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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1966
Page
1
A 12 foot high truck trailer could not pass beneath a 10.5 foot underpass in Albany. Driver Albert R. Cantors of Leominster Massachusetts proved the height restriction, reporting the incident locally.
The Navy weighs reactivating a mothballed battleship group including the Missouri for Southeast Asia, with Vice Admiral Lat Ensey testifying that the idea has advantages though costly. McNamara and Rusk signaled cautious support for a stronger Vietnamese military role while Ky’s Buddhist crisis fuels debate over U.S. influence. The 16 inch gun ships Wisconsin New Jersey Missouri, long retired, could rejoin as firepower assets if costs are justified.
U S air cavalrymen clash with North Vietnamese regulars west of An Khe and northeast of Saigon as helicopters reinforce 1st Cavalry units. Reports say 85 enemy dead, 30 American casualties listed as moderate, amid ongoing monsoon rain curbing air operations.
A catalog note lists E. Lacy knit scoop shell in pink blue or yellow sizes S M L at $5. Nassau shorts available in blue yellow white black navy sizes 8 to 16 at $4.
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