Viet Cong Cave Complex Likely Five-Year Build
AP reporting from Saigon describes an extensive Viet Cong tunnel network uncovered northwest of the city in the Ho Bo Forest. Australian and American forces found multi level galleries, bunkers, kitchens, classrooms, a water well, and a weapons cache, with ongoing combat and later sniper fire as troops withdrew.
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Peter Arnett
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ho Bo
U.S
Preece
John E. Tyler
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Ostrich at Franklin Park Zoo Gashes Neck on Wire
A francophone distress call note is included as a separate detail. An ostrich at the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston ripped his neck on a loose wire while trying to retreat inside its enclosure. The bird required about 20 stitches to close a neck wound.
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Boston
Franklin Park Zoo
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