Britain Faces Viet Nam Dilemma Without New Proposals
London reports growing British concern over Vietnam as Prime Minister Wilson backs Johnson policies amid parliamentary embarrassment. Officials see options from phased withdrawal to escalation, but warn either path risks Western influence in Asia and question who would gain. Britain plans no new military contribution.
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Mother recalls sons killed in Vietnam for cause
Honolulu AP reporting a mother, mourning two sons lost in Vietnam, says they died in a good cause. SP.4 Stanley I. Sagan, 25, was killed near Cu Chi on a search and destroy mission, and his 20 year old brother was also killed. Maj. Ralph Crommett notes Stanley volunteered for combat after his brother’s death. The Army cites sniper fire as the cause of Stanley’s death while with the Hawaii based 25th Infantry Division.
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Air Cavalry Clash as Viet Cong Face Setback Near An Khe
U.S. air cavalrymen clashed with a Communist battalion near An Khe in the central highlands as the Viet Cong regiment scattered. The 25th Infantry Division, trained in Hawaii, destroyed enemy structures and trenches, killed 86 Viet Cong, and captured two. Meanwhile South Vietnamese troops killed 20 Viet Cong in An Xuyen Province as part of the Wahiawa drive. Virginia-based unit seized large quantities of ammunition, rice, grain, peanuts, and cloth therein.
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