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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1967
Page
8
U S and Vietnamese forces clash across multiple fronts as two helicopters are shot down in the same area with one crewman killed and another wounded. Viet Cong casualties mount with 713 killed in four major allied operations and a Tet truce death toll pushing past 50,000.
In central Vietnam near the Cambodian border, 2 200 U S soldiers of the 2nd Brigade 4th Infantry faced a heavy assault by about 2 900 North Vietnamese troops. Fire bases were set 5 000 yards apart as Lt Col George Wilcox’s 1st Battalion 12th Infantry secured a fire base and recovered wounded including one officer who died. Two U S helicopters were shot down and a crewman killed. Soldiers described the enemy as well equipped and tenacious while Maj Gen Adamson praised his men under extreme jungle conditions.
Radio Peking claims Maoist forces crushed counterrevolutionaries in Fukien Province and held a rally of 150000 in Foochow with full PLA attendance. Opposition claims spread to Kweichow Shansi Shantung Heilungkiang and other regions as authorities report resistance.
Reports from Taipei Tokyo and Peking describe armed clashes between pro and anti Maoist factions spreading from Tibet into Czichwan province. The Central News Agency says the Czechwan Tibet highway is disrupted and supplies to Tibet’s Maoist forces are cut off base at Chengtu. Tibetan refugees in India expect a spring influx as passes thaw.
The First Lady reads a letter from a 14 year old boy in Storrs Connecticut describing beaver families and maple sap season. She hopes to visit the Old Stage Coach Road and notes concerns about highways and preserving natural beauty. The White House event honors a 12 member Citizen's Advisory Committee on Recreation and Natural Beauty led by Laurence S Rockefeller.
A strike by 20 Shelton school bus drivers from Beebe Transportation Co. disrupted daily trips for about 4,400 pupils as parents had to shuttle children to classes. The drivers ended the walkout later in the day reportedly over pay issues.
The article touts broad coverage from Broadway and Washington to campus life and Wall Street. It highlights a new auto safety device and a sports hero, claiming timely reports from a local staff and The Associated Press worldwide.
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