Johnny Gurkha: Tough Little Fighting Man Across Empires
AP reports on the Gurkha fighters linked with British troops in Asia and India from 1814 through postwar periods. The piece highlights their long alliance, battles, mutinies, and enduring presence in British and Indian armies, noting stature, myth, and the kukri weapon.
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Johnny
New Delhi
Borneo
India
Delhi
Johnny Gurkha
Yorkshire
London
Korea
Free Indian Army
Community Meeting Schedule of Local Groups and Clubs
A long list of Sunday and weekday gatherings appears, listing times and venues for groups such as NAACP, Industrial Council, Evening Optimist Club, Trans Ba, American Legion, SPEBSQSA, Civitan, Rotary, United Spanish War Veterans, Lions, Sertoma, HA Gun Ba, Monroe Athletic Boosters, Township Board, Trenton Youth, Middletown Coin Club, Mayfield Fire Department, Eagles, Elks, and Alcoholics Anonymous. The text ends with a note on a guerrilla campaign in Northeast Borneo and Gurkha involvement.
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Civitan Club
Manchester Motor Inn Rotary Club
Manchester Motor Inn United Spanish War Veterans
Legion Home
Madisons Lions Club
Madison High School
Sertoma Club
Manchester
Armory
Monroe Athletic Boosters
Lemon
Monroe High School
Lemon Township Board of Trustees
Township
Middletown Coin Club
Civic Association
Mayfield Fire Department
Sheffield Street
Eagles
Miami Lodge
Monroe Ioof
BPOE
Elktones
Elks Temple
Alcoholics Anonymous
Vocational and Technical Program Growing in City
Middletown expands adult vocational training as Figley notes automation drives job losses and workers seek skill upgrades. The program runs day and night sessions with 1 659 men and 37 women in the 1964 65 year, seven courses in district shops, others in industrial plants.
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Harold Figley
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Nepal
Brittan
Sukarno
NAACP
Second Baptist Church
Trenton
Trenton High School
Paul Sullivan
AGI Ae
Dep’t
Dacron
S.M.L
Velour
Kodak
Husky
Tiabardine
Wash
Lewis Sta-Prest
Lewi
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