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600 in US mission as observers in forthcoming Mar elections reptd; prospective role described; Brit and French to send similar missions
defies bad weather and flies to Independence; illus; members of party noted; visits mother; other activities
death toll at 17
Arrives, US, for eye treatment
spends Xmas with his father at Whitman, Mass
1945John Walsh, American television host, producer, and activist, created America's Most Wanted[†]
John Edward Walsh, Jr. is an American television presenter, criminologist, victims' rights activist, and the host/creator of America's Most Wanted. He is known for his anti-crime activism, with which he became involved following the murder of his son, Adam, in 1981; in 2008, deceased serial killer Ottis Toole was officially named as Adam's killer. Walsh was part-owner of the now defunct National Museum of Crime and Punishment in Washington, D.C. He also anchored an investigative documentary series, The Hunt with John Walsh, which debuted on CNN in 2014.