Hurricane Menacing The Atlantic Seaboard
Hurri c and Donia drove strong winds and heavy rain along the Virginia Maryland Delaware coast. The storm slowed to about 10 mph and was forecast to hit the Eastern Shore around noon local time. Red Cross in four states reported 2,500 evacuees in 30 shelters. Coast Guard and rescue units stood by as Wind gusts reached 60 mph. tides ran 5 to 6 feet higher than normal. Evacuation centers prepared to receive thousands. The storm formed with two other hurricanes in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. meanwhile typhoon Sara lashed Wake Island with 140 mph winds causing property damage but no injuries. In Wilmington two dozen were rescued after their ketch was carried to shore. The Miami Weather Bureau reported a tropical storm moving through Doha area. The rescued party included William Schnirr ing, 68, his wife Alice, and Dianne Schnir at Larchmont New York. Continued on Page Two
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Norfolk, Va
Ocean City
National
Red Cross
Coast
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Sara
Wake Island
Mid- Pacific
Wilmington
N.C
Miami Weather Bureau
Doha
William
Schnirring
Alice
Connie
Larchmont
N.Y
Schnir
Dianne
Who's Running Aerial War
The article details debates over who directs the Vietnam air war as bombings hit Cam Pha and Hai Phong while McNamara and Johnson face internal policy tensions. It notes ground fighting near the DMZ and Martine Robb engagement, plus political moves on housing finance and presidential prospects including Rockefeller Reagan Romney.
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Associated Press
Washington
Vietnam
Johnson
Robert McNamara
U.S
North Vietnam
McNamara
Senate
U. S
Cam Pha
Haiphong
Lebanon Sees Tourism Collapse After War
Beirut's tourist sector plunged this summer with Beirut Airport quiet and hotels mostly empty while Tel Aviv's boom contrasted sharply. Officials blame the Arab–Israeli conflict, urge peace, and call for relief measures as trade and construction slow.
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Holy Land
Egypt
Baalbeck
Lebanon
Middle East
Israel
Tel Aviv
Beirut
Jerusalem
Egyptian Officer Abdel Hakim Amer Dies by Poison
Cairo AP report says Field Marshal Abdel Hakim Amer, once Egypt's No 2 man and close ally of President Nasser, killed himself with poison amid a forthcoming special investigation tribunal. Amer, 47, commanded Egyptian forces in wars with Israel and helped overthrow King Farouk in 1952. His death wounds Nasser, who mourned Amer as a longtime companion and brother.
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Cairo
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Israel
Nasser
Abdel Hakim Amer
Amer
Menia
Farouk
al Ahram
Columbia Markets to Take Over Edward's Biddeford Outlet
Leonard Carp of Edward's Super Market says Edward's in Five Points Biddeford will be taken over by Columbia Markets this weekend. The store moved from Main Street to Five Points several years ago and will transition under new management.
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Biddeford
Leonard Carp
Edward’s
Five Points
Columbia Markets
Main Street
Rev James Daly Named New Pastor in Saco Church
The Rev James Daly, newly arrived pastor of Most Holy Trinity Church in Saco, previously led Sacred Heart Church in Yarmouth for 13 years. A Bridgeport, Conn. native ordained May 25, 1929, Daly has served in Lewiston Portland Brownville Junction and several Catholic communities, with 29 years as a priest and missions in Freeport and Falmouth.
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James Daly
Most Holy Trinity Church
Saco
Yarmouth
Sacred Heart Church
Father Daly
Bridgeport
Conn
St. Joseph's Cathedral
Hartford
Holy Cross College
Worcester
Mass
St. Bernard’s Seminary
Rochester
N.Y
Casco Bay
Maurice Boland
Mount St. Coeeen's
Waterville
Saco Church
Missile defense plan eyed as U S to build across nation
Reports say the Johnson administration considered starting an anti missile defense using a network of long and short range missile killers to shield the United States from a Soviet style threat and possible Chinese ICBMs by the mid 1970s. The plan could cost billions and faces political and strategic debate. Pentagon and defense leaders are tight lipped as Congress weighs spending and deployment risks.
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Washington
U.S
United States
China
Defense Department
Johnson
Pentagon
Robert S. McNamara
San Franck
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army
Navy
Air Force
Senate
McNamara
Soviet Union
Moscow
Leningrad
Atomic Energy Committee
Johnson Administration
Peking
House Atomic Energy Committee
Swamplands Battle Ends as U S Navy Faces Heavy Losses
In the Mekong Delta a two day clash ends with 70 Viet Cong dead and nine U S sailors killed 104 wounded. A riverine force under heavy fire lost armored craft as Viet Cong troops melted into marshes near the Rach Ba River. Thirty plus additional clashes and air strikes followed with ongoing fighting near Coronado 5 action.
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Saigon
Mekong
U.S. Navy
Navy
Rach Ba
U.S
Associated Press
George Esper
Gis
Coronado 5
House Whips Rally Members in Vote Tactics
In Washington AP report outlines House Republicans led by Leslie Arends and Democrats under Hale Boggs hustling to assemble votes for amendments. Each party uses deputies and assistant whips to mobilize 14 and 19 aides respectively as they leverage persuasion and whip calls to bring members to the floor.
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Washington
House
Leslie C. Arends
Hale Boggs
Arends
Boggs
Arends and Boggs
Congress
GOP
Louisiana Democrat
William ‘H. Bates
Massachusetts
Jackson E. Betts
Ohio
Burt L. Talcott
California
John E. Moss
Melvin R. Laird
Wisconsin
White House
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Atlantic Seaboard
George Christian
Demilitarized Zone
Lynda
Lady Bird Johnson
Lynda Bird Johnson
George Hamilton
Ding Man
Leatherneck
Marine Barracks
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Gilbert Fitzhugh
Tas
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Ronald Reagan
Rockefeller
Reagan
George Romney
Michigan
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Vatican
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Jordan River
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Council For Tourism
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Jordan
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Arlen Box CO
Portland Rd
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Dial
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Columbia
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