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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-03-21
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By Hazel BrannOn Smith

Our town is a beautiful
place. -
Everywhere the redbud,
1lower4Ilg peach and CRAB r.
namenlaIS, giant pear, ana
tie Smaller plum ana peach
trees, are nIeraliy covered IN
WI1A d proIuSlOn of delicate
aIiu peou.11uI blooms III
wllIIe, pulple, and many
SliaueS Oh pliln. The uogWood
IS ABOUT 10 burst III bloom.
III Almost every yard. these
SHRUBS ana trees are literally
apIaze ana thrill the hearts
u Tie paSserDy..
DaIIoulIs are still numer-
GUS Inougn some have
Doomed anu faced. The late
boomers are sull to arrive.
1nere are some, but not
moIy Tulips.
Inc forSythia, spirea and
burning bush are at their
peak and nave never been
pIettier.
we suggest to all our read
I that a very reWardlng
experience could be yours
TINS weekend = if you take
an hour or SO and drive
around and really see the
town. If you have visitors be
sure to take a drive and let
them see Lexington, too.
You will then agree - 1t
is a beautiful place.
Congratulations to all our
Holmes County All boys and
girls who scored SO highly in
the Northwest District Live
stock Show at Greenwood
last week.
Holmes County showed the
Grand Champion Hereford
bull, cross bred lamb, dairy
cow and Pen of three lambs,
also the Reserve Champion
Duroc boar. Other honors
were won as well.
Duane Tucker is proud of
the splendid records made by
all these fine boys and girls
= and so are we. (See COM
plete story fer detailS.)
All reauers interested In
gooa government in Missls-
sippi ana all those IN
terested in the welfare Of
our state (wnicn depends in
great part on the kind of
government we have) = are
not only invited but urged
to read Dick Sanders Com
ment' printed on our edl-
torial page this week.
The public is indebted to
the popular WLBT news di-
rector for the observations
he made on the March 18th
program. Our readers will
find them very interesting
and Informative.
The whole thing boils
down to how gullible the
people of Mississippi are -
just how much we will take
from a small group of cyni-
cal and corrupt politicians
who want to establish a
dictatorship over the people
and take all our rights away.
They have already taken
away our right to vote for
the presidential candidate
of our choice = "just turn
your vote over to our cleo
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-03-21

JACK B. YATES, Lexing-
ton banker, will assume the
office of president of the
Lexington Chamber of Com
merce on April 1st. He sue
ceeds Lutte S. Ellison, Holmes
livestock dealer.
Visit. Relatives
Mrs. N. L. Moore, Miss
Loretta Moore and Mr.. and
Mrs. Leo Alderman recently
visited relatives in McComb
and Jackson.
Maxwell
Rubber Miles - The Rev.
erend
Larry CHM - Cousin Zeke
The public is invited to at
tend. Admission is fifty-cents
for students and seventy
five cents for adults.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-03-21
MPL Franchise
Approved By
City Votes

Lexington citizens display
ed a vote of confidence for
the new Mississippi Power
and Light Company 25-year
franchise by an overwhelm-
ing vote of 308 for, and IL
against, in the special cleo
ton Tuesday at City Hall.
A total of 800 out of a posi-
bic 500 qualified electors cast
their ballots. s.
The new franchise will ex-
tend 10 1888 and will enable
the utility company to prof.
ect long range planning for
the area and will invoke
other economies and develop
ment on a long range basis.
Already MPL has COM
pleted plans for a new office
building in Lexington on
which construction will start
soon. The new facility will
cost about SOS, 100000 and will
contain a nice auditorium to
be available for community
use by the various civic
groups and organizations.
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. OF G Banquet Set March 18th
{. |. Lofts
Named Speaker
For Affair Here

Members of the Lexington
Chamber of Commerce and
invited guests will meet on
Thursday night, March 18th
for the annual banquet which
climaxes the years activities.
This event will be held in the
Lexington High School Re-
creation Room at 7:3O, with
C. L. Lott, vice president and
general manager of Southern
Bell Telephone Company OF
Mississippi as guest speaker.
Mr.. Lott, president-elect of
he Jackson Chamber of
Commerce, now serves that
organization as director. For
many years he has been ac-
tive in state and local civic
affairs. He is, a member of
the Board of Directors of the
First National Bank in Jack
son: a member of the Exc
cutive Board of the Andrew
Continued on Page Three
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Hugh Mcclellan
Rites Wednesday

Hugh Mcclellan, prominent
Holmes County merchant
and landowner, died Mon
day, March 18th at the Dis
trict Two Community Hospi-
tai in Durant. He was 81.
A native Of Holmes Coun-
ty, he had made his home
in the Bowling Green COM
munity for a number of years
where he had extensive farm
ing interests. About two
years ago, he and Mrs. Nc
Lellan moved to Durant
where they have lived since.
He was a member of tn e
First Methodist Church of
Durant.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday at 1000 a. m.
from the First Methodist
Church of Durant, with the
Rev. R. E. WATSON officia-
ting, assisted by the Rev.
Curtis Ellis.
Interment was in Mizpah
Cemetery under the direction
of Southern Funeral Home
of Durant.
Survivors are his widow,
Mrs. Claudia Bailey McLel-
Ian, Durant; two sons, Hugh
Carl Mcclellan and Claud
Mcclellan, both of Durant; a
daughter, Miss Mary Eliza
beth Mcclellan. Durant; Two
brothers, Ivy. NJ. Mcclellan,
Durant and DR.. C. r. Nc
Lellan, Baton Rouge, Louisi-
ana; one sister, Mrs. Thelma
Baugh, Gulfport; and one
grandchild.
Pallbearers were /. w. Ma
bers, William Martin Nc
Bride; Roger Mcbride, Jack
Farmer, George Mcclellan
and Marion Mcclellan.
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Durunt Boptists
To Host Youth
Program Tonight

First Baptist Church of
Durant will host the Holmes
County Baptist Associational
Youth Night program tonight
Thursday at 7:30.
Bringing the m a G e
which will be directed to the
young people of the county,
will be the Rev. Joel Hare,
pastor of Ridgeland Baptist
Church, at Ridgeland.
Special music will be pre-
scented by the Associational
Youth Choir.
This program is being held
in conjunction with Youth
Week activities now in prog
ress at most of the Baptist
Churches of the county.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-03-21
Rotary Ann Banquet Held -.

Lexington Rotarians and
their Rotary AIMS were re-
called with Cajun Witticisms
and stories from the Bayou
country at their annual BAN
quet Tuesday evening.
Raymond Tate of Baton
Rouge, well known after din
ner speaker, was presented
to the group by Rotary Pre-
sident-Elect Eugene S. Herr
man, program chairman.
President Walter Sullivan
served as master of ceremon-
les and guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Leroy Paris, guests of
Mr.. Herman; Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold P. Hammett, guests of
Wilburn Hooker; and Mrs.
Ann Galloway, guest of j.
M. McRae.
Officers and directors were
presented by President Sui
Ivan after a warm welcome
had been extended to the
Rotary AIMS.
Is Native
Speaker for this affair, al
ways a highlight of the club
year, is a native of Water
Valley and was educated at
MSU, Ole Miss and Union
University. He was a school
teacher for 18 years and is
currently executive secretary
of the Louisiana Grocers' AS
ISOLATION which he organized
in 1914.
"Cajun' is the colloquial
term for Arcadian, the speak
er explained. The people are
a mixture of English and
French from Nova Scotia and
are some of the finest peo-
Continued on Page Three)
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-03-21

We are proud of our Mis-
sissippi State University
basketball boys, their coach
ing staff and everyone who
had anything to do with the
common sense decision of
permitting them to discharge
their responsibilities and OBJ
legations as Southeastern
Conference champions.
They conducted themselves
as champions in the tourna-
ment, even if they didn't
win. After all someone has
10 lose In competitive sports
= and it is every bit as I'M
portant to know how to lose
with grace and good humor
as 1t is to WIN.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-03-21
Ole Miss Night To Climax Youth
Week At Lexington Baptist Church

Climaxing Youth Week ac-
tivities in the First Baptist
Church of Lexington will be
"Ole Miss Night Sunday,
March "a when Glynn Grit
fin. outstanding Ole Miss
athlete will be the speaker
at ZOO p. m.
Glynn Wilburn Griffin, %
is a native Of Bentonia, a
graduate. of Culkin Academy
and is now in the school of
commerce at Ole Miss, study
ing insurance. He is an out
standing student, athlete and
Christian youth. While in
high school he was captain
of his schools football, bas-
ketball and baseball teams.
A three year letterman at
Ole Miss, he played in the
Sugar Bowl twice, the Cotton
Bowl, and the Senior Bowl,
and was named outstanding
player in the Sugar Bowl
for 1868. Making plans to
enter professional football,
.Glynn has signed a contract
with the New York Giants
for the fall season. This
young man is held in high
esteem by his teammates and
coaches. His homefolks
honored him with "Glynn
Griffin Day" in Vicksburg
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-03-21
Chairmen Named
IN Re Campaign

Six Holmes countians, along
with members of two orga-
nlzatlons have volunteered
their services as community
chalrmen to work in the
Holmes County Red Cross
Drive.
Those who will be serving
IN this capacity and the
community from which each
viii serve are:
Lexington: Mrs Herbert
H. man
Duranf: Lee Howell and
members of the Durant Jay
Gees
Pickens: Mrs W. G. Nc
Mullen, president and mem
bers of the "As You Like
It Club
Goodman: A. S. Donald,
Jr.
West: Mrs. Clyde Cade
Ebenezer: Mrs. w. I. Bur-
well.
This group will be solicit
ing donations in an effort to
enable Holmes County to
reach its goal. -
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last January.
Other activities of the
week included mississippi
State Night" on Sunday,
March 18th at which time
Johnny Baker, great football
player and Christian of MSU
was guest speaker. Through
out this entire week all Of
fices of the church are be-
ing filled by. the young peo-
pie.
The Rev. p. D. Bragg and
members of the church ex-
tend an invitation to the
public and especially the
young people of the commu-
nifty to attend this special
service on Sunday night.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-03-21
Lbs Seniors.
Will Present
Play Friday

"Hillbilly Wedding" a three
act comedy, will be present
ed by the Senior Class of
Lexington High School, FRI
day, March %, at 7:30 p. m.
in w. B.. Kenna Auditorium.
Director of this hilarious
event is Jim Stokes, Licking
ton band director.
Characters Listed
The complete cast and the
part each will play is as fol-
lows:
Don Barrett = "Pa" Bel
snickle
Linda Sue Moorhead -
ma" Belsnickle
Linda Dickard - Ceelie
Belsnickle
Claudia Thomas - Bonnie
Mae Belsnickle
Susan Sample = JUNE
Lou BelSnickle
Beth McWilliams - Four
Belsnickle
Arlene Pepper = Five Bel
Snickle
Sylvia Cannon = Six Bel
snickle
Denny Edwards - Obey
Upschlager
0. A. Cleveland, Jr. -
Chiz Upschlager
Butch Cothran - Ronald
Maxwell
Gwenda Hammett - Lucy
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-03-21

Nineteen Holmes County
All Club boys and girls ex-
hiblted forty-one animals in
the Northwest District Live
stock Show at Greenwood,
March 12-16th.
The Senior Livestock Judg-
ing team composed of Ma
than Mckee, Bill Atkinson,
Pat Slack of Pickens and
Kim Klmbrough of Lexing-
ton placed third in the Judg-
ing contest. They will COM
pete with eleven other teams
for State honors July IL, at
Mississippi State University.
The Junior team, which in
cludes Tommy Haffey, Tom
my Pierce, Bob Kimbrough
and Buddy Moore, placed
fifth.
Bill Mckenzie of Durant
showed the Grand Champion
Jersey and placed first in
S-hcwmanship and Judy Neal
of Lexington showed the Re-
serve Grand Champion Jer-
sey and placed third in
Showmanship
Pat Slack of Pickens
showed the Champion Cross
bred lamb and placed third
in sheep Showmanship.
Jimmy and Paula Weems
showed the Champion pen
and Crossbred lambs.
Jimmy Love of Tchula
Continued on Page Three)
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tors and we will cast it for
the best man. they say. And
Mlssissippians will be forced
to cast their ballots two
months before the rest of the
country for president.
OF course they will use
the race issue" to try to get
their way with the people.
We Mississippians have
done some pretty u m b
things at times but we
want to go on record now
as saying We do not believe
our people are stupid enough
to permit themselves to be
used by the group now trying
to gain permanent control OF
our state government.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-03-21
~Juycettes Sponsor
CukewuIk Toniqht

A cakewalk sponsored by
Lexington Jaycettes will be
held tonight, Thursday at
z o'clock on the Square,
near the Crown Service Sta
ton.
All cakes will be home
baked by Jaycettes.
The public is invited.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-03-21

The state senator (and
some other guy we've never
heard of who tried to get
a court injunction to stop
the MSU boys from going to
the NCAA tournament has
had his day of publicity and
notorlety.
He had already tried to
get the Senate to pass a
resolution prohibiting tn e
basketball team from going
to East. Lansing to play =
and the Senate refused, to
act on it.
But he went on and tried
to stop them anyway -
which takes a special brand
of idiocy.
Since this is a family news
paper we will not say what
we think of him - or his
buddy.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-03-21

SHOWS CHAMPION LAMB: Pat Slack of Pickens
All Club, showed the Champion Crossbred lamb and
also placed third in Sheep Showrnanship with her
Shropshire lamb at the Northwest District Livestock
Show in Greenwood, March 1916. Miss Slack received
the trophy for Best Sheep Showmanship in the Holmes
County Livestock Show.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-05-10
BeouxArts
Ball Set

The annual Beaux Arts
Ball of the Cotillion Club
will take place tonight at the
Belle Haven Country Club.
The event will feature
paintings by Robert White,
Alexandria artist noted for
qualities of realism and rep
resentational skill in a one
man show.
Each year an artist from
the Metropolitan Washing
ton area is invited to show
his work at the spring dinner
dance. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Blake Thompson of Alexan-
dria have arranged for the
exhibit this year.
Chairmen for the dinner
dance this year are Mr.. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-05-10
BY JOSEPHINE BOWMAN

Register and Tribune Syndicate
This week I will use my
question box column to an
swer some Of the queries
which come from those wom-
en- who are following my g.
Day Reducing Diet.
Question: Can I repeat
this diet?"
Answer: Yes. BUT, II you
have q lot of weight to lose.
do so more slowly. Use 9-Day
as an encouraging starter.
Then switch to 1900 to 1,400
calories a day. You will not
have pretty results If you
lose q lot Of weight too rap
idly.
Question: Can I make any
substitutions on your 9-Day
Reducing Diet?"
Answer: Yes, that is, II you
substitute in the same food
classification. In other words,
you can substitute q protein
for o protein or q vegetable
for another vegetable, within
limits. My 9-Day Diet book
let gives you lists Of substi-
buttons.
Question: How muc h
weight do women usually lose
on your 9-Day Diet?"
Answer: Many lose 10
pounds. I would say the aver
age loss is six or seven pounds
in nine days.
Question: II have IL
pounds to lose. Can ! con-
tinue this diet until I lose
that much?"
Answer: Yes, this can be
donel
Yesterday I printed the
menus for Friday and Sat-
urday.
Here are the menus for
Sunday. Mondays menus will
be in the Saturday Star.
Breakfast
Two slices crisp bacon
One thin dry slice Of whole
wheat toast
One-half grapefruit
Black coffee
Dinner
Chilled orange Juice
Serving Of baked or broiled
chicken
Celery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-05-10

Mrs. Arthur Charles Weld of
Alexandria. During Q brief
business meeting, presidents
for the coming year. Admiral
and Mrs. Richard Blackburn
Black Of Rippon Lodge,
Woodbridge, Va. will be in
stalled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-05-10
WHY GROW OLD?
Some Questions
On the Diet

Olives (only two or three
One-half cup lima beans
One roll
Fresh fruit cup.
Supper
Scrambled eggs
Lettuce and cucumber salad
One glass SKINNED milk
II you missed some Of the menus
which hove been printed in the StoF
or II you would like to hove the
complete diet in O smoll booklet,
send 10 cents and a stomped. self
addressed envelope with your request
for the 9-Doy Diet to Josephine
LOwmon in core Of The Stor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-05-10
Reception

The American Newspaper
Women's Club honored Ad-
miral and Mrs. Jerauld
Wright last evening at a 8 to
8 pm. reception at the club
house.
Admiral Wright, who will
be leaving soon for his new
post as Ambassador to China,
is former Supreme Allied
Commander of NATO. and
former Commander-in- Chief
Of the Western Atlantic Area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-05-10
Meeting

The Capital chapter Of the
National Secretaries Associa-
ton will hold its regular
dinner meeting, Monday. at
the Occidental.
John D. Coakley, consult
ant in the office Of the Direc-
tor Of Research Of Burroughs
Laboratories In Paoli, Pa,
will speak on THE Secretary
and Attenuation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-13
Grohom-Price

Mrs. Lloyd Leroy Graham
Of Woodlawn. Md. announc-
es the engagement Of her
daughter Mary Catherine 70
Mr.. Jesse B. Price III, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Price II Of Col
lege Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-13
Robbin-Morouis

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis d.
Robin announce the en-
gagement Of their daughter
Charlotte Ruth to Mr.. Mel
vyn Ira Marquis. son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Kieve c. Marquis Of
Pittsfield, Mass
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-13
SheIdon-Porter

Mrs. Geraldine B. Sheldon
Of Alexandria announces the
engagement Of her daughter
Alicia TO Mr.. Kenneth r.
Porter Of Bethesda, son Of
Mrs. Burke Finn Of WASH
ington and the late Mr..
Hugh J. Porter. A November
wedding is planned.
Smith-Depuy
Mr.. and Mrs. Barnett
Smith Of Alexandria an
nounce the engagement Of
their daughter 10 Anne to
Mr.. Robert William Depuy,
ir. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Depuy Of Silver Spring. Md.
A December Wedding Is
planned.
ChoppeIeor-
Skromstod, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Chappelear Of Chevy Chase
and Charlotte Hall, Md. an
nounce the engagement Of
their daughter Susan to Mr..
Harold Kenneth Skramstad,
jr.. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Skramstad Of Springfield,
Nd. and Riverside, Calf. A
December Wedding is
planned.
Troy-DeIoney
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul ]. Troy
Of Arlington announce the
engagement of his daughter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-13
ENGAGEMENTS

Nancy Lee to Mr.. william F.
Delaney. jr.. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Delaney. A June we'd
ding Is planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-08
Hope Wones
For Tax Bill
This Year
BY the Associated Press


The Senate Finance Com
mittee today set December IL
as the date for winding up its
public hearings on President
Kennedy's S11 billion tax cut
bill.
The announcement seemed
to kill any remaining chance
| for Senate action on the top
priority administration bill this
year.
Only one week will remain
after December Is until Con-
gress starts its Christmas
recess on December 20. The
recess is to run to January 2.
A week would lot be nearly
enough time for consideration
and votes on the bill in the
Finance Committee, much less
floor action, based on past
handling Of major tax legisla-
ton.
The hearing schedule was in
line with that which Chairman
Harry F. Byrd, Democrat of
Virginia, said 10 days ago prob
ably would be worked out.
Senator Hartke, Democrat of
Indiana, a committee member,
has said he will move by mid
November to speed hearings on
the bill and try to get passage
this year.
But Senator Byrd won the
groups backing with a 12-to-4
vote when a similar move was
tried last month by Senator
Douglas, Democrat of Illinois
The chairman was given full
control Of the scheduling Of
witnesses and has announced
that all who apply will be heard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-08
Johnson Sees
Kinq and Spuuk

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Nov. 8
(AP(.-Vice President johnson
had an audience with King
Baudouin at the royal palace
today before lunching with
Foreign Minister Paul-Henri
Spaak.
Earlier Mr.. johnson went
to lay a wreath at the IN
known Soldier Memorial.
Tonight he will be guest
speaker at a black-tie dinner
to be given jointly by the Bel
gian American organizations
of Brussels.
A Belgian city police inspec-
tor, meanwhile, expressed
surprise at the strength of Mr..
Johnson's American security
guard.
There are about 35," he
said. 81 wonder why. They
say they fear Communists, but
I doubt if any Communist here
would know who Mr.. johnson
is"
Nevertheless, city police in
spectors were given a special
briefing before the Vice Presi-
dents arrival.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-08
POINT OF VIEW

effect. A contrite Senator
Dodd returned to the floor
after what is presumed to
have been a lecture by his
leader, Senator Mansfield, to
report he now felt like a
skunk at a lawn party" and
"a peanut"
To the applause of his
fellows, the miscreant said
he had not wanted to be
"a spiteful and hateful man."
For W e eks. people out
side the club have been say
ing and writing that if the
Senate were a horse, it would
be turned out to pasture; if a
business, put on the block
and sold, mostly for the fix
lures.
Inside the club, the matter
has only been file etingIy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-08

m entioned. But Senator
Dodd's diatribe could not be
ignored.
Unheard by most of his
colleagues, who were, as he
bitterly re m arke d, at the
Embassies or being ter
tanned when he spoke We'd
neSday in the cleaning. it
was read with indignation by
them in yesterdays Congress
sional Record.
Senator Dodd broke most
of the unwritten rules when
he informed on the worlds
greatest deliberative body.
In the first place, he at
tackled the leadership of
Senator Mansfield, who has
enjoyed an immunity second
only to mother On the Senate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-08
BY MALCOLM w. BROWNE
Associated Press Staff Writer

SAIGON. Wet Nam, Nov. 8.
The pretty young typist. a
freed political detainee," en-
barrassedly related how Wet
Namese secret police beat and
choked her last week during an
interrogation.
It happened last Friday, she
said, only a few hours before
President Ngo Dinh Diem's
government collapsed in a blaze
of cannon fire and while his
brother Ngo Dinh Mus secret
police terrorists we're still in
operation.
The typist is Miss Hoang Thi
Dong. 90. employed at the Brit
ish EN- b a ssy, and an ardent
Buddhist.
She was one of the thou
sands of political detainees"
who felt the fangs Of the secret
police. Most of the prisoners
are free now and are telling for
the first time that things were
like in the Nhu concentration
camps.
An employe of the United
States aid mission, WI Hoang
Limb, was held in the lie Van
Quyeh camp.
There was a tiny CELL" he
said. "Forty-six prisoners were
locked inside, and the cell was
under the sun. Many became
unconscious"
At least one student. Nguyen
Van Van, died Of torture. His
liver was ruptured by trun-
cheons. Students held funeral
services for him Friday.
Fingers were chopped off
some of the prisoners. Others
were blinded.
Miss Dong, the typist, is no
stranger to terror. She is a ref
ugee from Communist North
Wet Nam. Her maternal grand
parents died in a prison there.
An aunt and uncle committed
suicide in the same prison, and