Paratroopers Celebrate Handover in Saigon Area
On a highway bridge north of Saigon troops of the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Airborne Division, celebrate nearing withdrawal as Nixon orders 35,000 total removals. The scene contrasts with Marine casualties near the DMZ and helicopter losses, amid ongoing combat in Vietnam.
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Cooper Seeks Senate Probe of U S Laos Thailand Support
Senator John Sherman Cooper warns of growing U S military aid to Laos and Thailand and calls for full hearings. State Department confirms air reconnaissance and arms support to the royal Laotian government under Geneva terms but says no ground troops are present. He likens the pattern to early Vietnam involvement and urges executive branch accountability.
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