The Republic from Columbus, Indiana • Page 20

Former Vietnam Chieftain Is Now a Refugee 6 Bv GJJ.LEY Morris D. Scheldt Republican Candidate for COUNCIL-AT-LARGE Your Support Appreciated Pull29-B not think our country would fall," he said Khoai put his hand to his lace as he recalled his trust in the government and his feelings in the final hours as leaders deserted the people. Finally, his wife and daughters convinced him to come by saying that they would not leave without him. He agreed to be evacuated, although three sons and a stepson would be left behind, glish "I know accounting, but the French accounting (used in Vietnam) is a little different than American accounting. I will now study American accounting," Khoai said of the future.

His daughter, Marie Rose, graduates later this month from the college and, although she did not get to take her medical school tests until late because of all the confusion, still hopes to become a doctor 29 He is one of 200 Vietnamese-refugees in Terre Haute out of a total of about 1.80(1 In Indiana Khoai and most of his family arrived in Indiana one year ago Monday, although it seems much more distant Khoai knows he is lucky to be alive The No 2 man in the South Vietnamese Inspector General Office the equiva lent of the General Accounting Office-- who at one time was director of personnel for the Ministry of the Interior and in charge of all Vietnamese embassies, he knows he would not have been allowed to live under the current administration He silently passes his finger across his throat when asked if he sees any way he could have stayed in his homeland Sitting in the house he occupies with his wife, three sons, three daughters and another relative, Khoai said that he considers himself fortunate to have gotten out of Saigon less than two days before it fell At the same time, he and other members of his family are curious as to what reports are coming out of Vietnam, and ask. "Do vou think that we may someday be allowed to return'" The answer Vietnamese give themselves is "perhaps someday," although Khoai, at 63, knows he will probably never see that time himself At first when he was urged to leave South Vietnam in April, 1975, by Doug Reese, a former soldier from Indianapolis who had become acquainted with the family through a relative and a tour in Vietnam, Khoai said that he did not think it was necessary. "My sons were officers in the air force and infantry and I did TERRE HAl'TK. Ind PI "Time has nune full cwle In 1954. as a provincial chief tain.

1 helped about 60.000' refugees who haffifeed the Communists in the North Now I myself am a refugee "I visited the I'mted States as a tourist, as a guest of your government Now I am here as a refugee Le Van Khoai tries to be philosophical about the fact that he is living in a foreign land with none of the wealth or status his family enjoyed in Vietnam until a year ago April One of the sons flew a C130 out after the government fell and the two sons and stepson managed to flee by boat. Two daughters were already at Terre Haute attending St Mary's of the Woods College and after a short stay at In Democrats A a me Election Boards dianapolis with Reese, most of the family decided to move to Terre Haute M.nof of tit hatayet'e William of 12' Syramoire and lara bctilefiujer All 11 of Khoai's children ex ut 3 Pearl of the Democratic precinct election boards in the 37 precincts of Bartholomew county for the Tuesday political primary and school board elections have been announced by the county Democratic central committee In addition to the clerk, judge and sheriff for each pre cinct which each political party has. the Democrats also have the inspector's position in each precinct as a result of the Democratic secretary of state candidate receiving more votes in this countv than the Republican candidate in the 1974 election Each members of the pre cinct election board must be at the precinct voting place from Sam until the votes are counted after the polls close at 6 Inspectors are paid $60 for their day's work, and the clerks, sheriffs and judges are paid $30 each for their work Democrat precinct election board members, listed by name and address with the inspector listed first, then the clerk, judge and sheriff, are: Russeli Royal of 150? Lawton Flor Second Snaron jatfcson of 5J3 1 Ifh Amett of 2403 Maple Donald Gates of 738 Slwenlh and Ronald Bultfiuis of 9OT Sycamore In.rd Ruth Lynn of 1S03 Pearl Martha ja-e Neufelder of 1-102 Chestnut Chester Ki'niyer ot 1601 Ashington and Norma Voer of 1517 Sycamore fourth Mary Deppe of 1714 California, da Uroeue ot 2302 Lafayette Charlotte Barf.n ot 2209 Chestnut and Ray Boll. Sr of 2004 a'ayetfe Fdth William Johnson Ot 2612 Meadow 'arh James Earle of 2869 Maple Mary Ma-garet Tekulve of 2664 California and VioiaFreeseof26l6Sycamore Vern Cheiton of 2312 Maple. Mary Frances McCormick ot 2311 Giimore Warren Moore of 1928 Keller and Marshall Bur-ion ot 2101 Chestnut cept one arc now in Indiana, with one daughter attending Marian College at Indianapolis and two daughters, a son and two grandchildren also living together in Indianapolis.

The oldest daughter had been a secretary at the South Vietnamese embassy in Paris and is still there, although the family is now hopeful of finding a way to get her to Indiana under a bill pending in Congress. The family faces many problems, but Khoai faces the future with optimism. One hm0 i jC. i.f a1 Seventh East Phyllis Smith Ot 4735 Mission. Treva Timour ot 4260 Fair lawn, Shirley Henry ot 320! Beech and Albert Crltzer of 2612 Tairlawn Seventh North Richard Krtuger ot 5240 Regency, Mary Jilt Lawson ot 4723 Oawnshire, Janet Bierlem ot 2026 Dawn-shire and Chuck Doup ot 2248 Dawnshire Seventh South Bruce Batts ot 2320 Slmj.

Rosalie Waltermire ot 3825 Lakeside, Larry Carter ut 1819 Julinda and Wesley Lancaster of 2420 Sims Seventh West Sharon Beck ol 3839 Colonial. Lois Lucas of 3435 Heritage, Jack Sutherland of 3210 Heritage and Edgar Reeves ot 3510 Heritage Eighth East Gerald Carvin of 2760 19th, Roberta Wells of 1224 McClure, Carol Hen-ney of 1504 Alalia and Lennis Keatonof 2616 14th Eighth West Mary Ellen Grossman of 1103 Union, Jeanie Newiand of 1616 Home, Bernice Mize ot 140 Michigan and John Hooker ot 1642 Cottage Ninth Barbara Beatty of 805 Wilson, Dana McClintic of 1009 Central, Katherlne Knulf of 817 Wilson and Esther R. White of 1113 Union 10th Dorothy Duncan of 222 Brooks, Carolyn Schaefer of 2315 Seventh, Louis Schaeter ot 2315 5eventh and Elaine Barn-sfather of 303 Hope llth. Pauline Brown of 111 Wehmeier, Charles Brown of 111 Wehmeier, Ernest Stone of 290 Olmsted and Marjorle E. Hoo-ten ot 72 Gladstone 12th Marguerite Greathouse of 42 Hln-man.

Lavern Forster ot 42 South Hinman, Henry Brown ot 232 South Beatty and Kenneth Gilpin of Hope route 1 13th Chester Cox of 921 Rocky Ford, Joan Burt of 3407 Sycamore, Bill Dugan of 1411 Audubon and Mai tin Thurston of 3117 National 13th-East Maurice Lankford of 2934 Hawcreek, Ronald L. Ramsey of 2754 31st, Beatrice Doughs of 2930 Lucas and Nancy Williams of 3023 DeSoto Members of Republican Election Boards Selected )8th Shiney Rogers, Route 5, Mary Dionne, Lowe'l add and Orwin Johnson, Route 4 Paul Vogei. iJiiCatdweii Se-enirisst Judy Lute. 2745 Wedgwood. Djid Veiey.

3l7f'capei. and Alice Seaman 3165 Cfiapei Sevth West Pat Foyst. 2531 Wind- Members of the Republican precinct election boards in the 37 precincts of Bartholomew countv for the Tuesday politi Henrietta nrveiy. vhu Joroan, ana cal primary and school board -ofl'Arthur wsojoroan Seventh South Gm.e Reid 3610 Saddle; Pi (Lin older daughter was hospitalized from August until January with tuberculosis. Khoai accepted a job with a furniture upholsterer after coming to Terre Haute but had to give it up because of the physical strain.

And Le Minh Hoang worries about his co-pilot, who went back to Vietnam to find his family, but according to a letter from the Red Cross, the co-pilot's brother, wife and their children are now in California. "I consider now the U.S. as my second country. I'm very Khoai said. "Everybody here is very good to me, to my family.

In particular, in this neighborhood they have been very friendly." After a brief period in which Reese said Khoai went through a period of mental strain in realizing he was no longer able to care for his family, all members decided to hurry and learn all they can about their new country. Khoai and his wife are attending special courses at St. Mary's to improve their En 14th Tom Horn of Route 10, Bill Calhoun ot Route 9, Pat Nugent of Route 5 and Robert Eickbushof Route 6. 15th AlvinD Fischer of Route 2, Mary J. Burton of 616 Clitty, Alberta I Eggersman ot Route 1 and Delores I Niemneller of Route 3 15th Mary Lingle of 3347 Nottingham, Denise Lingle of 3347 Nottingham, Mary Giasson of 3250 Hillcrest and Fred Zeigler of 3425 Elizabeth 17th Sherry Hill of 4130 Ridgeway, Dee Cardinal of 820 Ridgeway, Mrs.

Frank Hr-oid of 4365 River Road and Bonnie Arrlck of Clay Mary Jane Hoeltke, Route 2, Ann Dirkey Route 12 and Donna Oaily. Route 2 Cliffy. James Van Est, Route 12, Sondra Taylor, HartsviHe route 1, and Lois Er-fmeier Hartsville route 1 la Rock Mrs Haorold Finke, Hope route 2, John Stneteimeier, Route 1, and Paul Wallace, Hope route 2 North German Mrs John PruitVjEdin-ourg route 2, Herbert Hopkins, Edmburg route 2, and John Hayworfh, Edinburg route 2 boutn Lerman Leeanne Anderson, Route 11, Gene Scudder, Edinburg route 2, and Joe Woodard, Edinburg route 2 Harrison Pat Smith, Tamerix Lake; Marge Kirk. Grandview Lake, and Mary Ellen Able, Grandview Lake Hartsville-Hawcreek Mrs Jesse Dili-man, HartsviHe, Nolan Sneed, Hartsville. and Harry MahaHey, Hartsville west Hawcreek Elizabeth Moore, 139 West Jackson, Hope, Sam Deiwert, 336 Harrison, Hope, and Ira Carman, 648 Jackson, Hope Jackson Elizabeth Carpenter, Route 10, Norma Jean Plummer, Route 10, and James Helwic.

Route 10 Ohio Bill Robertson, Route 6, Betty Newiand Route and Evelyn Rodger. Route 7 Rockcreek Marion Brougher, Elizabeth-town route 1, Marjorle Rumbley, Eliza-bethfown route and Ruth Crltzer, Gram-mer road Sandcreek Alene Carpenter, Elizabeth-town route 1, Ernest Catlin, Ellzabefhtown route 1, and Paul Humes, Elizabethtown. North Wayne Joy Durnai, Route7, Carolyn Weddle, Route and Ray ichrougham, 5425 Jonesville South Wayne Karen Schlehwer, Route 8 Jane HoHman, Route 7, and Rodger Lue-nebnnk, Route 7 election have been announced by the county Republican central committee Each precinct had a Republican clerk, judge and sheriff, each of whorn has to be at the precinct voting place from 5 a.m. election day until the ballots are counted, and who receive $30 for their day efforts. Republican precinct election board members, listed by name and address with the clerk listed first, then the judge and sheriff, are- First irma Ketcrtum, 408 Pearl, Clarence Nordmen 733 Fifth, and Sue Patterson, Terrace lake Second Peggy Wampier, 00i Chestnut, Gordon Curtis.

737 Chesnut, Bnd Eva Mid-dendort, Lafayette Third Mrs John Sthaeter 1704 Frank-'m Judy Jackson. 1628 Washington, and Milo Smith 160? Franklin Fourth Bern ice etc hum. 2020 Franklin, Deryl Foster, 2024 Franklin, and Ken Smveiy, 2201 Washington Fifth Mrs RE HoeMke. 1540 26th, Mrs Angle, 426 Tipton, and Harel Pulse, 2604 Chestnut Sixth Mrs Paul Vogel. 2315 Caldwell, Mrs Frank Freeman, 2216 Caldwell, and Howard Neison.

1810 Park Valley, and Bob Norman, IWOPark Valley Seventh North Joan Mincer, 5116 Lincoln Village Irene Wittkamper, 5239 Lincoln Village, and Mary Motfitt. 2233 Chandler. EightEast MelDa Blocher, 2851 18th, Norma Hart, 2771 19th. and June OonneH, 1429 McClure Eighth west Joan Mitchell. 1302 16th, John Coo vert, 16 16 Gilttiote, ami James Brown 1314 Court N.nth Cheryl Graham, 5th.

Ruth Christy, 1060 Iowa, and John Christy, 1060 'owa iQth Carolyn MeeK. 228 Smith, Oawna Gnmes Morningside drive, and Alex Bird-well. 542 Cleveland llth imogene Odell, 52 Ross, Barbara Wasson. 2930 Indiana Earl Moon, 1 1 1 South Gladstone 12th Carl Kerrich. 1641 McKinley, Estil Kernck, 1641 McKinley, and Bonnie Miatt, 10 Beatty 13th Lmda Guckenberger, 363) Arlington, Lucille Haberrneyer, 915 Hawthorne, and Wilson, 3424 Central 13th-Eait John Morns, 2929 Streamside.

George Singer, 3067 Hawcreek, and Carolyn Sheets, 3115 Hawcreek 14th Nancy Wichman, Route 6, Margaret Hoch. Wood Lake and Gerald Lewis, Cox Crossing road 15th Mary Locke, Route 2, Clarence Milan, 420 Fairvtew, and Cecil Cochran, Route 1 16th Mary Fox, 3027 Marr; Bernice Tor-rey, 5305 Rocky Ford, and Karen Torrey, 5503 Rocky Ford 1 7th Evelyn Tucker, 4380 Riverside, Bruce Botlum. 4010 Riverside, and Frank Fivecrjflf.3124Gnfta For School Board Member Let's respect every child's right to experience the joys of learning and the right to master basic skills, whether from favored or disadvantaged backgrounds. Vote May 4 2219 Sims 18th Ruth Dowden of Route 11, Andrea Sue Duke of Route 11, Dorothy Cotfman ot Route II and James Koehter of Route 4. Clay Harry L.

Wilson ot Route 1, Doris Kent of Route 12, wilma Sovern of Route 12 and CArol Cummins of Route 2. Cliffy Howard D. Crussel of Hartsvlllt route Helen Bolander ot Hope route 1, Dorothy Cruvsel of Hartsville route 1, and Floyd Romlne ot Route 2 Flat Rock, Glen Seeker of Hope route 2, Elizabeth Ann Land of Hope route 2, Earl Legan of Route 1 and Thomas Rob Paid for by Campaign Committee ertson ot Route i North German. -Hugh Hamilton of Edirv burg route 3, Debbie Doty of Edinburg route 2, Ola Bozel of Edinburg route 1 and mm Joseph M. Ever road of Route 7 wstcj mm South German: Allan L.

Denny of Route 11, Eileen Yost of Route 11, Herman Smith, of Route and Glenn Blythe ot Tay lorsville. Harrison Wilbur McDonald of Route 9, Marcelle Verbarg of Route 9, Elza Lucas of Route 5 and Woodrow Curry of Route 9. West Hawcreek: Larry Misner of 521 Jackson, Cindy Hege ot 205 Mill, Alfred McCarty ot 617 Elm and Dan Moore ot 312 Union, all in Hope Hartsville-Hawcreek Marion Anderson ol Hope route Norma Purvis of Harts Orphie R. Bridges Republican Candidate for State Representative ville. Glenna Whlttington of Hope route and Charles Lynn Artls of Hope route 2.

Jackson Murl Dalton of Seymour route 5, Gwendolyn Fay Wilkarson ot Route 10, Wanda Combs of Route 10 and Deniel Buck mix til 'J l- i A If" r-" ler ot Route 10 Ohio Harold Wayne Carmichael of Route 10, Glenda Beasley ot Route 7, Louis Dalton ot Route 10 and Chester Cotfey, of Route 7 Rockcreek Dorance Carson Ot EI4ia- bethtown route Marjorie Lloyd of Route 2. Maurice Diekhoff ol Route 2 and Marcus Noltmg ot Elizabethtown route 1. Sandcreek Kenneth Hell ot Elizabeth town route 1, Marge Hedrick of Elizabeth town route 1, Irvin Brisben ol Route 3 and A man who is qualified, experienced and community-tiiiftded. A man who has time and the ability to serve you in the State Legislature A man who seeks to be your Representative. VOTE NO.

B-14MAY 4TH Citneni lor fridges Committee, Richard A Heise, Trees Jasper Jines ot Elizabethtown route I North Wayne Donald Meek ol Route 7, Chntfine Steele, of 5464 Denois. Georgia Wilkerson ol Route 8 and Bernice Uttman of Route; South Wayne Leonard Kreinop ot Route I 1 8, Virginia Luckey of Route 7, Ruth Thomp son of Route 8 and Henry Schlehuser ot Jonesville DEoGniingtfGxi GuniiuGr Sessions ED WHITCOMB A FRIEND AND NEIGHBOR OF BARTHOLOMEW CO TV fin JT' Is. Ih.ll'' ikslu.i.. ri 1 1 ill Hi sr-s MtfM III.IIU i II-1 1 1 Sl nli, nil.ii'i' I nivi i Mi. "I I In Candidate for: REPUBLICAN NOMINATION FOR U.S.

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