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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1973
Page
6
Congresswoman Bella Abzug, D New York, grasps a Thai peasant straw hat for the occasion as the last B52s to raid in Indochina return to Utapao airbase in Thailand.
At Korat Air Base Thailand Maj John Hoskins the last American to bomb Indochina pressed his final 50 bomb drop at 10 44 am from an A7 Corsair II jet after 250 combat missions He received a brass fuse ring souvenir and a handshake from Col William Curry Jr Other pilots voiced relief hoping Cambodia can tackle its problems without U S bombing The air war began in 1962 over South Vietnam and expanded to Cambodia Laos and North Vietnam ending with the ceasefire in Cambodia last January.
A Cambodian spokesman for exiled Prince Sihanouk calls the halt to American bombing a victory for all peoples and says insurgents will continue their struggle. Premi er Penn Nouth cites insurgents forcing a halt to bombing and claims gains around Phnom Penh. Le Figaro notes Sihanouk’s belief that victory is near while Lon Nol’s regime may endure with U S aid. Commentators foresee broader North Vietnamese influence and the regime’s failure to stop the insurgents.
Cambodian origin troops based in South Vietnam are placed on alert amid possible U.S. policy shifts toward Lon Nol’s regime. Officials say no request for aid has been made by Cambodia. Cambodian army chief Truc expresses confidence in repelling insurgents despite halted U.S. bombing. An Agriculture Department announcement adds 12.4 million dollars of rice for South Vietnam this year under a sales pact.
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