Congressional Pressure Up for Vietnam Land Reform
In a letter to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Rep. Moss and Rep. Reid urge the United States to push Saigon to accelerate land reform and broader reforms, arguing the Viet Cong's land program is ahead. Rusk says Saigon pledged action and cites plans to distribute public lands, reissue leases, and issue ownership certificates to peasants while warning of U.S. reassessment if progress stalls.
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Alaskan Wilderness Survivor Is Married
Helen Klaben, famed survivor of a 1963 Alaska crash, wed securities analyst Robert Kahn in a Brooklyn ceremony at her sister’s home. The couple, connected to the publishing world, plan a Caribbean and Florida honeymoon after the tale of 49 days in severe cold with no food for 40 days.
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Olympic boycott denial by U S committee chief
Douglas F Roby president of the U S Olympic Committee called a boycott by Negro athletes of the 1968 Games equivalent to burning down one’s own home The committee issued a formal statement urging qualified American athletes to try out for 1968 teams with promises of equal treatment in selection housing and feeding
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