Vietnam Still Has Two Faces, Visitors Relate
A Canadian American couple returning from a motor trip in Vietnam describe northern areas as destroyed and poor yet see rapid reconstruction along roads, railways, churches, hospitals and schools from Hanoi to Quang Ngai. They note women leading much of the work, ongoing shortages, and mixed attitudes toward the United States while southern cities show lingering old styles and limited changes.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Vietnam
da Nang
Hue
Murray Hiebert
Linda
Hanoi
Quang Ngai
Hieberts
Mennonite Central Committee
Foreign Correspondents’ Club
North Vietnam
United States
Hiebert
Queen Elizabeth II Visits Boston in Bicentennial Tour
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip toured historic Boston marking the Bicentennial with a royal yacht visit, a Constitution shipboard cheer, Old North Church service, and a Faneuil Hall procession of militia. A protest near City Hall called for ending English influence in Northern Ireland. John Moreton received knighthood aboard the royal yacht Britannia, the first knighthood awarded in America.
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George III
Massachusetts
Liz
Prince Philip
Old State House
Boston
Kevin H. White
Elizabeth
Old Tronsides
Britannia
Constitution
Old North Church
Paul Revere
Faneuil Hall
City Hall
Northern Ireland
John Moreton
Washington
United States
America
Wall Street Edges Higher Amid Fed Policy Hints
The noon Dow rose 1.56 to 1,004.67 as investors grew hopeful Fed policy may loosen further. Analysts noted gains early spurred by expectations, then some profit-taking, with advancers leading decliners 5 to 2 on NYSE. Federal National Mortgage remained active at 14 percent. NYSE composite rose to 56.25. AMEX index at 106.92. volume reached 9.69 million shares in two hours.
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New York
Federal Reserve
Fed
Federal National Mortgage
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Wichita Black Coalition launches drug crackdown drive
The Wichita Black Coalition announces a full scale assault on drug pushers in the black community with support from 60 organizations and a private security unit. They aim to erase heroin dealers, publish pusher names if needed, and cooperate with police while warning of community wrath.
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Wichita, Kan
Wichita
Abdul-Hakeem
Coaliion
Rogers
Double death by own action at Manhattan
In Manhattan Kansas a woman Kathryn Jones 26 was found shot in the head with a .22 pistol Saturday night at the mobile home where she lived with her husband Gary Lee Jones 22. Police ruled the death a death by own action after questioning the husband who was released. He returned home Sunday and was later found by his sister shot twice in the head with a .22 rifle. Coroner called both deaths apparent personal crisis cases.
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Kathryn Jones
Manhattan
Gary Lee Jones
Lice
Jones
Riley
John Lafond
Philip Hostetter
Australia faces severe drought crippling cattle and wheat
Australia endures a historic drought with farmers killing thousands of cattle and a plunging wheat crop. Little rain across the southern half threatens exports and state aid programs, as dairy and other farms struggle with failing markets and rising losses. Authorities warn export restrictions may return if conditions do not improve, after 1974.
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Sydney
Australia
Japan
North America
Europe
Victoria
New South Wales
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