Viet Reds Refine Ambush Warfare to New Peaks of Cunning
In Vietnam the ambush has become a refined tactic for the Communists delivering high casualties. Ambush examples include a fresh attack on a U.S. 4th Infantry Division unit in the central highlands, with brutal close combat and mass casualties. Marines near the DMZ reported fierce, costly fighting as Viet Cong crossed open ground.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Highlands
Charlie
Demilitarized Zone
da Nang Air Pase
LBJ Envoy Seeks Thai Troops for Vietnam War Effort
U.S. envoy General Maxwell D Taylor urged Thailand to contribute more forces for Vietnam. Meeting with Thai leaders including Prime Minister Thanom Kittikachom, Taylor and Clifford discussed a tactic called the artillery ambush using long range patrols to locate infiltrators and direct artillery fire. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces historically time big battles, while U.S. troops often withdraw to let artillery and jets strike.
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UPI
Johnson
Maxwell D. ‘Taylor
Thailand
Vietnam
Cams
Taylor
Clark Clifford
Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
Thanom Kittikachom
U.S
Fete Awaits USS Sterett in L.B. Port
The new guided missile frigate USS Sterett will be welcomed home at Long Beach Naval Station with ceremonies on Pier 9 at 4 p.m. The 7,900-ton ship carries Terrier and ASROC missiles and joins Destroyer Squadron 3 of Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla. Built at Bremerton, Wash., it was commissioned April 8.
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Sterett
Long Beach Naval Station
Destroyer Squadron 3
Anti-LBJ Marchers Denied 1.A. Permit
Los Angeles Police Commission denied a parade permit to the Peace Action Council for a Wilshire Boulevard march to Century Plaza hotel on August 6. The council called the denial politically motivated as President Johnson visited Los Angeles. Captain Edward A. Christopherson led the LAPD response. his wife Elizabeth Horton is linked to Long Beach.
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Los Angeles
CNS
Los Angeles Police Commission
Peace Action Council
Wilshire Boulevard
Council
Century Plaza Hotel
Johnson
Ting
Edward A. Christofferson
Elizabeth Horton
Long Beach
New U S Arsenal of Vegetables Tackles Vietnam Inflation
Saigon economists and U S planners push vegetable production in the Mekong Delta and Dalat to bridge the import gap. Dalat now yields about 100 tons daily, up from 56 last year, as the drive widens to cut reliance on imports and curb inflation. Local families shift diets toward more vegetables and fish as prices rise.
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New York Times
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Mekong Delta
Dalat
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