Word: luangprabang
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Rifle fire crackled on the road from Vientiane to Luangprabang as pro-Western Laotian forces made desultory trouble for pro-Communist rebels. Soviet transports droned out of North Viet Nam parachuting supplies to the rebels, and Communists in the air or on the ground shot up an unarmed U.S. observation plane that was taking pictures of the airdrop...
...General Phoumi Nosavan moved to town with his new Premier, easygoing Prince Boun Oum, and a clutch of U.S. "advisers." A majority of the National Assembly had already voted Boun Oum into power, and King Savang Vatthana even bestirred himself to leave the pagodas of his home town, Luangprabang, and visit the capital to give the new government his blessing. But the civil war in Laos was in fact no nearer to an end than ever-and at week's end the Communists were moving ominously to intensify it. Furthermore, the U.S. was at odds with its allies about...
...revolt against Prince Souvanna since last September. On a good will tour a fortnight ago. genial Prince Souvanna awakened one morning in the small northern village of Moung Sai, his head still dizzy from ceremonial quaffing of a strong rice spirit called choum, to learn that the royal capital, Luangprabang. had gone over to General Phoumi. Last week he learned that his army commander in chief. General Ouane Ratthikoun, had also joined the rebels (as have 20 of the 59 delegates to the National Assembly...
...pressure to reconcile Premier Souvanna and General Phoumi. Their argument: the only side winning in the fight is the Communist Pathet Lao. At first Phoumi proved stubborn, ignoring four telegrams from the King asking him to meet with the Premier's military representatives at the royal palace in Luangprabang. But the new month was approaching, bringing pay day for his troops, and U.S. aid, which normally covers the army's wages, goes only to the legal government, i.e., Premier Souvanna...
...town of Paksane toward Vientiane, boasting that they would dine in the capital that evening. But then they encountered about 500 of Captain Kong Le's paratroopers on a muddy road. Phoumi's men fled, leaving weapons, ammunition and trucks. Last week General Phoumi meekly flew to Luangprabang, accepted a ceasefire, and began negotiations to get some of his own men into the Cabinet...