Bomb Raid Costs Six Jets Downed in Hanoi Sector
The U S Command disclosed a Friday air raid that set a truck park and oil depot aflame in the Hanoi area, with six supersonic jets downed and 11 fliers missing. North Viet Nam protested the raids as a dangerous escalation.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Command
Hanoi
Peking
North Viet Nam
Retirement plans for High Point pastor Dr Watts
Dr Watts, long time pastor of First Presbyterian Church, will retire in March but remain an ordained minister. He will serve as supply pastor for churches without a regular minister and stay active on church boards and commissions while pursuing reading and golf. He credits his wife Margaret Frances Vincent as a key partner in his ministry. He began his calling after early studies at Chickasaw Junior College and Southwestern College.
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Chickasaw Junior College
Mississippi
E. J. Currie
Southwestern College
Memphis
Charles E. Diehl
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
Emporia
Margaret Frances Vincent
High Point
First Presbyterian Church
Import Security Tightened in Vietnamese Ports
The Agency for International Development doubles its force of U S customs agents at Vietnamese ports to curb losses in a 400 million dollar import program. AP survey found pilferage corruption and illicit trade as the program grew from 150 million to 398 million in fiscal 1966.
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Agency For International Development
U.S
Viet Nam
Associated Press
Congressional
Image Of Off Duty GI In Viet Nam Worrying Lodge
U S Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge worries about a tarnished image of off duty American soldiers linked to bars brothels and brawling In Saigon Vung Tau Bien Hoa and Qui Nhon Lodge asked Gen Westmoreland to tighten regulations on off duty GIs possibly requiring uniforms after 6 pm The piece notes the civilian appearance of troops and the impact of the U S presence on locals including inflation rents and black market PX sales It also cites Vietnamese comment on American behavior and mentions tour area establishments catering to soldiers
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Kenneth L. Whiting
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
William C. Westmoreland
Vung Tau
Bien Hoa
Qui Nhon
Om Street
New York
Carolina
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