Wounded Vietnam veterans gain voice through Jenkins radio links
Minnesotan Doc Jenkins uses MARS and ham-radio lines to connect wounded soldiers in Vietnam with their families. He patches calls into hospital beds, enabling two way conversations that lift morale though he bears monthly costs of 100 to 125 dollars.
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Jenkins
Mars
Vietnam
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Jenking
U.S
Mig
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Audubon
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Glassboro
Predicting 1972 electioneering and adjournment drive
Washington writer Dick West analyzes expected political moves in 1972 with April troop withdrawals from Vietnam, the House adjournment push, Nixon’s economic program phases, and a December Senate session outlining a turbulent year ahead. The piece anticipates campaign activity, policy shifts, and key dates shaping the congressional calendar.
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Howard Hughes
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Vermont
Plain of Jars
Pittsburgh Steeles
Senate
Amputee Veteran Graduates, Joins Texan Firm
Doc Jenkins recalls a Vietnam amputee who entered a string of business schools, earned a degree, and joined a firm owned by a Texan. The veteran became one of the best employees, demonstrating dividends from their work as Jenkins reflects on radio operations.
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Jenkins
Vietnam
Texan
They Took Was The Kitchen Sink Heist
Police report in Kidderminster England that thieves entered a partly built dwelling over the weekend and stole only the kitchen sink. The unusual burglary description notes no other fixtures or fittings were removed.
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England
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