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...Rangoon, Burma...
...KHAUNG Yamethin, Burma...
...chaotic government and sagging economy, rooted out official corruption and cracked down hard on Communist infiltration. In the "domino" view of Southeast Asia, according to which the collapse of one country could knock over all the others, Thailand alone stood firm, surrounded by tottering neighbors-Laos, Cambodia, Viet Nam, Burma. When Sarit died last week at 55, the U.S. for the first time in five years was forced to worry whether Thailand would become another of Southeast Asia's wavering dominoes...
Safe Conduct. During the past four months, Ne Win has desperately tried to make peace with Burma's assorted rebels. He guaranteed safe conduct for political and tribal leaders from and to their swamp and jungle hideouts. Results were discouraging. Ne Win complained that the rebels-particularly the Communists-only wanted to buy time in which to regroup, rearm and prepare new offensives. He broke off the talks, let the leaders return to their jungle camps and then began a police roundup of 1,400 leftists of all shades...
...student turmoil continued, and insurgents stepped up their attacks on police outposts and army convoys. In heavily guarded Government House, Ne Win was still hard at work pushing his headlong, headstrong course toward socialism. Last week he nationalized 17 more private organizations, including the Automobile Association of Burma and a tailors association. After all, there's not much left to nationalize-not even the Red Cross or the Boy Scouts, both of which were taken over months...