Hue hold tested as retreat from Quang Tri spreads
Civilians flee southward from Quang Tri as North Vietnamese forces push toward Hue. U S advisers cite brave resistance but warn a retreat can snowball and erode will to fight. Marines and the 1st Division reinforce the My Chanh front and tighten Hue approaches amid regrouping and limited looting concerns.
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Refugees flood Da Nang as Hue fears grow
More than 200,000 refugees crowded Da Nang as North Vietnamese forces advance toward Hue. Trucks, buses, and boats ferried people south while officials prepared camps for up to a million refugees. Prices rose and the city resembled a boom town amid chaos and exhaustion.
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