08 Feb 1968
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1968
Page
1
The notice invites readers to contact ACTION LINE at The Enterprise with questions and worries. It urges calls or write to c o The Enterprise to share concerns and receive help. The tone is proactive and service oriented.
A reader asks why a 20 year old senior is classified 1 A and ordered to report, and whether postponement until graduation is possible. The reply outlines SH rules and board discretion. The column covers labeled prescriptions, Vietnam war footage ethics, Liberty Bell history, and Costa Del Sol travel information with travel tax note.
North Vietnamese tanks struck the Lang Vei camp near Khe Sanh as Green Berets, South Vietnamese, and Montagnards fought back with recoilless rifles and grenades. Seven of ten tanks were destroyed. eight Americans were wounded, one missing, and relief airstrikes continued.
Vietnamese and Montagnard irregulars and U S Marines at Khe Sanh faced a large assault after Lang Vei fell. North Vietnamese forces fired hundreds of rounds and pressed toward the base, with Marines counterattacking under heavy artillery and air support. Most defenders at Lang Vei were killed or wounded, and about 225 irregulars remained unaccounted for as tank losses were reassessed.
First reports misidentified the tank as a T34. Aerial photos confirm the Russian PT76 weighs 15.4 tons with a 76mm gun and 7.6mm machine gun. Marines push through Hue streets for tenth day while South Vietnamese forces clear the citadel and face stiff Viet Cong resistance in Saigon areas.
New York City sanitation workers defied mayoral orders to return to duty amid a growing garbage pile crisis. Governor Rockefeller met to discuss relief measures while Lindsay used executive power to mobilize 3,000 city employees for emergency sanitation duty.
Vo Thanh Son a 33 year old CBS cameraman captured near Cho Ray hospital in Cholon Saigon says Viet Cong attempted to execute him three times. He recounted being blindfolded robbed of belongings and forced to kneel as gunfire rang out and he feigned death to survive. He said 18 hostages were captured. about 12 were later released.
Wallace announces third party bid for 1968 president, vowing to run to win and seek ballot access in all 50 states. He criticizes one party dominance, calls for constitutional government and state rights, and urges action on crime and national leadership.
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