Vietnam War Brings First Border Artillery Duel Without U.S. Aid
South Vietnamese gunners fought North Vietnamese forces near Cai Cai on the Cambodian border in the first artillery duel without U.S. support. About 100 rounds were fired by the South Vietnamese against the North, as 60,000 U.S. troops begin withdrawing under Nixon plans. Casualties rose with 592 Americans wounded and 411 killed in the last week, while two U.S. helicopter crews went missing after a shootdown near the Cambodian border.
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Sy Walter Whitehead
Saigon
UPS
U.S
Cambodia
Cai Cai
South Vietnam
Fort Bragg
N.C
82Nd Airborne Nisan 3Rd Brigade
U.5s
Nixon
Wee Ge
Nixor
Lai
Niga
Michael’ T.peterson
Redmond
Wash
Vernon C. Shepard
Akron
Ohio
Oo. Po
Vietnam
Long Binh
da Nang
Paris talks amid US sabotage charges by Reds delegations
In Paris the Red delegations accused the United States of sabotaging peace talks by not naming a successor to Lodge. North Vietnamese chief boycotts. Pham-Dang Lam and Xuan Thuy skip sessions. Viet Cong leader Nguyen Thi Binh promises negotiations on safety and troop withdrawal if Nixon signals intent.
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Paris
UPS
South Vietnam
Pham—Dang
Bam
Jue
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
Ha van Lau
Viet Cong
Mme
Nguyen Seeane
Maths
Nguyen Thi Binh
U.S
Philippines
Australia
William P. Rogers
Nixon
Lodge
Henry Cabot _Lodge
Storm lashes the West Coast and Midwest weather alerts
A violent Pacific storm battered the West Coast with wind gusts to 85 mph and snow. Gale warnings stretched to the Eastern Coast while a cold front triggered thunderstorms in Southeast Florida. Travel advisories and winter weather alerts were issued for points from Point Arena to Cape Blanco, Oregon, and Kansas.
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United Press International
Pacific
California
Florida
Point Arena
Point St. George
Cape Blanco
Ore
Kansas
Congressional hearing on My Lai massacre testimony dispute
Washington lawmakers clash over helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson Jr and whether a massacre at My Lai occurred. Capt. Ernest Medina testifies on March 16 1968 as Thompson previously reported events that sparked the Army inquiry, while Rep Rivers defends his committee’s interpretation amid cross‑examination by fellow members.
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Washington
UPI
My Lai
Ernest L. Medina
My. Lai
Medina
Pentagon
Thompson
Decatur
Gaz
My” Lai
River S
Rivers
Driverless car rolls through Manchester traffic
Mrs Edith Snare of Dorset was shopping when her car, left on Main Street, rolled in reverse then forward hitting six parked autos. The unmanned vehicle then moved again up Main Street and finally wedged into a parking space near a meter as spectators watched. Police comment noted prior similar incidents.
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Manchester
Viz
UPI
Edith Snare
Dorset
Main Street
Dana Thompson
Jets strike Mazzeh airbase amid Syrian clash
United Press International reports Israeli aircraft including U S built F4 Phantom jets attacked Mazzeh military airbase near Damascus and a nearby barracks causing casualties. Syria claimed three MiGs shot down while Egypt challenged Israeli air power along the Suez Canal.
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United Press-International
Syria
Mazzeh
Damascus
Beirut
Israel
Suez Canal
Cairo
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