Jets Strike Hanoi Phuc Yen Bridge and Air Base in Major Raid
U S war planes pressed follow up strikes on North Viet Nam's Phuc Yen air base and Hanoi's Doumer Bridge. The raids, second on Phuc Yen and second on the bridge, targeted maintenance facilities and the span damaged in August. Four American planes were lost with 11 killed and 48 wounded civilians reported in surrounding Viet Cong areas.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Doumer
Hanoi
Phuc Yen
Pentagon
Doumer Bridge
Red River
Red China
Thailand
Air Force
Kien Hoa
Mekong
Central Highlands
U.S. 4Th Infantry
Officials Differ On Marijuana Policy Debate Widens
Federal officials split on marijuana dangers and policy. Goddard favors relaxed penalties for possession while preserving distribution laws. Ginordano and Lee urge more data before changing policies as NIMH studies race to provide evidence. Colorado imposes second conviction penalties for under 25 narcotics. The President’s Crime Commission notes no physical addiction but possible anxiety and disorientation in some users.
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Washington
Food and Drug
James L. Goddard
Goddard
U.S
Henry L. Ginordano
Congress
Philip R. Lee
Department of
Associated Press
National Institute of Mental Health
Roger Meyer
Lee
Colorado
President's Crime Commission
Dickey Lincoln hydro project seen with slim chance
Washington AP report says House members view little chance of approving further Dickey Lincoln funding this year. Maine supporters push for $212 million Upper Saint John River project, while opponents led by Rep. Clark push to reduce aid. House leader Ford notes substantial opposition could shrink the measure again.
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Washington
House
Maine
Senate
Peter N. Kyros
Upper
Saint John
New England
Frank M. Clark
Ted Turkey
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Clark
Dickey Lincoln
Average Man The More He Earns The More It Costs
Washington AP government report shows a moderate living standard for a four person family costs over $9,000 a year in an average city. The study, not a typical family budget, uses a theoretical 38 year old male earner with $11,000 income and includes wife and two kids. It notes higher costs since 1959, driven by real improvements and price increases.
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Washington
Arthur M. Ross
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ross
U.S
Civil rights bill clears panel after transatlantic flight
In Washington the Senate Judiciary Committee backed the administration civil rights bill 8 to 7 after Sen. Hugh Scott flew from England aboard a military plane to cast his vote. The measure strengthens federal protection for Negroes and civil rights workers against violence and intimidation.
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Washington
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Hugh Scott
Scott
Pennsylvania
England
White House
Ervin
House
Capitol
Atty
Ramsey Clark
John Doar
Justice Department
Judiciary
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Dodd
Rhode Island
Oxford University
Shops Set To Open In Biddeford Downtown
Two new shops prepare for openings in Biddeford downtown. LeRiviere’s Corset Shop operated by Miss Yvonne LaRiviere and Mrs Margaret LaRiviere will run a separate venture, taking over Shea’s Corset Shop space in the Thacher Hotel Block. Rene Letourneau buys 20 Washington Street, moving Rachel M. Mondor’s beauty operation from Pool Street to a new site.
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Biddeford
LeRiviere
Yvonne LaRiviere
Margaret LaRiviere
Rachel
Rene
Rene Letourneau
LaRivieres
Main Street
Shea’s
Thacher Hotel
Letourneau
Rachel M. Mondor
Pool St
Washington St
Anthony's Dry Cleaners
Notre Dame Hospital Accredited Again by Joint Commission
Notre Dame Hospital in Biddeford has won renewed accreditation from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals for three years. Rev Sister Rube RN RHSJ administrator said the facility, a 51 bed institution on Pool Road, was visited in September by Dr William W Pierce whose review supported continued accreditation. Dr Porterfield director of the Joint Commission praised the hospital for upholding high patient care standards and ongoing quality improvements. The hospital is operated by the Religious Hospitalers of St Joseph and governed by a lay religious board of trustees with membership in the Joint Commission alongside major medical associations.
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Notre Dame Hospital
Joint Commission On Accreditation of Hospitals
Rube
R.N
RHSJ
John D. Porterfield
M.D
Joint Commission
William W. Pierce
Pool Road
Biddeford
Religious Hospitalers of
Music In Maine Woodwind Quintet To Visit Local Schools
The Music In Maine woodwind quintet will perform for Southern Maine students in grades 3 through 8 across Kennebunk Biddeford Saco and Old Orchard Beach with schedules from Oct 30 to Nov 3 at various elementary and high schools conducted by Paul Vermel.
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Maine
Paul Vermel
MIM
Woodwin
Park Street
Kennebunk
Kennebunk High School
Kennedy School
Biddeford
Fairfield School
Saco
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Old Orchard Beach High School
St. Joseph’s School
St. Andre's School
Northeast Hearing Center Adds Speech Therapist in Portland
The Northeast Hearing and Speech Center in Portland expands services with a new speech therapist. Executive director Samuel Cheraso says wait times drop from eight to four weeks and preschool and school age programs run multiple sessions weekly.
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Northeast Hearing Center
Northeast Hearing and Speech Center Inc
Portland
Biddeford - Saco Community Chest Agency
Samuel Cheraso
Cheraso
Community Chest
Biddeford
Saco
Accused Murderer Dies Of Wounds In Lock Haven Shootout
Leo Held, 40, a former school board member accused of killing six and wounding six, died at 6:30 am from a heart blood clot after a gun battle with police. Victims include Emer Weaver 37, Floyd Quiggle 27, and G Schuyler Ramm 37. Police questions halted by critical injuries.
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Lock Haven
Leo Held
Held
Emer Weaver
Pennsylvania
Floyd Quiggle
Jings
Hammermill Paper Co
Schuyler Ramm
Piper Aircraft Co
Hammermill
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Chel
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Delphis Loranger
Omer Martel
Andrew Harding
Edgar Cabana
Lariviere
Cabana
Jets
Farrar Brown
Elm St
Bill Brill
Kesslen Shoe CO
A&p
Biddeford & Saco
New York
Bill Brill Farrar Brown
Dickey
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Music In
WRR Gen
Fea, Corp
Aaredo
Maine Linoleum CO
Alfred Street
Dial
Baxter State School For the
Macksworth Island
Casco Bay
Robert D. St. Laurent
Beach Pharmacy
Old Orchard ST
Old Orchard Beach
S&h
Webber Hospital Auxiliary
First National
Shaw's
Saco Valley
Pepperell Trust CO
Thornton Academy Auditorium
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