U S Air Raids Against North Vietnam Surpass 100000 Missions
Pentagon data show 107700 bombing missions by Air Force Navy and Marines against the north since February 1965. Air Force leads with 51250 raids followed by Navy 43925 and Marines 12525. Bomb tonnage totals 2581876. Casualties include 382 pilots 289 crewmen killed and 702 missing. Captured 281 with 106 Navy 97 Marines and 499 Air Force. Many missing are believed in North Vietnamese prisons.
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End of Viet Lull Threatens Paris Peace Talks
Reports from Paris and Saigon indicate renewed fighting across South Vietnam as U S and North Vietnamese negotiators meet. American sources say the lull was a breathing spell for regroupment, while Hanoi refuses de escalation and demands no bombing halt.
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Americans Escape Death in Ireland Fire
Two of eight Americans rescued from a hotel blaze in Limerick were discharged Saturday from Barrington’s Hospital. Diane Miller 24 of Chicago and Andrew Hughes of Sedona Arizona left the hospital as Marguerite Hughes remained under observation.
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Man Posing as Mailman Robs National Review Office
A man posing as a mailman robbed the National Review offices in New York, stealing $1,200 before escaping. The incident targeted the conservative magazine founded by William F. Buckley. Police urged anyone with information to come forward.
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Bulldozers Traded for U S Soldiers in Bangkok
Former U S congressman Victor Wickersham arrived in Bangkok claiming to have won the release of 11 American soldiers held by Cambodia in exchange for 14 bulldozers valued at about 200000 dollars. He named Sgt. Lee E. Henry of Oakland as among those freed. The men were captured July 15 when their supply boat was seized by a Cambodian vessel.
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Electronic Bug Found in Cranston Office Damaging Political Bid
In Cranston California an electronic bug was found in the official office wall. Fitzgerald described the device as a custom built transmitter designed to evade detection. The device likely installed within the past month during earlier sweeps. Cranston seeks the Senate seat opposing Republican Max Rafferty after a bitter 1964 primary loss to Pierre Salinger.
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Reds Step Up Attacks in Vietnam
Intelligence reports indicate North Vietnamese units moving south after refitting near northern base camps. American casualties mount with 18 1st Air Cavalry paratroopers killed and 56 wounded in a Friday attack near Hue, 4 Marines killed and 82 wounded near the DMZ, and two U.S. sailors killed south of Da Nang. U.S. air forces conducted multiple missions, with B 52s bombing around Saigon and Dak To and fighter bombers claiming dozens of enemy boats and trucks destroyed or damaged. Radio Hanoi claims a large increase in U S air raid activity from June to July.
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