Word: militiaization
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Juan was in the process of joining the militia. "We knew the U.S. was planning something, and by then I had gained enough consciousness to get an idea of what was going on." Pedro was too young to join the regular forces; once again he was entrusted with carrying messages. Alberto was already in a militia unit, which was later called to active duty...
...Russians were heavy drinkers long before the Revolution, and Communism has not changed that. Lenin & Co. learned as much when, in an effort to conserve potatoes and grain, they continued a World War I liquor prohibition into the mid-1920s; during one six-month period, the Soviet militia uncovered no fewer than 75,296 illegal stills. Since then, sales of vodka, profits to the state and the number of chronic alcoholics have all grown right along with the population. The Kremlin does not publish official statistics, but one count of Soviet souses in 1965 put the number of heavy drinkers...
...Vietnamese. It concedes that 1) pacification of the countryside is progressing, and roads and canals are the safest in years; 2) the Army of the Republic of Viet Nam (ARVN) has improved, though it remains spotty and heavily dependent on U.S. support troops; and 3) an effective home-front militia is armed and operating...
...units will serve as "fire brigades," taking advantage of their mobility to rush to any location where it appears that the ARVN (Army of Viet Nam) is in trouble. Even then, they are meant to take no part in the main fighting. Instead, they will free regular ARVN or militia units for combat by relieving them from road or town security duty...
Mountain Refuge. Militia training has been stepped up everywhere. Visitors to the recent Canton trade fair report that a huge tunnel complex has been built beneath the city that will enable downtown residents to flee to the relative safety of White Cloud Hill nine miles away. Washington discounts rumors that the Chinese have chiseled an elaborate command post out of 12,000-ft. mountains in Szechwan province as a refuge for Chairman Mao Tse-tung and his deputy Lin Piao in the event of an attack. But U.S. sources have been told that underground headquarters have been dug in almost...