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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1969
Page
6
An Associated Press report from Vientiane describes American teens in Laos’ capital amid markets selling marijuana and tobacco. The piece notes limited smoking among locals, concerns over being sent home, and the impact on families as U.S. teens attend a shortened local school program.
Young residents critical of the town’s schools say they provide little for students beyond routine classes. They grumble about homework and note some teachers are like wives with practical experience. A seventh grader jokes about student power after a P.E. instructor’s 700 jumping jacks. One teen plans to move to Russia after school. Another doubts life in Vientiane differs much.
In Bombay, special caddies called agewallas will protect golf balls during the amateur championships. A Western India Golf Association spokesman said crows mistake the balls for eggs and steal them, prompting the new measure.
The article notes that prehistoric protests affected the Americas before Columbus. Casas Grandes in modern Mexico faced vandalism and burning over a century and a half earlier. In Peru the Inca Empire faced dissent and used mass relocations to quell unrest across western South America.
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