Colonel Hackworth blasts South Vietnamese army in Vietnam war critique
Col. David H. Hackworth, highly decorated and on active duty, quits in disgust over Vietnam War policy. He condemns Vietnamization as a public relations dream, says Saigon troops lack training and motivation compared with Viet Cong, and criticizes amateur U.S. leadership and conventional tactics. He argues for staying power and a guerrilla posture if U.S. involvement had begun.
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Hackworth
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Madison Avenue
United States
Korea
William C. Westmoreland
Army
Westmoreland
Ban on coastal drilling urged by Los Angeles grand jury
Los Angeles County grand jury asked the city to ban oil drilling up to a half mile inland citing potential shoreline harm. A letter from foreman Leo Epstein urged a moratorium on air drilling in Pacific Palisades and a broader land use plan to conserve coastal areas.
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Los Angeles County Grand Jury
Leo Epstein
Epstein
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William Ruckelhaus
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Eureka Plane Crash Kills Fre mont Couple Injures Girl
A Fre mont couple, Leroy Allen Bortis 43 and Harriet 40, died in a Mad River crash as their plane stalled on approach to Ruth Lake in Trinity County. Their daughter Andrena 12 in a second plane survived with severe cuts. witnesses were the girl's parents, the Aronovici family.
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Carol Aronovici
Ruth Lake
Trinity County
Andrena
Leroy Allen Bortis
Harriet
Aronovicis
Bortis
Mad River
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