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B-LADE EWS SECTION 'Vhat make'! some light ears hold the road are 'the heavy payments, Y, SEPTEMBER 6, 1966 PAGE 23 IVisited Southeast Asia iVietnamese Apprehensive, Michig,an Youth Says Fear Unpreparedness of the fear of the purge in progress. For Self-Government The teachers said they were By LEE PETITJEAN frustrated and stiff~ed in their Blade Staff Writer efforts for academic freedom, , TECUMSEH Mich Sept 6 he said. If the teachers failed The South Vieinames~' are ~or- to follo~ the party line in their ried that they will be left un- academic program, t~ere was prepared. to rule themselves, no chance for promotion. 'just as they were when they Sho~tage of fo,od was a re~- .were freed of French colonial son given by some of the ChI- occupation, \a young world trav- nese students for. their decision eler and political student said, to.leave Red China. Arthur Collingsworth, son of.The y 0 u t h wa~ impressed Mr. and Mrs. Neri Collings- with pro g res s III Formosa worth of Tecumseh returned where the Chinese Nationalists recently from his se~ond world have made it possible for 83 tour. He was chairman of a per cent of the peasants to [special delegation of four na- own land. !tional Republican student lead- T~~govern~~nt made the en hic isit untries.cin, decISIOn to dIVIde the land. Europe and Asia. He made a ~rge proper~y own. ers . w~re similar trip last year. relm?urs~d with stock III Ill- The U.S. is doing too little dustnal firms at market value. ,and doing it too slowly in the The new stock owners could sell j Political development of the th~ sto~k, but many. have ree IVietnamese, he said. When the ta~ned It, Young Colhngswor~h U.S. first became involved in said. He suggested that this the affairs of Viet Nam it was pattern might be successful in as an adviser. Now it controls South America where lack of TECUMSEHYOUTH GREETS ASIAN LEADER the war effort and has assumed capital has hindered industrial YoUl/g Collingsworth, right, meets C. K. Yen, "ice president the voice of South Viet' Nam. growth and .most of the agricul- ", '. anti prime minister 0/ Formosa There has been a failure to tural land IS owned by a few " create a political machine. Sue- families. is completely vair - ~o~ditioned, an~ he met many ,of the coun- cess in the scheduled elections Technical Aid b~t :the.re IS not sufflcle~t elec- try s leaders. ' could be the first step in poli F h b -d' tricityir; the city to provide the He also was Brazil's represen- , . - . ormosa as een sprea mg 'f th" ,Ii't t ti thf . tical growth there Young Col- . ' power or e U1 s. a ive ate uneral of Presi- I · th dd d ' . techmcal knowledge to other P Iiti I C dent Kennedy . mgswor .a e. ' .'. 0 I Ica areer . i .. . countnes. A new high -YIeld ~ . Before leaving on his world j ,VlSlted VIet Nam .' strain of rice is being offered The T,ec~mse~,youth, ~ s~mor tour he served as a research as- The young Tecumseh traveler t th t. T hni at the University of Michigan, sociate for the foreign affairs . , 00 er coun nes. ,ec mCIans· 'I' . ti I ·spent. a I?onth. in Viet Ndamhave gone in to' help other ISol~t~nm~ngdaf ca~eg' er m ff ~rac rea division of the ~ouse R~publi- 'on .jns tnp last year an a . ., . P IICSa oreian a alI;~., can conference in Washmgton. I 'shorter period this year.. countnes, especially in farml?g. In 1958,when he was 1'kyear~ · Young people, here should They recommend tools - which old, he was named a ,l?P'ecia:l Igive serious thought to the U.S. are simple and adaptable to the correspondent for B r it z ilt{.to ,policies abroad and ex pre s s .needs. Mr. Collingsworth cited Michigan and-Ohio byt~~l1 Bta- those thoughts, he said, but not an example where a simple zilian President juscelino:~ilbft- by senseless demonstrations. hand plow was provided by the schek.The youth had" written Young Collingsworth sa i d Chinese Nationalists instead of the Brazilian president to learn. that I e a d.e r s of countries to ~ttempting to mechanize farm- who.~a~dled.tha.t cou.ntry's com-I whom he had talked were hope- mg as the U.S. has done. mercialaffairs III this area and ful of military success by the, An example of misguided use asked for the post when he U.S. in South Viet Nam. Even of foreign aid by the U.S: was learned. that the counWyqld leaders of neutral countries "ex-reported in Afghanistan. .not·have a representative .. pressed the wish for U.~.. vie- In ~abul, the c?untry's l~rg- 1:hr~ghhiseffo~ts oyer"t}lit- ·tory t~ere, he added. Military est CIty, th~ RUSSiansprovlded$ixyeatperiod'that'l1e;lfeIqAJj~; succe~s ther~could be a m~]or a modern airport.. The U:S. then PQst,he~'inte.rested some, Amer" ,s~~p ~n halting furth~r aggres- constructed an airport at K.an- ican businessmen in investing sion m Southeast ASIa by the dahar, ~he se~ond largest CIty. funds in Brazilian industries. Communists he said. The airport IS not staffed, be- During a ~top in Hong Kong, cause it isn't needed, he said. Guest Of Brazil ,' Young, Collingsworth talked to A single propeller driven air- In recognition of his ef.lorts,' ref u gee s from Red China. plane lands every other day at he was a guest of the "~pizilian. Among them were high school the airport which was construct- government-for several' months' teachers who had .left bec~se ed for jets. The airport J;mildingin 1960~I:t a tour of that country

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"Vietnamese Apprehensive, Michigan Youth Says", Toledo Blade, Toledo, Ohio, September 6, 1966, page 23, by Lee Petit Jean

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B-LADEEWS SECTION

'Vhat make'! some lightears hold the road are ' theheavy payments,

Y, SEPTEMBER 6, 1966 PAGE 23

IVisited Southeast Asia

iVietnamese Apprehensive, Michig,an Youth SaysFear Unpreparedness of the fear of the purge in

progress.For Self-Government The teachers said they wereBy LEE PETITJEAN frustrated and stiff~ed in their

Blade Staff Writer efforts for academic freedom,, TECUMSEH Mich Sept 6 he said. If the teachers failedThe South Vieinames~' are ~or- to follo~ the party line in theirried that they will be left un- academic program, t~ere wasprepared. to rule themselves, no chance for promotion.'just as they were when they Sho~tage of fo,od was a re~-.were freed of French colonial son given by some of the ChI-occupation, \a young world trav- nese students for. their decisioneler and political student said, to . leave Red China.Arthur Collingsworth, son of.The y 0 u t h wa~ impressed

Mr. and Mrs. Neri Collings- with pro g res s III Formosaworth of Tecumseh returned where the Chinese Nationalistsrecently from his se~ond world have made it possible for 83tour. He was chairman of a per cent of the peasants to[special delegation of four na- own land.!tional Republican student lead- T~~govern~~nt made theen hic isit untries.cin, decISIOn to dIVIde the land.Europe and Asia. He made a ~rge proper~y own.ers. w~resimilar trip last year. relm?urs~d with stock III Ill-The U.S. is doing too little dustnal firms at market value.

,and doing it too slowly in the The new stock owners could sell

jPolitical development of the th~ sto~k, but many. have reeIVietnamese, he said. When the ta~ned It, Young Colhngswor~hU.S. first became involved in said. He suggested that thisthe affairs of Viet Nam it was pattern might be successful inas an adviser. Now it controls South America where lack of TECUMSEHYOUTH GREETS ASIAN LEADERthe war effort and has assumed capital has hindered industrial YoUl/g Collingsworth, right, meets C. K. Yen, "ice presidentthe voice of South Viet' Nam. growth and .most of the agricul- ",'. anti prime minister 0/ FormosaThere has been a failure to tural land IS owned by a few "create a political machine. Sue- families. is completely vair - ~o~ditioned, an~ he met many ,of the coun-cess in the scheduled elections Technical Aid b~t :the.re IS not sufflcle~t elec- try s leaders. 'could be the first step in poli F h b -d' tricityir; the city to provide the He also was Brazil's represen-, . - . ormosa as een sprea mg 'f th" ,Ii't t ti t h f .tical growth there Young Col- . ' power or e U 1 s. a ive ate uneral of Presi-I· th dd d ' . techmcal knowledge to other P Iiti I C dent Kennedy .mgswor .a e. ' .'. 0 I Ica areer .i .. . countnes. A new high -YIeld ~ . Before leaving on his world

j,VlSlted VIet Nam .' strain of rice is being offered The T,ec~mse~, youth, ~ s~mor tour he served as a research as-The young Tecumseh traveler t th t . T hni at the University of Michigan, sociate for the foreign affairs

. , 0 0 er coun nes. ,ec mCIans· 'I' . ti I·spent. a I?onth. in Viet Ndamhave gone in to' help other ISol~t~nm~ngdafca~eg'er mff~rac rea division of the ~ouse R~publi-'on .jns tnp last year an a . ., . P I ICSa oreian a alI;~. , can conference in Washmgton.

I'shorter period this year.. countnes, especially in farml?g. In 1958,when he was 1'kyear~· Young people, here should They recommend tools - which old, he was named a ,l?P'ecia:lIgive serious thought to the U.S. are simple and adaptable to the correspondent for B r it z ilt{.to,policies abroad and ex pre s s .needs. Mr. Collingsworth cited Michigan and-Ohio byt~~l1 Bta-those thoughts, he said, but not an example where a simple zilian President juscelino:~ilbft-by senseless demonstrations. hand plow was provided by the schek.The youth had" writtenYoung Collingsworth sa i d Chinese Nationalists instead of the Brazilian president to learn.

that I e a d.e r s of countries to ~ttempting to mechanize farm- who.~a~dled.tha.t cou.ntry's com-Iwhom he had talked were hope- mg as the U.S. has done. mercialaffairs III this area andful of military success by the, An example of misguided use asked for the post when heU.S. in South Viet Nam. Even of foreign aid by the U.S: was learned. that the counWyqldleaders of neutral countries "ex- reported in Afghanistan. . not· have a representative ..pressed the wish for U.~.. vie- In ~abul, the c?untry's l~rg- 1:hr~ghhiseffo~ts oyer"t}lit-·tory t~ere, he added. Military est CIty, th~ RUSSians provlded$ixyeatperiod'that'l1e;lfeIqAJj~;succe~s ther~could be a m~]or a modern airport.. The U:S. then PQst,he~'inte.rested some, Amer",s~~p ~n halting furth~r aggres- constructed an airport at K.an- ican businessmen in investingsion m Southeast ASIa by the dahar, ~he se~ond largest CIty. funds in Brazilian industries.Communists he said. The airport IS not staffed, be-During a ~top in Hong Kong, cause it isn't needed, he said. Guest Of Brazil , '

Young, Collingsworth talked to A single propeller driven air- In recognition of his ef.lorts,'ref u gee s from Red China. plane lands every other day at he was a guest of the "~pizilian.Among them were high school the airport which was construct- government-for several' months'teachers who had .left bec~se ed for jets. The airport J;mildingin 1960~I:t a tour of that country