Mother Sees Son Blasted On TV During War
In LaGrange Georgia a mother and father watched news footage of their son Albert L Morrow Jr a 20 year old radio man in Company B Second Battalion as a Viet Cong mine explosion wounded his legs and abdomen. They later learned he would be transferred to a hospital in Japan and hoped to return home to see his newborn daughter.
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LA Grange, Ga
UPI
Albert L. Morrow Jr
Vietnam
Morrow
Japan
Alabama
George Wallace
Whig Hall
Princeton
Jon von Zelowitz
Wallace
UFI
Soviet Ambassador Receives New Tough Line Orders
Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin in Washington is poised to deliver a new tough line to Moscow over U.S. Vietnam actions. Brezhnev wanted to brief him personally, but delays and mixed intelligence have clouded the Kremlin's plan. Officials warn about possible sharp strains, with mentions from Zhukov and the Soviet military attache over potential actions.
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Washington
UPI
Anatoly F
Dobrynin
U.S
Kremlin
Yuri Zhukov
Pravda
Valentin I. Mescheryakov
Wallace reception at Princeton orderly but hostile
Governor George C. Wallace spoke at Princeton University amid a mixed reception. He faced heckling and an effigy burn, with about 60 students quietly walking out and around 25 giving Nazi salutes, while the remainder remained orderly. Wallace described his Dartmouth incident and prepared to travel to Philadelphia and New York.
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Princeton
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Princeton University
Wallace
Dartmouth
Gater
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
CBS News
Boston
Whig-Clipsophic (Debating) Society
Gmnasium
Overnor
Confident Of School Aid Amid House Debate Shuffle
Washington report notes House leaders claim enough votes to pass the Johnson administration desegregation aid bill, setting May 22 for three days of debate to extend funding through June 30, 1969. The scene includes strategy talks, protests, and tense floor maneuvering as party lines and civil rights tensions surface.
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Washington
UPL
Education Commission
House
Feets
Harold Howe
John W. McCormack
McCormack
Carl Albert
Johnson
Albert
Carl Perkins
House Education and Labor Committee
Sam Halperin
Office of Education
Andrew Riemiller
Afl-Cio
Anj
America
Wallace
Ky Enters South Vietnam Presidency Race Against Thieu
Saigon radio reports Premier Nguyen Cao Ky announced he will run for president of South Vietnam unless Chief of State Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu seeks the office. Ky, 37, made the statement during a Dalat visit as both men weigh the Sept. 3 election prospects amid Thieu’s private military support buildup.
War Spending May Exceed Budget In 1960s News
In Hot Springs Virginia a budget estimate and doubts about Vietnam emerge. A council member opposes tax increases while business leaders fear rising deficits and high defense outlays. Officials warn of a possible overrun of deficits, with figures around 2 billion dollars projected for the Johnson administration period.
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Hot Springs
UPS
Vietnam
Consu
Delmers
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Tri-City Crusade For Apostolic Truth
William Podaiai
Tabernacle OF God
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