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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1971

Page

11

Mud Loc Describes GIs Struggles With Vietnam Mud

GIs at a base near the Laotian border nicknamed Mud Loc as monsoon mud clogs boots uniforms and even food. Pfc Dino Schumacher of Altoona Pennsylvania 19 became stuck up to his knees during a patrol and needed a rope shovel and Montagnard children to help free him after 45 minutes of effort.

Mailoc Vietnam Pfc Dino Schumacher Altoona Schumacher

Mt. Pleasant News Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Illness

Mrs. Rosie Boyce of Yellow Springs West Virginia spent a week in Mt. Pleasant with her son Emmett Boyce and family. Ronnie Long has recovered and returned to school after illness. Cecil E. Boyce of Clearbrook visited his cousin Ronnie Long. Willard Boyce Jr and Miss Bonnie Milhon visited Emmett Boyce’s home. Pearl Cochran called on Mrs. Sadie Lamp and family. Rosie Boyce also visited her granddaughter Virginia Long last Friday afternoon.

Mabel Perry MT. Pleasant Rosie Boyce Yellow Springs W. Va Emmett Boyce Ronnie Long Cecil E. Boyce Clearbrook Willard Boyce, Jr Bonnie Milhon Pearl Cochran Sadie Lamp Virginia Long

Brando to star in The Godfather film

Marlon Brando has been signed for the title role in the movie adaptation of Mario Puzo’s best selling novel The Godfather. Paramount announced production would begin in New York in March with Francis Ford Coppola directing and Albert S Ruddy producing. Puzo will co-write the screenplay.

New York Marlon Brando Mario Puzo Paramount Pictures Francis Ford Coppola Albert S. Ruddy Puzo

World telephones rise to 255 million count

The world has 255 million telephones, up 90 percent in ten years, per AT&T data. The United States leads with 115.2 million, about 45 percent of the total, followed by Japan at 23.1 million and the United Kingdom at 13.9 million.

New York American Telephone and Telegraph United States Japan United Kingdom At&t

Heloise tips repurposing fringe from old bedspreads

Readers share thrifty ideas from home economy and clever hacks. A reader preserves fringe from a worn bedspread to trim a table cover and a valance, while others describe storage tips for lunch kits, ironing, and small-space organization.

B. W. Passer

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