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...Brien, all veterans of the team, will perform as usual. Salinger has already detailed one of his staff helpers to write a compilation of Kennedy Administration feats. O'Brien refers constantly to an ever-thickening notebook packed with facts on Democratic state organizations. National Committee Chairman John Bai ley sees the President frequently, has made dozens of pep talks to local party leaders whipping up enthusiasm for "work on a political spectacular to be produced in November...
...AMBIKA BAI...
...Uproot Communism. Members of Nguyen Van Tin's league have to take an oath of allegiance and swear "to search energetically day and night for the means to uproot Communism." Two hundred men of Bai Trang have taken this oath. A hundred and fifty of them are used to protect the village against Communist night raids. Of these, 90 have only clubs and knives, 40 have rifles given by the French, and 20 have sporting rifles bought out of village funds...
Fifty times in the last year, Bai Trang has been attacked by Ho's guerrillas. Another attack could come at any moment. But for three months now there has been no attack. Says Nguyen Van Tin: "I think they have learned the lesson that in this village we are organized. If one of Ho's men hides his arms, the French soldiers can't tell whether he is a guerrilla or a harmless peasant. But I know them all -for miles around. The Communists we shoot on sight, Mister Reporter. The others, who are only...
Rifles held in readiness, the anti-Communist youth of Bai Trang stood with their backs to the village, scanning the fields for marauders. The black-gowned notables clasped hands between their knees and bowed from the hips. As my jeep rattled off, Nguyen Van Tin shouted...