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In an interview with Mike Wallace for 60 Minutes, Iranian Shah Reza Pahlavi suggests that Jews control newspapers, media, the banks, and all financial instruments in the United States. He then goes on to discuss the Israel/Palestine issue and he says that the Palestinians are getting “the sympathy the Jews once had,” but that they “bully” the world and they are “out of control.” He also gives his views on Saddam Hussein, Hafez Al-Assad, and Muammar Gaddafi.
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![Liberian President William Tolbert addresses a joint session of U.S. Congress. During the speech, U.S. Speaker of the House Carl Albert, not realizing that his microphone is on, remarks to Vice President Nelson Rockefeller “he [Tolbert] would be a slave he he was in the [American] South.” Rockefeller laughs, and all of Congress hears.](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2102802552530092186/amplify_video_thumb/2102802431637671936/img/RM85cc7FfyetZ-l-.jpg)
Liberian President William Tolbert addresses a joint session of U.S. Congress. During the speech, U.S. Speaker of the House Carl Albert, not realizing that his microphone is on, remarks to Vice President Nelson Rockefeller “he [Tolbert] would be a slave he he was in the [American] South.” Rockefeller laughs, and all of Congress hears.
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Five days after dying in Madrid, SS commando and Mossad agent Otto Skorzeny’s cremated ashes are brought to Vienna for a funeral attended by hundreds of people, including former SS comrades and Israeli colleagues. For several minutes, his war comrades throw up Nazi salutes and cheer. It’s certainly a historic anachronism the likes of which will never be seen again.
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Punk band The Damned release the single “New Rose”: they’re the first UK punk act to release a record.
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On an episode of Sesame Street, Margaret Hamilton, who played the Wicked Witch of the West in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, reprises her role. Promptly, calls flood PBS complaining about the frightening nature of her performance, and the traumatization of American children, and PBS agrees never to air the episode again.
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On Armed Forces radio in Saigon, an announcer says calmly: “the temperature in Saigon is 105 degrees and rising,” and then puts on a record of “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas.” This is the signal for American defense personnel outside the Embassy to get there immediately for evacuation.
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George Lucas is reportedly testing new “laser sword” props for his upcoming film “The Star Wars.”
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The Academy sends a TV crew to Pickfair Manor to speak with soon-to-be 84-year-old retired Hollywood actress Mary Pickford, offering the public a rare view into the reclusive Manor. On the eve of the Academy Awards, Pickford is awarded an honorary Oscar. Here is her reaction:
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The United States celebrates its Bicentennial, in recognition of the 200th anniversary of the nation’s independence from the United Kingdom. In New York City, “tall ships” of the navies of the world sail down the Hudson River as British guided missile destroyer HMS London salutes them all. A massive parade in Washington, DC is led by Johnny Cash. A Bicentennial Wagon train that has travelled nationwide ends up at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
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