Wife Endures Soldier's Viet Nam Year With Witty Courage
Elizabeth Reed faced a year of isolation while her husband, Air Force Capt. Lawrence Reed, served in Viet Nam. He flew 800 combat missions, was shot down twice, and earned the Bronze Star and multiple Air Medals. Back home in Eau Claire and near Travis Air Force Base, she stayed busy as a nurse, club officer, and by keeping in touch with her husband by tape.
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Air Force
Lawrence Reed
Viet Nam
States
Reed
Southeast Asia
Republicans attack Johnson budget as phony plan
GOP lawmakers denounce President Johnsons 1128 billion budget saying it is inflated and vow to expose and cut it. Rep Frank Bow heads an economy task force to review waste while Rep Charles Jonas defers judgment until detailed GOP study. Democrats praise the package despite its size, arguing the nation can afford needed programs.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Frank T. Bow
Ohio
GOP
House Appropriations Committee
Charles Raper Jonas
N.C
Congress
Bow
Jonas
GOP Appropriations Committee
Infant girl shot at home during strike scare
In Madison Michigan a shotgun blast tore through the living room of Stanley Lapinski’s home striking near 19 month old Karen Lapinski as she slept. The incident follows a string of home shootings aimed at workers at the Union Starch and Refining Co in Granite City. The blast damaged a vase a clock and a book shelf. Earlier shots hit the homes of three supervisors and another hit a mattress where a child was sleeping.
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Madison
UPI
Union Starch and Refining Co
Granite City
Stanley Lapinski
Karen
Debates on homecomings and family labels in letters
A collage of Dear Abby letters touches down on Vietnam soldiers seeking quiet returns, a son puzzled by a stepmother, a working man fixated on sex, and a mother asking how to introduce a father’s wife. The mix shows personal awkwardness and social signals in domestic life.
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Abby
Vietnam
Tent 7
U.S. Marine Corps
H&ms-12
Chu Lai
Richard B. Owens
Segt
Orlando
Fla
Robert C. Packard
Pfe
Pittsburgh
George Jones
Mpls
Minn
Ray D. Smith
Pfc
Portland
Ore
Ray Richardson
Dothan
Ala
Larry Little
Wheelwright
Driving advice from a misread notice
A fragmentary text warns about aging drivers and vehicle traction with uncertain insurance notes and scattered hints about sand under tires and getting stuck. No clear names, places, or dates are readable.
Highland Park mother warns on late night calls to son
A Highland Park mother laments relentless phone calls to her 16 year old son from girls, threatens action if her 14 year old daughter does similar, and urges residents to read Abby’s wedding booklet. She suggests removing the home line if harassment continues.
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Highland Park
Illinois
David
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United Press International
New York
Elizabeth Reed
Capt. Reed
Dighton
Kan
Capitol
Reeds
Osincup’s
Med
Xtra
Klein Klothing
Clarence Logan
Robert Logan
Fabric Service Center
North
Iowa
Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
Mary
A. Tok. Ee
Buick
Los Angeles
Calif
Ainsworth Corners Cafe
Ainsworth
Vince and
Ellie Overstreet
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