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<br />00013g <br /> <br />-3- <br /> <br />The Coloraoo Senator steps fran the <br />co-pilot's seat of an QV-IO Air Force <br />twin-engine ail"'CT'aft upcn arrival at the <br />Pleiku Air Base in the Central Highlands, <br />Vietna:n. A pilot noS! of his life 1 Senator <br />D:rninick obviously enjoyed his forty min- <br />ute ride in this small, new, versatile <br />plane 1 used in Vietnam byt the forward <br />Air Ccntrollers. Nicknarned by the ser"- <br />vices "The Black Pony" 1 the QV-IO has <br />proved to be very effective. <br /> <br /># # # <br /> <br /> <br />+ At present over 90% of the villages and hamlets are electing <br />t~eir chiefs and councils. <br /> <br />+ The V.ie.tname6e ha.ve. .in..u...i.a-ted a. !,'Wg1tam to Vta..t.)t 400,000 melt a. l{eM <br />60. the a/lmed ,Oltc"". They alT.e .&t the ""OC"", 06 open.&tg IZ V.wtJuc.t <br />and 8 Nauona.l TJtwung Cen..te.-u.. <br /> <br />+ The Government of Vietna.ll is training District and Provincial Chiefs <br />in actninis"trative services. The goverr-~-nent leaders feel that local <br />govern-nent services are essential in creatin~ a stable country. <br /> <br /> <br />VISCUSSIONS i~ITH LOCAL LEAVERS <br /> <br />VUJL.i.ng my toM to the VM.t.Ol1.6 6e.C.- <br />.t.tOM 06 .the c.ountJt~. 1 g.teati'f bene~.(ted <br />'-tom tatlUn.q cUlT.eoUy to the people. A.I I'", <br />6UJte. /fou know, the bac.kgJtoW1~ 06 the V..iunam- <br />Me people VaJly tJte.mendotL6tfJ. Among the manu <br />di.~~Vlent .tubu in V.ie..tna.m a.-u the'.loHtagMltd4 <br />loc..ated -in tlte mounta.-Uu ,[11 the Ce.n.tJta.l High- <br />wnlU. In oltdVt to .tmpltOve tite 6ecut.i.t1J 06 the <br />pe.ople. 13 6maU Monta.gnaJtd ha.mleu U.'<!.!I.e c.on- <br />60tidated Vtto one ~ge village ne~' Pt~ku. <br />I rucw,oed with the v<Ua.qe due6. Ip.ic.twted <br />a4 the te,tl th~t thouqhr. on. the p.oq."", <br />made d.u.Jt.Utg the p.16t two yea,~. <br />