Christmas in Vietnam Belongs to People at Home
In Thong Le South Vietnam a Marine squad spends Christmas near a one room home. Cpl Ken Yerkes 20 from Milwaukee leads the 10 man unit as they monitor radio and plan patrols. Marines share ham and eggs and reflect on home while aiding local militiamen guarding Thong Le village.
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Thongle
South Vietnam
Lance
James Rorie
Flint
Mich
Yerkes
Milwaukee
Vietnam
Pfc
Thomas Ovesy
Texas City
Texas
Armed Forces Network
Thong-Le
World Team to Probe Complaints of North Viet Attacks on Laos City
Laos battles North Vietnamese incursions prompt a United Nations backed Laos control commission to send a delegation to Tha Teng. Poland resists investigation while India and Canada prepare to travel from Pakse for a briefing and site visit. The mission aims to assess violations near Tha Teng and highlight North Vietnamese presence in Laos.
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Laos
Vientiane
International Control Commission
Thai Teng
Tha
Teng
Poland
Canada
India
Commission
Pakse
Tha Teng
Britain
Soviet Union
T 4A
Soviet Scientist Praises Apollo 8 and US Space Feat
A Soviet scientist lauded Apollo 8’s hardware and astronauts as brave, while stressing the USSR will continue unmanned space exploration. Boris Petrov of the USSR Academy of Sciences praised the mission’s success and warned of risks, noting Soviet plans for extensive studies of space and near-earth phenomena.
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Washington
UPI
Boris Petrov
Council For International Cooperation
Ussr Academy of Sciences
Moon
Petrov
Frank Borman
James Lovell
William Anders
Earth
Soviet Union
Outer Space
Venus
Mars
Yuri Gagarin
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Rolce
Cpl
Jimmy Roquéetl
New Orleans
Roquest
Ronnie
Ome
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North Viet
Con Thien
New York Times Service
U.S
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Fidence Ak
Pacific. Ave
Long Beach
Long Beach Blvd
Pacific Coast Hwy
Woodland Hills
Claremont
Pomona
San Bernarding
Los Angeles
Pasadena
Sahabra
Huntington Beach
Granada Hills
Downey
Anaheim Covina
Thousand Oaks
Glendale
Gardena
Anaheim
Next Bank Financing West
Angeler South Bay
Ventura
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