On this day ... Typical telephone of 1967 18 July 1967 Dear family, On Paris TV today I heard pessimistic reports about Congo. At the moment visas are not being given. No visa, no go. Then I read the NY Times reports about Newark —twenty-one dead, The Times headline includes: Negro Sniping Widens. It reports snipers throughout the city. It calls it a riot. I feel safer in Europe. And perhaps Congo isn’t really so dangerous. "Merrily we roll along" as my friends in Vietnam snipe daily. At any rate, I wonder if God is "with" the wealthy or the dirt-poor in all these conflicts. The lone phone call I made to our 6226 number cost the fantastic sum of $28.50 ($28 in 1967 is worth $263.29 today in 2024). All of 12 minutes. I’m not kidding! Did you time it? Thanks for taking turns. I was able to have a few words with all seven of you. Love, Glenn,