Cambodian War Moves Escalate As U S Interdiction Expands
Viet Nam era dispatch notes Pentagon reports of increased air sorties into Cambodia with 7th Fleet ships positioned off the coast. Interdiction missions target enemy troops and materiel to support Vietnamization and U S withdrawal while ensuring allied firepower remains high. Inflation strains in Phnom Penh worsen as North Vietnamese forces control Highway 4.
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7Th Fleet
Cambodia
Kompong Som
U.S
Saigon
Vietam
Republic of South Vietnam
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
Laos
Pentagon
Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Southeast Asia
Highway 4
Phuon Penh
Korapong Som
Phnom Penh
Army spy program exposed in 1960s counterinsurgency push
The article details Conusintel, the Army's domestic intelligence efforts from 1963 to 1968, including surveillance of students, political groups, and protests. It notes cabinet directives, interagency sharing, and the use of recruits who perceived antiwar or civil rights activism as subversion, with hearings slated to probe why spying expanded.
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New York University
Young International Party
Yippies
Pigasus
Sen. Sant J. Ergin Jr
D-N.c
Tiinois
Pavin
Army
Subcommittee On
United States Intelligence
Conusintel
Pentagon
Secret Service
Justice
Department
FBI
Police Departments
James Bond
Robert E. Jordanard
Army Intelligence Command
Fort Turnbird
Island island nerve gas shipment readied at remote post
Honolulu dispatch reports final prep near Jahre ston Island for 150 tons of U S nerve gas. First containers left Okinawa amid protests and evacuations. Voyage to secluded coral atoll expected to take about 40 days until late January.
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Honolulu
UPS
Jahreston Island
Hawaii
Okinawa
Chibana
Coral Atoll
Admiral Invites Young Officer to Air Antiwar Views at Dinner
A 25 year old Navy officer, Peter Dunkelberger of Muskogee Oklahoma, spoke briefly at a Washington Naval Yard dinner for about 115 officers attended by Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Zumwalt. Dunkelberger had petitioned for a court of inquiry into war crimes in Vietnam and said he sought public awareness to pressure policy change. Zumwalt defended Abrams and indicated no plan for a court of inquiry, signaling a cautious shift toward tolerating dissent within limits.
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James Meredith
Mississippi
Newark
Detroit
Esso
Army
William P. Yarborough
Yarborough
Hawaii
Task Week
Pentagon
U.S. Army
U.S
Washington
Navy
Vietnam
Naval Operations
Adm
Ehna R. Zumwaller
Peter Dunkelberger
Muskogee, Okla
Washington Naval Yard
Zumwalt
Creighton W. Abrams
Dunkelberger
Concerned Officers
Zurmowalt
COM
Secretary of the Navy
John H. Chaffes
Ralph Weymouth
Dinkelberger
Abrams
Ception
U S Air War Seen By Joint Chiefs Chief Praises S Viet
Adm Moorer returning from Asia said South Vietnamese forces have matured and can plan and execute joint operations in Cambodia. He forecast Cambodians will stand up to the North Vietnamese with time, and hinted U S air power may be used in support if needed. He rejected reports of a troop withdrawal acceleration and noted U S policy allows limited air assistance in Cambodia.
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Washington
Adm
Thomas IL Moorer
Southeast Asia
Cambodia
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Moorer
U.S
Cambodlia
Melvin L. Waird
South Viet
Tuna Ship Seized Over Licensing Dispute Near Apollo
Mad rhgga recalls a tuna vessel seized after passing patrol boats without licenses and heading toward the Apollo, a famed tuna clipper. He alleges Panama and US licensing tensions, criticizing the State Department for not backing stronger actions. The Apollo sailed from Panama January 2 after leaving San Diego December 23 for American waters on a perilous voyage.
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Madruga
Bnt
State Department
Apollo
Panama
San Diego
Dee
Scully American Waters
Sis Malden
Mystery blast destroys empty San Gabriel house
An unoccupied old house in San Gabriel was blown apart Sunday night by a blast. Firemen said it could have been caused by dynamite. Wooden fragments scattered up to a half block away and a neighboring horse’s windows were broken.
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San Gabriel
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