Local Soldier Serves in Vietnam After Leave
Pfc. Donald Hull, son of Mrs. Dorothy Hull of 119 North Mulberry Street, serves in Vietnam after a 15 day leave. A 1966 North Hagerstown High graduate, he worked at Brandt Cabinet Works before enlisting. Address at APO San Francisco, California lists unit 25 Inf Div and 3rd Squadron.
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Vietnam
Donald Hull
Dorothy Hull
N. Mulberry St
North Hagerstown High
Brandt Cabinet Works
Sqn
Ath Gar
Apo San Francisco
Calif
Today in History highlights across years
On this date events span 1776 first naval clash in Lake Champlain to 1949 West Germany’s formation. Other notes include 1782 monarchy abolition vote, 1893 first successful gasoline car in Springfield, 1938 Sudeten transfer to Nazi Germany, 1939 Poland demarcation, 1945 Truman’s WWII title, 1960s political resignations and Vietnam reviews, and a 1963 wedding of Dean Rusk’s daughter.
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West Germany
Allied High Commission
Lake Champlain
Frank Duryear
Springfield
Mass
Czechoslovakia
Nazi Germany
Soviet Union
Germany
Poland
Harry Truman
Little Old Lady In Tennis Shoes Laid To Rest
Pasadena honors the mythical "old lady in tennis shoes" created by Jack Benny with a 44 day festival of progress. The legend, linked to a used car stunt, moves through probate as items like a rocking chair, shawl, and bottles pass to Ben Skelton Jonathan Winters and Dean Martin.
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Pasadena
Calif
Jack Benny
Benny
Pasadenia
Ben Skelton
Jonathan Winters
Dean Martin
White Students Boycott Integrated Classrooms in Gould Arkansas
In Gould Arkansas white students resist integration after a Supreme Court ruling ends the dual system. A private Southeast Academy opens with 12 grades funded by private donations and tuition. About 125 white families plan for Southeast Academy while the public schools operate under desegregation orders.
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Southeast Academy
Supreme
Gould
Gould School Board
Gould City
Dono
Vic
Wright Sai
Local Soldier Gary D. Babb Serves in Saigon
Pfc. Gary D. Babb son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Babb of 1104 Sunnyside Drive is stationed in Saigon South Vietnam. He completed 21 weeks of tech school at Fort Monmouth New Jersey in telephone repair and graduated from Worth Hagerstown High in 1987. Friends may write to him at AP0 San Francisco California 96307.
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Saigon
Gary BD. Babb
Roy L. Babb
Sunnyside Drive
South Vietnam
Ft. Monmouth
Worth Hagerstown High
Gary D. Babb
Signal Co
APO
San Francisco
Calif
Defoliation program approved for continued use in Vietnam
A U S committee under Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker found no lasting harm to Vietnam’s vegetation or wildlife from defoliants, though economic costs and crop damage occurred. The program, costing about 34 million dollars annually, is urged to continue at current levels due to perceived military advantages.
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Barry Kramer
Saigon
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
South Vietnam
Vietnam
DeWITT’S OIL FOR EAR USE Helps Clear Ear Wax Fast
Childs ear wax buildup muffles sounds and can cause temporary deafness. DeWITT'S OIL FOR EAR USE offers fast relief, safely dissolving excess wax. If pain occurs, consult a doctor. People’s Service Drug Store advertises this remedy.
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Dewitt
People’s Service Drug Store
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Associated Press
Sen
John, McClellan
D-Ark
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
John F. Kennedy
Robert 8. McNamara
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Dean Rusk
Margaret Elizabeth
Guy Gibson Smith
Srekye
Hugh Wright
Academy
Schrafft’s
KRAFT
Cans
Liquid Press
Hanover
Maine
McIntosh
Martin Boys
Martin’s
Hagerstown
Pennsylvania Ave
Bam
the Daily Mail
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