Laird Defends Tactics Two New Offensives Begin
George Esper reports on Laird defending his battlefield methods as two fresh offensives unfold. The piece outlines shifting tactics and strategic implications for ongoing operations.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1969
Page
2
George Esper reports on Laird defending his battlefield methods as two fresh offensives unfold. The piece outlines shifting tactics and strategic implications for ongoing operations.
Phil Thomas delivers a concise AP market summary highlighting early stock movements, notable gains for technology shares, and steady trading amid mixed economic signals. Key players include Apple, Microsoft, and JPMorgan Chase as indexes inch upward.
The U S Command announces two new drives in Vietnam Operation Mon and Operation Herkimentiat aimed at relieving pressure near Da Nang and Khe Sanh. Reports say hundreds of paratroopers, air cavalry, and the 101st and 2nd divisions are involved with ongoing combat in the jungled hills south of Da Nang and near the Lao border. Casualties include dozens killed or wounded among U S and Vietnamese forces, with ongoing assessments of enemy losses and strategic impact.
The High Point Mental Health Association starts a new social club for people previously hospitalized for mental illness or who have suffered emotional breakdowns. First meeting is tonight at 7 30 at the YWCA, sponsored by HPMHA with Barbara Geddie coordinating.
Lt. Carl B. Stokes testified he heard three small caliber shots before state troopers opened fire on a group of Negro students at Orangeburg last year, killing three and wounding 27. He described simultaneous firing and bullet ricochets near a warehouse as the eight highway patrolmen and a former trooper faced trial.
North Carolina's second largest city reported a quiet Sunday with no new incidents through early this morning. Last week at North Carolina A T State University in Greensboro, a fatal shooting left one dead and nine wounded, including police and National Guardsmen. Clarence Counts, 20, of Winston-Salem, was shot Friday by a dorm window on the third floor. Police officer James Leon Sutton remained gravely wounded and hospitalized in serious condition.
The Times reports Douglas gave up his posts after nine years amid heavy workload and an appendicitis operation. Neal Parvin denies seeing the letter, while the IRS probes the Parvin Foundation's books. Fortas and Wolfson foundation ties are noted, with Douglas earning 12000 yearly salary used for travel.
J P Stevens & Co Inc announced an hourly wage increase effective July 7 for about 40 000 workers in 10 states. The firm said most plants will gain an extra paid holiday, totaling five holidays per year.
The Ra, a 1 ton reed boat built to test ancient Egyptian sea travel, set sail from Safi Morocco toward the Canary Islands. Thor Heyerdahl leads six companions as they drift southwest hoping to prove Egyptians could reach the Americas 5,000 years ago aboard the rudderless craft amid cambered winds and hope.
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