Assault Near Quang Tri Seized by South Vietnamese Marines
U S Marine helicopters lifted South Vietnamese troops into a contested zone north of Quang Tri City, taking fire from North Vietnamese positions. Three helicopters were downed. two crews survived, one fate initially unknown. Government forces press a multi-front push while cloudy skies limit air strikes.
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U.S. Maine
Quang City
Bnemy
U.S
Thach Han River
Quang Tri
Quang Tri City
Saigon Command
Bremer Trial Set July 31
The state trial of Arthur Bremer on charges from the Wallace assassination attempt is postponed to July 31. Judge Ralph Powers granted a defense motion for continuance as the defense cited needing more time to prepare its case.
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Upper Marlboro, Md
Arthur Bremer
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Ralph Powers
Prince Georges County
Pope Aids PWs Effort Fails To Free POWs
Vatican Secretary of State William P. Rogers said the Vatican made multiple attempts to aid American prisoners of war in North Vietnam, directly or indirectly seeking exchanges and mail relief but with no success. He met Pope Paul VI for about an hour, the pontiff hoping Paris peace talks yield a just Vietnamese end to the war.
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William P. Rogers
Vatican
North Vietnam
Rogers
Paul VI
Paris
Middle East
U.S
Nixon
Peking
Moscow
Films For Blacks By Blacks Show Profits For Hollywood
Hollywood reports a black film boom as major studios finance movies aimed at urban black audiences. Shaft's Big Score grosses about 18 million, signaling a shift after years of limited roles for black actors. Poitier's rise sparks more opportunities, with black directors and stars expanding influence and audiences in cities.
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Bob Thomas
Associated Press
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Shaft
New York
MGM
United States
Canada
Sambo
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Columbia
Clarence Muse
Louise Beavers
Bill Robinson
Ethel Waters
Eddie “Rochester” Anderson
Hattie McDaniel
Mammy
Stepin Fetchit
Willie Best
Farina
Paul Robeson
the Emperor Jones
Sanders of
Lena Horne
Sidney Poitier
Poltler
Mexico
Jim Brown
Poitier
Brown
Raymond St. Jacques
Richard Roundtree
Godfrey Cambridge
Calvin Lockhart
Yaphet Katto
Black Pictures
Gordon Parks
Melvin van Peebles
Mark Warren
Charleston
Wendell Franklin
Captured U S Airmen Send Messages From Hanoi Film
Four U S Air Force captains held in North Vietnam released filmed messages in Hanoi broadcast by CBS. They describe decent treatment, good health, and hope to return home, while a fifth seriously wounded captain remained silent in a hospital bed. Capt. Cerak provided only name rank serial number and birth date. Francis, wounded, was shown from St Pauls Hospital in Hanoi. Home towns for Francis and Cerak unavailable.
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New York
CBS Evening News
Walter Cronkite
Denpa
David Ryan Grant
Chattanooga
Tenn
Linda
David Dingee
Homestead
Fla
William David Beekman
Toledo
Ohio
Tina
Bill
CBS
John Cerak
New Jersey
St. Paul’s Hospital
Richard Logan Francis
California
Francis
Cerak
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