Sisters Escape Saigon Seek Glenwood Home
Mrs Yolanda Banks welcomed her sisters Corina 22 and Suzie 18 to Glenwood after a 12 000 mile escape from Cho Lon Saigon. The sisters endured delays at Camp Pendleton California before finally reaching the U S with sponsorship from their sister. Corina speaks English. Suzie is learning. The family waited through red tape and interrogation as they moved from the Philippines and Guam to California before settling in Glenwood.
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Saigon escape stories and Red Cross delays cited
The report recounts difficulties in reuniting refugee sisters Corina and Suzie Banks with their family in Saigon, including miscommunications among Red Cross Immigration and the central government. Fifth District Rep. Tom Harkin intervened to secure their arrival in the United States on May 31.
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Nebraska gymnast Boyce graduates with high honors
A Malvern couple’s grandson Ray Boyce, a 1974 75 Big Ten diver and swimmer, graduated with high honors from Grand Island High School. He earned 14 medals, lettered in swimming and gymnastics, was voted most valuable, held a Big Ten record junior year, and turned down a sports scholarship. The ceremony included relatives and a crowd of 457 graduates. The accompanying street paving debate in the council ended with the issue tabled until June 10.
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