Vietnam War Confusion Highlights the Realities of Conflict
Hugh Mulligan surveys a world where top officials admit uncertainty while journalists witness a multifaceted war. He describes Saigon’s paradoxes, nightly bombardments affecting daily life, and the varied fronts from Mekong Delta to the 17th Parallel, detailing refugee logic, deserters, and the stubborn endurance of Vietnamese troops.
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Mekong Delta
Saigon
17Th Parallel
Failure Seen in Two Moon Bids
Ast Virgil Grissom says computers predict only one of the first three U S moon landings will be successful but human judgment likely overrides the forecast He notes Mercury losses were none and warns computer estimates may not foretell lander failures amid rising expectations similarities to the old war.
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Toronto
Virgil Grissom
U. S
Chairmen Named For Barber Shop Parade April 16
Cedar Rapids Harmony Hawks announce the fifteenth annual Barber Shop Parade of Quartets set for April 16 at Memorial Coliseum. Featured acts include the 1965 international champions the Four Renegades from Chicago and the Harmony Hawks chorus with proceeds benefiting the Institute of Logopedics in Wichita.
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Cedar Rapids
Dean Kruse
Harmony Hawks
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of
America
Memorial Coliseum
Don Lane
al Boughton
Bill Rogers
Ding Sather
G. B. Brown
al Hagedorn
Tom Zuber
W. C. Pickard
Harold Miller
Kenneth Bogaard
Four Renegades
Chicago
Sweet Adeline’s
Vigortones
Memorial Cross to Honor WWII Veterans on Bataan
A 180 foot memorial cross of steel and concrete will rise on Mt. Samat in Bataan to honor American and Filipino soldiers who died in World War II and the death march. A chapel and hall of fame are planned by the National Shrine Commission.
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Reas
Vietnam
Dean Rusk
William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen. Fulbright
Manila
Bataan
Manila Bay
Mt. Samat
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