Navy Pilot Dengler Recalls Escape From Prison Camp
Lt. jg Dieter Dengler described his five months in a Laotian prison camp run by North Vietnam and Pathet Lao captors. He and Lt. Duane Martin escaped after six days. Martin was killed by a villager during the escape. Dengler, born in Germany and raised in California, recounted torture and survival ordeals before a rescue helicopter plucked him to safety.
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San Diego
Calif
Pathet Laooemey
J. Dieter Dengler
Dengler
Pacifica
Germany
United States
Rds
Laos
Cambodia
Viet Nam
Duane Martin
Denver
Colo
Martin
North
Comn
Navy
Black Forest
North Carolina hosts international visitors and Southern Governors event
Europe from Page 3 A notes foreign travelers to meet North Carolinians and be invited into homes. Gov Dan K Moore invites the Southern Governors conference to Asheville in September 1967. Invitations sent to all Southern governors and Miss North Carolina Nanette Minor will extend the invite at the 1966 conference in Gilbertsville Kentucky. The Southern Governors conference last visited Asheville in 1959.
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North Carolina
Hensley
Dan K. Moore
Asheville
Moore
Nanette Minor
Charlotte
Gilbertsville
Luther H. Hodges
Army Major Aims to Win War and Convince Viet Cong
Greensboro AP Major Samuel Jopling of Ft. Bragg told the North Carolina Civil Defense Association that the United States must win the war in Viet Nam and convince the Viet Cong of our intent. The meeting followed Jopling's March return from Vietnam. Pierce Van Hoy of Statesville was elected association president, with Buford Pittman of Durham, George Spinnett of High Point, and William Wyatt of Salisbury elected to other officer posts for one year.
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Greensboro
Samuel Jopling
Ft. Bragg
United States
Viet Nam
North Carolina Civil Defense Association
Pierce van Hoy
Statesville
William Edwards
New Bern
Buford Pittman
Durham
George Spinnett
High Point
William Wyatt
Salisbury
Colorful Hydra Kit Keeps Lenses Moist On The Go
Petite leakproof plastic Hydra-Kit preserves contact lenses when not worn. It promises comfort and wearability for users away from home. Priced at $2.50 in the ad.
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Red
Lt. Dengler
Marina Adamich
Belmont
Stanford University
Europe
Church St
Pennsylvania
Pancake Maker
Finder
Amonia
Just
G.I. Joe’s
Ralph Bulla
Milford Everly
N. Main St
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