American Warplanes Clash With Swarms Of Mig Fighters
American warplanes fought nine air battles with MiG fighters over North Vietnam while ground fighting slackened. U.S. casualties for the week were 128 killed and 1,434 wounded, with 1,134 Communist fatalities. A Marine A4 Skyhawk was shot down near the DMZ, pilot rescued.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
Con Thien
U.S. Command
United States
Dmz
South Vietnam
Sions
Demilitarized Zone
Tonkin Gulf
Hanoi
Red China
Hon Gai
Constellation
Coral Sea
Intrepid
Nort
Ford Strike May Affect Saco Plant
United Auto Workers strike against Ford Motor Co may impact Maremont Corp New England Division at the Saco plant. About 25 percent of Maremont workers there are in automotive work with 80 percent of those making military M 151 parts. Spear said no stop orders have been issued and output reductions could shift workers to other fully productive departments.
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United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
New England
Maremont Corp
David Spear
Maremont
Saco
Spear
Ford
Armed Services
N H Firm Wins Major Portland Post Office Annex Contract
In Washington AP report Davidson Construction Co Inc of Manchester NH won the $5.9 million Portland Post Office annex project. Senator Edmund S. Muskie said work could start in three weeks and finish by late summer.
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Washington
Portland Post Office
Davidson Construction Co. Inc
Manchester
N.H
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
Chuckle Memory Warns of Belated Wedding Anniversary
A humorous memory notes a man discovering his wedding anniversary was yesterday. The quip mocks timing and memory lapses in a light, general way.
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WRR
Fea, Corp
Johnson to Inspect Beulah Flood Zone in Harlingen Visit
President Johnson prepared to fly to flood devastated Harlingen with Arroyo Colorado threatening the town. National Guard units and airlift teams were mobilized as residents fled 800 homes submerged and dikes were reinforced.
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Harlingen
Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Johnson
Arroyo Colorado
Rio Grande
Air Force
Dyess Air Force
Abilene
Tactical Air Command
Lang
Ley Field
Forbes
Lockbourne
Pope
Edwards
Dyess
John B. Connally
Austin
Red Cross
Salvation Army
4Th Army
Texas Department of Public Safety
George Yours
Young
Laredo
Mexico
Red
Inflation concerns rise as 1967 costs near 3 percent
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 0.3 percent rise in living costs in August, with prices up 2.7 percent for the year and the 1967 total approaching 3 percent. Officials note potential further price increases and a possible 10 percent tax surcharge by the Johnson administration. Industrial sectors like rubber steel copper machinery lumber and petroleum drive wholesale gains.
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Washington
Bureau
Johnson Administration
Arthur M. Ross
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ross
Johnson
Death Probe Underway in Maine Youth's Buried Body
State and local police investigate the death of 21 year old Rony Michaud of Smithwheel Road Old Orchard Beach after friends found a partially charred body at a town dump. A bullet wound and a .22 caliber pistol were found nearby. Sgt. Charles R. Bruton leads the inquiry.
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Old Orchard Beach
Rony Michaud
Smithwheel Road
Michaud
John H. Clark
Charles R. Bruton
State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Wallagrass
France urges US action to end Vietnam war deadlock
In a General Assembly policy speech France calls for a decisive US initiative to halt the bombing of North Vietnam as Paris weighs steps toward peace talks. Couve de Murville suggests unconditional, time unlimited bombing suspension could precede negotiation. Leaders from Denmark and Canada push for bombing halt, while Britain supports US push for a political solution.
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United Nations N.Y
France
United States
Vietnam
General Assembly
Couve ‘de Murville
North
Hanoi
Couve de Murville
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Israel
NATO
Soviet Union
Britain
Atlantic
U.S. Vietnam
Paul Martin
North Vietnam
Martin
Assembly
Denmark
Jens Otto Krag
George Brown
U.S
Washington
Community Chest Campaign Benefits Seven Agencies
The Biddeford Saco Community Chest unveils a $40,470 fund drive for seven agencies including American Red Cross Biddeford Saco branches, U.S.O., Public Health Nursing in Biddeford and Saco, Kennebec Girl Scout Council, Pine Tree Council, Northeast Hearing and Speech Center in Portland. The drive uses payroll deductions to maximize impact, with last year’s $33,656 goal surpassed.
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Biddeford Saco
Flaming Reds
Thomas Armstrong
American Red Cross
Biddeford
Saco
United Services Organization
U.S.O
Red Cross
Kennebec Girl Scout Council Inc
Maine
Pine Tree Council, Inc
Boy Scouts of America
Northeast Hearing and Speech Center Inc
Portland
Biddeford Public Health Nursing Service
Public Health Nursing Service
Kennebec Council
Pine Tree Council
Northeast Hearing and Speech Center
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William Searle
Ferry Road
Webber Hospital
Lloyd B. Trecartin
Volunteers
Joseph A. Haley
A. Harrison Taylor
Arthur Simensky
Searle
Arious
Band Boosters Club
Park Street
Kennebunk
Eleanor Dunham
Heber Smith
Alexander Economos
Louis Normand
Story
N. H
General Electric
RCA
RCA Victor
Main Street
Connally
John Tower
R-Tex
Texas
Yarborough
Mercedes
Frn. & Sat
Gregoire
Alfred St
Farrar Brown
Elm St
Bill Brill
Ken
Pine Point
Youland
U.ce
Youland’s Dept Stores
Community Chest Campaign
Sam’s
York Beach Corp
Chief Fire Dept
Cam
Pine St
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