Names in the news and Johnsons rage over Lowell protest
A report of President Johnson's fury after poet Robert Lowell declined to attend a White House arts festival. The piece cites Eric Goldman and mentions John Hersey and the Hiroshima reading amid a backdrop of Vietnam War protests.
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Riot figure gets new trial
An appeals court in New Jersey ordered a new trial for poet Leroi Jones over Newark riots in 1967. The Appellate Division found Judge Leon W. Kapp’s jury charge prejudiced the defendant. Jones had been convicted of possession of a concealed weapon and sentenced to 2 1/2 to 3 years plus a $1000 fine, with a 30 day contempt sentence also reversed.
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White House service poor Cold beer order on hot line
A Canberra wool buyer mistaken for President Johnson during his December visit to Australia prompts a hotel security scramble. A room guest phones for room service claiming to be the White House, triggering G men and police to demand the caller’s identity before he checks out empty handed.
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