West Point Lt Font to be honorably discharged for conscientious objector stance
West Point graduate First Lt Louis P Font will receive an honorable discharge after facing earlier charges of willful disobedience. The Army, citing internal decision, will drop five counts and dismiss the case tied to his Vietnam War protest and calls for war crimes probes. Font, Kansas City Kan native and Harvard affiliate, argued the Army targeted him to free him for a tour with Rep Ronald Dellums.
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West Point
Louis P. Font
United States
Joseph J. Hedley
Post
Hedley
Font
Kansas City Kan
Army
A. W. Alexander
Ft. Meade
Alexander
Ronald Dellums
D-Calif
Robert G. Ciccolella
1St Army
Meade Housing
Jonathan O. Seaman
1St Amy
Seaman
Samuel Koster
Koster
Americal
My Lai
Sea
Harvard University
Vietnam
God
Harvard
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Agnew Warns of Right Wing Backlash If U.S. Pulls Out
Vice President Spiro Agnew told San Diego editors that immediate withdrawal of all American troops from Vietnam would provoke a dangerous far right backlash, potentially more damaging than left wing excesses. He argued Americans prefer a hard road with purpose and said the SST program is dead as Congress blocks private investment.
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San Diego
Calif
Vietnam
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
U.S
Congress of the United States
Jet Diverted to Washington After Bomb Warning
An Eastern Airlines jet with 283 aboard from Newark to Miami diverted to Dulles Airport after an anonymous caller warned of a bomb. The plane and luggage were searched with no bomb found. Captain Francis J. Black piloted the Boeing 747, which was grounded for 32 hours at Dulles after landing decision.
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Washington
Eastern Airlines
Newark
Miami
Dulles International Airport
Eastern
Francis J. Black
Dulles
National Panic Week Declared by Tony Anthony Club
Chicago row reports Tony Anthony, freelance commercial artist, founded the National Panic Club and declared April 8 15 1965 National Panic Week to inject levity as tax filing deadline nears. He says about 500 members exist and has distributed around 10000 panic cards with a black panic button dot.
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Chicago
APD
Tony Anthony
National Panic Club
Anthony
Who's Showing Movies in Manila TV Channels
The National Bureau of Investigation and three agencies probe who airs bombas sex films on Manila TV after midnight. Officials warn violators face fines up to 300 dollars and two years in prison per violation. The broadcasts are low quality with no sound and confined to Manila and Makati.
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Garcia
Johnny Johnson Opens on Broadway at Edison Theater
The 1936 Kurt Weill Paul Green work about a World War I doughboy returns in a new Broadway revival directed by Jose Quintero. Ralph Williams stars as the idealistic pacifist with Nadine Lewis and Bertram Ross in supporting roles. Critics split on the show while praising the music and staging overall.
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New York
Johnny Johnson
Broadway
Edison Theater
Kurt Weill
Paul Green
Jose Quintero
Quintero
Ralph Williams
Haivete
Johnny
Asylum
Nadine Lewis
Spirit of Liberty
Norman Chase
Bertram Ross
Green-Weill Consortium
Leonard Probst
Wnbc-Tv
Stewart Klein
Wnew-Tv
Kurt Weil
Clive Barnes
New York Times
Weill
Douglas Watt
Daily News
Richard Watts Jr
New York Post
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