Kissinger Called Silver Helmet of Peace at Amvets Meet
At the Los Angeles Amvets convention the Kissinger moniker Silver Helmet of Peace was used for the secret peace mission. The group awarded seven silver helmets including John Wayne for Americanism and Rep. Edward Hebert for the Defense Helmet while endorsing Nixon's China policy.
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Peking
Henry Kissinger
Los Angeles
Korea
Vietnam
Nixon
John Wayne
Edward Hebert
D-La
House Armed Services Committee
Crangs Fly BOAC Jumbo on One-Passenger Flight
Harry and Peggy Crang, a Toronto broker and wife, were the single passengers on a 356-seat BOAC jumbo from Toronto to London delayed by a 747 issue. They paid standard first class fare and waited overnight at the airport as the plane repaired. The couple praised BOAC and enjoyed a rare, relaxed journey with views of the flight deck and a movie.
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Harry
Peggy Crang
Toronto
London
Crang
British Overseas Airways Corp
BOAC
Ex-chief Reddin mulls Los Angeles mayor bid
Former police chief Thomas Reddin, who moved to television two years ago and now writes editorials for KTLA, says he could be coaxed into running for mayor if the right people and opportunities appear. He admits no decision is imminent and notes the timing is about 20 months away.
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Thomas Reddin
Los Angeles
Reddin
KTLA
Mechanical heart patient improves at Sinai Hospital
Detroit doctors report Warren Shanks, 63, first to receive a partial permanent mechanical heart device, ate solid foods Sunday and rested well after a five hour operation. The device is checked by turning it off every three hours to allow the heart to strengthen. Shanks remains in intensive care in Detroit, with intermittent antibiotics and ongoing recovery.
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Haskell Shanks
Detroit
Sinai Hospital
Shanks
Aorta
Warren, Mich
Dollar crisis spreads as nations restrict markets abroad
Britain and Germany clamp down on foreign exchanges and gold trading while Japan supports the yen as Nixon ties the dollar to a free market. Swiss and Italian authorities restrain currency dealings. Tokyo opens amid heavy selling and a 10 percent import surcharge sparks concern from Japanese officials and business groups.
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Switzerland
Japan
Nixon
Bank of Japan
American Express
National Bank
Tokyo
U.S
J. P. Lee
Chinese Manufacturers Association
Hong Kong
Vietnamese man sets self ablaze before U S embassy in Saigon
A 36 year old Vietnamese man identified as Tran Viet Nghia set himself on fire in front of the U S Public Affairs office in Saigon. He poured gasoline over his head and lit a match, police and aid responders said he was burned about 80 percent and hospitalized. Military police and bystanders acted to extinguish the blaze.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Tran Viet Nghia
Bien Hoa
National Assembly
Nixon
Adolf Hitler
Youth Officer Duel Leaves Deputy Shot. Car Threat Ends
Deputies shot and killed 19 year old Paul Michalik of Torrance after he wounded deputy Kenneth Goldberg in the right ankle and attempted to run them down with a patrol car at Carson. A nude woman, Sue Matthews of Carson, was with him and taken for observation.
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Sheriff's Deputies
Paul Michalik
Torrance
Sher
Michalik
Kenneth Goldberg
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