Reds Trap Narong and Lure Thai Villagers into Lao Rebels
An AP report recounts how Narong, a Thai farmer, was convinced by six wandering peddlers that he was Lao and owed Bangkok nothing. They urged him to cross the Mekong and join the Pathet Lao, after which he learned to use weapons and raid villages. Others warned, but Narong stayed and returned to tend his crops while the red net closed.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Narong
Laos
Daeng
Mekong River
Souphanouvong
Red Prince
Pathet Lao
Asia
America
Hanoi
Peking
Mekong
Erhard Set To Become West Germany Chancellor
Ludwig Erhard wins the post after a long wait and will lead a CDU FDP coalition in Bonn. The 66 year old economics chief inherits a stable economy but faces a tough two year run amid a strong Social Democratic opposition and U.S. Europe policy aims.
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John Weyland
Bonn
Germany
Ludwig Erhard
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Erhard
Adenauer
Christian Democratic Party
Free Democratic Party
Europe
Atlantic Alliance
U. S
East Germany
United States
France
Burma Chief Ne Win Pushes Rapid Socialist Drift
In Rangoon Ne Win, 52, pushes a rapid move to a Burmese way to socialism. A 17 man revolutionary council targets nationalizing natural resources, eradicating graft, aiding peasants, and restoring peace while facing insurgencies and unrest as hundreds of Indians flee under a strict income tax law.
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Rangoon
Burma
Ne Win
U Nu
Asia
Revolutionary Council
South Korea Vote Highlights Clash Between Democracy and Rule
South Koreans vote in a pivotal presidential contest pitting Chung Hee Park, 46, who seeks continued military rule, against Yun Po Sun, 67, a former president advocating democratic governance and closer ties with the United States. The election shapes regional stability as U.S. aid and troops loom large in the background.
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Seoul
Chung Hee Park
United States
Civil Rule Party
Yun Po-Sun
America
Park
South Korea
U.S. State Department
Former Communist blamed for crisis raising prices
A thatched cottage scene centers on a former Communist blamed for triggering an economic crisis. The critic asserts he is responsible for consumer prices rising over 60 percent in one year, highlighting national discontent and political blame.
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Erhard
Park
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Wasgreen Agency
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