Vietnamese bank chief replaced amid Ky government rift
Nguyen Van Dong takes over as director of the National Bank of Vietnam replacing Nguyen Xuan Oanh in a move seen as widening rifts with Brig. Gen. Nguyen Cao Ky. Oanh’s departure follows Ky's demand that the bank back government economic programs without broad powers.
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Saigon
South Viet . Nam
Nguyen Xuan Oanh
National Bank of Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Dong
Oanh
Viet Nam government plans and finances spar with Ky leadership
The text notes Ky and Saigon officials debating finances and potential nationalization of foreign holdings. Economists warn such moves could hurt revenue from plantations while foreign exchange reserves may drop below 60 million by year end. A banker's comment questions Ky's business approach as pilot in chief of Air Viet Nam.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
UCLA Students Tutor Migrant Workers Children In Arvin Camp
In Kern County California college students from UCLA tutor 70 migrant workers families’ younger children at a camp school. Each tutor group handles five children in morning sessions with afternoons devoted to recreation and crafts. The program funded by a 12500 grant supports library expansion and book donations to stay with the camp for use by winter residents.
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Arvin
Calif
California
Kern County
Dren
Arvin Farm Labor Supply Center
University of California At
Los Angeles
Karen Palmer
Migrant Workers Project
UCLA
Palmer
Texas
Arvin High School
Bakersfield College
Local supplier protests Chicago bid on music stands
Prescott-Reed of Chicago bid 6.85 each for 60 stands in February while Delahunty's Horn Shop bid 7.95 locally. In May bids for 48 more stands matched the Chicago price, prompting questions about awarding when bids are identical and local tax contributions.
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Lubbock
Prescott-Reed
Chicago
Delahunty
Harold Glasscock
Purchasing
Jack Delahunty
Britain Adopts Continent System for Phone Prefixes
Britain will drop local district prefixes such as Grosvenor Mayfair Belgravia in favor of the all number system now used on the Continent and increasingly in the United States. The change aims to simplify dialing nationwide.
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Britain
London
Grosvenor
Mayfair
Belgravia
United States
Navigation studies planned in Paraguay
A report notes that navigation studies will be conducted in Paraguay to assess routes and river efficiencies. Stakeholders collaborate with local agencies to map waterway use and potential economic benefits.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
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