August 1968, No 8 723 
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The contents of this issue:

Front page: Liberia's only Engine man. Picture of John Elliott Gardner - first Liberian train engine-man.

Page 2: LAMCO Washing/Pelletizing Plant Upgrades Liberian Iron Ore Export. 44 VTS Students End Four Months on-the-Job Training. Marcas construction engineers arrive to start work on contract.

Page 3: Palaver Huts For LAMCO Workers. Story with picture on Palaver hut that was built on Sandy Clark's Square in 1968. Also picture of Nutrition Class.

Page 4: Nimba detachment takes form. Pictures and story on 14th Infantry regiment.

Page 5: World Baptist Leaders Visit LAMCO Project. 46th Legislature Praise LAMCO's Liberianisation Policy.

Page 6: Liberia's First Engine Driver: A BEACON TO OTHERS. Front page story with pictures. The sound of these trains accelerating at night is unforgettable - anyone have a recording? A terrible story goes with these ore trains and one of the drivers.

Page 7 Page 6 story continued - more pictures. President's Birthday Committee Says LAMCO's Contribution is Highest. Competition for YEKEPA Swamp Rice Farmers - with picture.

Page 8: The GROSSMANS Bid Farewell To YEKEPA Baptists. Story with picture of the american missionaries who lived in the valley towards Guinea. Education Experts Discuss Literacy Center With Management - picture.

Page 9: Weddings in Yekepa. Tennis Trainer Rosberg Due Here Next January. Society pictures and view of the Tennis Club courts on area F with area F view.

Page 10: Focus on Personnel. Pictures of Arnold Sobering, G.W. Soderberg, Johannes Stolk, Bengt Wikstrom, Ake Rosen, Roger Masthagen, Bas Koenen, and Richelieu Morris..

Page 11: more pictures of people, and names..

Page 12: Nimba Red Cross Society gives hope to Invalid. Picture and story. Visitors to Yekepa - story with picture of visiting Liberians from abroad standing in front of F mess, I think. Mention of Tubman's son John Hillary.