Farm Group Hanoi Accused of lHarriad Selling POW Films
The Republic era article reports Rep. Joseph Resnick accusing the American Farm Bureau Federation of using its tax status to build a vast corporate network while charges of right wing propaganda spread through its 49 state affiliates. Nitze accuses Hanoi of selling POW films for cash, prompting NBC News to label such footage as from Communist sources. The piece notes 212 Americans listed as captives with 101 Navy, 88 Air Force, 14 Army, and 9 Marines.
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Life Magazine
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Steel Haulers’ Settlement in Near Collapse
In Pittsburgh the two month steel haulers strike neared collapse as striking truckers and the National Steel Carriers Association refused a mediation panel meeting over loading wait times. The panel may reschedule while Daniel Berger said no resumption of talks, even after truckers approved a five point plan to end the walkout.
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National Steel
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Van Cliburn Borrows Johnson Coat Before Concert
Pianist Van Cliburn trips to the White House to borrow President Johnson’s tail coat and trousers after his plane-checked wardrobe went to Memphis. Washington Performing Arts Society director Patrick Hayes said the plan used Mrs. Lyndon Johnson’s press secretary Liz Carpenter to reach the President, who agreed to lend his size 6 feet 4 inch frame for the pianist. A White House valet assisted as Cliburn searched the President’s clothing two hours before his Constitution Hall recital.
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Eisenhower lays cornerstone of National Presbyterian church
Washington AP Gen. Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower attend the cornerstone ceremony for a new National Presbyterian church in northwest Washington. The event marks a church rising to replace the old building he worshiped in. Attendees include Vice President Humphrey, Sec. of State Rusk, Sen. Hayden, and many lawmakers.
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Arthur Flemming
University of Oregon
National Council of Churches
A Time To Live A Time To Die Americans Both Play Die in View
AP reporters Peter Arnett and Kelly Smith chronicle 24 hours in Saigon and nearby battlefields, contrasting laughter and danger. The piece follows Gen Westmoreland waking at 6:15 am and Lt William Howard on his 24th birthday amid Viet Cong threats, showing daily life in Saigon and the field.
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Kelly Smith
Doan Cong Bay
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Can
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Reagan Denies He's a Candidate for President
California Governor Reagan denied again that he is a candidate for the Republican nomination. He said he is a favorite son and asked aides to send a letter to New Hampshire urging any presidential campaign efforts on his behalf to be stopped while he campaigned in Kentucky for statewide office fund raising.
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Brother of Guerilla Denies Che Guevara Death
Roberto Guevara returned from Bolivia saying the guerrilla killed by the Bolivian army was not his brother Ernesto Che Guevara. He and father Ernesto doubted the claim and alleged the body was cremated without proper identification.
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Vallegrande
Promised Land Without Wilderness Jibe
A humorous quip notes that people seek the Promised Land without enduring the wilderness, poking at modern shortcuts and expectations. The line plays on biblical imagery to lampoon impatience and overreaching.
U Thant sees Monday talks on Middle East postwar settlement
U Thant says Monday talks between UAR and the United States will indicate whether an agreement can form the basis for Security Council action after Israel's June 5 10 war with Egypt Jordan and Syria. He notes several proposals are under discussion including a Soviet US draft not submitted last year.
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Arthur Goldberg
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Anatoly Dobrynin
Friday the Thirteenth Brings Big Win at Dunes
A short fat man from Connecticut held the craps dice for 2 1/2 hours at the Dunes hotel in Las Vegas and rolled 50 straight passes. Spectators crowded the table while bettors claimed a $500 limit saved the casino, estimating about half a million dollars left the resort. The player gave only his home state.
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