Fire Fighters Gather for Maine Convention in Biddeford and Saco
About 1,500 firefighters converge for the Maine State Federation of Firefighters fourth annual convention. Activities include water battles, parades, and awards with headquarters at the Thacher Hotel Biddeford. The event runs Friday and Saturday with the water championship Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Saco Valley Shopping Center lot.
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Biddeford
Saco
Maine State Federation of Fire Fighters
Maine
Paratus
Thacher Hotel
City Square
Convent
Creme
Saco Armory
Fierce Battle in Que Son Valley Grips Vietnam War Front
In Que Son Valley near Tam Ky Marines and about 4000 newly equipped North Vietnamese troops clash in a ferocious two day encounter. U S forces report 376 enemy killed, 226 in latest fighting. Marine losses total 114 killed and 282 wounded.
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Saigon
U.S
Que Son Valley
Tam Ky
Tam
da Nang
North Vietnam
Biddeford Councilman Pushes for More Police Protection
Councilman Paul Binette urges augmentation of the Biddeford Police Department after two downtown break ins on Main and Alfred. Jewelry and Cohen stores reported a total small thefts, with gaps in timing and police investigation. Binette argues more officers are needed to patrol main streets.
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Biddeford
Paul Binette
Main
Alfred
Jack Simensky
Jack and
Larry
Cohen
Simensky
Binette
Edgar Sevigny
Ford UAW Strike Halts Production Across 25 States
United Auto Workers staged a walkout at Ford Motor Co paralyzing production of 1968 models in 25 states. No new talks were planned. Canadian shipments continue under trade pact but Ford plans no extra Canadian Falcons or pickup production. If prolonged parts shortages may impact steel trucking and rail industries.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
Ford Motor Co
Ford
United States
General Motors
Chrysler
Prices Headed Up On Products Across Industries
Prices rise across transportation, home building, and leisure goods as manufacturers cite higher material labor freight and tax costs. Steel bars up 1.8 percent after earlier hikes on hot rolled carbon and plates. Chrysler and Ford reportedly raise 1968 model car wholesale prices by 100 dollars with retail impact about 125 dollars. GM hints at similar moves. RCA raises 1968 model color TV sets 2 to 3 percent. A tennis ball can costs 10 cents more.
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Chrysler Corp
Ford Mojtor Co
General Motors Corp
Chrysler
Ford
Radio Corp. of America
RCA
General Tire & Rubber Co
Astrobugs Will Rocket Skyward From Cape Kennedy
A Biosatellite 2 mission at Cape Kennedy will launch today between 3 and 3 30 p m carrying millions of bugs and plants to study biological processes in weightlessness and radiation for about 70 hours. The payload includes parasitic wasps frog eggs flour beetles amoebae and more with possible mutations and rapid bacterial growth after return.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Biosatellite 2
Surveyor 5
Unoon
Earth
Nationwide school strike disrupts hundreds of thousands of students
Across the United States more than 600 000 pupils stay home as teacher salary disputes trigger school closures. Detroit New York Michigan and Florida see extended vacations as unions pursue higher pay and potential resignations while mediation talks resume to shape a two year 125 million contract in New York and a 6400 to 10100 salary range in Detroit.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Norman Drachler
New York
Michigan
Board of Education
John V. Lindsay
Detroit Board of Education
Detroit Federation of Teachers
East St. Louis
Ill
Broward County
Fla
Fort Lauderdale
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Fea, Corp
General Electric
RCA Victor
Stk Pvt Eo
Main Street
Stokely
Sampson’s
Alfred Street
Apply
Westland Shoe Corp
Smith St
Ovide
Westland Shoe Cor
Biddeford, Maine
United Federation of Teachers
Rank and File
Earier
Ocean Lobster Pound Restaurant
West Grand Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Saco - Lowell
Maremont Corp
Edwards Plant
Delorge Baking Co., Inc
Beacon Ave
Clark
Green St
Farrar Brown
Elm St
Bill Brill
Clark Wakefield & Sons
Elm $T
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