Defense Contractors Honor Mendal Rivers
About 2000 military and defense industry figures gathered at the Hilton to honor Rep. Mendal Rivers as a Distinguished American. The event featured remarks from Sen. Strom Thurmond and Vice President Spiro Agnew while noting Rivers leadership of the House Armed Services Committee and his defense advocacy. Rivers did not give a speech.
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International Ballroom
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House Armed Services Committee
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Air Force Association
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Sen
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Agnew
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House
John Stennis
Senate
Richmond Mourns Mitrione With Rose City Tribute
Dan Mitrione's burial in Richmond draws leaders from Indiana and national figures. A 9,000-strong crowd paid respects as his flag-draped coffin lay in the Municipal Building. Mourning residents recalled his rise from patrolman to the U S adviser to Uruguay's police, while a wreath from Uruguay honored a martyr of democracy. His widow and nine children waited as officials vowed prayers and protection for the family.
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United States
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Indiana
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U.S. Agency For International Development
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Search In Uruguay Continues For Adviser And Diplomat
In Montevideo AP reports more than 12,000 police and soldiers hunt guerrilla kidnappers holding an American adviser Dan Mitrione of Richmond Indiana and Brazilian consul Aloysio Mare Dias Gomide. Authorities resist ransom demands, while arrests mount and clergymen face criticism over detention.
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