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American is lonely in Peking by Edward Neilan
Don Pidgeon, RCA engineer from North Carolina, is the lone American technician based permanently in Peking to help coordinate a multimillion-dollar ground satellite tracking station. He describes 9-to-5 work, Chinese labor intensity, and perks like steam-assisted cement drying, while coping with off duty boredom, pollution, and minor illnesses in the Chinese capital.
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Peking
Don Pidgeon
China
Pidgeon
Nixon
RCA Corp
RCA
Min Zu (Nationalities
United States
North Carolina
Palace
Friendship _(foreigners
Voice of America
Armed Forces Radio
Tokyo
U.S
Hsinhua
New China