Two South Vietnamese bombers shot down near Saigon frontier
Two A37 bombers were shot down west of Saigon as North Vietnamese antiaircraft fire hit during a ground battle near the Cambodian border. One pilot was killed, the other rescued. In heavy fighting, 41 North Vietnamese and 6 government troops died, with 29 government forces wounded.
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Greek war hero returns home after torture ordeal
Spyridon Moustaklis, 48, partially paralyzed and nearly speechless, is heading to Athens after weeks at Walter Reed for injuries from torture during Greece's recent dictatorship. His wife Christina and daughter Natali await in Greece as controversy over U.S. and Greek government roles in his treatment lingers.
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