Indispensable Captain Leads Montagnards in Vietnam War
Hal Boyle profiles Capt. Nguyen Xuan Loc in Khe Sanh as a reluctant yet essential district chief guiding Montagnard tribes in northwest Vietnam. He fights distrust, restructures hamlets, imports rice, and trains villagers to defend against Viet Cong, aiming to secure loyalty and stability amid shifting civilian relocation and ongoing conflict.
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Khe Sanh
Vietnam
Nguyen Xuan Loc
Loc
U. S
Lac
Laos
Demilitarized Zone
17Th Parallel
Hanoi
McCoy
Hatfield
Lec
Subscription Rates And Distribution Details
The newspaper lists carrier rates at 40 cents per week and mail options with Night edition four issues for 1.25 monthly or 13 annually, and Afternoon Exitions and Sunday seven issues for 1.35 monthly or 4 yearly. Non local mail subscrip tions to U S territories quoted at 423.40 annually. No mail subscriptions are offered for towns with Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press retains exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches.
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U. S. Territories
Florence weighs red tape over Ponte Vecchio upgrade
Florence officials seek to strengthen the Ponte Vecchio over the Arno but face tangled rules. The foundation is state owned, the bridge top municipal, and the shops on the span privately owned, complicating a larger project.
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Florence
Italy
Arno River
Army splits twins in Vietnam for ease of duty
Willis and William Blades, 19 year old twins from Kentwood Louisiana, were separated by the U S Army in South Vietnam to reduce confusion. William went to Hue while Willis stayed at Da Nang, both remaining privates and serving aboard observation planes.
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Hub
Vietnam
U.S
Willis Blades
William
Kentwood
South Vietnam
da Nang
Hue
Willis
Fort Polk
Fort Rucker
Ala
Ders
Army
Liberty
William E. Blades, Jr
Five Hurt When Car Flips Over on Highway 30
Five people were injured late Saturday when a small car left Highway 30 and overturned into a ditch three miles east of Hunter airport. Injured were Mrs. Carole Willson and her four relatives, all treated at Mercy hospital and released.
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Highway 30
Hunter Airport
Carole Willson
Camburn Court SE
Tara
Tracey
Robyn
Bonnie Brewer
Wayne Brewer
Gordon Avenue
Mercy Hospital
Dirksen Urges Clear Proposals on Vietnam Promises
Senate leader Dirksen warned on the Republican radio program that anyone discussing U S concessions in Vietnam must name specific offers. He criticized a South Vietnam coalition including communists and urged avoiding a Geneva style peace with communist veto power and a coalition government.
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Washington
Dirksen
U.S
Republican National Committee
G.O.P. Senate
U. S
Fulbright
Vietnam
Rusk
International Commission
South Vietnam
Goals Same In NAACP Says Wilkins
Denver AP Roy Wilkins executive director of the NAACP calls the organization the most radical civil rights group in the United States noting its platforms are timeless and that younger groups only echo old goals. About 2 000 attendees are expected at the 56th annual convention running through July 3 with a keynote address and discussions on speeding Title 7 implementation. Wilkins says there are no new goals and predicts Title 7 will become as important to the Negro as Title 1.
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Denver
Colo
The
National Assn. For
Advancement of Colored People
United States
Roy Wilkins
NAACP
Wilkins
Public accommodations segment questioned in civil rights debate
Wilkins calls implementation of public accommodations startling, noting that in Mississippi, Georgia, and Alabama a Black person may not find a room in small towns, while stressing that progress exists. NAACP chief denies communist infiltration and inroads into civil rights groups.
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Wilkins
South
Mississippi
Georgia
Alabama
NAACP
Fire at Hitching Post Inn Causes Major Damage
Cheyenne Wyoming firemen report more than 100000 dollars in damage to the Hitching Post Inn a 30 room motel restaurant after a blaze started in a kitchen grease splatter on a cooking unit burned for about two hours. A firefighter was injured by a fall from the roof with both heels broken.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
UPI
Hitching Post
Landsabiry
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