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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1968
Page
5
Saigon reports South Vietnamese forces equipped with U S rifles will take over front line duties along the northern DMZ from American units. The 1st Division, about 12 000 men, trained after Tet, has fought at Gio Linh and is expected to begin replacing Americans after retraining. In two days of action, 125 enemy killed, 29 South Vietnamese losses reported.
Miami editor William C. Baggs reports from North Vietnam that prisoners are not accessible to outsiders and mail from prisoners is severely restricted. He notes the fate of prisoner exchanges hinges on peace talks and cites limited mail, unknown total detainees, and a past one‑way release of wounded North Vietnamese.
In Vientiane Laos a rare face to face meeting occurred between a U S and a North Vietnamese diplomat as the exchange of hostilities began Baggs noted the talks were held to negotiate an end to the conflict with limited details about progress and participants.
A visiting reporter questions a Hanoi government minister and quickly dashed hopes that the swap would expand prisoner exchanges, illustrating a setback in diplomacy.
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