Johnson Reveals Militant Secrets Amid Campaign Spin
Lyndon Johnson booster campaign claims missiles and space intercepts, McNamara later adds that two antisatellite systems have shot down satellites hundreds of miles above Earth. Gulf of Tonkin reports stir in U S defense as Khrushchev teases with a mistranslation saga and Goldwater challenges Johnson on military strength. Thurmond shifts party alignments as political tension builds.
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Associated Press
Lyndon Baines Johnson
California
LBJ
United States
Pentagon
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Ho Chi Minh
Nikita Khrushchev
Kremlin
Remier
Khrushchev
Red China
Goldwater
GOP
Arizona
Texas
South
Sen
Strom Thurmond
D-S.c
Democratic Party
Government Tries To Block Rail Strike
Washington AP reports government efforts to avert a planned Tuesday rail strike by six shop craft unions and railroad negotiators. Federal mediators seek face to face talks while union and carrier reps search for common ground. The dispute centers on job security and wage protection amid tech changes. a presidential intervention is not currently expected.
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Washington
Howard Gamser
National Mediation Board
Francis A. O’neill
Michael Fox
J. FE. Wolfe
Group mounting big campaign for liquor bill in Maine
A Maine businessmen group backed by multi thousand dollar sources launches a major drive to pass a Sunday liquor sales bill and boost Vacationland ads. Vacationland Inc seeks to promote Maine vacations, oppose anti vacation industry legislators, and survey candidates for State House and Senate. The group includes Maine Hotel Maine Motel and Maine Restaurant members led by John Chapman and Daniel Harris.
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Lewiston
Maine
Vaca
Tionland Inc
Daniel Harris
Saul Feldman
Feldman
Poland Spring
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Harris
DeWitt Motor Hotel
Vacationland, Inc
Maine Hotel
Maine Motel
John Chapman
Bangor House
State House of Representatives
State Senate
Variance Granted For Saco Tent and Trailer Site
A variance for a tent and trailer camp on Portland Road in Saco was granted to Fred A. Fitanides by Superior Court Justice James L. Reid on appeal from a Saco Zoning Appeals Board denial. The decision cited surrounding land use including farms, motels, cabins, and a nearby industrial prospect, foreseeing a trend toward commercial recreational activity.
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Portland Road
Saco
Fred A. Fitanides
Superior Court
Atty. T. A. Fitanides
Justice Reid
Fitanides
Saco Zoning Board
Robert N. Cyr
George Brickates
Atty
T. A. Fitanides
Fred Fitanides
Saco Board
Beach Structure Rising on Seavey Street in Old Orchard Beach
A new 60 by 75 foot cement block building with brick veneer is going up on Seavey Street in Old Orchard Beach. Boucouvalas Bros. Inc. expects occupancy soon with a 30-vehicle front parking lot. The Paradis Market site will be demolished and potential tenants include a department store with a hardware line.
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Old Orchard Beach
Seavey Street
Peter Boucouvalas
Boucouvalas Bros., Inc
Old Orchard Street
Paradis Market
Boucouvalas
Boucouvalas Bros
Trustee Estates, Inc
Capital Theater
Alfred Boutin
Biddeford
John M. Johnson
Saco.ie
Heath Street
Saco
Maine
U S Studying Gulf of Tonkin Incident
The U S government quietly studied whether two destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin fired on what they believed were approaching torpedo boats near Nghe An. Hanoi reported explosions and aircraft circling the area while North Vietnam denied involvement.
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Washington
U.S
Gulf
Gulf of Tonkin
Foreign Ministry
Nghe An
China
Hanoi
Red China
United States
North
Viet Nam
Pentagon
U.S. d
Red Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
Biddeford Cannon Dotted With History By CAROL HEROLD
The Biddeford cannon story recalls South Street kids and local lore. Sealed within the 1898 gift move, logistics and funding shaped its fate. The 8,460 pound Columbian fort gun, once bound for Lincoln Park, ended up at a dry dock and later a still unclear city site.
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Carol Herold
Rip van Winkle
Catskill Mountain
South Street
Biddeford
Green
South
Crescent Streets
Dane York
McArthur Library
Lincoln Park
United States
GAR
Sheridan
Charleston
Raleigh
Western Division
First National Bank of
Saco) Daily Journal
Main
Lincoln Streets
Saco Water Power Company
Fortress Monroe
Little Park
Saco Water Co
E. W. Staples
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Willie W. Pomerleau
Ralph M. Lovell
Edward Wolfertz
William E. Knox
York County
Elmont
Tyndale
Senate
Stanley Tupper
Rita Dunton
John F. Xaphes
Southeast Asia
McNamara
Gulf of Yhe
St. Louis High School
Brother Albert
Ronald P. Cartier
Philip Cartier
Ferry Road
St. Louis
Cartier
Dirigo Boys State
By R. Bruce Huntington
Lewiston Evening Journal
Reed Motor CO
Main Street
Saco City Hall
Notre Dame de Lourdes Parish
White House
State Department
South Viet Nam
MacNamara
Tonkin Gulf
Michale Goulet
Green St
Rodney Anastasoff
South St
Raymond Descoteaux
William’s Court
Forts
Virginia
Fort Pitt, Pa
Forefather’s Inn
Log Cabin Road
Arundel
Ralph Thompson
Robby Robbins
Minute Men
Gen
Irea, Corp
Morissette
L. Morissette
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