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Western forces breach Laos capital amid fighting
A Western-backed assault penetrated Vientiane as pro Red forces regrouped west of the city center. Casualties appeared light, but the fighting continued with counterattacks and street skirmishes near the police headquarters as Gen. Phoumi Nosavan’s anti Communist troops pressed toward the airport. Kong Le’s forces resisted, then retreated westward, while dispatches from VOA noted confusion over the battle’s outcome.
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Washington
Vientiane
America
VOA
Foreign Broadcasting Agency
Laos
Tuesny
Leity
Phoumi Nosavan
Pathet Lin
Kong le
Yma
Lans
Viculiane