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U. S. Bombers Slow*. h«i ittM lo oto)ni-dveryricrlinylark.Parknit*-.aid7.UHI1 B Ullwirand:i i rficvr.dgcS.andrn«.Communist AdvanceConnolly Won't Enter CampaignBy PEGGY SIMPSONAssociated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP - Sec-Mary o! Hie Treasury John B.C anally says lie probably mcqT return lo campaign In Texas before-!he May 0 primary, despite recent hints to Urn t'crlrary.U. Gov. Bon Barnos, a i lose Comally ally Is flghHnrior his political future In a race for governor; 4-In San Ancelo. Tex., recently,. Ccraally said Hie governor's race la very confused, the iwoptc arc confused.He said the Sharpatown Slat* Bank scandals and their of fee I on state government luve affected ttie race.I think the atmosphere In Texas is bad. I don't know if 1 ■son do.anything about it tot U lean,! »ill, the former throe-term Demo: rathe governor said.At a more recent luncheon Interview with a panel lt;rf Associated Press reporters, however, C o n n a 11 y indicated he'd changed liis mind.'•No, I don't have any plans lo go lock down there, he said.,‘T made a lew remarks like that. .. that might lead someone lo believe ihai I might t* lockdown there lot ... I probably •col.In his San Ancelo conversation. Connally lt;ailed c«i Texans , to be discriminating in tl«ir analysis of the sleek fraud scaivdals and the placing of , blame.'•It is an easy thh* . . . lo (all irlo the trap of rmdemnlog people ci guilt by association, Connally said “It is a dangerous thlni; to do, lor IliiS stale and this ration Two MoreBases Lost to EnemyGor. Preston Smith, who Is seeking reflection, and House Speaker Gus Mutscher were among the statebcuse pollltcans linked to the sleek scandal by buytne unsecured stares Ui enterprises owned by Houston I anker Frank W. Sharp Mutscher has teen cemvlctcd olcccisplracy to accc;* a bribe.Barnes has Insisted he had no role In the scandal.Asked If lie was referring lo llarnes when he advised voters to not attempt lo tar every body In Austin with the same brush. Canally said, No! necessarily... No.He said dial because of their general Interest there In San Angelo they Immediately assumed and lnieriireted his remarks as moaning Hat I was commenting on Ids particular race l«t 1 wasn’t.”Counafcy.4ptlt;l lie thinks II Is wrong fofjMV.flclans or others to attempbJo sow distrust In the minds c9^»eople alxmt the Instllution lt;* government lie said a I anker occasionally embezzles-a lank and a preacher may run off with the money In the till tut Dial's no reascm to destroy tanking In-stitutlwi ur disavow all re-liaglous beliefs.Amistad ReportAmfcUd elevation this morning w» unchanged at 1106.62. Depth of the water at Amistad Dam was 206.62 feet and water storage amounted to 2,873.073 acre feet. Water surface this morning meaaured 57.1X3 acres and downUream Bow at Del Rio -a* 516 cubic feet per second.By GEOftGE' ESPER Associated Press Writer SAIGON (AP) - South Viet-ramose forces In the central highlands abandoned two more loses under fire today tut field reports said U.S. bombers knocked cut a highway bridge and slowed the North Vietnam-ese drive toward Kontum City.Ten Americans were reported killed In tbo fiamtng crash of a U.S. belle o]*cr,one of three reported shot down Monday during the South Vietnamese re-troaOfroro Tan Canh and Dak To. The doad Included six advisers to the South Vietnamese forces at Tan Canh and four belle ojxer crewmeu.South Vietnamese trccps were reported to liave evacuated Fire Bases 5 and G, the last of a string of six ctmrn-inent positions un •'Racket RidfC dominating the high ground north ol Kontum. Seven 'bases fell Monday.Official reports said the main North Vietnamese advance down Highway 14 south of Tan Canh had not progressed past the town of Dlen Blnh, which Is 11 miles by road north of the new South Vietnamese defensive line at Vo Dlnh and 21 miles north lt;rf Kontum City. Kontum Is believed to le the chief oblectlve of the North Vietnamese offensive, now In - Us 27th day.Field reports said U.S. fight-er-borabcrs knocked out Hie Dlen Blnh bridge over tka Uak Psl River, nine road miles soutturn! of Tan Canh.Thai Is enough to halt the enemy's armor and slew down their advanco,” said one American officer.The South Vietnamese put six Infantry tatlallcos-up to 3,000 men— at the Vo Dlnh dofenslve line and ordered scattered units of the 22nd Divlslai fleeing from Tan Canh through the mountains 16 pill back to thesame position.U.S. B52 bombers flew 36 strikes against North Vietnamese, trocp posit leas and staging areas at points ranging from olght miles southwest c« Kun-lum City to 29 mllus to the northwest. About 300 tons of bombs were dropped.Troops In Vo Dlnh reported enemy tanks arid trucks half a mile to the northwest and th miles to the east a! the* defense line. A U.S Air Force C130 •unship was called In to attack them, tut the result was not known.U.S. flaMer-faomher pilots re-porlod destroying two North Vletnameso tanks and two trucks In the Tan Canh area. But Informants said the U.S, air strikes failed to destroy all of the South Vietnamese artillery left a! Tan Canh and Uak To. and af least fcur 155mm and several 106mm howltiers •ere captured.An American who had heen at the Dak To airfield before It was overrun said the six advisers who were killed had been landed there from Tan Canh because South Vietnamese soldiers were clinging to the skids of the evacuatlcn hull-copter and it was feared the aircraft would crash.Earlier reports said (he advisers tier an walking toward theSouth Vietnamese lines. But the later report said a lluey helicopter picked them up, was shot down after H took of I and crashed In flames In an area hold by the North Vietnamese.The crews of Ibe other two liolkoixers shot down were rescued, and no lnurles were reported to tliem.Another American adviser from Tan Can!., Capt. Ray Dobbins. spent Monday night In hid trig neat the oajditred lose, and a belle older rescued him today.
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Del Rio News Herald
Del Rio, Texas, US
Tue, Apr 25, 1972
Page 5
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