General Reflects On Desperate VC And War Attitudes
A field commander recalls brutal combat in the current war as he notes two bandaged dead Vietcong soldiers. He questions whether they were wounded or exhausted and observes how they are handled by attendants after being killed. The general also explains that enemy dead are buried where killed and not shipped home due to lack of identification. The passage ends with a note on the origin of the word sybarite from Sybaris in Italy.
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North
Africa
Sicily
Korea
Merton on dialogue and freedom in a prisoner’s mind
The writer contrasts open dialogue with rigid belief. He notes Merton’s vow of silence and the monk’s chosen imprisonment of body to free the mind. The passage reflects on poverty shaping values and warns against enemy ideologies.
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Merton
Bank theft charges filed against Vera Hague and others
A federal grand jury in Indianapolis indicted Vera D. Hague 67 Medora on embezzling 1034.39 from the State Bank of Medora with total shortages cited over 24000. James E Turner Aurora faces 4817 embezzlement charges from Local 501 funds. Four men face Selective Service Act violations, including three Jehovahs Witnesses and a 18 year old from Wheatfield for induction failures.
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Indianapolis
Vera D. Hague
Medora
State Bank of
E. Turner
Aurora
501
International Chemical Workers Union
Turner
New Comptroller
Covington
George E Brunner
North Salem
James A. Kiefer
Lake Village
Robert W. Scott Jr
Markle
Jehovah's Witnesses
Man Re-Indicted In Marion Murder
Glenn E. Stewart, 31, was re-indicted by a Grant County grand jury on first degree murder and being an accessory after the fact in the Mothers Day slaying of Larry L. Schmidt. Edith L. Schmidt, 25, Marion, remains charged, with venue moved for her case. Schmidt, 30, was found cut into five pieces in his basement. Stewart's arraignment on new charges is set for December 27.
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Marion, Ind
Marion
Larry L. Schmidt
Grant County
Glenn E. Stewart
Beng
Stewart
Edith L. Schmidt
Grant Circuit Court
Schmidt
Jay Circuit Court
Portland
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Abraham Lincoln
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