Biddeford River Search For Missing Man Dewitt
Biddeford police fear a possible drowning of Philip Dewitt of Washington Street after his boat capsized on the Saco River. Police and Saco officials, aided by the Biddeford Fire Department, dragged the river bottom near the old Saco-Lowell dam and Garland Manufacturing Co area in Saco.
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Saco-Lowell
Garland Mfg. Co
Moscow Doubts Mao Health Amid China Power Shuffle
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan reports Moscow denies knowledge of Mao Tse-tung health while signaling awareness of a potential leadership struggle in Beijing. Kremlin nerves surface in China’s October anniversary slogans implicating war risk and Soviet blame, hinting at factional moves behind the curtain.
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Lir Iao
Moslems Denounce Israel Summit Agrees on 7 Point Agenda
Moslems from 26 nations concluded a Rabat summit with a seven point agenda denouncing Israel and calling for withdrawal from Arab territories. The body backed Palestine rights and condemned the Al Aksah mosque arson as part of a broader stand against Israeli actions in Jerusalem.
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Senate GOP to pick leader among Scott and Baker Jr
The Associated Press reports in Washington that Senate Republicans decide between veteran Hugh Scott and newcomer Howard H. Baker Jr for the 43 member minority leadership. In Chicago eight men faced U S District Court on charges of conspiring to fuel violence between police and antiwar demonstrators at the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
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North Vietnamese Assembly names Thang as president
The North Vietnamese National Assembly selected Vice President Tan Duc Thang aged 81 to succeed Ho Chi Minh as president. Tass reported the assembly greeted him with stormy applause as he pledged to devote all energies to the homeland, people and the revolution. Nguyen Luong Bang chosen as new vice president.
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Tan Duc Thang
Ho Chi Minh
Tass
Hanoi
Nguyen Luong Bang
Saco Episcopal Priests and Lay Leaders Plan Diocese Wide Survey Dinner
Episcopal parishes and missions from York County and Greater Portland will meet at Trinity Church for a 6 30 p m dinner and planning session to discuss a fall and winter self study of the Diocese of Maine. Bishop Wolf is ill and will not attend.
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National Church
Frederickb. Wolf
Joseph R. Bolger
St. Michael's Church
Auburn
Clifford T. Geiger
St. David's Church
Kennebunk
Christ Church, Biddeford
George Butler
Saco
Janet Nicholas
Episcopal Church
Anomalous atmospheric layer disrupts East Coast signals
The FAA attributes Tuesday night television and other microwave service issues to a heavy moving, anomalous propagation layer. The irregular layer blanketed Maine and much of the East Coast, disrupting TV, radio, radar, telephone, and related transmissions.
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FAA
Maine
East Coast
Capitol Wall and Supersonic Plane Linked by Senators
Two senators connect the crumbling west wall of the Capitol with an unbuilt supersonic transport plane to preserve the past and shape a bearable future. The pairing highlights a debate over heritage versus technological ambition in Washington.
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Washington
Capitol
Scott Named Leader of GOP Minority
Senator Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania was elected leader of the Senate Republican minority defeating Senator Howard Baker Jr. of Tennessee 24 to 19 in a closed door conference. The 68 year old Scott succeeds the late Everett Dirksen, triggering a push for the GOP whip post as Scott’s promotion omits the vacancy. Backstage maneuvers followed Dirksen’s death as supporters jockeyed for influence.
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Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Senate
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Howard H. Baker Jr
Tennessee
Everett M. Dirksen
GOP
Baker
Illinois
Dirksen
Pope Assails Opposition at Vatican Audience
Pope Paul VI urged Catholics not to rewrite church history or create a new church by personal taste. He decried modern critics who label preconciliar church authority as inauthentic and warned against drastic reform that unsettles church order.
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Interior staff says oil import controls raise costs to consumers
A Interior Department staff analysis says limits on foreign crude oil would cost U.S. consumers more than 7 billion dollars annually by 1975, boosting opposition to the program. Sen. William Proxmire calls for ending the oil import program as the figures reflect refinements of earlier estimates.
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Office of Oil and Gas
Middle East
Nixon Aide Signals reversal on 27 percent depletion rule
A White House aide's letter to Midland County Texas officials discloses an intended reversal on supporting the 27% depletion allowance. Treasury Secretary Kennedy had indicated a shift to a 30% rate, aligning with the House tax reform plan, while Nixon publicly endorsed no cut.
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Senate
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