Failure in A Shau Valley tests airpower limits
Reports detail a North Vietnamese fixed base in the A Shau Valley with a 25 mile road to Da Nang, built with bulldozers and labor force. Despite extensive B52 and fighter-bomber raids, the base remains intact, prompting questions about airpower ability to disrupt flow of troops and matériel into South Vietnam.
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John T. Wheeler
Associated Press
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Today in History Aug 20 1967 Highlights Global Events
This history column lists notable events on August 20 across years. It notes Vitus Bering’s discovery of Alaska in 1741, Washington’s 1776 East River crossing, Harrison’s 1833 birth, occupation of Brussels in 1914, Britain’s 1940 offer to aid the US, the 1941 Dnieper dam explosion, 1955 riots in Morocco and Algeria, and later political and earthquake events in Syria Congo and Turkey.
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Charges of Growing Pot Are Continued
Newark couple Willis Harris age 62 and Mariam Harris age 61 faced continued charges on marijuana cultivation until August 31. They were held on $5,000 bond after a preliminary hearing. Authorities found about a dozen marijuana plants in a cornfield and more plants in Harris' car.
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