North Vietnam hotel tale shows maids armed for defense
Bill Baggs of the Miami News reports from Hanoi on the Thang Nhat hotel where chambermaids carry rifles and aid in air defense. He notes young women directing traffic on a pontoon bridge, civilians resisting U S air raids, and a society mobilized for war with pride and occasional bravado.
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Baggs notes that North Vietnamese reaction to Johnson’s bombing limits mixes doubt and faint hope. He observes that Hanoi claims life goes on despite nearly three years of bombing. On each trip he was joined by Harry Ashmore, former Arkansas Gazette editor and Center for Democratic Institutions executive VP.
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