Insight into Vietnam War mass casualty allegations and civilian peril
An Associated Press writer examines the My Lai mass casualty allegations and the broader war atmosphere. Civilians are labeled targets in a gray frontier where fear, snipers, mines, and booby traps drive brutality and cynicism among U S troops and Vietnamese locals alike.
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John T. Wheeler
Vietnam
Associated Press
My Lai
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Hue
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Cong
Saigon
Pentagon
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Fossil skull discovery supports Gondwanaland theory
Dr. Laurence M. Gould reports a 200 million year old Lystrosaurus skull from the South Pole as key evidence for a former single southern continent Gondwanaland. He calls the find one of the great fossil discoveries and links it to the Lower Triassic index fossil across Africa, South America, and India. Oregon’s Pacific coast note appears incidental.
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Washington
South Pole
Laurence M. Gould
National Science Foundation
Gould
Gondwanaland
South Atlantic Oceans
Africa
South America
India
Road Builder John McAdam Shapes 19th Century Roads
Encyclopaedia Britannica notes that John McAdam, a Scottish merchant, redesigned roads with a raised surface and compacted stone layers to improve drainage and durability, laying the groundwork for modern highway construction.
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John McAdam
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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