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Does 1907 Maine law forbid doctors from prescribing birth control pills?; Fulbright hails LBJ Viet peace bid
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50 years ago today: June 15, 1965
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Senate salute makes Margaret Chase Smith cry; Governor Reed asked to halt operation of Hinckley School; Portland bus workers vote to strike
50 years ago today: June 14, 1965
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Cape Elizabeth bicentennial observance; Government unit crushed by Cong
50 years ago today: June 13, 1965
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Mishmash in Oakland when 142-car freight train derails; Saigon rule still unsure
50 years ago today: June 11, 1965
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Southwest Maine faces stiff competition in bid for location of atom smasher; Storm raises havoc in central Maine; LBJ sees no economic gloom or doom.
50 years ago today: June 10, 1965
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Maine’s spelling champ eliminated from Bee by slip of tongue, by jingo; U.S. ground forces can fight alongside Vietnamese, White House denies policy shift.
50 years ago today: June 9, 1965
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Space walk film fascinates U.S.; Bill allowing legislators to join state retirement plan may surprise some; Petitions in circulation for referendum on Sunday liquor law.
50 years ago today: June 8, 1965
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Maine steps up effort to get atom smasher; Bath citizens reject urban renewal project; LBJ invites Gemini astronauts to ranch for weekend.
50 years ago today: June 7, 1965
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First good swimming day in Deering Oaks pond for youngsters; LBJ urges all Reds renounce war ‘Come, let us reason together.’