Diplomat Pilot Halts Saigon Coup Threats Twice
Brig. Gen. Robert R Rowland, a senior adviser to the Vietnamese air force, helped avert two Saigon coups by persuading rebels and loyalists to avoid bombing and shootouts. He calmed Phat and Thao at the rebel airport, kept Ky from striking, and ensured the city avoided collapse amid tense standoffs in September and February.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Robert R Rowland
Rowland
Nguyen Cao Ky
Lam van Phat
Bien Hoa
Phat
Pham Ngoc Thao
Air Force
Col. Thao
Nguyen Khanh
Armed Forces
Armed Forces Council
Khanh
Belgians divide on Congo ties as market shifts
A AP report notes most Belgians have moved on from Congo interests yet a small group continues advocacy. Belgium's focus pivots from Congo trade to the expanding European Common Market, with Congo seen as a distant but still vast resource haven.
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Brussels
Belgium
Congo
Holland
Indonesia
Africa
Texas
Pickets form at Kansas River project site as wage dispute unfolds
At Pine Bluff Arkansas Local 665 of the United Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters staged picket lines miles south of the city while the Kansas River navigation project proceeded. Jim Johnson, project manager, said about 120 workers stayed on the job as five other unions honored the picket. Local 665 contends Al Johnson Co of Minneapolis underpaid pipefitters at the prevailing wage of 4.30 dollars an hour.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Plumbers and Steamfitters
Kansas River Navigation Project
United Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters
Here
Penny Funderburg
al Johnson Co
Minneapolis
Funderburg
Wood
Faraway Flavors Come Home with Onion Soup Mix
Italian style veal dish uses canned onion dry soup mix to season veal cutlets with garlic oregano and mozzarella. The recipe directs browning meat, adding soup mix flour and liquids, then simmering until tender. A greens salad with Italian dressing and dessert like tortoni or spumoni accompany the meal.
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Rome
Venice
Belgians in Congo trade exile for uncertain return
The article recalls Belgians like Rorive who left the Congo after liberation and upheaval. It contrasts higher Congo pay and status with safer Brussels life, while business leaders push for foreign capital and a hard line to quell rebellion. The piece notes Allied and Arab support dynamics and ongoing diamond, palm oil, and cotton disruptions.
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Carlos van Bellinghan
New York
Congo
Belgium
Raymond Rorive
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