Soldier With Big Worries In Mekong Delta
A muddy young sergeant, Edwin Williams, and his Charlie Company men rest in flooded paddies after a nightlong battle in the Mekong Delta. The 93rd Division unit, near a ruined thatch house, faced Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces with helicopter gunships, jet strikes, and a 1,500 round artillery barrage. Williams speaks of his soon-to-be-born child while marking his sixth year in the Army and his loyalty to his men.
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Vietnam
Husky
Edwin Williams
Delta
el Paso
Tex
Williams
Sth
C Company
2Nd Batallion
Sth Infantry
Mekong
Charlie Company
9Th Division
Cpl
Charles Burton
San Francisco
Tak
9Th Infantry Division
Cities And War In GOP Platform Turmoil At Sea
In Miami Beach a Rockefeller backer reports deep struggles among GOP platform writers over cities and Vietnam as conservatives push for firm Vietnam policy while liberals seek negotiations. Javits and Dirksen preview progress and warn of a long drafting process with open divisions likely to spill into next week’s convention.
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Fla
Rockefeller
Vietnam
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Jacob Javits
New York
U.S
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Javits
Dirksen
K. Javits
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Abe Fortas
Homer Thornberry
Rhode Island
John H. Chafee
Sen
Everett Dirksen
Republican Platform Committee
GOP
Marines Hit by Viet Attacks Shake South Vietnam
North Vietnamese forces struck two U S Marine units in South Vietnam's northern provinces with torpedoes and explosive charges. The assault signals intensified fighting as U S Marines face renewed pressure in a contested border region.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
da Nang
U.S
Alitalia DC8 crashes near Milan. 82 survive
An Alitalia DC8 with 95 aboard crashed near Milan Malpensa Airport during a thunderstorm while approaching. Alitalia reports 82 survivors, 57 in hospital and 25 lightly injured or uninjured. earlier counts cited 85 passengers and 10 crew. Separate reports note Marines casualties near Da Nang in ongoing attacks.
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Italy
Alitalia
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Malpensa
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