Viet forces in Khe Sanh threaten with tanks and possible air support
North Vietnamese regulars around Khe Sanh, believed well equipped, may be aided by aircraft including IL28 Beagles as Marines hold a critical position at the frontier. Intelligence notes point to two armored regiments totaling about 90 tanks in the region, with air power potentially swung into the showdown.
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McCarthy Opponents Stay In ADA After Endorsement Split
Four vice presidents and 15 Hoard members of the Americans for Democratic Action who opposed endorsing Senator Eugene J. McCarthy said they would remain in ADA. They argued domestic issues require cooperative effort of liberal groups and expressed hope to work within ADA to foster policy and political action.
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Viet Sniper Kills War Volunteer in Vietnam
Albert A. Farkas, 54, a former Lancaster police chief who had served 26 years with the department and later volunteered for the Saigon pool of the Agency for International Development as a protest against antiwar demonstrators, was killed by a sniper in Vietnam. He had gone to help train the Vietnam federal police after resigning in 1966. The report notes his death from a blood clot after being wounded Feb 10 near Dan Tan in the Mekong Delta, and discusses battlefield repositioning and weaponry in use around Khe Sanh.
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Albert A. Farkas
Saigon
Agency For International Development
Farkas
Lancaster Department
Vinh Long Province
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Dan Tan
Mekong Delta
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