French Built Roads Deteriorating in Vietnam
South Viet Nam reports French constructed roads from the 1920s and 1930s are crumbling under heavy wartime traffic. Route 4, Route 20, and Highway 19 suffer frequent closures due to rains, floods, Viet Cong sabotage, and road repairs. Officials say only 35 percent of roads are open, a level not seen since 1946.
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Vietnam
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Viet Nam AP
Viet Nam
Saigon
Dalat
Qui Nhon
Pleiku
Weathered Hayfield Sees Snow Storm and Thanksgiving Gatherings
A Nov 29 snow storm brought fierce winds uprooting trees and knocking out telephone lines in Hayfield. Local families including the Barrs, Wileys, Roomsburgs, Fraziers, and Solomons hosted relatives over Thanksgiving weekend while church activities and visits filled community life.
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Hayfield
Roy Barr
E, W, Bryan
W. B. Solomon
Ollie Clowser
Dear Abby Advice Column Excerpt From 1966
A pasted excerpt from the Dear Abby column includes questions about marrying across families and religious differences, a tale of luxurious gifts causing suspicion, and a teacher refusing dinner invites. It features reader letters from San Franciscans, Kentucky teachers, and Los Angeles readers, with Abby and others offering practical guidance.
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Sherman Oaks
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Beulah Elliott
Dale Anderson
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D. A. Frazier
Hawley Jackson
Albert Lacy
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