Always One More Hill For Weary Leathernecks
Near the DMZ, Marines push along high ridgelines in South Viet Nam aiming to hold hills seized from North Vietnamese forces. Heavy bombardment and artillery support reduce enemy positions as battalions advance, with high casualties and strategic push through jungle covered peaks toward Laos and North Viet Nam. Aerial strikes, napalm, and B52s accompany on-the-ground incursions as Marine units contend with shifting hill control.
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Dmz
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
South China Sea
J. J. Carroll
Miami Beach
Fla
Richard W. ‘Mullins
Torrance
Calif
Carroll
Marines Scrape Through Rugged Valley of Enemy Hills
Marines advance along a ridgeline to seize a valley below Marine positions. Day and night barrages pound dangerous peaks housing numerous enemy bunkers. As artillery intensifies, enemy resistance wanes. A battalion commander keeps champagne on ice, ready to crack at the last hill if and when captured.
French Fiscal Expert Warns U S Insolvency Risk
Jacques Rueff, adviser to French President de Gaulle, says the United States faces insolvency due to rising foreign dollar claims against shrinking gold reserves. He argues the value of gold should be doubled globally to finance growing world trade.
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Washington
Jacques Rueff
United States
Rueff
Charles de Gaulle
U.S. News & World Report
Paris
U S Moves More Troops To D Zone
U S reinforcements press toward the demilitarized zone in Viet Nam as B52 raids target infiltration routes north of the zone. Secretary McNamara arrives in Saigon for a four day visit to assess wartime needs. Marines push toward Da Nang, first Army troops deployed in northern provinces, death toll at 1,071 with heavy fighting near the DMZ and a new grave found.
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South Viet Nam
United States
U.S
Robert S. McNamara
South
Viet Nam
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da Nang
U.S. Army
Demilitarized Zone
Johnson Gromyko Parley Signals Cautious Rift Warmth
Washington AP report says President Johnson meets Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko on a courtesy visit amid faint signs of improved U S Soviet ties. Analysts say Moscow may seek deals beyond Viet Nam as Sino Soviet tensions shift leverage in world diplomacy.
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U. S
White House
Gromyko
U.N. General Assembly
Viet Nam
New York
Lisual
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China
Red Guard
Peking
Soviet Union
Moscow
Kremlin
United States
Wheat price drop challenges bread cost expectations
Senator George McGovern doubts bread prices will fall despite a 30 cent per bushel wheat price drop. He says baking interests used earlier wheat hikes to justify bread increases, noting bread prices did not fall proportionally. He urged senators to compare grocery prices with months past when wheat was higher.
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George McGovern
South Dakota Democrat
McGovern
Senate
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