Verbal Profile of Australia Presented to Kiwanis Club
John Graham of the Australian Embassy in Washington outlined Australia’s profile to the Winchester Kiwanis Club. He noted about 8,000 Australian troops in Vietnam, equaling roughly 10 percent of the army, and described a young, urbanizing nation with 12 million people and a parliamentary democracy linked to the British Crown. He highlighted major cities, manufacturing growth since World War II, and Canberra as capital with a federal parliament.
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Winchester Kiwanis Club
Charles Pine, Jr
John Graham
Washington, D.C
Kiwanis Club
U.S
Vietnam
Graham
Journaliist
Sydney
Australia
Great Britain
Canberra
Ington
D. C
United States
House of Representatives
Senate
House of Review
Cometry
Brisbane
Adelaide
Perth
Melbourne
Darwin
Hobart
Andrews Attacks Nixon's Record in Virginia Rally
Wallace campaign leaders in Virginia attack Nixon over debates and liberal tilt. T. Coleman Andrews Jr. accuses Nixon of a deal with the left, cites blocked TV debates, and says Wallace would face Nixon head to head. Dr. William A. Pennington questions Nixon on voting for Republicans and urges a Wallace vote to save the nation.
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Richmond
George C. Wallace
Virginia
Richard M. Nixon
United States
T. Coleman Andrews Jr
Republicianes
Congress
Wallace
Andrews
Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
William Scranton
George Romney
Hubert Humphrey
Culpeper
William A. Pennington
Pennington
Virginia Wallace
Surplus Sirens Sent to Vietnam
Two Mississippi Highway Patrol sirens retired from patrol cars were sent to Vietnam for war duty. Sergeant David D. Bates Jr., assigned to an Army unit near the DMZ, asked his father to locate sirens to alert troops to incoming fire. Bates Sr. mailed the devices to his son.
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Biloxi
Miss
Mississippi Highway Patrol
Vietnam
David D. Bates Jr
Demilitarized Zone
Highway Patrol
George Saxon
David D. Bates Sr
Annual Fracas Over School Attire Boils Across Nation
The nationwide clash between school officials and students over classroom dress inflames debates on miniskirts culottes and love beads. Rules vary by district from two inches above the knee to four inches and beyond, with several schools permitting or banning Nehru jackets and T-shirts.
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New York
Mandan
N.C
Radford High School
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Jefferson Parish
Glendale
Calif
Westport
J. H
Pasadena
Astoria
Ore
Nashville
Tenn
Oconomoc
Waukesha
Charles Horwitz
Central High
Senate Extends Secret Service Protection for Mrs Kennedy
The Senate voted to provide Mrs John F Kennedy with Secret Service protection for life or until she remarries, and extend protection to her children until age 16, subject to House approval. Previous law gave four years post death. the four years ended in November 1967.
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Washington
Senate
John F. Kennedy
House
Kennedy
Post Office Draws New Battle Lines on Smut
The Post Office shifts focus to dealers who mail pornography to complainants and away from consenting adults. Chief Inspector Harry B. Montague says the six month old federal antipandering law enables individuals to remove their names from mailing lists, with violations routed to the Justice Department for court action.
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Smut
Washington
Harry B. Montague
Montague
Justice Department
Post Office
Fire Death Is Probed
Investigators probe the death of 61 year old Willie McGriff whose charred body was found in his fire burned 1968 car outside his home in McLean. He had just returned from a Bethesda NIH part time job and lived with his wife who discovered the body. He and his wife were longtime caretakers at the James Smith estate. Identification relied on dental work due to the extensive burns.
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McLean
Willie McGriff
McGriff
Bethesda
National Institute of Health
James Smith
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