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War Chronology of Vietnam Offensive through May 8
A chronological digest from The Associated Press recounts five weeks of fighting in South Vietnam starting March 30 with a heavy North Vietnamese artillery attack. It notes near Quang Tri, B 52 bombings, Paris talks suspension, Nixon troop withdrawals, Thieu reshuffles, and mining of North Vietnamese ports as U.S. aims to force a cease fire and prisoner return.
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South Vietnam
Quang Tri
North Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Hanoi
U.S
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Haiphong
Paris
Nixon
Vietnam
Pentagon
Henry Kissinger
Moscow
Texas
Laird
Saigon
Thieu
Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Sec
William P. Rogers
National Security Council
Indochina