Articles by T J S George

VIETNAM Intimations of the Lifelines T J S George THIS is the story of my bone-crushing, stamina-testing, three-day mad trip from Hanoi to the 17th Parallel in the roasting July heat of North Vietnam. It may not be the sort of experience one would welcome more than once, but it provided a unique insight into the des. truetive capability of American air- power, the mammoth transport problems plaguing Vietnam, the tenor of life in the provinces, the unconquerable .spirit of the Vietnamese people, and the heights to which a simple and poor people can rise under capable leadership. For us it was invaluable education.

October 14, 1972 MANILA Constitutional Martial Law?
T J S George IN the South-East Asian sea of strongman governments, the Philippines used to be a sentinel island where the flag of democracy Hew high. That flag was lowered on the night of September 22 when President Ferdinand Marcos imposed martial law, closed down all newspapers and radio stations and took into custody an assortment of opposition politicians and journalists. A way of life which Filipinos had thought inviolable came to an abrupt end.

ECONOMIC AND POLITICALWEEKLY of free education to the university. So far, the state government used to provide freeships to students whose parents' annual income did not exceed Rs 900, Now government has decided to extend the freeships to all those whose parents' income is less than Rs 2,400 per yean It is estimated that as a result of this new limit, some 40,000 should get free college education. Both these measures in education will, of course, put a significant burden on the state's finances.

carriers, artillery, communication equipment, sea and river craft, and even aeroplanes are repaired, assembled, and rebuilt. That is why 40 per cent of US arms and equipment from Vietnam goes to Okinawa, which itself has no demand for these things. At Okinawa the US Department of De-' fence has established an organisation called Pacific Utilisation and Redistribution Activity (PURA), which sends out arms and equipment to Asian countries. Representatives of Asian countries covered by the US Military Assistance Programme visit Okinawa to identity the equipment they need.

December 26, 1970 posters for the exhibition were not pro- perly displayed. If a local public relations firm had been hired, it could have been instructed to see that the Chinese traders attended the exhibition. And it would have done the job because of its contacts.