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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1966
Page
3
Saigon report says Lodge left Vietnam today to spend holidays with family in Beverly Massachusetts and plans to return in January. He denies leaving the diplomatic service though speculation since October continues about his Saigon return after Christmas.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk met Thai officials in Bangkok to discuss Southeast Asia and the Thai Northeast guerrilla war. He said South Vietnam is making progress on all fronts and denied plans to base B 52 bombers in Thailand. He noted close U S Thailand ties and planned talks with Thanat Khoman before leaving for Paris to join NATO discussions.
A prowler emptied a Long Beach residence at 507 E 46th St, Richard Hargrove’s home, slashing valuables including a TV, record player, albums and coins totaling about 500 dollars. Police reported the break in occurred Sunday as officers investigated the scene and itemized the loss.
Rep Les ter Wolff of New York visited Saigon's open black market to prove its existence amid crackdowns. He bought three U S government issue pens for 60 cents and two GI T-shirts for a dollar, criticizing enforcement while noting flourishing small goods and many items from U S military stores. He described the scene as a stain on American taxpayer resources.
A Saigon briefing reveals between late October and December 5, 1965, U S Navy destroyers claimed 163 North Vietnamese barges destroyed and 144 damaged as they pressed interdiction along a 39 to 70 mile stretch of coast north of the 17th Parallel. The force operated under strict rules of engagement, firing on radar if focused on ships and occasionally closing to under a mile to attack small craft attempting coastal transfers.
Pravda reports that over Haiphong area more than seven American planes were shot down by Soviet backed air defenses and North Vietnamese interceptors. The article credits large scale anti aircraft and missile fire with residents collecting wreckage as Vietnamese towns receive Soviet help.
Alabama Attorney General Richmond Flowers said on Sunday he expects a fight with former Governor George C. Wallace in the 1970 Democratic gubernatorial primary and that Wallace will not be able to hide behind his wife’s skirts.
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