U S arms stolen from barges en route to Cambodia
U S military officials report that large quantities of arms including at least 15 50 pound bombs and about 446,880 rounds of M16 ammo were stolen from ammunition barges bound for Cambodia over six weeks. The thefts coincide with a Thai withdrawal plan reducing B52 forces at U Tapao to 17. No arrests have been made.
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New warning system installed on U.S. warships
The Naval Electronics Laboratory Center in San Diego announced a radar detection device for ships that instantly alerts crews when enemy radar detects them. It links to a analyzer to identify the radar source, cutting identification time from 30–40 seconds to about 15. The system has been installed on 13 combat ships with 20 more due by mid 1975. In related news, the Senate Public Works Committee approved extending the 55 mph highway speed limit indefinitely.
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Da Nang area faced fifth front as Reds seize villages near city
Communist forces opened a fifth front around Da Nang 27 miles southwest, overrunning two villages Son Thang and Son Lanh each with 2,500 residents and two government bases Lion and Mimoxsas with about 400 troops each. Civilians fled and most were said to be taken by Viet Cong. Thuong Duc district capital faced heavy shelling and Viet Cong overran six outposts in three days as air and ground patrols increased nearby.
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Moorer says U S too timid in Vietnam and warns on defense
Former Joint Chiefs chairman Admiral Thomas Moorer told a Navy League convention in San Francisco that the United States did not try hard enough to win Vietnam and warned against cutting defense spending. He urged maintaining sea power and criticized Nixon era bombing in Cambodia as not impeachable and necessary to shorten the war. He also warned against a weaker naval force and noted 518 ships remain from 925.
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