Allies sweep Cambodia kills 44 Reds in daylong fighting
Saigon reports 44 Communist soldiers killed in Cambodia during a daylong operation backed by U.S. helicopter gunships and fighter jets. The U.S. Command tallies American losses and notes raids along the DMZ with B 52 bombers striking north and near Khe Sanh. Cambodian and South Vietnamese forces press a broader operation to sever Communist supply lines.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Cambodia
Mekong
Delta
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Svay Rieng
Parrot's Beak
Plain of Reeds
Phnom Penh
Neak Luong
Mekong River
Phuon Pek
Ben ‘Tre
Rach Gia
Tar
Dmz
Khe Sanh
Fuller
J.J. Wagstall
Bay youths injured in Switzerland bus crash
Twenty four members of a California Youth Symphony orchestra escaped with minor bruises when their bus overturned in a head on crash near Behallens Switzerland. Adults escort Betty McGetligen said a Belgian plated car overtook in the opposite lane forcing the collision before the bus fell onto a grassy meadow. Several youths were thrown from the vehicle through the back window.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
California
Behallens
Betty McGetligen
Menlo Parl
Calif
Southeast Asia drug sweep nets 60 arrested in two days
South Vietnamese national police report 60 arrests and 3.6 million in narcotics seized over a two day crackdown described as the region’s largest drug roundup. UPI notes narcotics smuggling into a Cam Ranh Bay GI detox center amid tight security and embassy concerns.
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Saigon
Southeast Asia
U.S
Army to test GIs leaving Europe fordope
Maj. Gen. Harris W. Hollis, deputy chief of staff for personnel at USAREUR, said drug abuse tests will be required for soldiers rotating out of Europe. He described the drug situation as very serious and noted tests are already used for GIs departing Vietnam, with the plan to extend them to Europe. The remarks were reported in Stars and Stripes after an army drug abuse conference at USAREUR headquarters.
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Germany
U.S
Europe
Nam
Harris W. Hollis
U.S. Army Europe
Usareur
Hollis
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Royward
Berkaley
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Fordope
Usarbur
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Hom
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Hayward
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