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...North Viet Nam with massive violations. Not only does Hanoi refuse to list its prisoners, but also the North Vietnamese bar the International Committee of the Red Cross from free access to P.O.W.s. Under Article 13, "prisoners of war must at all times be humanely treated." Instead, Former Astronaut Borman told Congress, the average P.O.W. has lost 45 to 60 Ibs., and in some cases the men have been "beaten, dragged through villages, and tortured." U.S. peace groups that have traveled to Hanoi, however, claim that conditions in the camps are at least adequate...
...dealer. He wears flashy, monogrammed boots and shirts and owns 3,000 pairs of gold cuff links. He uses a fleet of airplanes as other men use taxis, and collects friends and acquaintances in high places. A space buff, he has put two former astronauts, Walter Schirra and Frank Borman, in top positions in his companies. King is a lover of the West; he owns an ostentatious ranch outside Denver, which he leases to King Resources for $120,000 a year as "recreational facilities...
...ceremonies began in steamy 90° sunshine with a religious service on the steps beneath Lincoln's massive statue. Some 25,000 people filled the calm and lovely setting below the steps and around the Reflecting Pool. Pat Boone sang the national anthem, Frank Borman gave a prayer, Kate Smith sang God Bless America. The speaker was Billy Graham, who called the nation to God and pleaded that it "stop the polarization before it is too late." At appropriate moments, or just for the fun of it, the children in the crowd waved their flags...
Last week, as Soyuz 9 completed its 220th swing around the earth, Cosmo nauts Andrian Nikolayev and Vitaly Sevastyanov broke the endurance mark for space travel set in 1965 by As tronauts James Lovell and Frank Borman aboard Gemini 7 (13 days...
Markus died in 1965, and the parent holding company is now run by a triumvirate of Beyer, Chairman Joe D. Bain and Vice-Chairman Burton Borman. "We are beyond working for a living," says Beyer. "We would like to build a billion-dollar company. It has become an extension of our egos, because pur egos soar, and we want to keep building and getting accolades. We also enjoy money." Apparently these father images also enjoy the responsibility of looking after an ever-larger family of salesmen...