India Declares Military Victories in Two Sectors
India and Pakistan claim victory in ground fighting as UN Secretary General Thant seeks a ceasefire. Prime Minister Shastri weighs halting hostilities with both sides under international pressure. The fighting centers on Sialkot in northwest Pakistan and the Lahore area near the Indian border.
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New Delhi
India
West
Pakistan
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Thant
Shastri
U.N
Eral
New del
Paki
Istan
Soviet Union
United States
Leonid Brezhnev
Subcontinent
M. Thomas
Defense Production
Lahore
Sialkot
Y. B. Chavan
Rawalpindi
Preparations To Close Saco Plant Get Under Way
The Saco-Lowell division of Maremont Corp plans to shut the plant if no wage deal is reached by tomorrow midnight. Management says material shipments are accelerating to support other manufacturers if a strike occurs, while union leaders warn of tough talks as mediation steps in.
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Saco
Saco-Lowell
New England
Maremont Corp
Alphonse J. Polackwich
Polackwich
U.S. Mediation and Conciliation Service
Michael Schoonjans
Textile Workers of America
Afl-Cioclc
Schoonjans
Marion Martin
Maine
Labor and Industry
Samuel Creighton
U. S. Mediation and Conciliation Service
Boston
Maremont
Amvets
Pontiff opens final council meeting before UN peace appeal
Pope Paul VI opened the Vatican Ecumenical Council's final session with a pledge to seek peace at the United Nations in New York on Oct 4. He said the council would remain silent on controversial topics, announcing a new episcopal synod to aid day to day work of the Roman Curia. The Mass and ceremonies included leaders from around the world, with a penitential procession planned for Rome streets at dusk.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Vatican Ecumenial Council
United Nations
New York
St. Peter’s Basilica
U.N. General Assembly
Council
Paul
Vatican
Lawrence Cardinal Shehan
Baltimore
Francis Cardinal Spellman
John J. Krol
Philadelphia
Rome
House Sees 22 Roll Calls in Lengthy Odd Session
Washington AP The House endured a record 22 roll calls over 12 hours 31 minutes without passing any bill. Republicans and Southern Democrats blocked rules changes as a coalition invoked the 21 day rule to bypass the Rules Committee while debates over journal readings stretched into the night.
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Washington
House
Democratic Express
Heart of the Coalition
Rules Committee
Federal Aid Poured Into Hurricane Betsy Stricken Louisiana
President Johnson directed $2 million in initial federal aid to Louisiana as 52 deaths were confirmed and coroner Chetta corrected the earlier death toll. Plans run to convert antipoverty funds into a war effort, with $1 million to hire Youth Corps crews and 60 freight cars of surplus food sent by the Agriculture Department.
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New Orleans
Johnson
Louisiana
White House
Department of Agriculture
Nicholas Chetta
Plaquemines Parish
Record Enrollment Expected For St. Francis Sessions
St Francis College Biddeford expects 164 freshmen to arrive for a two day orientation and testing. Total enrollment will rise to 430 with 266 upperclassmen joining registration Tuesday. The fall brings eight new faculty members and a renovated campus including a new residence hall and expanded bookstore. Federal aid for 1965 66 totals 109 507 with work study and loans benefiting about 30 percent of students.
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St. Francis College
Biddeford
Clarence Laplante
O.F.M
Benedict Fink
Donald Nicknair
George Marcil
Gilbert Lachance
O. F.M
Maine
Pool Road
John McArdle, Jr
National
Ffense
National Defense
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Robert Lavigne
Robert Emery
Schools Activities Association
Wonderbar
Patrick Kenneally
Mary McCarthy
Bruce Smith
Hodge
Clement Meserve
Emery
Biddeford Teachers Association
TWUA
Afl-Cio
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Spear
Gabriel Electronics
Massachusetts
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AD &D
Pontiff
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Sat. & Son
Portland Road
Rte. 1
Wormwood’s Restaurant
Camp Ellis Beach
Tempo Footwear
Park Street
Chetta
Plaquemines
Coroneer
Mississippi River
Baton Rouge
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Erly, Mass
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