Word: dais
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...will draw up the new constitution chosen from provincial and city councils-which Buddhists control. Ky has so far refused, and with good reason. A Buddhist-dominated Assembly would bring into the streets Viet Nam's four other major religious groups: the Catholics, the Hoa Hao, the Cao Dai and the Protestants. Saigon Buddhist Thich Tam Chau seems willing to compromise with the government on the Assembly, but so far the fiery Tri Quang has refused-and is using the demonstrations to improve his leverage...
...tried to do it with French puppets--and General Ky is no less a puppet than Bao Dai--but it failed because it was a foreign importation...
...DAI UY, the Vietnamese rank of captain, is pronounced dye wee by Americans and used to designate anyone in charge of anything...
...DAI (rhymes with tree high) is Vietnamese for "O.K., go ahead," not to be confused with Di Di (pronounced dee dee), which can mean anything from "get out of here" to "follow...
Stage Secrets. A more gracious entrance was made by Mary Martin. Just off the plane, she said: "I'm thrilled to be here, proud to be here and glad to be here." At the press conference, where she wore a yellow and white ao dai, she was asked, "Are you afraid to be here?" Mary hesitated, then answered, "No, not really." Then she turned the question around. Were the correspondents afraid? Back came a thunderous "Yes!" So was the Pentagon. The company would put on six performances in the next ten days in the war area, but the exact...