Kuwait Desert Hides Large, Modern City
A remote desert city named Shibaam in Hadhramaut is described as a vertical maze of mud skyscrapers with no elevators. Arab labor built seven story towers centuries ago, and women are largely confined, with no education outside fortune telling. The city limits entry to men at the main gate, while women use a separate gate. Poor sanitation and narrow streets complete the harsh, isolated setting.
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Kuwait
South Arabia
New York
Middle East
Shibaam
Hadhramaut
Saudi Arabia
Shibram
Shiba
Campaign to uncover unreported crimes launches nationwide
The National Crime Commission and National Opinion Research Corp plan a spring survey to measure crime victimization unseen in police reports. About 10,000 households will be asked why victims did not report crimes, their attitudes toward police, and steps taken to protect themselves.
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Fbit
Lieya Oblin
Columbia Universiity
Theerime Commission
Qhlin
National Opinion Research Corp
Commission
Grim Camp Happiness War Game At Fort Benning
AP dispatch from Columbus details Camp Happiness at Fort Benning where Army officer candidates endure simulated torture to study mind games used in captivity. Lt. Col. Fred Cleary says the program teaches resilience while Capt. J. C. Reid oversees a brutal demonstration with a prisoner on a pole.
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Clarke Stallworth
Columbus Ledger
Columbus, Ga
Viet Nam
Ft. Benning
Fred Cleary
J. C. Reid
Richburg
S.C
Reid
Korea
Hospital Administrator Named Area Delegate
Dr. John W. Claiborne of the Houston Veterans Hospital has been named area delegate. He has been serving as president of the Houston Methodist hospital group and will assume new duties, guiding regional administration and coordination with peers and hospital leadership.
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Methodist
Austen Ata Hospital
John W. Claiborne
Houston Veterans Hospital
Will
Peers
Houston Methed
Heart Director Named to New Post in September
A brief item notes a heart director being named to a new post in September. Details are partially garbled but indicate planning leadership and organizational changes within a health department or hospital.
Jack Webb Returns to TV with Dragnet 1966 2-hour film
Hollywood AP writer reports Jack Webb revives Dragnet as a two-hour NBC special. Sgt Joe Friday remains stoic with 10 pounds added and Harry Morgenstern as new sidekick replacing Ben Alexander. The program, a Los Angeles Police Department case series, also serves as a potential TV pilot and overseas theater release.
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Hollywood
Post
Warmer Bros. Television
Himingo Dragnet
NBC
Joe Friday
Webb
Sgt. Friday
Los Angeles Police Department
Harry Morgen
Ben Alexander
Frank Smith
Dragnet
Ben
Fox
Rural tone in legal questioning as venireman to be excused
In Brenham Texas AP reports a rural courthouse moment during jury selection. County Attorney James Kershaw uses a 10 cows from a herd analogy to explain innocent until proven guilty. The venireman showed bias and was excused.
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Brenham
Tex
Texas
Venireman
James Kershaw
Revival speaker Leona Newberry Guinn at Old River Assembly
Mrs. Leona Newberry Guinn, evangelist from Golden City Missouri, is the revival speaker at Old River Assembly of God through Saturday. Services are at 7 p.m. each night. Guinn has previously preached at the Old River church.
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Leona Newberry Guinn
Golden City
Old River Assembly of God
Guinn
Old River Church
Pentagon probes anonymous harassment calls to service families
Defense officials said the calls, centered mainly in the 6th Army area including North Carolina and South Carolina, with scattered reports in New York and Philadelphia, are largely uncertain and not proven to be organized. No pattern or responsible group has been identified, though local commands warn families near installations to stay vigilant.
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Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Pentagon
Department
Ft. Bragg
W.c
Viet Nam
Iment
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