Two VC girls turn to Open Arms camp in Vietnam
HANH DIEN Vietnam AP reports on two Vietnamese girls aged 22 and 18 who joined the Viet Cong, later surrendering and entering a Chieu Hoi camp near Thanh Dien. They are now 26 and 20, housed with 72 other returnees under barbed wire, sharing bunk, meals, and a library, awaiting reeducation and possible nursing training while fearing retaliation and loss of family.
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Viet Cong
Nguyen Thu Can
Tran Thu Anh
Chieu Hoi
Thanh Dien
Saigon
Dan
Anh
Basy
U.S
Iwo
Sai
Social Security Bill Gains Bipartisan Support in House
Democratic and Republican leaders formed a rare union to push legislation expanding Social Security benefits and taxes. If enacted, average retired couple benefits would rise from 145 to 164 dollars monthly, with all 24.2 million beneficiaries getting at least a 12 percent increase. Single retirees would see 50 to 259.80 dollars, while maximum taxes could reach 44 dollars for workers earning up to 7600 and their employers. The House endorsed the bill, but Senate review and a conference committee will shape final details.
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Washington
House
Senate
Houston Museum roots and key welfare policy debates
The Houston Museum of Natural Science traces to the Houston Museum and Scientific Society founded in 1909 and now sits at the end of Caroline Street in Hermann Park. The piece notes anticipated critique of federal funded health care limits, welfare reform rules, work requirements, and potential expansions of Social Security benefits. It also mentions Johnson tax surcharge debate, and July increases in industrial production and a 10.8 percent surge in homebuilding.
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Houston Museum]of Natural Science
Houston Museum and, Scientific Society Inc
Caroline Street
Hermann Park
New York
John W. Gardner
Allen Seeks Complaints About Insurance Practices
Citizens with complaints about hospital health or accident insurance are urged to write to State Rep. Joe Allen of Baytown. The letter will be referred to the Senate Insurance Investigation Committee created to protect the public and the insurance industry and empowered to inspect relevant records. Letters may be sent to P. O. Box 3986 Baytown.
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Joe Allen
Baytown
Allen
Senate Insurance Investigation Committee
Insurance Committee
P. O. Box
Society Honors Hospital Chief Nomination in Chicago
Hamiet Davis, administrator of Shrine Crippled Children's Hospital in Houston, will be admitted to nomineeship status Sunday in the American College of Hospital Administrators during ceremonies in Chicago. Peter B. Terenzio will preside at the college’s 23rd convocation the day before the annual meeting. The college has nearly 7,000 members, mainly top hospital administrators in the U.S. and Canada.
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Chicago
Hamiet Davis
Shrine Crippled Children’s Hospital
Houston
American College of Hospital Administrators
Peter B. Terenzio
Professional Society
U.S
Canada
Joyce Henderson Appointed Art Teacher at Local Schools
Joyce Henderson named art teacher at San Jacinto Elementary and Robert E. Lee High School. a University of Houston graduate with a bachelor of science in art education.
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Joyce E. Henderson
San Jacinto
Robert &. Lee High School
The
University of Houston
Undersea Sound Paths Tracked By Navy Center
Monterey California AP reports on a Navy oceanographic and weather center at a Pacific resort that traces sound paths in the sea to locate submarines. The FNWE forecasts ocean conditions, using computers and a sliderule device to predict sonic environments for anti submarine operations and fleet support.
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Navy Center
Monterey
Calif
Navy
Pacific
Fleet Numerical Weather Facility
FNWE
Paul M. Wolff
Peter R. Tatro
Albert L. Seeke Jr
Wolff
Tatro
Bureau of Commercial Fisheries
Bureau of Mines
Jackie Livingston Named New Teacher at Travis Elementary
Jackie S Livingston will teach third grade at Travis Elementary School. She holds a Master of Education from Northeast Louisiana State College and is an honor graduate who earned a BA from the same college in 1966. The article also notes fishermen report warmer water and Bureau of Mines forecasts for offshore operations as nonmilitary services expand.
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Jackie S. Livingston
Travis
Northeast Louisiana State College
Miss Livingston
Lana Bureau
Wolff
Bureau of Mines
Wolf
Barbara Ash Joins Travis Elementary As New Teacher
Barbara G. Ash, after four and a half years teaching in Kermit, becomes a grade teacher at Travis Elementary School. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education in 1862 from Howard Peyne College.
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Barbara G. Ash
Kermit
Travis
Skin Itch Cure Ad Promises Quick Relief at Scarborough
An old advertisement touts a topical itch remedy claiming relief within 15 minutes for skin itch bites and surface irritation. The copy markets the product as fast acting and available at a Scarborough store, with claims of rapid healing and broad skin use.
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Scarborough Prermanc
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