Rescue hoist lifts airman Dengler from Vietnam jungle
In a remote North Vietnamese valley 150 feet above ground a U S Navy pilot Dieter Dengler, 28, was rescued after a 3 day jungle trek. A Jolly Green Giant helicopter hoisted him to safety while a reconnaissance crew spotted SOS rocks and a waving white flag. The mission, kept secret for security reasons, marked Dengler as the first American to escape North Vietnamese captivity.
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Saigon
Li Dieter
Dengler
North Vietnam
Navy
Pacifica
Calif
U.S
da Nang
Air Force
Eugene Deatrick
Morgantown
W. Va
17Th Parallel Frontier
Deatrick
Conference To Define Black Power Planned
Washington AP reports two Black leaders announce a national conference to define black power and set goals. Rep. Adam Clayton Powell and Stokely Carmichael say the event will occur in Washington during Labor Day weekend with invitations to Negro organizations and whites open if they have black power. The aim is to create pockets of black power and discuss tactics, with Carmichael debating whether power must be nonviolent.
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Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
Stokely Carmichael
Student ‘Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
Carmichael
SNCC
Chicago debates invite for civil rights leaders sparks tension
The passage notes differing views on black power and leadership as Rev Andrew Young and Carmichael respond to possible inclusion of Dr. Martin Luther King era figures. Floyd McKissick of CORE is listed among sponsors amid questions about black nationalism and how King would fit in the meeting plans.
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Powell
Chicago
Rev
Andrew
Supreme Young
King
Act
Dr. King
Ma Ween Rae Carmichael
Martin’ ‘Luther King
Eerees Floyd McKissick
Congress of Racial Equality
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Jhad Iees
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Mike Lewender
Fowler
Iowa
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Travis Air Base
San Francisco
Martin
Pentagon
Calw
Black Forest
Roland
Dieter
U.S. Air Force
Ias
San Francisco City College
San Mateo Junior College
Perpetual
Second Avenue, S.A
Cedar Rapids
Lowe
BIG
ATOA
Hotpoint
Wheatland Inc
2Nd Ave
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May’s
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