Glad Americans Fought Commies Says Retired Saigon Informant
65 year old Dao Huan Ngu recalls early U.S. aid in Saigon and laments the failure to explain the mission to Vietnamese people. He criticizes American methods, notes economic gains by Vietnamese workers, and expresses optimism for South Vietnam’s eventual victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith M. Lederer
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
United States
Indochina
Dao Huan Ngu
Ngu
Mekong Delta
China
Ho Chi Min
Hong Kong
Vietnam
U.S. Information Service
USIS
Truman Stamp Planned As Mark Of Former President
The U S Postal Service will issue a commemorative stamp for former President Harry S Truman who died December 26. The first day ceremony is set for May 8 Truman’s 89th birthday with a likely first day ceremony in Independence Missouri his home town.
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Washington
U.S. Postal Service
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Independence
Texas Legislature Opens Amid Hopes for No-Tax Year
Texas' 63rd Legislature convenes with 77 new House members and 15 new senators as lawmakers face school financing debates, potential tax changes, and calls for stricter regulation. Governor-elect Dolph Briscoe plans a broad agenda focused on fiscal responsibility, crime control, drug laws reform, and expanded vocational education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garth Jones
Associated Press
Austin, Tex
Texas
Larry Teaver
Preston Smith
House
Senate
Ben Barnes
Barnes
Bill Hobby
Elecr Dolph Briscoe
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Smith
Price Daniel Jr
Briscoe
Hobby
Uvalde
Brisco
Charles G. Purnell
Budget Commission
Purnell
Fingerprinting For Polluters
Harris County pollution chief Dr. Walter A. Quebedeaux announces a new odor fingerprinting method to trace polluters. Investigators collect air samples, extract odors, and match them to discharges from suspected plants using an activated charcoal coated filter and gas liquid chromatography.
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Houston
Harris County Pollution Control
Walter A. Quebedeaux
Harris County Pollution Control Department
Quebedeaux
Allison R. Peirce
Peirce
New Odor-Causing Chemical Study Advances
The chemical constituents in the odor-causer are identified. The technique was first tested Oct. 4 beside a Houston Ship Channel chemical plant. County chemists and investigators are applying the method in the field as it nears full development. Escalators move about 90 feet per minute while a 32 inch wide escalator carries 70 people per minute. a 2 foot staircase at 50 feet per minute handles 60 walkers per minute.
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Peirce
Houston Ship Channel
Library Corner recalls new books and memorial donations
Blanche Teague notes December additions to juvenile shelves including works on history science and literature such as Monsters of the Middle Ages Romeo and Juliet and American Astronauts and Spacecraft. Memorial contributions to the Memorial Fund and Building Fund honor many individuals and support a new Library.
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William Wise
Seymour Simon
Canada
Lynn Harrington
Charles Lamb
Alan E. Nourse
Theodore Roscoe
Towers
David Webster
Brayton Harris
N.W. Pittenger
D.C. Knight
ABC
Isaac Asimov
Frank Ryan
America
Leonard Ingraham
Rome
Brooks & Walworth
H.M. Neely
Robert Newman
Dorland
W.F. Isaacks
Ruby Bush
Herbert Hill
Helen Hays
Anita Loos
Clara Terrell
Travis Walling
Agnes Sligh Turnbull
Vivian Parr
J.C. Butler
D.C. Trent
O.P. Moyer
Crews Bell
Memorial Building Fund
Frank W. Buster
E.E. Chesnut
Palmer Massey
Sibyl Davis
John R. Robinson
Douglas Jeffrey
Don Bethel
J. Martin Crews
Annie Ruth Bell
John Head
Murray Gay
J.H. Jernigan
Annie L. Edwards
Lawson C. Mathis
Russell Moore
Walter Lockhoof
Omer S. Sullivan
S. Frank Weir
Dentley Weir
George Weir
Audie Johnson
Marvin Weir
Buddy Groseclose
W.J. Hembree
C.C. Broughton
Martin A. Tate
H.E. Sherwood
A.P. Wright
T.C. Bailiff
Sibyl A. Davis
First National Bank
Johnny Longbine
Hugh Jones
C.B. Glear
Pat Jones
P.E. Miller
Cecil Pryor
Felton Lane
Harold Camp
A. Coyle
Perry Morren
Lee Ann and
Perry Jr
R.E. Givens
Fred Sherwood
E.J. King
Robert P. Jarrett
Jimmy Eddy
R.E. Gentry
Sim Vaughn
Howard Preston
Lahoma Bruce
Joan Bruce
J.A. Austin
J.E. Begley
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