Tet Offensive Shocks Saigon Amid Lunar New Year Festivities
AP report recounts the 1968 Tet attack across South Vietnam led by 70,000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops striking 64 towns and capitals, with heavy casualties in Saigon and Hue. It notes U.S. and South Vietnamese efforts, civilian toll, and domestic antiwar reaction including Johnson's de escalation stance.
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Khe Sanh
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Demilitarized Zone
Mekong Delta
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Hue
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Ray Meeks the Ray of sunshine in Ryan Iowa
In Ryan a 64 year old former WWII infantryman Ray Meeks is described as the town’s Ray of sunshine. He shares a long Iowa life from Fredericksburg to Prairieburg and Ryan, now retired with a wife and five children. Despite medical bills and tight finances the family finds humor and meaning in everyday life.
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Middle America
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Vinton
Anamosa
Palo
Stanwood
Lisbon
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Beirut
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Gazette
Pauline
Cleo
Ronald
Burdell
Barbara Brown
Monticello
Five Seasons Center
Cedar Rapids
Jerry Lyness
Dave
Sunshine
British writer to speak at Grinnell College
Geoffrey Smith a Times of London editorial writer and political columnist will give a talk on Party Politics and Electoral Realignment in Britain at Grinnell College South Lounge 4 15 p m Friday Other items note Hills Town and Country Club elected officers led by Jay Honohan Hills Iowa City lawyer also Hills city attorney and the Hills Bank and Trust Co officer Dwight Seegmiller referenced. The piece includes a column about Ray Meeks praising Ryan Iowa describing town improvements and a neighborly ham sandwich offer.
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Hills City
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Hills Bank & Trust Co
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Chris Clausen
Tim Smith
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