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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1970

Page

5

Dean Martin Opens Riviera This Eve at Las Vegas Tonight

Dean Martin returns to Riviera Hotel main room for a two week engagement promising strong SRO business. The popular entertainer, with Ken Lane and The Magic Triplets, offers a mixed act of comedy songs and chatter, including colorful remarks on alcohol and domestic life.

Dean Martin Riviera Hotel Versailles Room Las Vegas Ringsider Martin Mark Twain Dino Ken Lane

Marines Trial Details Slayings in Vietnam Patrol

A Marine court martial in Da Nang heard that a five man patrol may have killed villagers in Son Thang Hamlet No 4 without provocation on February 19. Prosecution said the patrol acted under orders to "kill anything that moved" while defending against Viet Cong, while defense argued the unit came under fire and that the patrol was under threat during subsequent searches. Eleven villagers and women were among the victims. other witnesses described sniper fire during follow up visits.

Pvt Michael A. Schwarz Wierton W. Va Franz Jevne Minneapolis Superior Wis Marine Rifle Company Meyers Randall D. Herrod Calvin Okla Que Son Valley

South Vietnamese Recapture Kompong Speu Ends Communist Blockade

South Vietnamese troops seized Kampong Speu ending a three day Communist siege on Highway 4 to Phnom Penh. Brig. Gen. Tran Ra Di apologized for looting as troops plundered shops in the town’s commercial areas. Casualties estimated include eight dead and 24 wounded for South Vietnam with Cambodian losses at 14 killed and 34 wounded.

UPI Kompong Speu Phnom Penh Cambodia Kampong Spen North Vietnam Im1st UPL David Stuart-Fox Tran Ra di UPS Stuart-Fox Susthene Fernandez Kompong Som Gulf of Siam Kompong Spen

North Vietnamese repulse Laotian infantry near Saravane

Field reports say North Vietnamese troops repulsed two Laotian battalions trying to reach Saravane from the north while another two battalions advanced from the south with no resistance. Saravane, near the Belevens Tilateau, has strategic significance as Hanoi seeks sanctuary. Military sources report casualties on both sides and ongoing efforts to reopen Route 23 for truck traffic amid monsoon travel challenges.

Vientiane Laos UPI Saravae Saravane Panhandle Belevens Tilateau Cambodia North Vietnam

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