McNamara Opposed to Bombing Haiphong Harbor
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara states he opposes attacking Haiphong to sever North Vietnam supplies. He notes a high risk of confrontation with the Soviet Union and says action should not be undertaken at this time. The stance diverges from Joint Chiefs of Staff views on mining or striking the port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secre
Turkey
Tary
Robert S. Me
North Vietnam
Senate
Namara
Earle G. Wheeler
Haiphong
Defense
McNamara
Joint Chiefs of Staff
North Atlantic
Treaty Organization
Haiphong Harbor
Joint Chiefs
Sen
Russia
Infantry Needed to Drive Out Con Thien Gun Emplacements
Washington AP reports veterans say lessons from World War II and Korea show massive airpower cannot silence dug in artillery at Con Thien. Infantry must root out batteries in caves and tunnels as North Vietnamese guns and mortars fire from South Vietnam.
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Washington
Con Thien
Korea
U.S
North Vietnam
Ben Hai River
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
Parathion found in bread linked to Tijuana poisoning toll
Poisoning in Tijuana, Mexico, blamed on parathion detected in bread. Seven U.S. chemists say enough pesticide to kill children was present. death toll ranges from 14 to 34, mostly children, with about 250 hospitalized. Authorities release dairy vendors and milk suppliers after the bread pesticide link emerges.
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Tijuana
Mexico
U.S
Sacramento
Calif
Pedro Mireles Malpica
Mexico City
Jorge Salas
Red Cross
Fred Roth
California
Department of Agriculture
Roth
Regis Debray
Bolivia
Washington
Battle in Con Thien highlights WWII and Korea lessons
A digest showing the battle at Con Thien illustrating limited effects of air and ground bombardment on dug-in enemies. Reports note North Vietnamese artillery bombards South Vietnamese troops below the DMZ as U.S. Marines face stiff resistance in a broader wartime context.
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Con Thien
Korea
Demilitarized Zone
Senate
Joint Chiefs
North Vietnam
Maremont Spear Criticizes City Tax Valuation Delay
Maremont Division President David Spear challenges the New England Division’s cooperation and the Cole-Layer-Trumble team’s plant inspection as delaying Saco’s tax rate. He claims the city seeks higher taxes and promises a rise over last year while the city plans a forthcoming assessment.
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Saco
New England
Maremont Corp
David Spear
Cole - Layer - Trumble
Spear
Father Flood to Study in Germany for Year
Rev. David Flood OFM a former Biddeford resident left for Mainz Germany for a year of study under a research grant at the Institute of European History He taught English literature at St Francis College from 1958 to 1961 and has ties to Taize France He earned degrees from Laval University Montreal and Cologne University and is the son of Mrs Florence Flood of 66B Jefferson St
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David Flood
OFM
Biddeford
Mainz
Germany
Institute of European History
Father Flood
St. Francis College
Florence Flood
Jefferson St
Chicago
Brothers
Taize
France
St. Mary’s Grammar School
Miramar High School
Island
Biddeford Saco students reach National Merit semifinals
Susan Maxwell of Biddeford High James Ross of Thornton Academy and Paul Guerin of St Louis High named national Merit semifinalists. They join a record five from their districts amid 14 000 national semifinalists vying for about 2900 scholarships worth over 8 million dollars to be awarded in 1968.
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Biddeford
Saco
James Ross
Thornton Academy
Susan Maxwell
Biddeford High School
Paul Guerin
St. Louis High School
Miss Maxwell
Harold Pinansky
Archie B. Maxwell
Alfred St
Ross
Maurice Ross
Main St
Nancy Ross
Wellesley College
Massachusetts
Guerin
Robert Guerin
South St
High Rates Stall Housing Recovery Through 1968
Washington reports slow housing recovery extending into 1968 as high mortgage rates persist. Industry officials warn tax hikes may be needed to curb deficits and inflation. without them, credit remains tight and starts will rise only modestly. Mortgage rates hovered around 6.3 percent, with S&L loan commitments reaching a record $3.4 billion in August.
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Jacob F Javits
Nelson A. Rocke
Feller
New York
Washington
Congress
National Association of Home Builders
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Savings and Loan Industry
S&ls
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Maine Association of Real Estate Boards
Shawmut Inn
Kennebunkport
West Point-Pepperell Inc
Harold Sykes
Fortunes Rocks
Russell Durant
Old Orchard Beach
John Larson
Ethelyn P. Giles
Boothbay Harbor
Robert H. Schaub
Utica
N. Y
Vernon Littlefield
Kennebunk
Bessie D. Kenniston
West Point-Pepperell
Fea, Corp
Cross St
Maine
Linoleum CO
Alfred Street
Irene Loranger
Leo
Paul Loranger
Wish
THE
Associated Press
Vietnam
Beulah
John Connally
Ralph Yarborough
Johnson
Harlingen
Texas
Atkinson
Bigelow
Adrilan
Berwen
Maremont
En- Saco
Donald C. Doyle
Doyles
Gile Orchards
Biddeford-Saco
Carpenters
McIntosh
Carmen’s and Vegetables
Pool Rd
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