Marines Emphasize Ground Warfare Readiness in Vietnam
Lt Gen. Robert Cushman says Marines train for land battles with the Army manual, while their primary mission remains amphibious operations. He cites Khe Sanh siege tactics, street fighting in Hue, and hospital clearance by Marines, noting high casualties but strong performance. He refutes claims that Camp Carroll officers slept above ground and stresses riverine, not delta, warfare as the proper region for Marine action.
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DA Nang
Vietnam
U.S. Marine Corps
South Vietnam
Army
Robert Cushman
Cushman
Hue
Khe Sanh
North Vietnam
Vo Neuyon Giap Bgean
Marine Corps
Vitnam
Camp Pendleton
California
Hue Street
Camp Carrol
Demilitarized Zone
Camp Carroll
UN Uder
I Corps
Mekong
City of Garden City Kansas Statement of Fund Balance
City of Garden City Kansas lists fund balance sections on a payroll heavy page showing multiple reserves and bond accounts. It notes General Operating and Water and Sewage funds along with Electric System Revenue Bonds and various improvements and maintenance reserves.
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Garden City
Kansas
Wees Gardandale
Wee Tree
Enee Electric System
Bond & Interest
Bdo Weed Danas Aee
Sseseervees Electric System Construction Cis Parecer Renee Fulton Street
Enon
Cser
Alma Streeh
Downing Street
Harding Street Improvement
Spruce Street
Okie Twalene
Geroline
Seeenae Band
Cerie Pecan
Watts Area Opens Dr King Jr General Hospital Groundbreaking
In Los Angeles three thousand people attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the 23.5 million Dr Martin Luther King Jr General Hospital in Watts South Central, a 400 bed county facility named after the civil rights leader. It will open in about three years serving the area. The report also notes Iraq's Tigris joining the Euphrates to form the Shatt al Arab and San Antonio planning HemisFair 68 with 7.2 million expected visitors from April 6 to October 1968.
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Los Angeles
Watts
Martin Luther King Jr. General Hospital
Soldiers Discuss War Tactics In River Delta Duty
In Garden City Telegra on May 7, 1968 Cushman notes artillery and improvised warfare were developed for the job. He says Marines were not in a more natural position than Army troops to take over the delta area, given prior training.
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Cushman
Communists to Fight While Talking Peace
Viet Cong attacks across South Vietnam show a plan to keep fighting while negotiating. Captured directives from April 3 and 4 stress coordinating military and political fronts with diplomatic pressures, rejecting peace talks while expanding offensives to weaken the U.S. and puppet government. The text notes the enduring threat of Viet Cong and North Vietnamese efforts to intimidate nationwide.
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Barry Examer
Saigon
South Vietnam
Mao Tse-tung
South
Hanoi
Johnson
U.S
Truman to be honored on 84th birthday in Kansas City
AP reports Harry S. Truman will be honored at a luncheon as the mall of peace on his 84th birthday May 8 1884. Attendance uncertain as Truman remains near Independence Missouri and may greet 200 to 300 guests. Henry J. Talge notes the event would be a challenge for the former president to shake hands with attendees.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Mall of Peace
Truman
Independence
Henry J. Talge
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Laos
9Th Infantry Division
Teree Wate
Charles Peebles
Iraq
Persian Gulf
San Antonio
HemisFair
Olds
Thrifty Price
France
Phil Maid
Dacron
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