LINH IS A VICTOR IN VIETNAM VOTE

From: The Boston Globe | Date: April 22, 1987| Author: Associated Press | Copyright information

BANGKOK, Thailand - Vietnam yesterday announced that Nguyen Van Linh, the Communist Party general secretary, and other top party officials were elected to the National Assembly in Sunday's election.

That may mean they will receive top government posts when the assembly convenes in June, because such posts usually go to senior party leaders.

The Voice of Vietnam radio, monitored in Bangkok, said Linh, who became party chief in December's Sixth National Party Congress, w...

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