Marines Fight Through VC Village In Starlight Operation
Young Marines endure heavy fire and casualties as Echo Company pushes through a Vietcong village. Medics tend the wounded while a platoon sergeant and a tattooed death toll mark a brutal dawn. Marine units dodge friendly fire as Col. Fisher coordinates a costly daylight advance.
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Marines Press Mop-up On Van Tuong Peninsula Fight
South Vietnamese Marines and U S Leathernecks pushed Viet Cong on Van Tuong Peninsula in a three day engagement. The American spokesman said four Viet Cong were killed Saturday and no fresh contacts occurred. Air missions were flown over the peninsula near Chu Lai as ground forces pressed the operation. Lieutenant General Victor Krulak announced 564 Viet Cong guerrillas killed in the three day battle.
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Ford To Continue Foreign Policy Stand In 1966
Ford says foreign policy should be bipartisan but requires consultation before decisions. He criticizes Johnson's Viet Nam handling and vows a white paper tracing commitments since 1954. He notes Eisenhower's influence and urges unity in GOP ranks amid crisis.
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Washington
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