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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1966

Page

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McCallum Denied Sewer Entrance Permit in Old Orchard Beach

Old Orchard Beach business owner David McCallum alleges harassment as his $25 sewer entrance permit for Saco Avenue is denied with no stated reason. He notes prior occupancy permits, a 1966 lease, and a pending septic option blocked by the town sewer line. Work crews began cutting Saco Avenue as he plans to connect to the system. Council Chairman Paul Sicard said he knew nothing of the denial and voiced support for McCallum’s entitlement to the permit.

Old Orchard Beach David McCallum Smithwheel Road Saco Avenue Ocean Park Road McCallum Jeannette McCallum York County Donald Webber

Coal Slag Avalanche Buries Village School

ABERFAN Wales AP Tons of coal slag crashed into a mountainside village school in Glamorgan. Twelve children and two adults were recovered with many missing feared dead. A hundred twenty five children and four adults reported missing by the British Press Association as miners labored through rubble. The slag heap slid into six houses and a kindergarten and damaged a secondary school next door. Fire brigade and National Coal Board officials described the disaster and efforts to recover victims.

Aberfan Wales South Wales Civil Defense British Press Association Glamorgan Fire Brigade National Coal Board Fone

Maine Soldier Dies Of Wounds

LEWISTON AP Sgt Michael J McGonagle twenty from Lewiston died of wounds from Viet Nam fighting. He had been in South Viet Nam since April and was to be discharged from the Army in December.

Lewiston Michael J. McGonagle Viet Nam McGonagle South Viet Nam Army

Australians Hail Johnson Smear Incident in Melbourne

In Melbourne about half a million people greeted President Johnson with cheers as paint was hurled at his bubbletop limousine amid antiwar jeers. The blast smeared the car and security detail but did not stop the visit, with Johnson praising progress toward settlement in Vietnam.

Melbourne Johnson Viet Nam Secret Service Johnsons Canberra Government House Harold Holt Holt North Viet Nam America Man Brookes Brookes Bill D. Moyers White House Moyers

Congress Nears End as Senate Agenda Shrinks

Washington AP report says the 89th Congress nears adjournment with a tentative 10 a.m. Saturday session set by Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield. A key holdup is a dispute over expanded trade with Communist nations, and House-Senate talks on a $5 billion supplemental bill include a presidential power fight over Export-Import Bank credits. With dwindling quorums and looming Nov. 8 elections, leaders fear a Saturday session may be needed to finish remaining items.

Washington Mike Mansfield Montana Mansfield Senate Europe Johnson House White House

Laos Air Force Turns On Army In Vientiane Clash

Laotian air force planes carried out an emergency assault on royal army headquarters in Vientiane after arrests of top army leaders. T28 bombers and machine guns hit Phone Khene and Chinaimo camps and Wattay Airport while high command faced calls to calm the capital. The move followed months of rivalry between Gen. Thao Ma and the general staff, with several leaders missing and Savannakhet described as a focus of pressure.

Vientiane Laos Thao Ma Army High Command Thao Ouane Raithikoun Royal Army Boun ‘Oum Sayavong Savannakhet Quane Prince Boun Oum Prince Sayavong Pakse Laotian High Command Leuam Insisienmay Sdvannakhet Khene Chinaimo Wattay Ouane Rathikoun Vie Tokyo Souvanna Phouma Paris Johnson New York Souvanna Bangkok Kouprasith Ab

Pleasure Of His Company XI Kennedy And Press Criticism

An excerpt from Paul B. Fay Jr s book sketches John F Kennedy s close 21 year friendship detailing weekends at the Cape with family and the President s relentless read speed. Fay recalls JFK s rapid newspaper scanning and the Presidential reading system illustrated by a Reston column incident.

Htis Paul B. Fay Jr John F. Kennedy John Kennedy The Cape John, Jr Caroline Jacqueline White House Scotty Reston Washington

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