Fighting in Saigon as Rangers press Viet Cong in Cholon
Inside Saigon new clashes erupted after rangers claimed the final Viet Cong pocket in Cholon was crushed. Government tanks blasted a building near a Roman Catholic church as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese fighters maneuvered to escape. Meanwhile U.S. casualty figures rose with 438 Americans killed or wounded last week.
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Refugees in Honai Wishful Hearts Amid Paris Peace Talks
In Honai, a city of 60,000 formed by North Vietnamese refugee families, residents follow Paris peace talks with cautious hope and distrust. Septuagenarian Nguyên Van An and Brother Bernard recall earlier Geneva failures, while North-origin life persists on three mile main street with Hanoi, Haiphong, Nam Dinh, and Thai Binh signs.
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Scorpion Submarine Declared Lost with 99 Crewmembers
Norfolk AP reports Adm Moorer announced the submarine Scorpion and its 99 crew are presumed lost after a 10 day search westward from Norfolk to the Azores failed to find any trace. A court of inquiry continues as relatives receive condolences from Navy officials. The last position was May 21, 365 miles south-southwest of the Azores near an underwater mountain range.
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