World Week in Review highlights convention race and Vietnam turmoil
The Associated Press summary notes Republicans gathering in Miami Beach to pick a nominee as polls show Rockefeller edging Humphrey and Nixon aided by favorite sons. Clinton Reagan campaign activity appears as Pope Paul VI rejects birth control. Soviet Czech reforms face Moscow pressure and price disputes ripple through steel industry as North Vietnam air war and diplomacy unfold. Sirhan Sirhan pleads not guilty in Kennedy assassination case. Roadquake, casualties, and notable deaths accompany a turbulent week.
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Associated Press
Miami Beach
Landon Baines Johnson
White House
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Airborne Reservists Protest Activation and Stay in Vietnam
Airborne Reservists of the 82nd Airborne Division's 3rd Brigade protest activation into Vietnam and later decide to stay for six months. Lt Col John Jameson Jr. recalls daily action near Shan Valley while Cmdr Alex Bolling reports most twice-deployed volunteers left, about 40 Paratroopers remaining. The unit receives two weeks leave with free transport. Camp Rodriguez is named after Sgt Joe Rodriguez. The Tet offensive sees the whale shark noted as the largest fish.
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John Jameson Jr
Ft Bragg
N.C
A Shan
Imperial
Camp Rodriguez
Vietnam
82Nd Airborne Division
Roy Powell
Phoenix
Ariz
Ft. Bragg
Pentagon
Alex Bolling
Satellite Beach
Fla
Antique hearses draw hobbyists in Kankakee area
In Kankakee Dick Clancy funeral director and three local collectors restore four horse drawn hearses from 1890 to 1910. The group notes the era’s revived interest, though finding matching teams of horses and a capable driver remains challenging.
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Kankakee
Dick Clancy
Clancy
TV Guide Style Schedule Fragments From Local Evening Lineup
A fragmented reading of a TV schedule lists programs by time slot and channel, naming shows such as The Lucy Show The Baron Peyton Place and The Tonight Show alongside news and daytime offerings. It reflects a busy era with classic games like Jeopardy Love of Life and family shows like Captain Kangaroo and Romper Room.
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Chris Chandler
Forest Rangers
Huntley-Brinkley
I. the Lucy Show
the Texan
Comedy Playhouse
CBS
Peyton Place
Johnny Carson
Laie
Joey Bishop
Alfred Hitchcock
Waterfront
Conaway
FBI
Tufasday
Captain Kangaroo
Cadet Don
Houston
Ginny Pace
Rocky
Bob
Marijane
General Hospital & the Detectives
One Life To Live
Secret Storm
Stagecoach West
NBC News
Merv Griffin
Kitirik
Karrousel
Bozo the Clown
Cisco Kid
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World's Week IN Review
Herb Klein
California
Ronald Reagan
Paul VI
Czechoslovakia
Cserna
Mostow
Poland
Bulgaria
East Germany
Hungary
Bratislava
Slovakia
Alexander Dubcek
Ben
Clark M.isider
Cliffont
Clifford
United Steelworkers Union
Nallon
U.S. Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel
John F. Kennedy
North Vietnam
Vientiane
Laos
Hanoi
James F. Low
Fred Nesle Thompson
Joe Victor Carpenter
Vientiane Tion
Sirhan Sirhan
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
Charles W. Mayo
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Otto Hahn
Gottingen
Germany
Alitalia
Rome
Montreal
Misonit
Ludvik Svoboda
Bejing
Manila
Ment
Moarning
Treasure Isle
Wewsi
Beverly Hillbillies
Dick Cavett
Andy of
Mayberry
Hollywood Squares
Dick van Dyke
Guiding Light
Bath
Sun
LCM
Curt Wut
First National Bank of
Baytown
Riyal
Chalsis
Plata
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