EVB2925920: Atty. Gen. John Mitchell (left) and VP Spiro Agnew announced program fight street crime and burglary. Jan. 13, 1972. The 3-year million program was sponsored by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA). It began in Newark N. J., Baltimore, Atlanta, St. Louis, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, and Portland, Oregon / Bridgeman Images
EVB2925944: Johnny Meyer, Howard Hughes' Public Relations man, studied copies of his huge expense account. Aug. 2, 1947. Meyer was a witness before the Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program, a.k.a. The Truman Committee. It was investigating the million dollar defense contract for a 200 ton flying boat, a.k.a. The Spruce Goose / Bridgeman Images
EVB2926001: Jean Harlow's ex-husband, the wealthy Charles F. McGraw, reads of Paul Bern's death. Sept. 8, 1932. Harlow was almost 18 when she married the 20 year old McGraw. The couple moved to Beverly Hills, and Harlow was drawn into the movies, stressing her marriage. The couple divorced in 1929 / Bridgeman Images
EVB2925592: India's Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru addressing a defense rally in New Delhi on Nov. 11, 1962. Throughout 1962, Chinese soldiers provoked skirmishes on the Himalayan border with India. With two weeks of this rally, the Chinese declared a ceasefire on Nov. 20, 1962, and withdrew from the disputed areas / Bridgeman Images
EVB2925691: Press Secretary Ron Ziegler briefs journalists on reporting American casualties in Laos. In the past, U.S. Laos casualties were lumped into totals for Southeast Asia. Going forward from March 10, 1970, Nixon ordered the Defense Department to bring its count on American casualties in Laos up to a current basis / Bridgeman Images