Rescue Fleet On Mercy Mission In Flooded Louisiana
President Johnson declared southern Louisiana a major disaster area after touring New Orleans. Rescue operations by hundreds of boats and helicopters had saved about 30 000 people with thousands more awaiting evacuation as Betsy left extensive flooding and damage across the region.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Johnson
Washington
Arkansas
Mississippi
Florida
Betsy
G.J. le Blanc Jr
Betsy Devastates Bahamas Florida Then Gulf Coast Strikes
Betsy roared from the Atlantic into the Bahamas and Florida with 150 mph winds, causing 100 million dollars in damage and 23 deaths across Louisiana and Mississippi. The storm then hit the Gulf Coast before weakening, as Vietnam and Kashmir news filled the world stage and UN efforts to halt fighting continued.
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Betsy
Atlantic
Bahamas
Nassau
Islands
Florida Gold Coast
Palm Beach
Key West
Miami
Peenery
Gulf Coast
Pensacola
Fla
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Bayou Country
Mississippi
Hurricane Betsy floods New Orleans as rescues continue
A Dunkirk in miniature unfolds as small boats operate through flooded New Orleans and suburbs rescuing thousands stranded by Hurricane Betsy. Reports note ongoing mobilization and widespread displacement across the area.
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New Orleans
Elias Wessing Wessin
Dominican Republic
Alabama
Linda Folsom
Shillong
India
Assam
U.N
U Thant
New Delhi
Saigon
Rome
Vatican
Ecumenical Council
West Germany
Washington
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
West
U S planes strike Viet Cong HQ in Mekong Delta raid
U S aircraft attacked the Viet Cong regiment headquarters in Chuong Thien Province near Soc Trang with 100 strikes by nightfall. Authorities estimated 1000 to 2000 guerrillas may be trapped as escape routes were cut off and jungle bunkers revealed.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Mekong Delta
Associated Press
Horst Faas
Chuong Thien
Faas
Long Khanh
Mekong
Soc Trang
Mayor Raps Saco Tax Unit Public Meeting Planned
Mayor Paul Reny defended public discussion over publishing a local tax list after a private meeting was considered. He said the taxpayers association has offered no proven benefits and urged a constructive, taxpayer focused group to work with the city council, with the public invited once scheduled.
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Saco Taxpayers’ Protective Association
Saco
Paul Reay
Reny
Robert Cassette
Association
Taxpayers
Pope Affirms Eucharist Teaching at Vatican
Pope Paul VI reaffirmed Roman Catholic teaching that the body and blood of Jesus are truly present in the Eucharist. He issued the encyclical Misterium Fidei in response to debates among theologians, as Vatican II entered its final session with 11 topics to vote on including religious liberty and non Christian religions.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Paul
Rome
Vatican
L’osservatore Romano
Obtaining License Test For Examiner As Well As For The Nervous Driver
Cathy Murphy describes the driver's license process in City Hall with examiner Carleton Burrill guiding anxious applicants. The piece outlines age rules to obtain a learner permit, written and vision tests, and the road test requirements including turns, signals, and parking.
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Cathy Murphy
Carleton Burrill
Saco
Secretary of State
Augusta
George Storer
South Portland
J. Richard Burpee
Westbrook
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le Blanc
National
Red Cross
Lake Pontchartrain
Jack Rowley
St. Bernard Parish
Maine
Ellen M. Fowler
Old Orchard Beach
Atlantic City
Miss Fowler
Viet Nam
India-Pakistan
Kashmir
Pakistan
Subcontinent
United Nations
Lahore
Amritsar
China
Soviet Union
New York
WRR
Fea, Corp
ST. John’s Hall
Joe Martel
THE
Afl-Cio
CLC
Local 406
Saco-Lowell Division
Amvets Hall
Alfred St
Biddeford
Michael Schoonjans
Leo P. Bedard
Adrien A. Petit
U. S
Quang Nam
Batangan
Central Highlands
Quang Ngai
Chu Lai
da Nang
Hanoi
North
Raps Saco
Holland
Peggy Rogers
Brownfield
Diane Deschambault
Cutts St
Rol’s Italian Sandwich Shop
Pine Street
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