Mud Saves Soldier's Life At Firebase Button
Sgt. Bill Ikner of Laurinburg North Carolina awoke to an enemy mortar attack at Firebase Button in South Vietnam. He sprang from bed in boots rushed through a rain slicked compound and led a rescue toward the bunker area amid rupturing mortars and rockets. He crawled through debris and helped a fallen comrade to safety despite chaos.
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Buttons
South Vietnam
NEA
Bill Ikner
Laurinburg
N.C
First Air Cavalry Division
Ikner
Sgt Bill Ikner Fights Viet Cong in Fierce Night Battle
In the jungle siege Sgt Bill Ikner leads a counterattack against Viet Cong forces, saving wounded comrades and killing five enemies. A dud grenade is recovered and later explodes outside the bunker as Ikner discards it. The action unfolds amid chaos and heavy fire on December 12, 1969.
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Ikner
Bill Ikner
Hee Haw rises as Smothers exit in CBS midseason plans
CBS TV readies a midseason comeback with Hee Haw a hillbilly Laugh-In as the Smothers Brothers leave weekly air. The piece notes the nation’s mood shifts toward nostalgia amid urban problems and questions Nielsen sampling versus city preferences. It also cites other rural CBS shows like The Beverly Hillbillies Green Acres Petticoat Junction and Nabors’ variety show. In a separate note from Chatham England an omelette contest ends with Army Lance Cpl Tony Pelton turning out 148 omelettes in 28 minutes beating Navy claims.
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Rick DU Brow
Hollywood
UPI
Cbs-Tv
Smothers Brothers
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Green Acres
Petticoat Junction
Jim
Gomer Pyle
Chatham
England
Army
Navy
Tony Pelton
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