Orange County Promoter Bedevils POW Families in Fund Drive
A California promoter and a network of phone solicitors raised funds from Orange County residents via Veterans News to aid prisoners of war. The scheme, branded as a special edition mailing to leaders and officials, drew $10,000 to $15,000 before a court injunction halted it and $1,540 was paid to POW groups. A convicted ex-con led the effort, while another operator pursued grandiose plans with North Vietnamese contacts.
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Veterans News
California
Pw-Mia
Arizona
Texas
Atlanta
Idaho
Amsterdam
Miami
Norfolk
Phoenix
Jack K. Armstrong
Vets News
Kathy Johnson
Nixon
District Attorney's
Superior
Fairfax
Allied War Prisoners Rescue Mission
Allied War Prisoners Rescue Legion
International Prisoners Rescue Legion
Washington, D.C
Wondlura
San Francisco
Portland
Ore
Walla Walla
Wash
State Penitentiary
Atlanta Stadium
Chinese clinics show low drug abuse says visiting doctor
Dr E Gray Dimond of the University of Missouri Medical Center reported from San Francisco after two weeks in Communist China that he found virtually no drug addiction, prostitution, or panhandling. He noted no venereal disease cases in over a decade and that provincial hospitals were self-sufficient, producing sterile saline and glucose. He and Dr Paul Dudley White observed about 40 heart patients across seven hospitals, with treatment akin to the United States. White often spoke about bicycles to emphasize national progress.
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San Francisco
China
E. Gray Dimond
University of Missouri Medical Center
Dimond
United States
White
PV families press for nonpolitical stance on POW MI A issue
The National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia moved to stress its nonpolitical posture amid internal strife at its annual meeting in Washington. Delegates rejected political action while endorsing light outreach, a UN delegation, and a future review meeting, as dissident members picketed the White House demanding a Vietnam withdrawal date.
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White House
National League of Familes of
Southeast Asia
League
Nixon
Vietnam
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Advertising Council
PMIA
Frauds Track Controversy and Jail Term Details
The report recounts fraud cases with Mrs. Han defending minor losses while Al ston recalls a violent incident. Edwards returns to California and receives 60 days in Orange County Jail for multiple bad checks. John G. Fairfax, once Spokane based, eyed PV releases via Asia with Larry Crosby funding a March trip, yielding $2,500. Crosby says funds were returned after a dispute over the venture.
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California
Edwards
Orange County
John G. Fairfax
Spokane
Wash
Larry Crosby
Bing Crosby
Asia
Crosby
Fairfax
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