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