Rhodesian sanctions hit Africans hardest in economy
In Salisbury, an African taxi driver describes how Britain’s Rhodesia sanctions shrink work and raise hardship for families. He reports reduced work days, hungry children, and rising prices while Europeans escape the impact as shortages grow and local food supplies remain largely intact.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
Salisbury
Rhodesia
Wilson
Harold Wilson
Britain
Contin
Ued
Home Away From Home for MAG 36 in Vietnam
In Johnson City Vietnam a sand runway serves as MAG 36 base with 75 helicopters under Col. William G. Johnson. During Operation Double Eagle the unit flew 525 missions in 11 days, lifting 9,952 troops and 384 tons of cargo while braving enemy fire and evacuating the wounded.
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George Esper
Johnson City
South Viet Nam
Johnson City International
MAG 36
Marine Air Group 36
Quang Ngai City
South China Sea
William G. Johnson
Johnson
Treadway
Thompson
Puritanical South Africa Fights Sunday Pleasures
In Johannesburg Dennis Lee Royle notes Dutch Reformed Church leaders warn Sunday pastimes such as swimming dancing fishing and ice cream undermine churchgoers. Elders condemn women's clothing and bikinis and even Santa Claus as heathen. They push bans on cocktails newspapers dancing and late films amid apartheid era social controls.
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Dennis Lee Royle
Johannesburg
South Africa
Dutch Reformed Church
Beatrix and Claus Begin Royal Wedding Steps in Baarn
Crown Princess Beatrix and German-born Claus von Amsberg travel to Baarn to publish banns and begin preliminaries for their marriage. The couple will hold state receptions and a March 10 ceremony in Amsterdam. Baarn’s town hall hosts the notice, under Mayor F J Van Beek Calkoen, with Soestdyk Palace nearby.
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Amsterdam
Netherelands
Beatrix
Germaneborn
Claus von Amsberg
Crown Prinscess
Diplocmat
F.J. van Beek Calkoen
Baarn
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Albemarle County
Sion
Russell Randall
San Francisco
Marvin N. Treadway
Evanston
Wyo
Graden M. Thompson
Waye Cross
Randall
Parson
J.J. Viljoen
Cam Snyder
Gibson
Ottawa
Norwich
Bbc
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