Percy Percy in Dakson village near Saigon under Viet Cong fire
Dennis Smith, a 28 year old U S refugee official from Massachusetts, recounts how Senator Charles H Percy survived Viet Cong mortar and small arms fire during an unscheduled visit to the Dakson village near the Cambodian border. Smith describes crawling to the river and guiding Percy and others to safety as helicopter gunships arrived.
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Saigon
Dennis Smith
Charles H
Percy
Smith
U.S
South Vietnam
Dakson
Tha
Crechmien
Sen
Kansas House committee backs two junior college bills
Education Committee of the Kansas House recommended passage of two bills affecting junior colleges. One would repeal obsolete statutes and the other would authorize Highland Junior College to continue instruction at Fort Leavenworth’s Army disciplinary barracks. The panel killed 13 bills and advanced nearly 48 others, including a proposal to raise the teacher certificate fee from 5 to 7 dollars.
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Topeka
Education Committee
Kansas House
Highland Junior College
U.S. Army
Ft. Leavenworth
John Bower
R-Mc. Louth
Aussies Computerize National Habit Betting On Racehorses
Sydney reports on Australia’s off-course TAB betting network expanding nationwide. State governments run totalizator shops and telephone betting, linking on and off course pools. The system reallocates 87 percent to punters, 8 percent to TAB expenses, 5 percent to clubs or government. Victoria now operates a 2 million dollar computer to handle telebetting with 142 calls per minute capacity.
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Sydney
Greyhound
Australia
Hye
Totalizactor Agency Board
TAB
Melbourne
Ted
Laurel
Fort Marcy
Damascus
Tobin Bronze
Victoria
U.S
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Eina
Switzerland
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Guarante
Albright Sewing Circle
Mandere Ibaty Didi
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Shurfresh Margarine
Une
Aqe
Supreme Reme Club
Wafers
Blackburn
Nestles
Doz
Wolferman
Mnotorola
Motorola
Taz
Motorola Inc
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