Invasion Affects U S Policy After Czechoslovakia
The piece examines how the Czech invasion shifts U S outlook on Europe and Asia, predicting a deep freeze in Cold War relations, impact on trade and defense plans, and greater strain on the dollar and global stability as the next administration faces tougher choices, with warnings about extended tax and security costs. It notes repercussions for West Germany, Vietnam, and overall peace prospects, alongside local notices and community notes.
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Wellesley Hills
Mass
Czechoslovakia
U. S
Johnson
Kremlin
Theoviet
Staera
Russia
Europe
de Gaulle
U.S
West Germany
Vietnam
Far East
Federal agents net 48 Mafia figures in 1968 drive
Atty Gen Ramsey Clark reports 48 known or suspected Mafia members arrested in fiscal 1968 with 281 racketeers and gamblers convicted. The Justice Department obtained 1,166 indictments, a record, against organized crime alongside 1,700 federal drug convictions, seizure of 69 clandestine labs, and 327,750 grams of illegal narcotics seized. The report reflects the era's aggressive crackdown on organized crime.
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Associated Press
Washington
Ramsey Clark
Justice Department
Kennebunk Football Season Tickets On Sale Saturday
Kennebunk MRS EDMUND CASHEN announces season tickets for six home games at $6 each. Buyers get a guaranteed seat in the new 50 yard line bleachers for all home games. Also notes family travels and a bicycle accident involving Daniel Hamilton, who returned to school after treatment at Stephens Memorial and Central Maine General Hospital.
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Kennebunk
Wells-Kennebunk
E. L. Hamilton
Robert
Daniel
Scott
Rebecca
High Street
Keoka Lake
South Waterford
Hamilton
Richard Haines
Raymond Haines
Stephens Memorial Hospital
Norway
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
J. A. Bradstreet
Presque Isle
Harold Alexander
Fletcher Street
William Beauford
Vickie Beauford
Sea Road
New Hampshire
N.H
William Taylor
Brown Street
Outbreak of Asian influenza feared by health officials
In Atlanta the Public Health Service warns a new Asian influenza strain A2 Hong Kong 68 could trigger a large US outbreak this fall and winter. No specific vaccine exists and protection may be partial. a dedicated vaccine will take three to six months. The Hong Kong variant emerged in July prompting revised forecasts.
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Atlanta, Ga
United States
Public Health Service
Hong Kong
National Communicable Disease Center
Atlanta
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Roger
Ronald
Summer Street
Long Lake
Belgrade Lakes
Lafayette Chapter
Order of DeMolay
Masonic Temple
West Kennebunk
Republican Town Committee
Howard Mortenson
Leland Whitten
Portland
Ross Road
Kennebunk Pond
Madonna Chapter
O.E.S
Barbara Wheeler
William West
Norman Wheeler
Bernard Bunnell
Fred
Alan
Kristy
Montreal
Niagara Falls
Richard Albert Fecteau
St. Joseph's Church
Biddeford
Rachel Priscille Nadeau
Aime Nadeau
Dupont Ave
Fernand Fecteau
Porter St
Alfred St
Anastasoff
Alabama
Pueblo
North Korea
William L. Dickinson
R-Ala
People’s Republic of North Korea
Dickinson
House Armed Services Committee
Arizona
Edmund Cashen
Dial
Jd T
Chevrolet
Portland RD
Saco
Maine
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Main Street
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