Detachment Sets Up In Mekong Delta War Zone
A detachment of American support troops engineers signal and security forces has established a base on the My Tho River near Dong Tan southwest of My Tho and 40 miles from Saigon as part of a plan to field a large U S infantry division in the delta. The move comes amid ongoing Civil War fighting with Viet Cong, with B52 strikes, 400 plus enemy tolls in the Iron Triangle, and mass civilian relocations.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Mekong River
My Tho
Dong Tan
Iron Triangle
Rag Ae
Thanh Phu
U.S
Delta
Triangle
Cedar Falls
U. S
Secondary Airfields KO'd During Raids
US warplanes knocked out North Vietnam's secondary airfields in a series of bombing raids halted around 1966. Bases near Dien Bien Phu, Vinh, Na San and Dong Hoi were rendered largely useless, with Phu Tho and other sites repeatedly targeted as officials noted long gaps since last strikes.
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Washington
North Vietnam
United States
Hanoi-Haiphong
Dien Bien Phu
Hanoi
Vinh
Na San
Dong Hoi
Phu Tho
U.S
South Vietnam
Pentagon
Chuckle: World Changes So Fast A Man Can't Be Right Always
A light witty observation notes how the world shifts quickly making it hard for any man to stay right all the time. The line carries a general humorous warning about overconfidence.
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Fea. Corp
Admitted Strangler Details From Boston Psychiatrist
Cambridge AP report says Al bert DeSalvo described attacks in Connecticut and Rhode Island and possibly New Hampshire, detailing 18 Boston-area killings. Dr Mezer testified DeSalvo claimed 13 stranglings and multiple assaults in a trial covering 1962 to 1964.
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Cambridge, Mass
Boston
Albert DeSalvo
Massachusetts
Greater
Robert R. Mezer
Middlesex Superior Court
Mezer
DeSalvo
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Gas Fire Destroys 20 Jamaica Homes in Queens
A gas fueled explosion filled an eight block Jamaica area with flames destroying 20 wooden homes. Fire and police evacuated about 100 residents. no injuries reported as the gas was gradually shut off and the fire contained.
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New York
Jamaica
Queens
Robert O. Lowery
Lowery
Roger Bernard
Bernard
John O’connor
Francis Keating
O'Connor
Thant Sees Hanoi Hindered by Chinese Pressure on Peace
U N Secretary General Thant reportedly believes North Vietnam fears pressure from Communist China could derail any peace move and lead Hanoi to retract a possible offer to stop bombing. He discussed a private assurance with U S Ambassador Goldberg and noted Hanoi acts independently of China in public remarks.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N
Thant
Red China
North Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Peking
Arthur J. Goldberg
North Viettnam
China
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Grant approved for Androscoggin County welfare effort
Senator Edmund Muskie announced an Office of Economic Opportunity grant of 40020 dollars to the Androscoggin County Task Force on Social Welfare in Auburn Maine. The money will aid 4011 families in the county.
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Washington
Edmund
Muskie
Maine
Office of Economic Opportunity
Androscoggin County
Auburn
Bath Woman Convicted of Arson by Sagadahoc Jury
Judith A Campbell, 24, of Bath was found guilty by a Sagadahoc County Superior Court jury of arson for setting a two room house ablaze in West Bath on December 17. She had pleaded innocent to the charge.
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Bath
Judith A. Campbell
Sagadahoc County
Miss Campbell
West Bath
Red Chinese workers flood Peking amid purge movements
A Tokyo report cites over a million workers arriving in Peking joining both Mao supporters and opponents. The center of unrest shifts from Red Guards to labor, with posters claiming Mao's return and strengthened security powers. Demonstrations target the security ministry as Liu Shao chi’s faction stirs labor. The party denounces wage demands as counterrevolutionary.
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Tokyo
Peking
Mao Tse Tung
Yomiuri
Mao
Shanghai
China
Liu Shaochi
Kyodo
Central Committee
Chinese Communist Party
Fense
Lin Piao
Asahi
Security Ministry
Hsieh Fu-chih
Liu
People’s Daily
Red Flag
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