Vietnam GI Slang Follows Wartime Roots In Private Patios
The piece surveys Vietnam era slang among U S troops, tracing terms from World War II and Korea like boondocks and zoomies to Vietnam specific phrases. It notes how expressions evolve, with notes on words for outcomes, exclamations, and numbers used to label items, people, and actions.
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Saigo Ncap
Boonies
Bop Hope
America
Vietnam
Korea
Steve Canyons
Viet
Nam
Boondocks
U.S
Ky visit to Australia stirs strong editorial and public mood
The planned visit of South Vietnam leader Nguyen Cao Ky to Australia sparks sharp editorials calling him an unwelcome guest. Australians split between solidarity with the United States and opposition to Vietnam war policy, with expected antiwar demonstrations and curiosity about Ky and his wife.
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Harold E. Hoit
Mier
South
Vietnam
Harold
Melbourne “Age
Marshal Ky
Melbourne Herald
Australia
Melbourne
South Vietnam
Sydney
Arthur A. Calwell
Bid Deadline On New Barbers Hill School
Barbers Hill Independent School District invites bids for a new Mont Belvieu campus project by 7 30 p m Tuesday January 10. Plans include a classroom building auditorium gym library field with running track stands concession press box and covered walks. Specifications available from architects Dawsey Joiner Coburn King 4900 Fannin Houston.
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Mont Belview
Barbers ‘Hill Independent
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