Half-caste children face land barriers in American Samoa
In American Samoa hundreds of mixed-race children born to American servicemen face exclusion from land ownership due to a rule that says less than three fourths blood cannot inherit or buy land. The issue affects families of traders and Navy men and may prompt Congressional hearings this year. Matai leaders fear land alienation as some groups could end up owning the best land if restrictions ease.
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U S Army to Teach Pakistan Officer at Leavenworth
Karachi Aug 14 Pakistan army officials say Col Altaf Qadir has been assigned to attend the U S Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth Kansas a vacancy in the school has been allotted to the Pakistan army.
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Filipino Vets Start Farming Projects in Mindanao Jungle
Filipino veterans who served with the American Army are sent to Mindanao under U S Veterans Administration auspices to farm and build homes amid jungle terrain. The first group of 24 ex-soldiers left Manila in mid July for on-the-farm training with subsistence support. the Philippines grants homesteads and soldiers bring farm animals tools and tents while families may join. Brig Gen Lovett cautioned on mountain-held danger from holdout Japanese stragglers.
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