Small Town Pays Big Price for Viet War in Vietnam Losses
Richard Rucker and six other local youths from a 400-family village in Ohio died in Vietnam, leaving a family table cluttered with photos and letters. The Ruckers recount the sorrow, the unanswered questions, and the army’s limited help as they remember their son and six others who died in the war.
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Breaulsville
Ohio
Beai
Richard Rucker
Kenneth
Betty
Cynthia
Linda
Patricia
Vietnam
Uhin
Jano
Everbody
Ever
Korea
Betty Rucker
Jack Pittman
Charlo Schnage
Diane Greentie
Robert Lucas
Jimiy Davis
Cynthia Rucker
Boston Hippie Scene Confronts City On Common
Boston residents protest a growing hippie presence on the Common amid heat and crowds. A guide-led tour sees youth culture clash with authorities and local mores as Rev George Whitehouse and the Arlington Street Church offer shelter and critique. Police enforcement and selective fines follow, shrinking last year’s large gathering and leaving only a residue of young campers and street life.
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Boston
NEA
Boston Common
America
California
Whitehouse
Wendell Phillips
Prophet of Liberty
Malnutrition May Injure a Child’s Brain
MIT hosted an international conference on malnutrition learning and behavior with experts from six continents. Dr. Nevin Scrimshaw warned that in the first two years brain development largely completes and a combination of malnutrition infectious disease and social deprivation can permanently damage a child’s brain. He noted that in the United States malnutrition is not a major driver of mental retardation except in certain groups and metabolic disorders. in underdeveloped countries the risk is greater. The lack of mental stimulation in poverty and social neglect compounds the effects, leading to mental dullness and apathy.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Latin America
Europe
Africa
Asia
Australia
Canada
United States
Nevin S. Scrimshaw
Department of Nutrition and Food Science
M.I.T
New Central Booking Boosts Houseboating Appeal
Russ Chittenden of Port Ken Bar Lake Barkley Ky touts a central reservation office for houseboating. Rent A Cruise coordinates nearly 100 locales from Maine to California, offering ready on board galleyware and disposable sheets. Customers mainly resort hotel travelers seek a portable motel on water with insured per trip options.
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Russ Chittenden
Port Ken-Bar
Lake Barkley
America
Florence
Ala
Maine
California
Lakes
Gulf
Mississippi
Ohio
Chittenden
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Arlington Street Church
Playboy Club
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