Lang Vei inside job claims amid Lang Vei siege
Reports from Khe Sanh say infiltrations from Viet Cong into CIDG units defending Lang Vei camp compromised the garrison. Sources note Montagnard fighters were hired mercenaries with no security screening, risking traitor breaches despite defensive inner compounds and loyal bodyguard detachments. Some CIDG members fought back, even climbing tanks to throw grenades.
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Khe Sanh
Vietnam
Lang Vei
U.S
Lang Veh
CIDG
Green Berets
Labor unions quit ADA board over McCarthy endorsement
Three presidents of major unions resign from the Americans for Democratic Action after the group endorsed Sen. Eugene McCarthy. ADA backed McCarthy 65-47, while Nixon criticized the war and Romney urged a peace offensive to avoid further conflict.
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Associated Press
Americans For Democratic Action Board
Sen
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
Johnson
McCarthy
ADA Board
Romney
Desertion rates rise for Navy Marine Corps and Air Force
Pentagon data show five year highs in Navy desertion convictions and six year highs in Marine Corps cases, with more Air Force members convicted than last year. Army desertions decline overall, amid broader postwar trend. Officials attribute desertion to regimentation and youth disaffection rather than Vietnam-specific factors, noting most offenders are under 21 and socially emotionally immature.
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Washington
Navy
Marine Corps
Pentagon
Air Force
U.S
Sweden
Vietnam
Hue After Battle: City Buries Dead as War Rages On
Vivid dispatch from Hue describes hastily dug graves and shell scarred streets as North Vietnamese forces contest the citadel and Perfume River area. With 145000 residents prewar, 30000 refugees, no water or power, looting and decay plague the city while US Marines and South Vietnamese troops face ongoing bombardment and hardship.
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Hub
Vietnam
Perfume River
Pham van Khoa
U.S
Argentina Targets Hippies With Police Haircuts
Buenos Aires police trap and trim young hippies as part of a two month government anti hippie drive tied to morality and anti communism. At least 108 youths picked up, dozens more detained at beaches, with reports of beatings and confiscated shoulder length hair. One man complained of being cut with blunt shears. Hippies defend their rights and denounce the campaign as a paranoia witch hunt amid a cultural shift in the capital.
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Buenos Aires
Juan Carlos Onganla
Primera Plana
Dangers Seen in Rockets and Jets Changing World Climate
The article outlines scientists concerns about exhaust from rockets SST aircraft and other man made clouds altering the earths climate. It discusses potential cooling or warming effects from particle concentrations and the possibility of rising sea levels or new Ice Ages, stressing cautious prudent study before wide scale experiments.
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Alton Blakeslee
New York
London
Tokyo
Earth
Space
Walter Orr Roberts
Direc
Walter D. Komhyr
Environmental Science Services Administration
ESSA
Boulder
Dr. Komhyr
Komhyr
Roberts
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New Orleans
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