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363-08270 to 363-08274.pdf
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Digital Object Identifier
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363-08270 to 363-08274
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Title
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Article for Dateline
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Description
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Original Title: "Le Eckles", Keever's title: "The Woman Correspondent", Article draft about women correspondents in the Vietnam War, for Dateline Magazine
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Date
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1966, Mar. 7
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Location
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Saigon, South Vietnam
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Coordinates
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10.8231; 106.6311
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Size
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20 x 26 cm
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Container
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B191, F2
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Format
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dispatches
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Collection Number
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MS 363
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Collection Title
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Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers
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Creator
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Keever, Beverly Deepe
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Collector
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Keever, Beverly Deepe
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Copyright Information
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These images are for educational use only. To inquire about usage or publication, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
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Publisher
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
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Language
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English
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extracted text
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--( I.: ACif PIO) S!.IGON
This was the answer giv-en by I;tl.ss Le Eckles� of San Fex-nandoil Californiai
when asked why she had lef·t Californiu and come to the Republic of Vietnamll at
her o�m. expense and the aid of some fr:tendso
Fiss gckles ,; da.ughtex· of I.rr., Co P� Eckles of 11505 Vimy Road ;j) Gra.na.da Hills $
Ca.life rniar, and Leora Ji. •. Eokles p of 851 1T o Brand� San Fernando 51 California� was
employed as a telephona operator when ccnsiderable publicity vms given to protests
against the UoS .. PoJJcy :in the Republic of Vietnamo
Her reaction to these protests was a decision to come to Vietnam and assist
the people in their £rtrugg1e for fre<�dom and fodepeildence.,
She drew o ut her life
se:vings a:n.d w:1.th thn assis·(;ance of Friends11 purchcsed a ticket to Saigon"'
Arriving in a. r:1tr8-11ge land, with no knowledge o1' its language or customs� the
pert 2t� year-old .Au1mrn hatred voh2.teer was robbed of �er clothing 11 money and
camera, aft.er just a few dnyso
Dut ··.his did not dampen he:.� enthusiasm or determin=
ation i;o helpo
.After a short,: �1u I, eventful st: y in Sa.igon 7 Liss Eckles became aqu.ainted w-1 th
the Budduet Institute Orphanage e.n.' a fter e. tour of Ha :facilitfos and meeting
its man.y orphans 9
shn decidP-cl th d� here was where she would devote ½.er efforts"
Attired in the t:eadiHoilal Vietnamese d ress� the Ao Dai� Liss Eoldes can be
seen auy timew at th,:,: :,mlduet IIrntitute Orphanage i performing a miried of tasks�
in her position ,1' Ar:sirJtant Director of Orphans"
It is not an easy life, but
then» few +:.J.ngs thnt ere really worth ,rhile are easy,,
· the o..,..__.,nans v
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She works and lives with
most of' them the victoms of the yea.re of co:n..flict between the Viet
and -'Ghe ci tizen.s of the free Republic of Vietnam .,
lasts between 16 and 17 hou.l:'s,
Her typica.1 working day
with meals taken in� Vietnamese a·tyle, and her
room she shares with 67 of the orphans 0
I.ass Eckles pJ..ans to rewa.in
he:rp approximately that long,
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Saigon .for another six mon.ths 9 she has been
and then retur n home for a shor·b vac ation� to
:.i•e+t•rn to Vietnam for what she calls
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an extended tour�"
r. Ed Kieotcn:
Parade [ago.zinc
733 Third Avenu
New York, Maw Yo:rlc 10017,
De r r. Kiestora
Please for ·vo the delay in
swering your co.blo for
an add ·to the unatoline" piece bout other 1onon in Vietri..arn.
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ot·-;oen Honolulu, Humphrey,
life has been rno.d.11eas hero.
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hooit to to ask for moro detail.
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