General News

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31276, 24 January 1967, Page 12

General News

Heroes “Who are your heroes today?” Air Vice-Marshal Ky, the Prime Minister of South Vietnam, was asked at a press conference in Christchurch yesterday. He pondered for a moment and replied: "Today? All the men fighting in my country, a very small, obscure country—Vietnamese, Australians, New Zealanders, Americans, Koreans, who die every day, every night The Vietnamese soldiers, for example—they make 20 dollars a month. They have very poor conditions of living, but continue to fight and give their lives for my country. I think today, in my eyes, they are heroes.” Holiday Offered The Mayor of Whakatane has offered to charter a DC3 aircraft to take 26 of the relatives of the dead Strongman miners to Whakatane for a week’s holiday. The scheme will be administered by the Greymouth Rotary Club. — (F.0.0.R.) Lapse Of Memory A lapse of memory caused some startled expressions during the civic reception in Christchurch for the Prime Minister of South Vietnam (Air Vice-Marshal Ky) and his wife yesterday. The Mayor (Mr G. Manning) said he welcomed Vice-Admiral Ky and Mrs Ky to Christchurch. Travel In Comfort Air Vice-Marshal Ky’s Super DC6B aircraft which landed at Christchurch airport for more than an hour yesterday has been his personal plane since last May, when it was bought, it is unfrom a Latin American airline. It has one feature that not many DC6s can boast of—a double bed which is used on long flights.