los Angeles and Ventura counties burned across some 25 000 acres. About 600 firefighters fought two fronts near Santa Paula and Thousand Oaks threatening 20 000 residents and destroying dozens of homes while causing school evacuations and crop losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Los Angeles
Ventura County
Chatsworth
William Waltrip
U.S. Forest Service
Pieafichtawedaalawadwintawey
Los Padres National Forest
Santa Paula
Santa Paula Creek
Thousand Oaks
Los Angeles County Fire Department
Los Angeles County
Waltrip
Agenue
National Forest
Antidraft Demonstrations Sweep Coast to Coast
The Associated Press reports widespread antiwar and antidraft protests across 30 cities. Thousands gathered at Berkeley and Boston venues as hundreds burned draft cards, while others surrendered cards to clergy and officials. Arrests occurred in Chicago Champaign Portland and London as demonstrators pressed their action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Oakland Army
Joan
New York
University of California
Berkeley
Chicago
Federal
U.S. Marshal’s Office
Selective Service Center
Champaign
Ill
University of Illinois
Portland
Ore
Selective Service
London
Lost and Found
U.S
Import Limits Being Sought
Washington AP reports five Cabinet members will testify on Capitol Hill against import limits touching zinc, ground fish, furs, and baseball gloves. State Department says over two-fifths of U.S. imports could be affected. testimony by Rusk and others highlights protectionist threat to prosperity and trade negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capitol Hill
State Department
U.S
Dean Rusk
Senate
Alexander B. Trowbridge
Commerce
W. Willard Wirtz
Labor
Orville L. Freeman
Agriculture
Stewart L. Udall
Interior
William M. Roth
Johnson
Trad
Rusk
United States
Everett M. Dirksen
Mike Mansfield
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Youth Concert Brings PSO to Saco Schools
The Portland Symphony Orchestra under Paul Vermel performed for more than 1,000 children in Thornton Academy gym. The program Joy and Sunshine in Music featured L Arlesienne and Sun Music I, with Beethoven’s Fifth movements finale, aiming to spark love of live classical music among 4th to 6th graders from Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland Symphony Orchestra
Thornton Academy
Linnell Gymnasium
Paul Vermel
Portland
Jold
Vermel
Portland Symphony
Lic
Biddeford
Saco
Old Orchard
PSO
Bizet
Berlioz
Benvenuto Cellini
Verme
Sculthorpe
Chabrier
Paris
France
Fresno
Calif
Maine
Robert Whittier
William Kirk
Saco Schools
Maremont Corp
New England Division
West Point Pepperell Mfg. Co
Deering Lumber Co
Music In
Direc
Tion
Twin Cities
Old
Orchard Beach
Also Mentioned on This Page
Biddeford Music Boosters Club
Kennedy School
Farmington State College
Albert Brown
Biddeford Music Boosters
Debra Bergeron
Cheryl Mi
Chaud
Biddeford Junior High School
Constance Verrier
Biddeford High School
Lawrence Davis
Story
Dmz
Quang Tri
Dames Laundry
Pleasant Street
Saco, Maine
Landry’s Laundry, Inc
Pool St
Biddeford, Maine
Raymond Mondor
Landry's Laundry, Inc
WRR Gen
Fea, Corp
Sacred Heart
Notre Dame Parish
Cutts St., Saco
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