Norman Thomas Dies Leader of U.S. Socialist Party at 84
Norman Thomas longtime head of the American Socialist party and six time presidential candidate died at 84 in a Huntington nursing home. Funeral planned for Monday at Community Church in New York with cremation to follow. Survivors include five children and 15 grandchildren, reflecting a life shaping reform through nonviolent critique.
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Laotians Reclaim Key Junction in Laos War
Laotian troops with air support drove back North Vietnamese forces and recaptured the Bolovens Plateau junction of Thateng 350 miles southeast of Vientiane. The battle left 2.5 miles of ground gained, while another clash saw Communists overrun Moung Om, killing at least seven Lao troops.
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Lynda Robb Heads Home From Istanbul Flight
Lynda Bird Robb left Istanbul aboard Pan American World Airways for New York via Frankfurt on her way home from Bangkok where she visited husband Captain Charles Robb in Vietnam. She spent three days in Istanbul sightseeing including the Blue Mosque. White tailed deer fawns travel little in their first 25 days.
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Bishop Pike to Wed Diane Kennedy in California
Episcopal Bishop James A. Pike plans to marry Diane Kennedy, a 30 year old former missionary, in Santa Barbara California. Pike, 55, has had three marriages with two divorces and an annulment, and he announced the engagement Wednesday amid questions about church approval.
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Expert Tells Congress U S Losing Hunger Fight
Anthropologist Margaret Mead told the Senate committee that nearly 10 million Americans lack adequate nourishment and many are on the verge of starvation. She warned that the nation’s overall nourishment is worse than a decade ago and linked undernutrition to poverty and education.
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Ethel Kennedy Takes Its Offspring Home
Ethel Kennedy and her week old daughter Rory Elizabeth Katharine Kennedy left Georgetown University Hospital for Hickory Hill one week after a Caesarean delivery. Senator Edward M. Kennedy and his wife Joan accompanied her home.
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