Word: van
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Monks' Ultimatum. Following two days of meetings, yellow-robed monks handed out mimeographed copies of what amounted to a declaration of war against Premier Tran Van Huong's six-week-old government, which suppressed Buddhist riots three weeks ago. Drafted by the Buddhists' top two political bosses, Thich Tri Quang and Thich Tarn Chau, the letter branded Huong's regime "execrable" threatened a nation wide campaign of "nonviolent noncooperation" unless "this government of betrayal" is dissolved...
SAIGON, South Vietnam, Dec. 15--Buddhist monks and nuns in Saigon will hold a protest fast Wednesday to protest "lies and distortions" by Premier Tran Van Huong's government, a spokesman announced Tuesday...
Nguyen Hy Van, chairman of the Vietnamese National Voluntary Service (NVS), outlined last night a program which is enabling Vietnamese students "to become aware of rural problems and to contribute actively to their country...
...peaceful New York, something more relaxed than a dexedrine hangover, exists as well, though you must look harder for it these days. You can get lost without much trouble in the still paths of Van Cortland Park, where the slither of garter snakes and scamper of rabbits will echo louder in your ears than the muted hissing and groaning of traffic in the distance. Or cross the bay to the dusky lanes and country gardens of Staten Island. Even occasional streets like those rows of brownstones in the sixties, between Park and Second, release you from the hustle...
Nguyen Hy Van, chairman of the Voluntary Youth Association (VYA)--a Vietnamese Peace Corps--and Lucien Pye, professor of Economics at M.L.T., will speak at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the Quincy Junior Common Room...