Word: minnesota
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Three U.S. planes were shot down near Hanoi by antiaircraft fire, which is the heaviest ever experienced in any war. The pilots were Colonel James L. Hughes, 40, of Iowa, Lieut. Colonel Gordon A. Larson, 40, of Minnesota, and Lieut. James R. Shively, 25, of Texas. According to the Russian news agency Tass, they were paraded through the streets of Hanoi, where they were greeted by "shouts of anger," then forced to appear at a press conference. The treatment was a clear violation of the Geneva Convention, which prohibits the humiliation of prisoners...
...particularly prepared for this job. Most are appointed by state governors for long terms to minimize political pressures, and tend to be older men capping careers in other fields. University of Michigan regents are nominated by political parties, elected directly by voters for eight-year terms. University of Minnesota regents are elected by the state legislature for six years. The University of Alabama board selects its own new members for twelve years. Inevitably, the new regent takes years to get oriented. "Regardless of how much you study, you never get the grasp of a university the way you would...
...caught in the political crossfire. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman J. William Fulbright charged that he had been brought back to "shut up" dissent on the war. The New York Post called his trip a "search-and-destroy" mission laid on by the President against the antiwar faction. Complained Minnesota's Democratic Senator Eugene McCarthy: "I have grave reservations about using a field commander on active duty as an instrument to make a case which is not only military but also political...
...hitter, as two walks, a wild pitch, and an error gave Detroit a 2-1 win over the Orioles yesterday. Other scores: Kansas City 1 BOSTON 0 Detroit 2-6 Baltimore 1-4 Yankees 3-2 California 0-4 Cleveland 2-2 Chicago 1-4 Washington 7-3 Minnesota 3-0 San Francisco 5 Los Angeles 1 Pittsburgh 2 St. Louis 0 Mets 2-8 Cincinnati 0-3 Philadelphia 6-3 Atlanta 4-6 Chicago 4 Houston...
Cleveland 1, Minnesota...