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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1971

Page

5

Indochina Air War Shifts to Laos Border Skirmishes

Saigon reports a new phase with North Vietnamese MiG-21s and SAMs challenging U S bombing on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. U S planes mount protective reactions while Navy and Air Force pilots describe intensified anti air fire and missiles as Washington weighs further air strikes and troop withdrawals.

Laos U. S Indochina Craig R. Whitney NYT Saigon Plain of Jars North Vietnam Navy Air Force U.S. Command Quanlang North Vietnam South Vietnam Nixon Ho Chi Minh Trail Thailand Tonkin Gulf Robert C. Seamans Jr Cambodia Yankee Station Baithuong Quangland Danang U.S.S. Con. Stellation Laos-North Vietnam Magia Ban Karai Ban Raving U.S Seventh Air Force Ubon Nakhon Phanom Udorn Korat Sand Utapao Bienhoa Washington Pentagon

Danville Serviceman Honored With Bronze Star Medal

Army Sgt. Michael D. Terry of Danville receives the Bronze Star Medal for outstanding service. A track commander on an armored assault vehicle with G. Troop 2nd Squadron 11th Cavalry in Vietnam he conducted security operations in the Boi Loi Woods near Saigon. Terry is the son of Mr and Mrs Louis Terry of Danville and his wife Renate lives in Danville.

Army Michael D. Terry Danville 3 William Stokes Terry 11Th Calvary Regiment Vietnam Boi Loi Woods Saigon Louis Terry Danville Renate

Cubans Divided Over Castro's Government

Havana dispatch reports a divided populace under Fidel Castro. Rationing, surveillance, and Party orgs shape daily life while foreigners enjoy better goods and currency privileges. Many Cubans tolerate the regime yet fear regression to Batista era dictatorship.

Castro Joaquin Martinez Associated Press Havana Fidel Castro Havana Hilton U.S Fulgencio Batista

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