Koreans Aid Viet War Effort as Tigers and Doves Unite
About 22,000 Korean troops in Viet Nam, led by the Tiger Division at Qui Nhon, fight and train for combat while construction units at Di An and Tuy Hoa build roads, schools, and medical facilities. Maj. Gen Myung Shin-chae says they trained for Viet Cong tactics. Lt. Chung Jae-won notes strong morale. Brig. Gen. Cho Moon-whan emphasizes civil aid, including infant care and child outreach, to show friendship to locals.
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Robert Moorefield Qui Nhon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Qui Nhon
South China Sea
South Korea
Tiger Division
Myung Shin-chae
Kwon Joon-taek
Tuy Hoa
Chung Jae-won
Blue Dragon
di An
Saigon
Doves
Cho Moon-whan
Cho
Vung Tau
How Do Our Lungs Work Reveals Breathing Complex
A Q and A feature explains that breathing is not simple but a complex process. The Britannica Junior Encyclopaedia series invites readers to send questions with name age and address to Tell Me Why. Today’s winner is Gregory Lee, 12, of Charleston, West Virginia.
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Britannica Junior Encyclopaedia
Gregory Lee
Charleston
W. Va
Britannica World Atlas
Britannica Yearbook
Vera Wallace
Lawrenceville
Virginia
How Lungs Expand and Clean Air Explained in Braided Text
A reader explains lung structure and function noting pleural sacs, bronchi branching into tiny air sacs, and capillaries exchanging gases without direct contact to air. The piece contrasts elastic air sacs with how breathing expands lungs, and mentions cilia protecting airways. It also includes a drawing contest and a quiz answer section about riddles and jokes for a children’s page.
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Jay
Flowers Kicks Off Campaign in Alabama Race
Atty. Gen. Richmond Flowers formally opened his gubernatorial bid urging an end to defiance and discrimination and calling for equal opportunity and new educational and research centers. Gov. Wallace toured northern Alabama with his wife acting as figurehead, targeting newspapers and the federal government.
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Associated Press
Richmond Flowers
North
Alabama
Flowers
Wallace
Phenix City
Alexander City
Lanett
Gilchrist cites faned hatred fueling Alabama troubles
Gilchrist denounces political use of prejudice claiming three years of racial strife including church bombings and murders. He calls for law and order and peaceful problem solving by reasonable people in Alabama, opposing exploitation of hatred for politics.
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Gilchrist
Alabama
Athens Man Honored By Guard Unit
Lt Col James A Watkins of Athens received the Alabama Commendation Medal and a promotion during a retirement ceremony. A former commander of the 279th Signal Battalion, he served 15 years in the Alabama National Guard with units in Decatur and Huntsville and earlier fought overseas in World War II with the 24th and 25th Infantry Divisions. He is vice president of Alabama Oil Co and studied at Virginia Military Institute and the University of Alabama, living in Athens with his wife and three daughters.
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Huntsville
James A. Watkins
Athens
Alabama
Alabama State Militia
Watkins
279Th Signal Battalion
Alabama Army National Guard
Decatur
National Guard
Alabama National Guard
Alabama Oil Co
Virginia Military Institute
University of Alabama
Market St. Church of Christ
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John James
Anne Lanson
Kathy Webster
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Tim Wiggins
Dianne Rotton
Tarrant
By A. Leokum
Song Ik-hoon
Korean Mobile Army Surgical Unit
Robert F. Kennedy
D-Ny
Senate
Washington
Bob Gilchrist
Morgan County
Gadsden
Sealer Se
Town House Furniture
RY and Lee Streets
Jackson M. Balch
Natio
Natio, Inc
Tennessee
Harold Kenum
Morgan
Lawrence Counties
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Decatur Coca-Cola Bottling CO
Rich Ford, Inc
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