War-fighting schools split on Vietnam tactics under DePuy
Major General William E. DePuy led the Big Red One in Vietnam favoring a scorched earth approach with heavy artillery and air power. He conducted brutal base offensives and a mobile patrol method, drawing civilian criticism while returning to Washington as a counterinsurgency specialist.
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Peter Arnett
Lai Khe
South Vietnam
Vietnam
William E. DePuy
DePuy
Jamestown
N.C
Vead
Saigon
George
Patton
Normandy
Gen. Moreland
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Phu Loi
U.S
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Washington
Jon H. Hay Jr
US. Army
Berlin
Sand Urns Booed For Spittoons
In San Marcos Texas Hays County commissioners rejected the grand jury recommendation to remove cuspidors from the courthouse opting instead for sand urns. County Court Judge Max Smith noted the urns may appeal to antique collectors and the plan faced skepticism.
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San Marcos
Tex
Hays
Max Smith
Pew support mistaken for bomb shocks Chicago
Police in Chicago concluded a lead pipe used as a pew support was not a bomb. The bomb and arson squad investigated the object after an alert but discarded the item as harmless following inspection and discussion.
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Pew
Chicago
Reneid
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