Letter from Body Tells of War
A Viet Cong political officer near Duc Co writes of relentless shelling hunger sickness and worn supplies. He describes marching nights, improvised fox holes and sour rice while requesting relief battalion reassignment. The letter found on his body is deemed authentic by Vietnamese and U.S. authorities.
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Refusal to share food cited as grave sin by Bushmen
The Bushmen of Africa, nomadic people of the Kalahari, view denying food as a grave sin reflecting their harsh subsistence. The passage notes their harsh living conditions and reliance on communal sharing for survival.
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Kansas crude oil pipeline runs rise to 289509 bbl daily
The Conservation Division estimates Kansas crude oil pipeline runs averaged 289 509 barrels a day for the week ending Aug 9, up 2 912 from the prior week. The current allowable is 300 000 barrels a day. Separately science notes include Mendelyeev named element by American chemists and Edision feature named by Soviet astronomers on the moon’s far side.
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Company Seeks 3.5 Million Dollar Gas Rate Cut
Washington AP Northern Natural Gas Co. of Omaha requests the Power Commission approve about 3.5 million dollars in annual rate reductions for customers in Kansas Nebraska Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota and South Dakota. The plan cites lower corporate income taxes and cheaper gas from producers as the basis for the cut.
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Easter Seal Boy Drives Ahead In Kentucky
Frankfort Kentucky AP reports Johnny Kemp a teenage Easter Seal poster boy born without limbs aims to learn driving after turning 16 in October. He won a 1958 car at a Fourth of July show equipped for his prosthetics and will train with a former state trooper volunteer. He plans to become a pathologist and leads school teams at Good Shepherd High. The piece also notes the Hadj pilgrimage rule requiring Kaaba circumambulation in Islam.
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Humboldt Girls Hold Hobo Picnic and Birthday Dinner
Humboldt Better Homes HDU met at North Park for a noon picnic and celebrated Nellie Drollinger's birthday with a cake by Mrs Bernard Tinkiler. Six members and their children attended. A 4H club hobo picnic at South Park featured hobo sacks and discussions of entries for the county fair, followed by swimming.
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Nancy Johnson
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Shreveport
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Elsmore
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