Thai King Leads War on Drugs From Northern Hills
Rama IX travels on foot and by Landrover into northern Thailand's hills to promote crop replacement in opium areas. The UN estimates 30 villages practice substitutes, reducing opium output by 40 to 50 percent in selected sites as the king pursues rural development and stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun Kamphaeng
Thailand
Rama [IX
Golden Triangle
Burma
Laos
Asia
Europe
United States
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bangkok
Rama IX
United Nations
Richard Mann
United Nations Project
Vajiralongkorn
Australia
Radar Locations Report
Police radar units will be deployed this week at multiple locations across the city. Specific sites include Northeast Franklin Avenue Sierra Drive Old Marion and Redbud Roads Council and Forty second Streets Southeast Cottage Grove and Third Avenues Sunland Drive and Thirtieth Street Drive Northwest F and O Avenues Ellis Boulevard and Cedar Hills area Southwest Wilson and Twenty ninth Avenues Rockford Road C and J Streets and Lincolnway Village area.
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Franklin Avenue
Sierra Drive
Old Marion
Redbud Roads
Council
Forty-second Streets
Cottage Grove
Third Avenues
Sunland Drive
Thirtieth Street
F and O Avenues
Ellis Boulevard
Cedar Hills
Wilson
Twenty-ninth Avenues
Rockford Road
C and J Streets
Lincolnway Village
Jazz music and royal broadcasts from Bangkok palace radio
The palace band performs every Friday on the palace radio station with the king joining in on saxophone when in Bangkok. A decade ago prosecutors sought the execution of Richard Speck for the murder of eight student nurses in Chicago.
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Bangkok
Richard Speck
Chicago
Striped Pants Gone Yet Rigid Diplomats Social Code Stays
Washington UPI reports the State Department maintains a strict social code for Foreign Service staff. The Diplomatic Social Usage guide outlines invitations, greetings, card etiquette, timing, and role of spouses. It notes examples from different posts and warns about career consequences via the Officer Evaluation Report.
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Washington
UPI
State Department
Foreign Service Institute
Department of State
Foreign Service
Cairo
John Quincy Doe
Mrs. Doe
Western Hemisphere
Americas
United States
U.S
Commonwealth Countries
Soldier falls from dumpster while climbing to second story
A 21 year old soldier, Carlos Marciel, locked out of his apartment, fell from a drain pipe to a alley dumpster below. The rolling dumpster collapsed onto him and residents freed him as a fire crew responded. He was treated at Harborview medical center for suspected neck back and internal injuries.
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Seattle
UPI
Carlos Marciel
Marciel
Fire Department
Harborview Medical Center
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Mohawk
World
Wanda
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