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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1968

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Kyros Parents Budget Cuts Voted Against Space And ABM

Congressman Peter N. Kyros answered a Rotary Club crowd in Biddeford detailing budget votes. He said he opposed $4.7 billion for agriculture, $4 billion for public works, $4 billion for the Space program, $0.5–3 billion for ABM, and $0.5 billion for the SST. He noted votes in favor of Headstart, rat control, and medical research, stressing total spending neared 20 billion opposed. He endorsed a draft lottery, aside from essential students, and criticized his opponent Hildearth on a state college scholarship bill. He recalled a Vietnam trip and warned against Vietnam involvement unless South Vietnam took more burden.

Peg Hendrick Rotary Club Biddeford Peter N. Kyros Rep Ates Wonderbar Earth Space Maine Hildreth Vietnam

Morse Set For Senate Run In Oregon Re Election

Wayne Morse seeks another U.S. Senate term in Oregon facing Republican challenger Packwood a Portland lawyer and former state legislator. Morse campaigns on ending the Vietnam war with honor and fighting government corruption while Packwood emphasizes campaign organization and moderate policy. Polls show Morse ahead among all voters though undecided figures complicate the race.

Portland Ore Wayne Morse U.S. Senate Senate Egon Select Fackwood Oregon Legislatue Packwood Oregon Morse Maverick The Oregonian

Chuckle Meeting Expenses Spread Widely

A lighthearted note says the Chuckle Meeting expenses are no problem as costs appear everywhere. The line hints at pervasive spending or pervasive presence of expenses in daily life.

Johnson grapples with bombing halt talks in Hanoi and Saigon

Washington AP reports President Johnson faces obstacles securing North Vietnamese assurances to advance Paris talks and freeze combat in South Vietnam. Thieu opposes a halt without guarantees Hanoi will not escalate, while U S and Hanoi teams seek secret progress amid field outcome concerns.

Washington Johnson Hanoi Saigon U.S North Vietnam Paris United States Nguyen van Thieu North Ellsworth Bunker Thieu

War Talks Drift as Bombing Halt Remains Unclear

The article recounts U S negotiating positions on Vietnam with North Vietnam demanding a halt to bombing as a precondition for a new Paris peace talks phase. Washington says policy unchanged with no breakthrough while U S and North Vietnamese negotiators meet in Paris for the 26th time amid weather and air strike considerations. President Johnson informs Nixon Humphrey and Wallace of his coming remarks at the Alfred E. Smith dinner in New York.

U.S White House Johnson Richard M. Nixon Kansas City Hubert H. Humphrey St. Louis George C. Wallace Los Angeles United States Vietnam Humphreys Phate North Vietnam South Vietnamese National Liberation Front North South Vietnam Paris Laos Cambodia Panhandle Pentagon New York Alfred E. Smith

Third Parties Keep On Showing Up Again

New York AP report analyzes third party politics in the U S since 1860. It notes Wallace’s American Independent run could mark a historic high for third party impact, detailing past performances of Roosevelt Taft Wilson Thurmond and others and the generally small share won by minor parties.

New York George C. Wallace White House Wilson Taft The Rough Riders Roosevelt Dixiecrats of State Henry Wallace Wisconsin Robert M. LaFollette James B. Eaver Norman Thomas Euan Debs Union Socialist Communist Prohibition Socialist Labor

Gladys Veers Toward Northwest Gulf Coast Tampa Threat Lessens

Hurricane Gladys changes course in the Gulf of Mexico reducing risk to Tampa Bay area. Eye of the storm passes about 180 miles south southwest of Tampa as Cuba endures damage and evacuations. Florida Keys face advisories while schools close and residents flee flood zones.

Miami Fla Cuba Gulf of Mexico Tampa Bay Tampa Gulf Coast St. Petersburg Bradenton Sarasota Atwater National Weather Service Gladys Island Florida Gulf Miami Beach Florida Keys Fort Myers U.S. Strike Command MacDill Air Force Base Fon Myers

Apollo 7 Crew Tours Ship On downhill leg

Apollo 7 astronauts Schirra Eisele and Cunningham hosted a sober 12 minute television tour from Space Center Houston as Apollo 7 headed south of the United States. They reviewed systems and demonstrated zero gravity while tackling a rolling TV picture and persistent cold.

United States Schirra

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