Thanksgiving Dinner in Saigon Mess Hall Described
An aviation of soldiers and staff prepare for a Thanksgiving meal at a Saigon mess hall. Men from US Army and Marines share grateful reflections as they await the holiday. the scene depicts the effort to provide a homey dinner amid wartime tension and travel delays.
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Thanksgiving Dinner Brings News of Meals for Troops
A holiday meal included turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, corn, bread dressing, vegetables, butter, fall cake and pumpkin pie. Robert Donohue of Secaneburg Pa. notes missing a Thanksgiving in Vietnam in 1966. The USO served a brisk downtown dinner, with 2,700 customers served last year and free meals for servicemen. 300 dinners were sent to Soldiers in Saigon.
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Saigon
Nixon Changes Inaugural Theme Hery Ford Libel Suit Mention
The text notes Nixon changes in inaugural theme and recalls a libel suit won by Henry Ford over a charge of anarchist labeling. It mentions West Quoddy Head Light in Maine as the easternmost point in the United States and includes fragmented references to a coastal location and a RES.
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Nixon shifts inaugural theme on nuclear era
Nixon moves to a unity theme focusing on peaceful atomic use and global cooperation. Officials cite aim to balance nuclear power with disarmament, while experts warn delays risk arms race and international tensions amid ongoing treaty talks.
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Iraqi Regime Launches Purge Amid Baghdad Fear
Baghdad residents report a wide purge under the Baath regime targeting Catholics and political opponents. More than 90 Western and German lecturers, 22 priests, and 10 laymen were expelled from Al-Hiqmat University. Ex-premier Taher Yahyia and ex-defense minister Abdul Aziz Okelli are jailed. The purge has sparked fear, rumors of jailings, torture, and disappearances as senior civil servants are replaced.
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Nasser Al-Mani
Wahid Zaki
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Aldi Razzak Nayeff
Ahmed Hassan Al-Bakr
Hope Seen In Italian Political Donnybrook
Premier-designate Mariano Rumor, a Christian Democrat, aims to form a three-party center-left coalition with the Socialists, Republicans, and his own party. Talks begin this weekend with a cabinet planned for early next week as Italy seeks to exit its political crisis after last May elections. In Jerusalem, two Arab-Israeli clashes near ceasefire lines report Israeli casualties and Jordanian shelling with no confirmed Israeli losses.
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