Vietnam War Slang Emerges From GI Vernacular
Vietnam War produces its own slang with terms like grunts ground pounders and roundeyes for Hollywood gIs. Words shift from boondocks to boonies and tubes to thud while phrases like sorry bout that and di di shape daily speech. Troops rate things by numbers and use exotic phrases such as trio oi and dien cai dua to convey awe or craziness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth L. Whiting
Saigon
Boonies
Bob Hope
America
Vietnam
Zoomies
Steve Canyons
Boondocks
U. S
Canada Family Allowance Plan Payoff to Parents
OTTAWA AP Canadians will receive about 608 million dollars in tax free government payments this fiscal year through the family and youth allowance programs. The plan, begun in 1945 and expanded in 1964, aims to equalize opportunities for children and now covers a growing population. Payments vary by age, with 5 to 16 year olds receiving different monthly amounts, and the program includes a per dependent deduction for the family breadwinner.
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Ottawa
Canada
Area Traffic Court Citations List A through Hitchings
A long list of traffic court citations with names ages and towns for speeding stop sign defective muffler failure to yield or improper park by patrol officers. Amounts range from 10 to 68 dollars with several cases from Cleveland Columbus The Plains Nelsonville Athens Route 1 2 5 Logan Trenton and other locales. The record includes individuals from ages 18 to 67 and notes like conditional speeding and route addresses.
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Jackie Copley
Cleveland
Paul H. Burt
Columbus
Eleanore L. Horwell
Logan
Lila Lee Ridenour
Chester
Paul D. Gilkey
James R. McDaniel
Chicago
Ill
Robert J. Hendrickson
Amanda
John B. Rogers
Milford
Charles S. Nichols
Athens
Sto
Harold M. Peacock
the Plains
Paula D. Gabbard
Dayton
Daniel R. Imbrogno
Lawson Trailer Court
Norman R. Paderewski
Robert Lee van Dyke
Paul E. Westbrook
New Madison
Alan G. Wilhelms
Carl H. Weisser
Marietta
Donnie E. Hoffman
Williamstown
Donald R. <Asler
Amesville
Herbert Lee Neff
Cherubusco
Ind
Earl Tolliver
Deanville
Mary Teresa Hitchings
Nelsonville
Holiday guests visit Reedsville families for Christmas
Reedsville News notes a list of visiting guests over the Christmas holiday. The Edwards and Cashdollar households hosted relatives from Dayton Columbus Belleville Belpre Marietta and Cheshire while the Buckley Riebel Morton and Thomas families shared time with local residents including Virgil Buckley Dorsel Riebel and their children.
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Bernie Edwards
Alfred Cashdollar
Robert Edwards
Dayton
Mary Jane Cashdollar
Columbus
Paul Buckley
Alfred
Harold Humphrey
Belleville
W. Va
Charles Ayers
Belpre
Howard Buckley
Marietta
Vir
John Riebel
Pomeroy Star Route
Robert Thomas
Cheshire
Robert Morton
Dorsel Riebel
Best Tippers Survey from London Taxi Driver Burt Burns
AP report quotes Burt Burns, a London cabdriver, on tipping habits. He notes Americans tip more with women, Brits favor men, and New York exceptions. Burns describes New York trips, earnings of about $33.60 to $39.20 weekly with tips, and the high bar for London cabbies’ character and knowledge of the city.
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London
America
Burt Burns
Burt
Britain
New York
British Travel Association
Canada
California
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U.S
Department of National Defense
Warren Grover
Francis E. Graham
Keith G. Bolin
Buford E. Barker
Florida
Athens National Bank Savings
Leading Bank
Bobcat Branch
W. Union St
Athens National Bank
Court St
Richland Ave
THE
Athens “National ‘Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Trojan
Nancy Butcher
Carthage-Troy
Coolville
Ronald Deam
Karen Wood
Judy Dye
Judy Gibbs
Reedsville
Gil Buckley
By Eddy Gilmore
Dairy Foods
Ohio
Nelsonville Pure Milk Co
Nwo Country
Beasley & Mathews. Inc
E. Carpenter
Athens, Ohio
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