Dear Abby readers mail boosts GIs in Thailand
Abigail Van Buren shares letters from readers who mailed loneliness-stricken GIs in Thailand. The responses praise Abby for prompting mail campaigns, noting thousands of letters arrived and boosted morale. A grandmother, a sister, and a brother recount how mail lifted spirits and connected Americans with service members overseas.
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Abigail van Buren
Abby
Thailand
Joe King
Kankakee
Ron
United States
Key Communist Build Ups May Lead to Severe Tests
SAIGON AP reports Communist forces openly challenge American positions in two key Vietnamese border regions. Battles in May and intelligence estimates show units moving inside South Vietnam, with heavy fighting near the demilitarized zone and the Cambodian border. Strong divisions and Viet Cong reinforcements risk a harsh monsoon season as U S units prepare for possible larger engagements.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Central Highlands
Junction City
Cambodia
Vietnam
U.S
Mekong River
Demilitarized Zone
Pleiku Province
Delta
Song Be
Ba Gia
United States
State Registry to use Social Security numbers for licenses
Boston AP reports the State Registry of Motor Vehicles will issue driver licenses using Social Security numbers to reduce the number motorists must remember. Also from AP, Leslie B Worthington, president of U S Steel, spoke at Witt High School’s 15 graduating seniors, noting his Witt lineage and coal miner father.
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Boston
State Registry of Motor Vehicles
Steel
Witt, Ir
Leslie B Worthington
U.S. Steel Corp
Witt High School
Worthington
Witt
Soup plates for fish stew with crusty French bread
Old-fashioned soup plates with shallow bowls and rims suit serving fish stew. Serve with plenty of crusty French bread as an accompaniment.
Campers Using Trees Irk Canyonlands Park Officials
The National Parks Service reports pinon trees aged 300 to 400 years in Canyonlands National Park and southern Utah monuments are being cut for firewood by campers ignoring regulations. These trees take about 25 years to grow two feet.
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Salt Lake City
National Parks Service
Canyonlands National Park and Monuments
Utah
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Midwest
Bach
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Bara
Bien Hoa
Jungied
U.S. 11Th Armored Regiment
Route 1
Xuan
Sion
Khe Sanh
Western Demilitarized Zone
Con Thien
Leatherneck Square
Pleiku
U.S. Army
Oregon
Chu Lai
Quant Ngai
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Highlands
Winnebago and
du Page
Muscatine
East Second Street
Pte
Wagon Grill
Free 12
Solid State Television
Bramway Pharmacy
Erling Larson
Tri-City
Bank
Davenport
Rocker
Jupiter
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