Yanks in Delta Fight Viet Cong While Aiding Civilians
In Rach Kien near the Mekong delta, American Second Battalion 14th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division conducts a two day operation blending combat with civic action. They aid civilians, train Prus units, and avoid civilian harm while pressuring Viet Cong. Four enemy heads are displayed after a patrol clash.
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25Th Infantry Division
Rach Kien
Mekong Delta
U.S
Vietnam
Delta
Prus
Charles Gillis
Colorado Springs
Sat Rach Kien
Ford Foundation Boosts Cultural Exchange Grants
The Ford Foundation adds 1 million to 5.1 million already spent on East European U S exchanges in education science and culture. New funds back Hungary Yugoslavia programs and start a Czechoslovakia link while continuing Polish exchanges begun in 1957. Since then about 625 Eastern European scholars have visited the U S and Western Europe and 100 Americans have toured Eastern Europe. The foundation awards 635000 in three grants to expand educational radio and TV and to train African journalists.
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New York
UPI
Ford Foundation
Tron Curtain
Europe
U.S
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Foundation
The Kremlin in Moscow Triangular Citadel
The Kremlin in Moscow forms a triangular fortress about 144 miles in circumference. The walls date from 1492 and stand 12 to 15 feet thick and 30 to 50 feet high. Inside are about four buildings mainly palaces museums and cathedrals. The Soviet government is often called the Kremlin but few offices are inside.
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Kremlin
Moscow
Scouts Observe 57th Birthday in Hawkeye Council
Boy Scouts of America marks its 57th anniversary with growth in membership. Hawkeye area council reports a 42 percent gain adding 7,835 new boys, 24 new units, and 4,405 boys earning at least one rank. Council covers Linn Johnson Jones Iowa Benton and Washington counties.
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Boy Scouts of the Hawkeye Area Council
United States
Boy Scouts of America
Hawkeye Area
Towa
Hawkeye Council
Linn
Johnson, Jones
Iowa
Benton
Washington Counties
Historic Red Lion Inn Wrecked by Fire in Bensalem
Fire at the historic Red Lion Inn in Bensalem, Pennsylvania caused about 10000 dollars in damages. The tavern, once a Washington army encampment site on the Philadelphia to New York to Trenton route, also hosted President John Adams during visits. President Johnson is noted as honorary BSA president.
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Bensalem
Red Lion Inn
George’ Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Trenton
John Adams
Princeton Men Favor Being Coeducational
A Princeton University student poll of 600 underclassmen shows 49 percent favor coeducation while 44 percent oppose it and seven percent have no opinion. Most dissenters say coed classes would distract from studies.
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Princeton
Princeton, NJ
Princeton University
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