Americans Find Korea Enchanting and Harsh in One Visit
A 1968 report surveys Korea through American eyes, noting warm welcomes and pro‑American student demonstrations alongside stark contrasts. It describes Seoul, DMZ tensions, rural villages, rising Ulsan industry, and pride in ending U.S. aid by 1971, as well as a New York theater lineup at Lincoln Center including Oppenheimer and Lear.
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Seoul
Korea
Asia
Winchester Evening Star
EAR
Oppenhelmer
NEW York
The
Repertory Theater of Lincoln Center
Anne Bancroft
King Lear
Lee J. Cobb
J. Robert Oppenheimer
On This Day September 11 1968 Highlights
Historical notes for September 11 cover events from 1609 Henry Hudson discovering Manhattan to 1967 civil rights milestones at University of South Carolina and modern Europe ideas. Highlights include Washington Brandywine 1777 and Hammarskjold proposals 1968.
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Associated
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Henry Hudson
Island
Manhattan
University of South Carolina
Columbia
Warsaw
Charles de Gaulle
Poland
France
Europe
Pontiac Shows New Sporty Car Grand Prix debuts with safety upgrades
Pontiac introduces the 1969 Grand Prix a two door hard top priced around 3800 with features like a windshield antenna flush door handles and optional rear window defroster. Safety upgrades include reinforced door rails head restraints self adjusting seat belts and a collapsing steering column. The Grand Prix goes on sale September 26 with 120000 units targeted.
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Detroit
General Motors Corporation
Pontiac
John DeLorean
General Motors
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Walker Hill
America
Macao
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Brandywine
Jeny Lind
Castle Gareden
O. Henry
Wiliam Sydney Porter
Greensboro
German New Guinea
Bismarck Archipelago
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Winston Churchill
Quebec
Hideko Tojo
U. S
Dag Hammarskjold
New York Times
Ford Motor Company
Chevrolet
Grosswelzheim
Germany
Crewneck St
Diskay
Loudoun St
Winchester, Va
Montgomery
Doug Seabright
Ino
Wards
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