Ambush Tragedy Casts Doubt on Company Procedures
Maj. Gen. F K Mearns describes a Viet Cong ambush near Saigon that left 48 American soldiers dead and 28 wounded in eight minutes. Capt. Willie Gore led three platoons with no flank security, allowing the attack to unfold as Viet Cong forces fired from concealed positions. Survivors recall the chaos, a medic killed, and civilians acting as decoys while artillery eventually aided the defenders.
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F. K. Mearns
C* Compangny
251: Infantry Division
Saigon
Willie L. Gore
Southport
N.C
Gore
J.C. Frank J. Hettinger
Monterey
Calif
Charlie
Spec
Marty Shoemaker
New Bethlehem
Ile
Gen. Mearns
Mearns
Viet Cong attack hits Quan Long delta hospital
About 400 guerrillas struck Quan Long in Ca Mau delta and seized a hospital for hours. South Vietnamese troops, backed by air strikes and artillery, regained control by nightfall with only light military losses and two American advisers wounded. The attack followed other Viet Cong strikes on provincial capitals and a hospital in Kontum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quan Long
Ca Mau
Gover Ttment
Lawyer Aids Archerd Denies Read of Will at Heir Reading
Monrovia defense lawyer testified he never conducted a meeting in which he read a will to Juanita Plum Archerd’s heirs. Other witnesses said Archerd appeared shocked and denied such a reading. The defense contends no insulin tests would have detected causes in earlier deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monrovia
William Dale Archerd
Juanita Plu Archerd
Archerd
Rex W. Kramer
Adolph Alexander
Juanita Plum Am Cherd
Juanita
Joanne Diaz
Lyn Plum
Kramer
Robert R. Arquilla
Ucla Medical Center
England
Arquillis
Barney Kirk Archerd
Long Beach
Arquilla
U S Refuses Passport for Tan Smith
The State Department refused a visa to Rhodesian premier Jan Smith who seized independence in 1965. It said Rhodesian passports are not recognized as valid travel documents and noted possible waivers for some private Rhodesian citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Jan Smith
Rhodesia
Great Britain
Carl Barthh
United States
Smith
Bartch
Jet hits China village killing dozens in Kwangi province
Hong Kong Star reports a Chinese MIGI jet fighter crashed into a village in KwAngsi Province killing 40 and injuring more than 100. The village of about 200 residents burned as survivors fled in agony while neighboring villagers rushed to aid but were blocked by Chinese Communist soldiers.
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Hong Kong
Kwangsi
China
The
Star
Traveler
Watts Yout h Camp Site Chosen Near Crestline
Beverly Hills businessman John Factor selects a site near Crestline in the San Bernardino Mountains to host a summer camp for 500 underprivileged Watts children from Los Angeles.
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Beverly Hills
John Factor
Crestline
San Bernardino Mountains
Watts
Los Angeles
Woman Doctor Recalls Viet Cong Attack on Kontum Hospital
Dr Patricia Smith recounts a 15 minute Viet Cong assault on a Montagnard hospital in Kontum central highlands. They shot three patients a German nurse was kidnapped and grenades damaged the lab and x ray room. Nurses and staff hid as bullets flew and the hospital endured terror.
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Patricia Smith
Central Highlands
Kontum
Vietnam
Seattle
Aapr ‘Wirenhato
Smith
Ica
Smit
Dr. Smith
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Konjum
Ha Dong
Hanoi
Russ
Moscow
UPI
Aids Archerd
Denies Meet
Will
By Mary Neiswender
Tan Smith
China Village
Watts Youngsters
Deral Savings
Lvny Beaurnings
Ocean Ave
Tyree
Barry Kramer
Amer
Angtauetion
East Artesia
Immec
West
Lakewood Blvd
En Neys
Penney
Penncrest
Pine Ave
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