Laos as a Red Bridge to Southeast Asia Rice Fields
The piece portrays Laos as a strategic yet underdeveloped buffer nation for Communist China and North Vietnam. It highlights Laos’ small economy, lack of infrastructure, and heavy reliance on rice farming, Buddhism, and traditional customs while noting Pathet Lao control of the eastern border and rising incursions from North Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Laos
China
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Burma
Thailand
Cambodia
South Viet Nam
Pathet Lao
Saigon
United States
Greathouse dies as Coyville notes reflect local life
Warren E Greathouse died May 4 at St Margar ets Mercy Hospital in Fredonia aged 90. He was the last of his generation in the Greathouse family whose ancestors moved from Fay ette County of Illinois to Wilson County in 1859. The community reports birthdays and visited kin, cemetery board re elected members, alumni banquets, and postmasters attending the State Postal Organization Convention at Abilene with visits to the Eisenhower Museum and Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Ecton
Blanche Anderson
Max Ecton
Allen E. Wimner
Wichita Veteran's Hospital
Coyville Cemetery
Emmett Miller
Orval Medearis
Nellie Saunders
Isla Mead
Har
Lydia Letterman
New Albany
Mary Findley
Coyville
State Postal Organization
Abilene
Eisenhower Museum and Library
No Passing Zones Will Be Lengthened
In Missouri no passing zones will be extended after a study shows modern cars place the driver's eye level at 48 inches instead of 54. District highway engineer Paul E. Zimmerman said lower car profiles reduce visibility, leading to about a 10 percent shortening of passing zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Joseph
Missouri
Paul E. Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Weekend visitors gather in Fredonia and vicinity
Roy Lucas and Kenneth of Bedford Iowa visited sister and aunt Mrs Orlena Wilson. Lemmie Ford of Kansas City was a guest of nephew Harrison Willoughby. Ardmore Oklahoma residents Darrell Sallee and Dell Findley joined Clifford Sallee family for alumni banquet and family meals. Multiple local families hosted and visited, with notes of birthdays and funeral services for Henry Kerns in Plainville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Lucas
Kenneth
Bedford
Orlena Wilson
Ralph Spillman
Sue Ann
Harold Greathouse
Lemmie Ford
Kansas City
Harrison Willoughby
Darrell Sallee
Ardmore
Okla
Clifford Sallee
Elizabeth Trimmell
Fredonia
Isla Mead
Jesse Gregory
Max Gregory
Maxine
Dell Findley
Grace Anderson
Floyd Fink
Blanche Anderson
Lloyd Findley
Raymond Clinesmith
Buffalo
Wiley Spillman
Mother's Day Observances Highlight Humboldt Churches
Humboldt events mark Mother's Day with corsages for oldest youngest and largest family units at First Baptist and Humboldt Methodist services. A parental dedication for the Dodson family occurred, while Rev Roy Harrington spoke of Christian Mother's Influence. Gleaners class met at the Middendorf home with slides and social hour. Numerous local families celebrated Mother's Day with visits and dinners across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cruz Flores
Carl Ladd
E. J. Lombard
Gerald Barton
Sandra Chaney
R. E. Dodson
Christine
Roy Harrington
Humboldt
Clyde Snender
Gleaners
First Baptist Church
Ray Middendorf
Lloyd Thompson
Albert Middendorf
Jesse Wilson
Ray
David Middendorf
Mothers Day Scout Event Draws 250 Attendees
More than 250 persons attended a citywide Mothers Day Boy Scout of honor at Murray Hill school. Awards ranged from Bobcat to Life Scout across four troops and an Explorer post. Cub Scouts from Pack 3 earned Bobcat awards in a closing ceremony with leaders including Clifford Gibson and Robert L. White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray Hill
Pack 3
First Methodist Church
Clifford Gibson
Advancement
Robert L. White
Herman Fehr
Loren Marsh
Dick Bohling
George Palen
Bob Lassman
Dave Brotton
Floyd Potter
C. L. Fisher
Weekend Visit Highlights Of Lawrence Residents
Diana Puckett of Lawrence spent the weekend in Humboldt with her grandparents the Van Nices while her parents attended a Baptist Training Union conference in Wichita. She returned Sunday evening and was met by her family in Ottawa. Mrs Reynolds came home Sunday after visiting relatives in Topeka. Mrs Mabel Pens of Chanute visited Mrs Stella Adams Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Bulk
Ed Saving
Anna Saving
Cherryvale
Joe Padfield
Robert Adams
Padfield
Stella Adams
Wyrle Adams
Wichita
Harold Adams
Bartlesville
Jerome Adams
Parsons
Fred Lawson
Hobbs
N.M
Humboldt
Old Abilene
Irene Fritzke
Kansas City
Irene Decker
Pauline Flynn
Eva O'Connor
Abilene
Cow Town
Miss Decker
Clyde Swender
J. P. Kennedy
Blue Mound
Kennedy Swender
Haddam
Diana Puckett
Lawrence
J. A. van Nice
G. C. van Nice
C. G. Puckett
Pat
Tommy
Baptist Training Union
Ottawa
C. A. Reynolds
Topeka
F F. Hogueland
Mabel Pens
Chanute
Social visits and dinners across Mt Zion area families
A string of visits and dinners are reported across Mt Zion and nearby towns. Mr Zion Myrtle Bass Freeda Kepley called on Mr and Mrs Lee Kennedy Monday night. Weekend and midweek visits include Kennedy and Goff households with relatives from Moran and St Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Zion
Myrtle Bass
Freeda Kepley
Lee Kennedy
Lyle McClay
Vera Lynne
Jayne Ann
Lida Cotton
Erie Rest Home
Charles Goff
Ken Goff
Kendra and
Kevin
Moran
Scouting Awards and Eagle Scout Guard Honor
Dr. Garrett presents A Challenge to Scouts as Scouts receive Second Class honors from Troops 3 27 and 100 and First Class from Troop 25. Named recipients include Brinkman Fisher Knapp Rains Barnhart Berth ot Susse Carrol Pearman Weggint Gates Babcock Morehead Ranabargar Stempie Mueller Moon Potter Ra ney Roberts Bowen Briley Raney Burghart Craig Marsh Allen Jeffers Slater Bohring Chittenden Gibson Gorreil Hutchison Ranabargar Don Chittenden Bretton and others with an Eagle guard of honor by Larry and Alvin Seefeldt and color guards by Post 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fehr
Marsh
Bohling
Life
Palen
Lassman
Zion Lutheran Church
Brotton
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Potter
St. Patrick’s Church
Fisher
First Methodist Church
St. Patrick's
Cubs
A. F. Leverenz
D. C
David Brinkman
Charlies Fisher
Bill Knapp
Jimmy Rains
Danny Barnhart
Gerald Berthot
Charlies Susse
John T. Carrol
Robert Pearman
Andrew Weggint
Danny R Gates
Rex Babcock
Harvard Morehead
Rick Ranabargar
Jim Stempie
Eddie Mueller
Tommy van Lleeuwen
Robert Brile
Star
Bill Burghart
Robert Bower
Kenneth DO. Jeffers
Steve Moon
Don Potter
Moon
Robert Raney
Gerald Roberts
Robert Bowen
Robert Briley
Gary Raney
Bill Craig
Melvin Marsh
Patrick Allen
Kenneth Jeffers
James Slater
Prairie View social notes and river fishing report
Mrs Dale Lakin received a Tuesday afternoon caller. Mrs Winniefred Hayes of Kansas City visited her daughter Mrs Dale Lakin and family. Harold McNeal caught a 272 pound catfish in the river south of the bridge at Humboldt. Mr and Mrs Charley Mueller and family spent the weekend here with both parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie View
Dale Lakin
Roy Atkins
Winniefred Hayes
Kansas City
Harold McNeal
Humboldt
Charley Mueller
Sunday and Wednesday Socials Mention Local Families
A sequence of visits and gatherings appears with many local pairs and couples hosting or visiting across Sundays and Wednesdays. The Mt. Zion Club met May 10 with Mrs Walter Gericke, sixteen members attended, and a guest Teresa Mahoney. next meeting slated for May 24 with Zulah Haddan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finley Myers
Clyde Cook
Blaine Wilson
Mable Lowe
Richard Lowe
Earl Conner
Shirley
Vicki
Lloyd Guy
Jim
Donna
Linda
Oren Nelson
Melvin
Eileen
Ronnie
Virgil Watts
Roland Kelsey
Regina
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Mekong
Sisavang Vong
Hobart
Beard Shetland Pony
Erie
Tribune
Old Greathouse
Charles H. Clark
Caretak
Bart Hollis
Delbert Banta
E. D. Hollis
Arkansas City
W. A. Huebner
Freenia
William Trimmell
Sedgwick
Marggie Trimmell
Frank Ridlon
W. Main
Haddock
Clowns
Houston, Texas
Sunset Club
Litwin
Jamaica
California
John Peters
Larry Middendorf
Raytown
Harold Breshears
Carol
Jim Larson
Scott
Lori
Sandi
St. Paul
Mrs
Roy Riley
U.S. Ste Y
Gray
U.S
Ison Shoes
East Main
Brrand
Kodak
Midwest Office Supply CO
West Main
Mr. Zion
Delma Goff
Darla
Don Goff
C. M. Hill
Fanny Piesker
Bill Tredway
Eva Atkins
Thelma Atkins
Dent
Tion
Garrett
S. Central
Ron
Sarah Huston
Walter Gericke
Arthur Gericke
Harley Roberts
Minnie Mitchell
Ben Collison
Westamerica Securities Inc
Ff. M. Harris
W. Finney Myron George
Pacific Coast Stock Exchange
Walt Disney
Ludwig Var Drake
RCA Victor
Prompter
Flight
LYC1
Ed Williamson
Oswego
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