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Vang Pao dies at 81; exiled Hmong general
Gen. Vang Pao, the controversial but revered Hmong leader who was a key ally to the United States during the Vietnam War, died Thursday in Clovis, Calif. He was 81.
Vang Pao was admitted to a hospital for pneumonia Dec. 26 shortly after his traditional...Tags: Government, Radio Industry, World War II (1939-1945), Human Interest, National Government
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Traveling abroad? For information, check with the country's tourist office
For tourist information about foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. Several no longer list phone numbers, so information is through their website only. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at (212) 963-...Tags: Tahiti (French Polynesia, France), Polynesia, Portugal, India, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Sip on this: Lost in Laos cocktail by Matt Biancaniello
Brand XWinter seemed to drag on and on for Angelenos this year. Crippled by a series of cold, rainy days, our city's citizens are raring for some serious beach bumming and sunshine. These welcomed months also mean it's time to start making summer travel plans.... -
Major Crimes Increase in L.A., 1960
The Daily MirrorDec. 31, 1960: Most crime, except for drunk driving, increased in 1960, according to Police Chief William H. Parker. The 4.2% decrease in DUI was probably due to longer jail sentences, Parker said. "In other words, it takes habitual drunkards...... -
The Find: Tom Yum Koong
Thatched baskets of sticky rice arrive alongside tart pork sausages still sputtering from the pan. Papaya salad follows, the strands of green, unripened fruit stained a murky brown from fermented blue crab paste. At Tom Yum Koong in Westminster, among the...Tags: Sausages, Papayas, Limes, Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure
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House Committee to Investigate Payola
The Daily MirrorNov. 7, 1959: A U.N. group finds no proof that Laos had been invaded by communist troops from North Viet-Nam but discovers that Laotian rebels were supplied by Viet-Nam Reds. You may hear more about Viet-Nam in the days ahead -- much more. A House... -
Foreign tourist boards
For tourist information on selected foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at (212) 963-1234, dial 0 and ask for the number of the country's U.N. mission or...Tags: Tahiti (French Polynesia, France), India, Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bolivia
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The lessons of Vietnam
HENRY A. KISSINGER was secretary of State from 1973 to 1977.THE IRAQ WAR has reawakened memories of the Vietnam War, the most significant political experience of an entire American generation. But this has not produced clarity about its lessons. Of course, history never repeats itself exactly. Vietnam and Iraq...Tags: Iraq, Richard Nixon, Robert F. Kennedy, Democratic National Conventions, Armed Conflicts
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Foreign government tourist offices
For tourist information on selected foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at (212) 963-1234, dial 0 and ask for the number of the country's U.N. mission or...Tags: Tahiti (French Polynesia, France), India, Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bolivia
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Taking the waters in Laos' jungle
Mission VIEJO reader Chad Briggs was touring Laos in April when he came upon a picturesque part of a jungle preserve north of Vientiane, the capital. "I actually was just taking pictures of the waterfall when these monks waded in," Briggs says, adding...Tags: Cambodia
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Rather than Barneys, perhaps Bangkok
Special to The TimesIt started years ago on the sultry Indonesian island of Java when I arrived without enough cool clothing. Out of desperation, I approached street-side mom-and-pop tailors in the city of Yogyakarta. They spoke no English, so I relied on rough sketches...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Monuments and Heritage Sites, New Year's Day, Entertainment, Thailand
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Foreign government tour offices
For tourist information on select foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. For a country not listed, call the United Nations at (212) 963-1234, dial 0 and ask for the country's U.N. mission or delegation. Anguilla: Anguilla Tourist...Tags: Tahiti (French Polynesia, France), India, Portugal, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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