Legion Seeks Fresh Drive to Recruit Vietnam Vets
At the American Legion convention in Chicago a debate focused on veterans' needs after Vietnam. Leaders stress services for education, jobs, hospitalization, and benefits to attract younger vets, while noting recruitment and growth gaps.
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Dean Hadlock
Ogden
Utah
Hadlock
Legion
Lou Ferretti
Cape Girardeau
National Association of Collegiate Veterans
Wat Veterans plead innocent to GOP convention conspiracy charges
Six members of Veterans Against the War pleaded innocent to federal conspiracy charges accusing them of planning to bomb and shoot up the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach. They admitted war crimes in Vietnam but denied intent to disrupt the GOP event. Trial set for October 10 with $25,000 bond each. other VVAW members face contempt charges in Tallahassee.
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Indochina
U.8
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Hallandale
Fla
Alton C. Foss
William J. Patterson
el Paso
Tex
Peter Mahoney
New York City
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Austin
Vacared
University of Florida
Federal Courthouse
Middlebrooks
United States of America
Janky Camil
Patterson
Miami Beach
Fonda in antiwar rally in San Francisco
Actress Jane Fonda spoke at a San Francisco antiwar rally at the Civic Center. She said North Vietnamese people taught her to be proud of being an American and noted no hostility during her trip while saying many thanked her for speaking against the Vietnam War. She linked the protest to the Republican convention in Florida and urged unity with the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
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UPI
Jane Fonda
North Vietnam
Migon
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