A Shau Valley Heli War Zone in Vietnam
The Shau Valley in Vietnam is described as a weird terrain and a critical enemy stronghold. Maj. Gen. Tolson calls it the Cam Ranh Bay of North Vietnam as U S helicopters face heavy antiaircraft fire during Operation Delaware. In three days of fighting the invasion began April 21, American losses were under 20 killed and 16 wounded among helicopter crews, with many choppers shot down or damaged while rescuers plucked survivors from burn sites.
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A Shau Valley
Vietnam
Wy A Shau Valley
Doh d ‘Tolyon
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Cam Ranh Bay
da Nang
North Vietnam
Tolson
Maj
Charles Gilmer
Sulligent
Ala
Ky Denies CIA Opium Smuggling Allegations Amid Sabotage Charge
Ky's office dismissed a Gruening committee report accusing him of overseeing sabotage tied to opium smuggling, labeling it gross fabrication. The memo asserts Ky flew missions in the early 1960s under Diem, with all flights Saigon to targets and back, and notes counterclaims by Vietnamese and Chinese air crews while the CIA declined comment. The article also details helicopter gunships and supply dumps found by Delta Company troops in Laos and central Vietnam, including a battlefield camp with hundreds of weapons, vehicles, and supplies.
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Apt
Wnenyen Cao
Secral
Central Intelligence Agency
U.S. Senate
Ernest Gruening
T-Alaska
CIA
North Vietnam
CLA
Ty Opium Fre
Laos
Gruening
Nguyen Cao Ky
Ngo Dinh Diem
da Nang
Delta Company
Balalion
8Th Cavalry Regiment
Jimmy R. Rose
Smithfield
N.C
Hillary Craig
Winter Park
Fla
Regu
New Blaze on Freighter Kills Three, Two Missing
A Valnant bound tanker Assimi carried $400000 of high octane gasoline and kerosene. After a three day battle the British navy extinguished a blaze, towed the ship toward deep water, then a new fire broke out in its fuel tanks. Three crewmen died and two Indonesian sailors are reported missing. The chief engineer perished from burns and two Greek engineers were trapped in the engine room.
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Singapore
Plo
JHE
Indonesia
Rinuung
Secretary of Defense
Robert 5. McNamiarya
McClelland
Air Force
Vietnam
Fina’s
United States
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Bowie Texas
Edwards
Long Island
N.Y
Proxmire Says Vietnam Cease Fire Likely Delayed
Senator William Proxmire told a Worcester panel that a Vietnam cease-fire is unlikely for several months or more, with U S withdrawal starting regardless of peace talks. He warned South Vietnam could continue fighting with reduced U S troops and more American arms if no deal is reached.
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Worcester
Mass
William Proamire
Wis
Vietnam
Proxmire
United States
U.S
Assumption College
Senators Criticize FISA Plan Recall Urged for Vietnam Tests
Senators George Smathers and John L. McClellan condemned the TPX fighter project calling it a death by own action plane. They urged recalling the aircraft from combat tests in Vietnam after seven crashes among the supersonic jets. Officials note two crashes tied to mechanical problems, with multiple losses and missing crew.
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Washington
UPI
FISA
Vietnam
General Dynamics Corp
Air Force
Fentagon
North Vietnam
Sen
John L. McClellan
Dark
Columbia students blockade Low Library as campus remains shut
Columbia University faces continued disruption as protesters and supporters clash over a week of occupation. About 200 sitters man the blockade around Low Memorial Library while 400 supporters sleep on campus and 250 opponents remain nearby. President Kirk says classes stay canceled pending settlement talks and amnesty for demonstrators is rejected by professors.
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New York
Columbia University
Columbia
Majority Coalition
Low Memorial Library
Sandial
Grayson R. Kirk
Dents
Kirk
University
Harlem
Columbia Board of Trustees
Dissent Policy Continuence Sought War Ends Negotiation
The National Jewish Welfare Board urged the government to maintain freedom of dissent from Vietnam war policy at its biennial convention in San Francisco. It called for intensified efforts to end the war through a negotiated settlement.
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San Francisco
National Jewish Welfare Boand
Operation Delaware Begins in A Shau Valley
United States and ARVN forces began Operation Delaware in the A Shau Valley on April 19 as a reconnaissance in force. Details are embargoed for security reasons and reports were withheld until shortly before disclosures to major news agencies. The operation is led by the 1st U.S. Army Cavalry Division alongside SARVN units under Westmoreland and I Corps command.
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Saigon
UPS
A Shau
Willam C. Westmoreland
1St
U.S. Army Cavalry Division
SARVN
Army of the Republic of South Vietnam
Delaware
Shaw
Provisional Corps V
U.S
I Corps
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