Maine draft call eyes married men for December
Maine received a December draft quota of 192 men. The state director said childless married men are likely to be drafted to meet the need, with calls possible starting in January. The plan follows the Selective Service category order, placing married men without children after single men and volunteers.
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Augusta
Maine
Selective Service
Paul B. Merrick
Merrick
Korea
Bright Comet Ikeya Seki Returns to Oblivion
Bright comet Ikeya Seki, first since 83 years, crossed 93 million miles from Earth and headed back toward the sun. Its 80,000 mile head and 20 million mile tail preceded by a close solar approach, observers reported, with NASA jets missing the event while ground astronomers noted intense brightness and chemical clues.
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Honolulu
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
George van Biesbroeck
NASA
Venus
Lloyd H. Elliott Distinguished Professorship Created at UMaine
The University of Maine established the Lloyd H. Elliott Distinguished Professorship in honor of former president Dr. Lloyd H. Elliott. The chair naming was announced Wednesday, with department location undisclosed. Elliott led the university for seven years before resigning to take a similar post at George Washington University.
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CRONO
University of Maine
Lloyd H. Elliott
Elliott
George Washington University
Dickey Lincoln dam retains funding despite House opposition
In a Senate House conference the Dickey Lincoln power project on the St John River in Maine won approval to remain in the omnibus water projects bill. The conflict over the 794000 kilowatt dam included political debate and a companion planning grant for 1850000 dollars. Nearby, U S helicopters reinforced Plei Me as Viet Cong pressure eased and Capt Robert Hopper escaped from captivity in Quang Tri Province after being held briefly.
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Washington
Johnson
Senate House
St. John River
Maine
Senate
House
Edmund Muskie
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Muskie
Dickey Dam
Army Engineers
William C. Cramer
D.fla
Conference Committee
Helicopter Crashes In Vietnam Near Plei Me Action
Eight Americans were killed in two helicopter crashes in the Plei Me area 210 miles northeast of Saigon. Viet Cong shot one helicopter down. another crash was blamed on mechanical failure. Special Forces camp near 300 Montagnard allies and 10 to 12 U.S. advisers repelled Viet Cong attacks as air strikes and flare ships covered the defense. B52 bombers later hit Viet Cong targets in Binh Dinh Province as South Vietnamese forces reported 91 enemy killed across two operations.
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Central Highlands
Quang Tri
Robert F. Hopper
Winter Haven
Fla
Quant Tri City
Saigon
Plei Me
U.S
Ln An
Guam
Binh Dinh
Plante Named U S Brewer Association Maine Representative
Jerome G. Plante 30 of Old Orchard Beach was named Maine state representative of the U S Brewers Association. William J. Rogers of Auburn was promoted to eastern division director with oversight of 13 eastern states. Rogers will be based in New York City and Plante will succeed him in Maine while remaining in Old Orchard Beach. Plante will not seek another two year term in 1967. He previously served four terms as a state representative and was clerk of the Maine House since 1965. Rogers, a former Maine Employment Security Commission field representative, has led American Legion activities and recently ran for national commander.
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Augusta
Jerome G. Plante
Old Orchard Beach
Maine
House of Representatives
U.S. Brewers Association
USBA
Henry B. King
New York City
William J. Rogers
Auburn
New England
Rogers
Plante
University of Maine
Maine Employment Security Commission
Lisbon
American Legion
National Legion
Gemini 6 aims for historic space rendezvous and docking
Cape Kennedy pilots Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford rehearse a high risk rendezvous with the Agena target in orbit as the Gemini 6 mission nears launch. The mission includes complex orbital matching and the first space docking between two spacecraft.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
U.S
Houston
Tex
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Maj
Thomas P. Stafford
Air Force
Mission Control
Agena
Virgil I. Grissom
Navy
John W. Young
Gemini
Schirra
Stafford
Pianist Stops Mozart, Complains of Tuner Absence
In Bristol, Julius Katchen halted a Mozart concerto to tell the audience the piano is in a disgraceful state. He apologized and noted the tuner failed to return, with Lord Mayor Tom Martin among the gasping listeners as he urged the performance to continue under an intolerable burden.
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Bristol
England
Julius Katchen
Tom Martin
Katchen
Refugee traffic resumes to Key West as boats land
A 92 year old fisherman claiming ties to Hemingway arrived in exile as a fresh run of Cuban refugees reached Key West in seven boats early morning. More than 65 refugees arrived with at least 16 more expected, as coast guard boats struggled to keep pace.
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Key West
Fla
Ernest Hemingway
Florida Keys
Coast Guard
Anselmo Hernandez
Hemingway
Cuba
Hernandez
Florida
Rene
Rigoberto
Camarioca
United States
Carlos Ortega
Miami
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Order of Eagles
Birch Street
Biddeford
Max F. Schroeder Jr
Eagles International
Dover
N. J
Michael Quarry
Portland
Northern States
Schroeder
Plato Truman
Raymond Moreau
Westbrook
Arthur Rizas
Electrolux
Joseph Durfee
Wilbur Avenue
RCA Victor
G.E. Or
Emerson TV
Neah Aid
Applelat
Main Street
T M
WRR
Fea. Corp
Dickey
James C. Wright Jr
Dtex
South Viet Nam
Hopper
Isaac Camacho
el Paso
Ortega
Havana
Fidel Castro
Associated Press
Isaac Flores
Biddeford-Saco
Clayton W. Cartmill
Robert B. Goldthwait
Sylvester
William L. Smith
Story
Peck
Garnache’s
Alfred Street
Ritz Dress Shop
Old Orchard Street
Youland
Grip Tire Backing
Youland’s Dept
Kennebank
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