Explosion at Long Binh Ammunition Dump Near Saigon
A massive blast at an American ammunition dump north of Saigon caused windows to shatter across Saigon and Long Binh. Four soldiers were reported wounded and several others missing as the explosion triggered a series of shocks in the Long Binh area, a major supply hub for U.S. forces including the 1st and 25th divisions.
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Saigon
U.S
Long Binh
U.S. Army
4Th Division
Field Forces II
Bien Hoa
Long
Portland center aids hearing disabled in northeast area
The Northeast Hearing and Speech Center in Portland, in its seventh year as a Biddeford Saco Community Chest agency, receives 297.48 in funds. Samuel Cheraso, executive director, notes five local children currently receive therapy. The center offers diagnosis and rehabilitation, tests hearing with varied frequencies, and helps select appropriate aids. Adult therapy covers stuttering and voice, while preschoolers gain lip reading and auditory skills, with eventual placement in public schools or Baxter School for the Deaf.
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Northeast Hearing and Speech Center
Portland
Biddeford
Saco Community Chest
Samuel Cheraso
Cheraso
Saco
Baxter State School For the Deaf
Mackworth Island
Casco Bay
News At A Glance Dispatches From Around The World
Red China announces nuclear progress with a missile carrier and rejects bans while U S officials say Nike X plans won t speed up. Johnson greets Thai royalty on a state visit as Viet Nam war remains a campaign issue with reforms and consumer boycotts highlighted.
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Red China
U.S
Johnson
Bhumibol
Sirikit
Thailand
Rosa
Hubert H. Humphrey
Barry Goldwater
Congress
Johnsons welcomed by Thailand's king and queen in Bangkok
In Bangkok President Johnson and Mrs. Johnson were greeted by King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit as crowds cheered. Johnson pledged a future of peace in Asia while Thai officials presented the gold key to Bangkok. The visit included a palace audience, musical tributes, and a ceremony at the Victor Monument honoring Thai casualties in Indochina era clashes.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Johnson
All Asia
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Royal Plaza
Bang Saen
Texas
Johnsons
Chamnan Yuvaboon
United States
Manila
Pacific
Hanoi
China
Pacific Brotherhood
King
Getz
Royal Palace
Boromabiman Mansion
Johnsons Lare
Boule
Sdes
Australia
Viet Nam
Hawaii
American Samoa
New Zealand
Philippines
Boromabiman
Indochina
Royal Army
Air Force
Navy
White House
Ill-Fated Schooner Jere G Shaw Launch At Biddeford 1918
Thousands watched the launching of the four master schooner Jere G Shaw on November 16 1918 as crowds lined Biddeford waterfront from York Hill to Factory Island. The ship built in Biddeford Saco Lyman and Dayton measured 193 feet overall with Oregon pine masts and a 165 foot keel. The vessel carried 750000 feet of lumber or 1300 tons of coal and featured a Hyde Windlass engine and boiler for sails and anchors.
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Joanne Rumery
Cap
Dan Tarbox
Oak Rite
Biddeford
Jere G. Shaw
Saco River
Factory Island
Portland Harbor
Barbados
British West Indies
United States
Saco
Lyman
Dayton
Hyde Windlass
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Jasper M. Beane
United Baptist Church, Biddeford
Earle Lewis
Beane
Bradford
Mass
Biddeford Church
Army
South Viet Nam Binh
U.S. Aid Headquarters Building
Kesslen Shoe Co
Kennebunk, Maine
Portland Center
Maine Linoleum Co
Alfred St
Secretary of State
Kenneth M
Curtis
R. L. Scribner, Treas
Associated Press
United States-Asia
Esther Peterson
WRR Gen
Fea. Corp
de Gaulle
U. S
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Elysee Palace
Washington
Vie Nam
France
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Southeast Asia
Asia
Peking
United Nations
LBJ
Water Street
York Hill
Walter J. Gilpatric
Ken
Pine Point
Tories
Main Street
Sace
THE
Vern & Marion’s Pizza Shop
Washington & Atlantic Avenue
C. Beach
Maine
Gile
Alfred
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