Portrait of a Vietnam War Captain Young But Grizzled
Capt Ronnie L. Brownlee, 26, commander of B Company 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne, speaks from the 93rd Evacuation Hospital in Bien Hoa after eight months in Vietnam. He praises his men as among the finest soldiers, describes relentless hardships, and vows to keep fighting to beat the Viet Cong.
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Viet Nam
Ronnie Brownlee
Horst Baas
Brownlee
Zone 10
Reunion
Hawaii
United States
Ronnie L. Brownlee
93Rd
503Rd Infantry
173Rd Airborne Brigade
U. S. Army
Casper
Wyo
Viet Cong Area Obliterated by B52 Bomb Strikes Near Saigon
U S Air Force B52s dropped 100000 pounds of bombs on mangrove swamps 18 miles southeast of Saigon near Marine river approaches. The blast reportedly destroyed a hidden jungle mine factory as waves hit Tay Ninh Province and the Cambodian border area.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Guam
Tay Ninh
National Liberation Front
Viet Nam
Air Force
Magia Pass
Laos
U.S
Air
Mekong Delta
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Johnson aide sees food prices leveling off
Gardner Ackley, President Johnson's chief economic adviser in New York, says food prices are beginning to level off amid hog shortages and related pressures. He notes the trend could ease inflationary concerns as supply steadies.
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LBJ
New York
Gardner Ackley
Johnson
Analyst Sees Shifting Factors Behind Food Price Rise
An NBC Meet the Press appearance cited factors that kept food prices rising last year as changing. The official said it might be optimistic to expect an end to price increases soon, but he does not expect them to continue climbing as they have been.
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15Th
N.Y
ACME
Pence-Owens Center
Gedney
BAR
Vienna
Wieners
del Monte Tropical
Swift
Franks
Dillon
Texas
Price
del Monte
Purina
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