Two San Antonians Die in Vietnam Service
Two San Antonio men among those killed in Vietnam last week announced by the Defense Department. Army Pvt. Kenneth E. Shadden 19 and Army Pvt. Hilberto Ortega 20, both natives of San Antonio, graduates of local high schools, and Army recruits who had served in Vietnam since late 1965 and November respectively. Shadden’s parents and siblings survive him. Ortega’s family includes a brother and a sister staying with Mrs. Mary Ellea Vieyra.
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San Antonians
Vietnam
Defense Department
Army
Kenneth E. Hotchkiss Shadden
Roy Shadden
Guinevera
Army Fe
Hilberto Ontepx
Pedro Ortega
Obre- Fon
Shadden
MacArthur High School
Ortega
Converse Nixes 1 Cent City Sales Tax
Converse voters rejected a proposed one cent city sales tax by an 0 to 18 margin. City secretary Norris W Hamilton called the vote light and noted the rejected measure would have funded unspecified city projects.
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Converse
Norris W. Hamilton
Hamilton
Embassy Lists Dead Civilians in Viet Cong Offensive
Viet Cong forces have killed at least 23 American civilians and wounded five since the January 23 offensive began. An embassy report says 17 civilians are missing, presumed dead, with others unaccounted for including workers from Page Communications and missionaries. Searches continue as the tally includes nine killed in Saigon and six missionaries in Ben Thuc.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Salo Gon
Page Communications
Ben Me Thuct
U.S. Agency For International Development
Hue
Infantrymen Fight 1 000 VC in Saigon Battle
In Saigon's northwest outskirts, DS Division and South Vietnamese paratroopers clash with over 1 000 Viet Cong fighters on the third day of heavy fighting. An ammo dump erupts in flames as U.S. helicopters and air support shell Viet Cong positions amid mounting casualties on both sides.
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Saigon
UPI
Tan Son! Nhat
Saipan
T Gan
Hoe Mon
U.S
J Army
Tan An
Long An
Richard Pleiffer Ollerplodes
Davis
Mekong
Sairom
War crimes alleged by North Vietnam on Hanoi strikes
Hanoi reports say fifty U S air strikes against Hanoi killed or wounded four hundred civilians in early 1967. The Vietnam News Agency cites an official inquiry accusing U S aircraft of devastating raids on Hanoi Haiphong and other populated areas with about 4000 bombs and 900 sorties over Haiphong during fifty five days.
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Agence France Presse
Hanoi
Vietnam News Agency
VNA
U.S
Haiphong
Vinh Lint
North Vietnam
Comergue
Fox Treed by Pursuers in Elode Action
A grey fox climbed up a tree during pursuit as hunters or watchers attempted to corner it. The incident highlights the animal’s agility and the challenges of tracking it through brush and water plants along the shore.
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Hilberto Ortega
Deatie
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Lis
Bernard-Josepie Cabanes
Peace Francs Presse Hano
Tte
South Vietnam
Ameriorgans
Northern People's Army
SQATU
Cholon
Manoi
Vin Reale
Sheerio
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Joske’s
Second Hour
North Star Mail
Joske’s of Texas
San Antonio
Texas
Edvertivad Plu
Suan
Joske's of
Wolff and Marx Eyca Oe
Photograph Studio
Joske
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