Returned Pilots Say More May Be Released
Three U S pilots freed from North Vietnam prisons arrived home to meet families after up to seven months in captivity. Maj. James F Low Maj. Fred N Thompson and Capt. Joe V Carpenter described good condition and hinted more airmen may be released. They discussed weight food and brain washing and were welcomed at Andrews Air Force Base before leave pending reassignment.
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Washington
U.S
North Vietnam
James F., Low
Sausalito
Calif
Fred N. Thompson
Taylor
S. C
Joe V. Carpenter
Victorville
Air Force
Low
Carpenter
Andrews Air Force Base
New York
Hanoi
TV Launches Convention Coverage in 1968 braço
Three networks plan extensive convention coverage as 2000 reporters and heavy equipment converge on Miami Beach. ABC aims for a nightly nine minute wrap up while CBS and NBC promise gavel to gavel live coverage. Costs for coverage are estimated at eight to ten million dollars.
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Cynthia Lowry
Hollywood
NBC
Miami Beach
CBS
ABC
Face the Nation
Ronald Reagan
California
Richard M. Nixon
Meet the Press
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Miami
Peace Group Seeks Broad Role After Vietnam Stand
John Caniff AP reports on Business Executives Move for Vietnam Peace, a 2500-member group aiming to expand from antiwar activism to broader social action. Co chair Harold Willens promotes an “en lightened capitalism” and social engagement beyond profits as leaders push for priority shifts and involvement of businessmen in national issues.
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John Caniff
New York
Vietnam
Sinclair Armstrong
Securities and Exchange Commission
Republican Platform Committee
Cochairman Harold Willens
Los Angeles
Willens
Vermont
John Kenneth Galbraith
Factory Equipment Supply Corp
Cochairman Henry Niles
Baltimore Life Insurance Co
John Crutcher
Kansas Legislative Council
Interstate Co-operation Committee
Midwest Council of State
U.S. Navy
Navy
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Thailand
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Texas
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Middle East
Europe
Stewart Meacham
Philadelphia
American Friends Service Committee
Anne Scheer
Berkeley
Ramparts
Vernon Grizzard
Students For Democratic Society
Cambridge
Mass
Webster Hawkins
Osawatomie, Kansas
State Board of Education
Hawkins
Chester Pennock
Ete
Johnson
White House
Atlantic City
Convention Hall
Ottawa Herald
Peace Organization
Wilsens
Wilshire Boulevard
Palm Springs
Beverly Hills Tennis Club
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Williams
Drive-In
Man OF
Kansas
Republicans
Crutcher Comm
Ralph Skaog
Chem
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