Johnson Names 20 Citizen Observers to Vietnam Mission
President Johnson, amid growing criticism of the Vietnam war, selects a 20 member delegation of prominent citizens to observe the Saigon elections. The group will not supervise or report formally but may speak their views on return, aiming to defuse mounting Senate and House pressure over U.S. policy and the Tonkin advisory framework.
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Washington
Johnson
South Vietnam
Vietnam
House Republicans
Foreign Affairs Committee
Gulf of Tonkin
House
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
New York
Robert F. Kennedy
Jacob K. Javits
Thieu
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Javits
Acton Fair 102nd schedule showcases parades and pulls
The Acton Fair opens Thursday for four days hosted by York County Agricultural Association with Buddy Wagner’s Lucky Hell Drivers as the opening act. The program features 4-H beef cattle and oxen judging, dairy cattle events, ox pulling, the Apple Princess pageant, and a Friday night variety show at the grandstand. The schedule includes a Saturday parade, 4-H horse show, pig scramble, horse pulling, and a country stage show, plus Sunday horse shows, ox pulling sweepstakes, and a $1,000 horse pulling event. Continuous events include the Flower Show, outdoor living demos by York County Boy Scouts, fireworks Friday night, and grange extension exhibits.
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Acton
Carl E. Russell
Kennebunk
York County Agricultural Association
York County
York Pomona Grange
York County Extension Association
Route 109
Sanford
Buddy Wagner
Ken MacKenzie
York County Rabbit Breeders Association
Acton Fair
Maine
York County Boy Scouts
Hollywood Battles at Anzio Not on Beaches
Hollywood figures debate shooting Anzio on historic sites but choose not to due to modern TV aerials. Edward Dmytryk directs with Robert Mitchum starring, focusing on eight Rangers after a near annihilation. Italian crews push for a six to five day week, risking production costs overseas. Robert Stephens and Maggie Smith visit Rome as Zeffirelli stages Romeo and Juliet with an all male Veronese cast.
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ROME
Hollywood-on-the-Tiber
Anzio
Edward Dmytryk
Columbia de Laurentiis
Dmytryk
Robert Mitchum
G.I. Joe
Normandy
Pacific
Mr. Allison
Mitchum
Hollywood
Robert Stephens
Maggie Smith
Franco Zeffirelli
Stephens
National Theater
Eliabethan Times
Novelist plans break from political criticism and new novel
The writer will rest after critiquing Johnson and the Kennedys and work on another novel described as pornographic. He is pleased Washington, D.C., stays high on the U.S. best-seller list but has not received any film sale offers.
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Roman
Johnson
Kennedys
Washington, D.C
U.S
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James Marlow
J.W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
York County Savings Bank
Biddeford
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Omanou Furniture Stores
Main St
Romanow
Department OF Agriculture
By Bob Thomas
Gore Vidal
Colossus
RJCIO
RCA Victor
Tai
Main Street
Music Store Inc
Guns & Ammunition
King's Fly Shop
Sace
Davidson
Murphy’s Music
Leesburg
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