Hawaii R and R program gives Vietnam veterans rest
Hawaii hospitals, hotels, and airlines host about 8,400 servicemen each month on six day rest and recuperation leaves from Vietnam. Families join arrivals at Fort DeRussy, while Hawaii promotes discounts and tourism boosts. Col. John Forbes and wife Katherine share a rare reunion, reflecting the program’s morale impact and operational backlog in Saigon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Staton
Honolulu
Waikiki
Fort DeRussy
Vietnam
Katherine Forbes
Daly
Col
John Forbes
Army
Max V. Talbot
Saigon
Hawaii
Department of Defense
U.S. Mainland
Bank of Hawaii
Headstart Project Set For Plainview
A Headstart program will start this summer in Plainview for first graders. Limited to 120 children from low income families, the program runs June 17 to July 25 at Booker T. Washington School with noon meals and medical and instructional services. Dr. Marshall Rhew chairs the planning committee with leaders including Romey Fennell and Dr. Dorothy Long. An additional session is planned Tuesday. Dr. Long directs the medical and dental program assisted by Dr. Gerald Wagner and others. Twenty six or more volunteers will staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
Booker T. Washington School
Marshall Rhew
First Methodist Church
Romey Fennell
Dorothy Long
Daniel Castro
Glenn Harrison
John Andrews
Harold Kidd
Alfred Henderson
Oliver Bier
Dick Richards
Long
Gerald Wagner
C. D. Wofford
Mary Lou Truesdale
Ray Green
Littlefield Chamber Memberships Grow to 124
At the end of a membership drive, Littlefield Chamber of Commerce announces 124 members. Doyle Patton receives an award for recruiting 24 new chamber members. A statue of Abraham Lincoln reading to his son Ted stands on the west approach to the Iowa State Capitol.
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Littlefield
Littlefield Chamber of Commerce
Doyle Patton
Chamber
Abraham Lincoln
Ted
Iowa State Capitol
Rest and recuperation for Vietnam troops in Hawaii
The article notes 52 monthly flights to Hawaii for six days of R and R for Vietnam era personnel. Col John Forbes and his wife Ona view the Pacific from a Waikiki hotel balcony as they begin their leave following orientation and the issuance of local discount cards.
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Hawaii
Col
John Forbes
1St Field Forces Headquarters
Nha Trang
Ona
Patrick Air Force Base
Fla
Pacific Ocean
Diamond Head
Waikiki Beach
Honolulu
First woman jury in Mercer County stalls as defendant pleads guilty
In Trenton the first all woman jury in Mercer County court history was sworn for a criminal trial but did not render a verdict when the defendant changed his plea to guilty. In New Brunswick burglars targeting a nickel and chromium plating firm took only the best material, grabbing a dozen nickels and leaving older pieces.
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Trenton
N.J
Mercer County
Samuel D. Lenox Jr
New Brunswick
Harry Sica
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Forbes
Neany
Fort Benning
Katherine Warner
Tampa
Mrs. Forbes
Trav
Oahu
Mar
State of Hawaii
Littlefield Chamber
Che
Ante Wena
Thad
Deney
Barri
Lutter
Fatsie
Travel
Ideal
Hemisfair
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