The Coconut Monk Plans Vietnam Cease Fire Conference
AP dispatch from Phoenix Island near Saigon profiles Nam Nguyen Thanh known as the Coconut Monk. He proposes an international cease-fire talks on his floating facility with leaders including Nixon and Bao Dai, while police hunt deserters and VC on the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh A. Mulligan
Phoenix Island
Vietnam
Nam Nguyen Thanh
Concord
Thanh
Uncle Hai
Mekong
Saigon
Nixon
China
Soviet
Russia
France
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Bao Dai
Christ
Prophet of Concord
Hoa Ngo
Ngo
V.C
Ben Hai
The Coconut Monk Prophet of Concord in Vietnam
A profile of a South Vietnam era figure known as the Coconut Monk, a self proclaimed religious reformer who clashed with authorities, sought peace talks, and led public prayers on a Cambodian island. The narrative traces his wartime jailing, 1966 capture near Khe Sanh, 1971 presidential bid, and blend of Buddhism with Christianity amid island ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
France
Vietnam
Seven Mountains
Cambodia
Mekong
Haoi
Norodom Sihanouk
Khe Sanh
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Hanoi
Thieu
Saigon
Ngo
Sun Valley a divorce haven for wealthy women
Idaho resort Sun Valley attracts out of state women seeking six week residency for divorce. The six week stay can cost up to 4000 dollars with private ski instruction and luxury amenities. Attorneys say the town aims for carriage trade divorces not mass splits while some residents stay on after settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun Valley, Idaho
Sun Valley
Idaho
Nevada
Gee Nowakoski
Short Hills
N.J
Reno
Nev
Everett “Phez” Taylor
Union Pacific
Gee
Happy Murphy
Nelson Rockefeller
Pat Kennedy Lawford
Ann McDonnell Ford
Shah of
Iran
Ernest Hemingway
Sun Valley Lodge
Leonard Bernsteain
Andy Williams
Barbra Streisand
Aristotle Onassis
Ethel
Kennedy
Taylor
Mrs. J
New York
Creative Arts
Russell Howden
Sun Valley residents find life rewarding for single mothers
Dorise Taylor and Glenn Cooper describe Sun Valley as a welcoming place for single women with children and growing families. A local woman leads the Creative Arts Center while agriculture notes project potential record crops in 1973, and geographic color is described by National Geographic on Amazon tributaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorise Taylor
Sun Valley Sun
Sun Valley
Glenn Cooper
Small Grain Production To Go Up in 73
Farmers plan a 15 million acre increase in major crops for 1973 led by feed grain soybeans and wheat. Corn growers expect 71.6 million acres up 7.2 percent and soybeans about 54.8 million up 14.5 percent, according to USDA Crop Reporting Board estimates. If weather and yields are average, 1973 gains could occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department
Nixon
Washington
Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Board
USDA
Beltone Dealer Completes Five Day Sales Center
Herb Schlier of Beltone Hearing Aid Center in Wichita Falls completed a five day National Sales Manager's Center in Chicago. Beltone conducted the training for a select group from about 390 Beltone dealerships across the United States and Canada. The program covers sales management and updates in serving the hard of hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb Schlier
Beltone
8Th Street
Wichita Falls
Beltone Electronics Corporation
Chicago
United States
Canada
Baltimore Opera auditions for young singers in Baltimore
The Baltimore Opera Company seeks singers aged 20 to 32 for auditions with five prizes ranging from 1500 to 500 dollars to fund voice training operatic role study dramatic skill and foreign language learning. Prizes donated by Carling Brewing Co Mrs Duane L Peterson Opera Guild Mrs Alfred C Ver Valen and Dr Dragi M Jonanovski.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Opera
Young Baltimore
Baltimore Opera Company
United States
Carling Brewing Co
Duane L. Peterson
The
Opera Guild
Alfred C. Ver Valen
Dragi M. Jonanovski
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Ae Monk
Childress Index
Childress Texas
Paris
Avenue Kleber
Sampan
Kien Hoa
Rye
Amazon River
National Geographic Society
Venience
First Federal Savings & Loan Association
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