Portrait of a Soldier: It Is a Man's War and Boys
An NEA feature profiles an 18 to 19 year old Private First Class in Viet Nam recounting daily life. He quit high school recently, studies discipline, shares water with comrades, and endures hardship as he learns to fight, endure, and cope with letters home.
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Chinh Tams
Viet Nam
Nea
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
Rine
da Nang
American College of Cardiology
Vocational Rehabilitation Bill Expands Aid for Disabled Texans
Congress expanded the Vocational Rehabilitation law to help disabled Americans rejoin the labor force with dignity and independence. The bill aims to rehabilitate about 200,000 annually, increase federal support to states to 75 percent, and boost earnings for rehabilitated individuals who previously relied on public assistance or Social Security.
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Congress of the
United States
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
America
Elderly Feller Plans 999th Washington Monument Climb
Gus av A. Hergert, 75, climbs the Washington Monument nearly daily and has done it 998 times. He aims for 999 and hopes to reach 2,000 if strength holds. It takes about 18 minutes up and 12 to 15 minutes down. He stays fit for hiking and swims a mile daily at the YMCA when water is warm, else half a mile.
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Washington
Gusav A. Hergert
Washington Monument
YMCA
Army chow blamed as risk to health by physician
In Los Angeles and Saigon reports, Dr. William Dock of the Brooklyn Veterans Administration Hospital describes Army meals of milk, butter, eggs and fat beef as atherogenic. He warns U S and allied forces face heart disease as mobilized bodies widen access to rich foods.
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Army
William Dock
Brooklyn Veterans Administration Hospital
New York
Rich foods and fats tied to heart disease in affluent culture
He stated that rich foods and animal fats, emblematic of affluence, contribute to heart disease as a cultural feature of wealthy societies.
Coeds Ordered Off Indian Reservation in Wisconsin Uprising
Indian elders on the Red Cliff reservation banished two young coeds amid protests against the federal Peace Corps program. The action followed a confrontation over local acceptance of the new domestic program.
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Red Cliff
Wis
Southland Conference Honors Coaches at Spring Meet
The Southland Conference met in Dallas and awarded Arlington State the third annual spring meet for May 12 14. Dennis Ellender of Arkansas State named football coach of the year and Houston Wheeler of Trinity named baseball coach of the year.
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Southland Conference
Dallas
Arlington State
Dennis Ellender
Arkansas State
Houston Wheeler
Trinity
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