U S Uneasy Over Vietnam Situation in 1967
Washington faces rising unease over South Vietnam as elections loom under a military junta. Thieu and Ky run on a ticket amid doubts of fairness and possible U S withdrawal if the process appears rigged. The piece questions how long the United States will defend South Vietnam before its people assume responsible self rule.
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Washington
South Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Kennedy
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
United States
Thieu
Johnson
Vietnam
U.S
Watts Festival Draws 20000 In Los Angeles Parade
The Watts festival culminated in a 25 block parade led by Cassius Clay in southern Los Angeles on Sunday drawing about 20,000 spectators. Officials praised community pride and cooperation amid earlier riots as attendees enjoyed art shows poetry readings and music. A Black Power rally followed with H Rap Brown addressing about 2,000 attendees. officials said his speech was not part of the festival.
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Watts
Keith Hearn
Los Angeles
H. Rap Brown
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Black Power
America
Brown
Miller sent rifle sights to aid agency head in Texas
HOUSTON AP George T Miller head of Harris County Community Action Association said he ordered seven telescopic rifle sights for the anti poverty agency to try to convert into classroom microscopes. Police Chief Herman Short dismissed the idea as disgust and outrage. Miller, 64, said surplus government goods were free for anti poverty groups and he hoped lenses would work as microscopes though optics professor Jack Thompson called the plan impossible. Miller criticized Short’s remarks as unfortunate and perhaps malicious.
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Lawrence Lee Houston
Tex
George T. Miller
Houston Antipoverty Agency
Herman B. Short
Miller
Harris County Community Action Association
Virginia
Short
Jack Thompson
University of Houston
Harris County
Houston
Kelly Air Force Base
San Antero
Office of Economic Opportunity
Washington
General Services Administration
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Federal survey on emergency medical readiness amid riots
Federal officials assess city capabilities to handle medical emergencies from riots and disasters. Dr. Carruth Wagner of the Public Health Service notes planning hinges on law and order and hints at possible federal aid for major deficiencies. The survey covers hospitals, blood supplies, and 2,500 package disaster units nationwide, with aim to bolster casualty response and coordination. York, Newark, and Fort Worth contexts appear as part of broader nationwide look at EMS capacity.
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Jack Miller
Washington
Carruth Wagner
Public Health Service
Bureau of Health Services
Wagner
Newark
Newark Hospital
Health Service
Journey to an Earthbound Moon
A pilot in a Bethpage New York hangar watches a mock lunar mission developed by Grumman Aircraft Co. The simulated flight includes a space module window projected by TV cameras and practicing craft altitude for training and countdown procedures.
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Bethpage
N.Y
Grumman Aircraft Co
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