Viet era dispatch from an editor's son in Vietnam
Horace M Cassels son of a UPS editor writes home from Vietnam detailing embarkation at Seattle and Cam Ranh Chu Lai and Duc Pho bases. He serves as crew chief and door gunner on a Huey and records daily routines combat experiences and a tense first firefight in Nam while noting jungle living conditions and a Green Beret instructor. He describes rockets, bunkers, and a perilous stance near the DMZ plus personal coping through tape recordings of music.
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Horace M. Cassels
UPS
Louis Cassels
Vietnam
Chu Lai
Cam Ranh
I Corps
Dmz
Charlie
South China Sea
NVA
Horace M. Cassals
UPI
Louis Cassals
Longtime Las Vegas barber remembered and local obituaries
George M Sander 78 a Las Vegas resident for decades died May 12 in Alameda California. He ran Sandersons Barber Shop first on Fremont Street then at the Sal Sager Hotel later moving to Pioche Nevada in 1933. Surviving are widow Ethel two sons George Bud Jr and Robert G Sander daughter Georgette Rutherford and Babbini, 13 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren Interment Sunset View Memorial Park Cerritos California Bunker Brothers handling arrangements Services 11 am Tuesday for Matthew Ballinger 76 Las Vegas retiree and former carpenter born June in Independence Missouri lived here 36 years Surviving: Ella Brown Marion Dalton three sons Harold Matthew Eldon Ballinger sister Mrs Clara Hyre and many grandchildren and great grandchildren
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George Michael Sanderson
Las Vegas
Alameda
Calif
Geo
Pioche
Nevada
Oakland
Ethel
Liese Ave
George “Bud” Jr
Pacifica
Robert G. Sanderson
Roy
Utah
Georgette Rutherford
Babbini
Sherman Oaks
Sunset View Memorial Park
FE Cerritos
Cal
Bunker Brothers
Graveside services for Joseph Schubert in Woodlawn Cemetery
Joseph Raymond Schubert 70 of 1730 Betty Lane died Thursday in a California veteran’s hospital. Graveside services set for 1 p.m. Monday at Woodlawn Cemetery. Born August 21 1898 in Philadelphia he lived here 20 years and was public relations director for the Philadelphia Transportation Co. Survived by his wife Ann of Las Vegas and a sister.
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Woodlawn
Joseph Raymond Schubert
Betty Lane
Veteran's Hospital
California
Philadelphia Transportation Co
Mr. Schubert
Philadelphia
Ann
Las Vegas
Tom Glover 69 Dies In Local Hospital Alexandria
Services are pending in Alexandria for Tom Glover a 69 year old retired construction laborer who died Wednesday in a local hospital. He was born August 4 1899 in Wiseville Louisiana and lived in the area 10 years. Surviving are his two sons Tom Glover Jr of New Orleans and John Glover of Berkeley California. Local arrangements.
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Alexandria
Tom Glover
Washington
Mr. Glover
Wiseville
Tom Glover Jr
New Orleans
John Glover
Berkely
Calif Bunker Brothers
Economist notes $20 billion income tops most UN nations
An economist observes that the largest U.S. manufacturer with a $20 billion gross annual income surpasses the gross national product of all but 14 United Nations member states, highlighting the company's economic heft.
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New York
U.S
United Nations
Farm Tractors Cause Major Injury Risks In England
London analysis finds thirty to forty percent of English farm accidents come from tractor rollovers. Researchers warn tractors also cause hearing damage stomach dysfunction and spinal deformities among farmers.
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London
Japan tillage area falls 0.7 percent to 14.57 million acres
A government survey shows Japan's cultivated fields reached 14,570,000 acres as of August 1, down 0.7 percent from the previous year. The report highlights a modest decline in arable land.
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Japan
Tokyo
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Due Pho
174Th Assault Helicopter Company
Duc Pho
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Diane Warwick
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Jean Cain
Downington, Pa
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Joseph Schubert
Elt
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6Th & Fremon
Ernie Stewart
Spanesty
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DELL
Aula Se Lal Sto
Ats Tcs
Celebrity Theatre
Sands A
Hughes
State OF
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Stardust Hotel
Boulevard South
Desert Star Laundry
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Richard Gray
Stiehard
Pril
Ayant
Eelear
Serrut
Uren
Amima Escue
Ernest Hemingway
Joge Greco & Company
Pat Henry
Anna Borea
MR. Sinatra
Nat Brandwynne
Andy Williams
Caesars Palace
the Osmond Brothers
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