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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1967
Page
8
Sgt Payne, 21, Atlanta, earns nickname the rat chaser for diving into Viet Cong tunnels to flush out guerillas. In a jungle firefight he crawled into a dark bunker, faced booby traps, snakes, scorpions, and spiders as he pursued a fleeing enemy through labyrinthine tunnels.
A World War II scene shows an unnamed GI named Payne frozen under a grenade that fails to explode. He realizes the device is a dud then crawls into darkness after his rat, stunned but unharmed.
New York AP reports David Lilienthal, head of Development & Resources Corp, argues private enterprise can fund and achieve public goals. He cites Iran and other regions where D&R built dams, industries, schools, and homes while earning profits. He sees profit as discipline and a catalyst for efficiency in missions traditionally run by nonprofits or government.
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