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![GOP Wants "Full Report" on Vietnam from Kennedy](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_a9688357bf0347269dfc6cf0bfac64b1~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_a9688357bf0347269dfc6cf0bfac64b1~mv2.webp)
GOP Wants "Full Report" on Vietnam from Kennedy
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![TV: CBS Special | "Thunder on the Right"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_4f2dda9176c247378b84414af50b3593~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_4f2dda9176c247378b84414af50b3593~mv2.webp)
TV: CBS Special | "Thunder on the Right"
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![Memorial to General George C. Marshall To Be Erected in Frankfurt](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_fc9e644bd06b45a6a56a3fa65339dc48~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_fc9e644bd06b45a6a56a3fa65339dc48~mv2.webp)
Memorial to General George C. Marshall To Be Erected in Frankfurt
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![Katu Tribe Sets Poison Traps in Vietnam](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_d90d5bdcac8d4df3b2e00749104df9fa~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_d90d5bdcac8d4df3b2e00749104df9fa~mv2.webp)
Katu Tribe Sets Poison Traps in Vietnam
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![Washington Officials See Mounting Danger in Vietnam](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_83b7cf678fb3492dbca9936e792b93e1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_83b7cf678fb3492dbca9936e792b93e1~mv2.webp)
Washington Officials See Mounting Danger in Vietnam
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![Board of Inquiry Will Question Francis Gary Powers on Crash and Capture](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_dd44a7a6cef1446d924b4cdc98680a92~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_dd44a7a6cef1446d924b4cdc98680a92~mv2.webp)
Board of Inquiry Will Question Francis Gary Powers on Crash and Capture
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![George Romney Will Run for Michigan Governor](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_4c3b96c496734ae6902ca3a4dbca132c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_4c3b96c496734ae6902ca3a4dbca132c~mv2.webp)
George Romney Will Run for Michigan Governor
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![U.S. Build-Up in South Vietnam Continues](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_db941c0ff7504ba39c3f534b02b32ea9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_db941c0ff7504ba39c3f534b02b32ea9~mv2.webp)
U.S. Build-Up in South Vietnam Continues
![🚨Francis Gary Powers Released, U.S. Releases Spy Rudolf Abel in Exchange](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_0f8cf79692384fdb94ff235f516107eb~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_0f8cf79692384fdb94ff235f516107eb~mv2.webp)
🚨Francis Gary Powers Released, U.S. Releases Spy Rudolf Abel in Exchange
![Romney Begins 24-Hour Fast Prior to Decision on Governor Run](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_6187fae145f24da78c14bad46ba839cb~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_6187fae145f24da78c14bad46ba839cb~mv2.webp)
Romney Begins 24-Hour Fast Prior to Decision on Governor Run
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![President Kennedy Picks General Harkins to Head Vietnam Command](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_04070262a388424aab7ed7f40e9d7c00~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_04070262a388424aab7ed7f40e9d7c00~mv2.webp)
President Kennedy Picks General Harkins to Head Vietnam Command
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![Lucky Luciano Buried in New York](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_249d1bdb11824722a82d436ba883bbf1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_249d1bdb11824722a82d436ba883bbf1~mv2.webp)
Lucky Luciano Buried in New York
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![U.S. Military Personnel Pour Into South Vietnam](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_aa84a82095b148bca15b2e8aab92830d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_aa84a82095b148bca15b2e8aab92830d~mv2.webp)
U.S. Military Personnel Pour Into South Vietnam
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NBC to Produce Show on Communism
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![Powers Pessimistic on Early Release from Soviet Incarceration](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_86fa5dc6a5b240aea828cf31f5375389~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_86fa5dc6a5b240aea828cf31f5375389~mv2.webp)
Powers Pessimistic on Early Release from Soviet Incarceration
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U.S. Army Helicopters Take Fire from Viet Cong
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![Rockwell Booed Out of Lewisburg, PA](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_7c0ab04927bc43248b993ee3d1ba45e0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_7c0ab04927bc43248b993ee3d1ba45e0~mv2.webp)
Rockwell Booed Out of Lewisburg, PA
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![Romney Makes Appearance on Meet the Press](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_414a04ef400f49128bcfe9c1b423faa8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_414a04ef400f49128bcfe9c1b423faa8~mv2.webp)
Romney Makes Appearance on Meet the Press
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![Communist Military Assistance to Cuba Worth $100 Million and Counting](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_d24c94cb44c442b79e04d6c439b5cf99~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_d24c94cb44c442b79e04d6c439b5cf99~mv2.webp)
Communist Military Assistance to Cuba Worth $100 Million and Counting
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![South Vietnamese Troops Hit Reds With Assist from U.S. Air Force Helicopter Company](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_7aa9cbcaca4c4d199ebc54d505ae39c5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_389,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_7aa9cbcaca4c4d199ebc54d505ae39c5~mv2.webp)
South Vietnamese Troops Hit Reds With Assist from U.S. Air Force Helicopter Company