Hoving Named Met Museum Head in Rapid Rise
Thomas Hoving, longtime Lindsay era official and art advocate, was named director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He will lead with a $5 million budget and 670 staff, while earning an estimated $50,000 salary.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Farnese Gallery
Rome
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Da Nang Day Involves Booby Trapped Coconuts And Snipers
A Vietnam Day report from Da Nang describes sniper activity and a coconut booby trap as part of the daily struggle. It notes U S Marines count 61 000 troops in the area 2 700 within the 10 000 square miles, 11 500 enemy dead in 20 months, and booby traps causing 60 of Marine casualties in a 30 mile zone southwest of Da Nang.
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On This Date In History January Sixth
Today marks the date in 1977 when 600 US Marines and war vessels were sent to Nicaragua to protect American interests. Other notes cover Joan of Arc’s birth in 1412, Theodore Roosevelt’s death in 1919, arms embargoes to Spain in 1936, F D Roosevelts four freedoms in 1941, and brief political events from Northern Ireland, Ohio, and Hanoi in later years.
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Roosevelt
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Irish Republican Army
John Costello
Republic of Ireland
Kennedy
Ohio Democrats
Columbus
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