New Economic Zones Rise West of Saigon
In Vietnam’s new economic zones, thousands of former city residents labor to reclaim marshlands, plant fruit, and build thatched huts under strict party oversight. Le Minh Xuan near Ho Chi Minh City houses 700,000 migrants with aims to yield 300,000 tons of food annually for a 1.5 million region, as cadres from the North direct the transition from war to planned development.
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Mamie Eisenhower attends carrier commissioning in Norfolk
Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower calls the aircraft carrier named for her husband the light of her life as the ship's first watch forms on deck. Across the world, reports describe Vietnam and Cambodia relocation programs, noting voluntary in theory but with authorities controlling dissent in Le Minh Xuan.
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