Where Do Elephants Go and Dress Codes Change
A Wall Street Journal survey notes casual dress is rising in offices, Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust relaxing formality while banning sandals and see through blouses. The piece also highlights fashion shifts, a lawyer in casual attire in court, and a general trend toward comfortable summer wear.
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Sitvey
Wall Street Journal
Ilinois National Bank & Trust
Chicago
Leath & Co
San Francisco
Ilinois National
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance
Greenville
Miss
Delta Democrat Times
Mildred Natwick
Miss Natwick
Custos
South Africa National Parks Board
Shriver says McGovern wasn’t his first pick for ticket
Sar gent Shriver, George McGovern’s seventh choice as running mate, notes McGovern was not his first pick for the Democratic presidential nomination. He discusses Muskie, abortion stance, and peace goals, and recalls the 1969 opportunity he believed Nixon wasted.
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Washington
Sargent Shriver
George McGovern
McGovern
Shriver
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Maryland
Marvin Mandel
Peace Corps
Paris
Johnson
Nixon
House rejects directive to pull out U.S. troops
The House voted 226 to 178 to reject a directive demanding withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Indochina by October 1, setting up a clash with the Senate over funding. The vote followed broader passage of a $2.1 billion foreign military aid bill, with strategic battles over peace negotiations and funding timelines to come.
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U.S
Washington
Nixon
Senate
Congress
Lee Hamilton
D-Ind
Indochina
America
Last infantryman leaving Vietnam at last homecoming
The last U S combat infantrymen in Vietnam are returning home as the 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry is phased out, ending the 14 year ground combat role. Sgt Ronald Wegerle of Wichita describes fatigue and futility while the unit’s Alpha Company of the Americal Division faced earlier controversy. James McVicar, wounded on patrol, heads to the United States for treatment.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Ronald Wegerle
Wichita
Kan
Fieid
21St Infantry
da Nang
U.S. Command
Thailand
Guam
7Th Fleet
Wegerle
Delta Company
James McVicar
Chester
Calif
United States
Americal
Campaign petitions flagged for criminal violations in Arkansas
The Election Laws Institute chair Thomas A. Glaze said evidence showed petitions filed by the American Party in Arkansas contained fictitious circulators and names of dead persons. He cited multiple signatures attributed to Walter L. Carruth and his son, suggesting possible overwork by Secretary of State Kelly Bryant and possible discrediting of the investigation. Carruth acknowledged signing several petitions, citing lost copies and the need to review originals.
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Little Rock
Thomas A. Glaze
The
Election Laws Institute
American Party
Arkansas
Kelly Bryant
Glaze
Walter L. Carruth
Bryant
Carruth
Lexa
Walter Lane Carruth
Hempstead County Democratic Central Committee to Elect Delegates
A Hempstead County Democratic Central Committee meeting is set for 7:30 p m Tuesday at Hope City Hall Courtroom to nominate delegates and alternates for the state Biennial Convention. The convention will be September 8 9 in Little Rock at the Hall of Industry. Committeemen must notify secretary E C White before the meeting if they seek delegation.
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Hempstead County
Democratic Central Committee
Hope City Hall
Donal Parker
Hall of Industry
Arkansas State Fair and Livestock Showgrounds
Little Rock
E. C. White
Parker
Quang Tri massacre examined after Saigon retreat
An AP analysis questions the State Department view of a North Vietnamese massacre at Quang Tri City on April 29 30. Survivors accounts and site inspection suggest 200 to 600 dead, with many victims soldiers and panic fueling the bloodshed.
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Quang Tri
State Department
Associated Press
Fall of Quang Tri Deepens as Highway 1 Narrowed
North Vietnamese collapsed the route to Hue by surrounding Quang Tri and closing Highway 1. South Vietnamese marines moved within eight miles of Quang Tri to reopen the highway. Between April 24 and 30 three convoys sought to flee southward but were ambushed by NVA forces on both sides, four to eight miles southeast of Quang Tri. Survivors recount mines mortars rocket grenades and small arms fire shredding the refugee column as shrapnel from antipersonnel shells blasted their path. Witnesses note air bursts were not observed before April 30. The highway stretch bore hundreds of wrecked military and civilian vehicles and corpses over four miles.
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Quang Tri
Highway 1
Hue
Quang
Partment
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Colorado
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Courier-Journal and Times
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Jane Fonda
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News and Courier
Hope
Ark
Smith
Sen. McGovern
Democratic National Committee
Kennedy
Carl Albert
Hale Boggs
South Vietnam
Quant Tri
By Holger Jensen
Quang Tri City
John King
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