Buffies the Vietnamese Elephant Craze for U.S. Homes
Saigon reports a growing rush of buffies, large ornate Vietnamese ceramic elephants, as U.S. troop levels fall. Buffies ship home via APO and Pan Am at varying costs. most survive the journey but many arrive without crates. Comedian Bob Hope once loaded 100 buffies on his plane.
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Saigon
America
U.S
Vietnam
S. R. Smith
Smith
Army Post Office
Buffy Albinus
Stull
APO
West Point
Jesus Babauta
Menders
Sgt. Babauta
San Francisco
Seattle
West Coast
Pan Am
Bob Hope
Harris Solon Pushing Vet and JP Legislation
State Representative Lindon Williams of Harris County files three statewide bills. HB 80 would exempt disabled veterans and survivors from state, county, and city property taxes. HB 8 requires justice of the peace non attorneys to complete 40 hours of law instruction within a year and 20 hours annually thereafter. HB 82 creates airport security forces as peace officers at CAB certificated airports.
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Austin
Lindon Williams
Harris County
Civil Aeronautics Board
Moon Size Comparisons and Wombat Bounty
The text notes the moon’s diameter is about one fourth of Earth’s, its volume around a fiftieth, and its mass near a hundredth. It mentions a bounty on wombats, Australian animals that butt like goats, shuffle like bears, and cuddle like kittens, with population estimates near two million.
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Earth
Government to keep voluntary wage price controls under review
Government outlines how voluntary wage price standards will be monitored under Phase 3. Large firms with sales above 250 million file quarterly price change reports, justify increases, and meet profit margin limits. Wages for large units require detailed records, with IRS spot checks continuing.
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Washington
Nixon
Gov
Internal Revenue Service
Cost of Living Council
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Viet
Inal
Misha Moskovich
Goris Spassky
Bobby Fischer
Misha
Spassky
Moscow
Harris Solon
Volunta
Pay Board and Price Commission
Family Weekly
The
Texas Star
India
Byry
Ste
McGovern
Eyter Heise
Beegis Suefaree Smith
Houston
Jaytown
Hanno Marke
Texas Age
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