Remembering Is the Hardest Thing
Viet Nam wounded infantryman Charles Day talks of his wife Rose and their brief marriage as he endures injuries from a claymore attack. He recalls their 68 days together before orders uprooted them, their plans for children, and the fear of death without warning while awaiting morphine. He describes the blast that killed comrades and left him badly injured, and mentions Rose and their son back in Memphis.
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Charles Day
Rose
Gal
Beauticians
Earth
Memphis
Tenn
2192 Airways
U.S. Leaders See Stalled Red Offensive in Vietnam
Washington reports four months after fears of Communist gains that massive U S ground and air power has stalled the Red drive. Officials describe cautious optimism, stressing political economic and psychological efforts to win hearts and minds while noting limited pacification progress and new Viet Cong battalion actions in the Mekong Delta.
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U.S
Vance
Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
Joint Chiefs of Staff
South Viet Nam
Mekong River
Viet Namese
New Device Bypasses The Eye In Mexico City Study
A Mexican team led by Dr. Armando del Campo at the National University reports an experimental amauroscope that sends light signals directly to the brain to help the blind. The device is bulky now but may be refined into a portable aid similar to hearing devices for the deaf. Experiments with blind volunteers produced flashes of light, with future government funding anticipated for further work.
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Mexico City
Armando del Campo
The
National University
del Campo
Enrique Wudka
Wodka
Faculty of Sciences
Mexico
Honey West Giving Gals New Image
AP report on Honey West starring Anne Francis, portraying a tough action hero in 26 minute ABC TV episodes. Francis cites empowering appeal for women and thrill for viewers, noting fights and glamor mix with plots that challenge traditional female roles. The piece highlights audience receptiveness and industry debate over the show's pacing and plausibility.
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Hollywood
Honey West
Sunny Miss Fixits
Anne Francis
Miss Francis
eHoney West
Tax Law Uproar Ends as It Is Repealed in 1872
The era of the first income tax began in 1862 and grew unpopular until repeal in 1872. The brief history notes a temporary wartime levy that faced persistent resistance.
Front Royal Market Report Hogs Veal and Cattle Prices
Market prices listed for hogs and veal with weight ranges, and for slaughter cattle and stock feeder cattle. Includes steers and heifers price bands, cows and bulls, plus calf and yearling values. ends with an unrelated note about tree identification by leaves.
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Tom Tiede
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Bien Cat
NEA
Tim
G.I
Washington
United States
Cyrus R. Vance
Pentagon
Red
Reds
Russia
Hamburg
Germany
St. Louis Fair
Miller’s Hardware
N. Loudoun St
By Bob Thomas
Brucetown Methodist Church
Front Royal Markets
Che + Rayye
Choice& Prime Heavy
Choice & Prime Light
Commonwealth of Virginia
City of
Winchester
Virginia
Mills E. Godwin, JR
Linwood Holton
William J. Story, JR
George Lincoln Rockwell
Fred G. Pollard
Vincent F.callahan, JR
Robert Y. Button
D. Dortch
Warriner
John W. Carter
General Assembly
Harry F. Byrd, JR
House of Delegates
E. Blackburn Moore
Dabney W. Watts
G. G. Baker
Marvin D. Weaver
Taylor L. Barr
Democratic
Frederick and
Clarke
Vincent F. Callahan, Jr
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