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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1967
Page
3
NASA announced a further delay to the first manned Apollo spacecraft as modifications follow a deadly launchpad fire. Delivery timing with North American Aviation must be set before a launch date can be fixed.
The group continues direct aid to Hooper Street fire victims from 1963 and to servicemen families. The drive runs Oct 9 to 31 with billboard space donated by Donnelly Advertising Co. The chest plans new ways to serve residents and will omit the traditional thermometer displays this year.
In Weslaco and Mercedes floods persist with 200 men patrolling levees as 16 000 sandbags hold back rising waters. President Johnson tours flood areas while Red Cross distributes bottled water and officials urge boiling tap water amid scarce supplies. Foreign and domestic politics mix with inflation fears and housing program debates as 1968 presidential dynamics unfold.
Former Florida governor Farris Bryant steps down from the emergency planning post and will be replaced by former Texas governor Price Daniel after a presidential announcement.
Dr. James B. Conant, a developer of the atomic bomb, observes that despite progress the danger of nuclear holocaust remains. He notes that survivors can only say they are still alive, underscoring continued geopolitical peril.
The University of Maine Ale wive Evening Extension group met at Ruth Hammond's Ly man home to prepare baskets and ornaments for the Christmas Open House in Sanford on Oct 16 under chairwoman Mildred Whit ten. Members brought grab items and were urged to submit them by Oct 14. next meeting set for Oct 17 at Hammond's in Lyman to discuss bread making.
The piece surveys evolving covert tech from early spy cameras to modern voice recorders. It notes cameras capture bank and credit card actions and that devices can be worn as tie clasps or wristwatches. It envisions future mini TV units linking to a central law enforcement control.
The article notes Mercedes spokesmen warn that continued repairs at Harlingen could push more water into the Rio Grande main channel and threaten dikes, prompting concern over flood control and irrigation safeguards.
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