Marines Hunt Viet Cong After Da Nang Chu Lai Attacks
U S Marines pursued Viet Cong guerrillas around Da Nang and Chu Lai after mortars and attacks damaged Marble Mountain airstrip and the Da Nang base. Officials counted 39 guerrillas killed near Marble Mountain and 2 at Chu Lai. The raid disabled two helicopters and two bombers and damaged many aircraft.
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Viet Nam
More
U.S
Tars
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Chu Lai
Marble Mountain
Lewis W. Walt
Walt
Vatican Decrees Overhaul Church Structure and Interfaith Ties
Pope Paul VI and the Vatican Council approved five decrees aimed at modernizing church governance and improving relations with Jews and other non Christians. The measures envision a synod of bishops, broader Curia representation, and a friendlier stance toward non Christians while reaffirming core Catholic doctrine.
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Paul VI
Vatican Ecumenical Council
Paul
St. Peter’s
John XXII
John
Vatican Curia
Martial Law Declared Amid Java Repression Riots and Arrests
Central Java declares martial law as Brig. Gen. Surjo Soempeno says a state of war is in effect after counterrevolutionaries of the Sept 30 movement backed by riots and Communist actions. Police report 172 arrests in the Jakarta area amid widespread sabotage and government seizures, while violence and kidnappings escalate.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Java
Berita Yudha
Surjo Soempeno
Diponegoro
Surakarts
College Viet Nam protest mostly small in size says AP poll
A nationwide AP survey of 85 colleges finds Viet Nam and anti draft protests are a tiny minority on campuses. Officials report 25 or fewer involved among 12 000 plus students at some schools and 100 to 150 anti Viet Nam activists at Michigan. Only a few campuses show organized dissent while most students remain conservative.
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U.S
Associated Tres
Viet Nam
Hurst R. Anderson
American University
Washington, D.C
Sayes
Texas Western College At
el Paso
Joseph Ray
Ralph Bursick
University of Cincinnati
University of Michigan At
Ann Arbor
Selective Service Office
Richard L. Cutler
Michigan
Stanley Nadel
Michigan State University
East Lansing
May Second Movement
Students For A Democratic Society
The
Humanist Society
Louis Hekhuis
MSU
Charles McClure
UCLA
Los Angeles
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque
W.E.B. DuBois
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Calif
Medical Aid Committee
Stanford
University of California
Berkeley
Halloween Trick or Treat Moved to Saturday Night
Officials from Biddeford Saco and Old Orchard Beach announced Halloween will be observed Saturday night to align with the UNICEF drive. City leaders and the council said door to door collecting by children would take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. As Sunday Halloween conflicted with the year, residents welcomed the change.
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Biddeford - Saco Old Orchard Beach
Unicef
Biddeford - Saco
Marden Declines Gubernatorial Candidacy
Former Maine State Senate President Robert A. Marden of Waterville says he will not seek elective office. Republican headquarters circulated his statement. Rep. James S. Erwin of York is the only announced GOP candidate and Gov. Reed plans to run again.
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Augusta
Eben L. Elwell
Maine
York County
Reed
Senate
Robert A. Marden
Waterville
James S. Erwin
York
First Snow of Season Hits Central Maine
Central Maine saw more than an inch of snow with dozens of minor skidding accidents reported by State Police. No injuries but widespread property damage occurred as Augusta radio dispatch urged drivers to adjust to winter conditions. Flight service noted one inch by 8 a.m. with the storm tapering by late forenoon.
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Augusta
Maine
Federal Aviation Agency
Letter Writing Plan Gains Maine Response
AUGUSTA AP Veterans Services Commissioner Robert R Washburn reports Maine residents eagerly support a plan to write letters to servicemen in Viet Nam.
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Augusta
Veterans Services
Robert R. Washburn
Maine
Viet Nam
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Curia
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T’m
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Electrolux
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Wilbur Avenue
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America
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Ocean Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Future Homemakers of America
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Miss Geaumont
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Royal R. Chretien Sales Rep
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