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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1966
Page
5
An AP dispatch from Ap Thanh Lam describes the 173rd Airborne Brigade hailing a war zone rodeo as its 503rd Infantry unit moves through rain forests 50 miles northeast of Saigon and stumbles onto a well hidden Viet Cong camp at the Cay Gao rubber plantation edge.
In a jungle firefight, six bulls tethered for war supplies were rounded up by Charlie Company. Troops used belts and ropes to corral the beasts, wrestling and roping them into cargo nets for airlift by the 335th Helicopter Company to Bai Ham village. The Nungs celebrated with a peace fiesta, but two bulls were butchered.
Washington AP reports House Appropriations Chair George Mahon notes a pronounced grassroots demand for reduced government spending but cautions against drastic cuts. He argues to hold the line, prune nondefense spending, and prioritize the war while delaying broader program reforms. Sen. Russell Long warns Vietnam costs could create a $20 billion deficit unless taxes rise or nondefense cuts occur.
Security restrictions tighten in Amritsar as Sant Fateh Singh, head of the Akali Dal, enters day three of a 10 day fast calling for a Punjabi Suba sovereign state. The protest follows a tense standoff with authorities as talks attempt to break the impasse before December 27.
In Teruel Spain a two car passenger local train collided with a freight train in dense fog. About 40 Spaniards were killed and 12 injured. Many victims were in the front car where the motor and heating were. Six railway workers in the second car escaped unharmed.
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