Life In South Vietnam Amid Conflict Captured In Photos
A photo essay shows Mrs Hamblin speaking to two children near Pleiku, claiming to be the first white woman to visit the village. A Vietnamese man cooks rice by a bucket stove on a bicycle in Saigon while a mobile stove heats meals for sale. A man hauls water to the Central Market and a woman carries rice and beans through Saigon. The piece notes a mobile Howard Johnson among Saigon residents and that Vietnamese families often have eight to ten children living in small shacks. The town pump is a social hub as heat drives early hours and noon work. Viet Nam is described as having two classes: rich or poor or educated or ignorant.
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Saigon
Ing
Howard Johnson
Viet Nam
America
Hamblin
Pleiku
Madam Nhu
Suoldio
Returned From Pleiku Last Month Beckleyan Tells Of Viet Nam Life
Mrs. Paul Hamblin of Beckley recounts seven months in Saigon and Pleiku Vietnam detailing climate heat and sanitation gaps. She notes vast poverty rich contrasts and American reliance on servants while supporting education for local youths Doan Thi Hai and Ling receive funded study aid.
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South Viet Nam
Paul Hamblin
Beckley
Saigon
Pleiku
U. S
Congress bills range from taxes to grandmothers day
Washington writer reviews varied new measures filed in the current session. Oregon backs ticket fixing ban in DC while Maryland lacrosse balls tax repeal draws interest. A New Mexico leasing act clarification concerns Indian lands. Opinions touch Florida land status and a fish conservation idea. South Vietnamese burial customs described by Mrs Hamblin reveal clan rites and village life.
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Dick West Washington
UPI
America
Congress
Oregon
District of Columbia
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Maryland
Clarence D. Long
D-Md
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
New Mexico
Charles E. Bennett
D-Fla
Flora
Virgin Islands
Roman C. Pucinski
D-Ill
John D. Dingell
D-Mich
Dingell
Raleigh County Horseman Association Meets at Coca Cola Building
The Raleigh County Horseman’s Association will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Coca Cola Building on South Oakwood Avenue. President Grady Whitlock urges all members to attend. A movie titled The Greatest Horse on Earth will be shown.
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Raleigh County Horseman’s Association
Coca Cola
South Oakwood Avenue
Grady Whitlock
Men Style Reporter Questions Fishing Hat Variety
A fashion columnist muses on whether there are hats beyond the apeless fishing style. The piece playfully asks if alternative headwear exists for men and why the classic fishing hat remains so prevalent.
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Beckleyan
By June Davis
Col. Hamblin
Vietnamese American Association
Paul
University of Arizona
J. H. Holt Plumbing & Heating
Valley Drive
W. Va
Pontiac
Motor Trend
Raleigh Motor Sales, Inc
Raleigh Heights
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