Viet Vet Carrying Viet Cong Bullet in Neck
MINNEAPOLIS A studious youth aims to teach one day but remains seriously injured after a Viet Cong bullet lodged near his spinal cord. Spec. 4 Cart Joiner, 20, from Columbia Heights, walks with limited hand use and faces decisions about surgery at Walter Reed. His brother Brian, 22, is set to enlist Feb 21 as their mother recalls the wartime ordeal.
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Minneapolis
Joiner
Columbia Heights High School
Vietnam
Tuy Hoa
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D.C
Walter Reed
Brian
Carl
Mra
John
Viet War Decried by Chuck Connors in California
In Pasadena Chuck Connors denounced U S policies on Vietnam and foreign aid urging voters to decide if intervention should continue He also called the Korean War a defeat and a black mark on history while campaigning with Ronald Reagan for governor and floated a possible Senate bid
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Chuck Connors
Pasadena
Connors
Vietnam
Ronald Reagen
California
Thomas H. Kuchel
Calif
Senate to Hear LA Auto Smog Curbs Over Two Weeks
Sen. Edmund S Muskie will lead field hearings in Los Angeles Denver St. Louis and Detroit over the next two weeks on automobile exhaust control devices required for 1968 model cars. Muskie chairs the Senate subcommittee on air and water pollution.
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UPI
Edmund 5S
Muskie
Maine
Los Angeles
Senate
Denver
St. Louis
Detroit
Los Angeles Seeks 1968 GOP National Convention
Coliseum Commission plans a full bid to host the 1968 Republican National Convention in Los Angeles. County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn and commissioners say preliminary talks with party leaders and Anne Bowler of Long Beach have taken place. The main hurdle is a $650,000 local funding requirement, with money being sought from Republican officials and LA Chamber of Commerce. If pursued, the city and county may need to cover most costs. The Sports Arena is kept free July 10–16 in case LA is chosen.
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Kenneth Hahn
Anne Bowler
Long Beach
Hahn
GOP
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Coliseum Commission
Los Angeles
Pacific Telephone Seeks Rate Increase Across California
Pacific Telephone Co asks for about 181 million in rate hikes, with one party home service rising up to 2.15 monthly in San Francisco, East Bay, and Los Angeles. The company cites rising costs, needed network expansion, and declining earnings as reasons while noting last year’s net income rose over 6 million and growth in Yellow Pages advertising. The California PUC will hear the proposal in June, with city differences in monthly charges and returns noted.
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UPI
Pacific Telephone Co
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Pacific Telephone
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Los
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Los Angeles
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