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U.S. planes strike North Vietnam as crashes mount
U.S. forces report three aircraft losses including a B52 in heavy raids across North Vietnam. Five crew died in the B52 crash, two Phantom jets ditched off North Vietnam with all crew rescued. Ground fighting north of Quang Tri and along Highway 1 continues with 58 enemy killed and 27 others captured in Binh Dinh Province as troop levels in Vietnam drop to 46,000 with Nixon ordering reductions to 39,000 by Sept 1.
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