Iron Triangle VC Tunnels Hit by US Aussie Force Crimp
In Vietnam, U.S. and Australian forces shattered a Viet Cong fortification web on the Iron Triangle edge near Saigon during Operation Crimp. Despite deep strikes, the VC eluded a knockout, leaving 38 killed and hundreds detained while the Allies pressed the air war with thousands of missions and several aircraft losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Reedy
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Iron Triangle
1St Infantry
1fard_ Airborne
U.S
da Nang
Tay Ninh
An Khe
Pleiku
French Indochina
1St Infantry Division
Lond
Airborne Brigade
Royal Australian Regiment
South Koea
Tiger
Quil Nhon
Tan Khai
Binh
Long
Guam
Sai Zon
Thi Tinh
Provincia Route 7
Assaul
Wallace M. Greene
Marine Corps
Viet Nam
Morgan Proposes Senatorial District Representation
State Sen. Ike Morgan of Portales proposes inter county senatorial districts to base representation on population. The plan envisions 37 to 56 senators with a 15 percent population variation, Republicans favor multi county districts, and courts may be asked to reapportion rather than pass new law.
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Bill Feather
Santa FE
New Mexico
R. C
Ike) Morgan
Portales
Morgan
Senate
Secretary of State
Legislative Council Service
Sen. Morgan
Sen
House
David W. Cargo
Bernalillo
Cargo
Dist
Caswell Neal
Carlsbad
New Mexico House of Representatives
U. S
Bernalillo County
Dona Ana
Eddy
Lea
San Juan
McKinley
Valencia
Otero
Curry
Grant
Roosevelt
Colfax
Taos
Union
Harding
Mora
Quay-DeBaca
Catron - Socorro- Sierra
Hidalgo-Luna
San Miguel-Guadalupe
Rio Arriba-Sandoval
Lincoln-Chaves
Los Alamos-Santa Fe-Torrance
Chaves
Lincoln
Chaves County
Lincoln County
New Rhodesian Negotiations Are Predicted
London reports Harold Wilson preparing new terms to offer the Rhodesian government as talks near. Peter Bessell returns with claims Ian Smith is ready to negotiate, and analysts foresee a caretaker administration under Governor Gibbs until elections under a new constitution.
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London
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Lagos
Nigeria
Commonwealth
Peter Bessell
House of Commons
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Britain
Bessell
Smith
Humphrey Gibbs
N. N. McCrary, Former Resident, Dies Saturday
N. N. Mac McCrary, 49, a former Silver City resident and longtime Alamogordo businessman, died at his home. Funeral services will be Tuesday at Mallings Funeral Home in Alamogordo. He served in World War II and was active in Rotary and the Baptist Church. He is survived by his widow Neva, son Craig, his mother Mrs. L. McCrary of Amarillo, two sisters, and two brothers.
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Ollie W. McCrary
McCrary
Alamogordo
N. N
Mac) McCrary
Mountains Park
Mallings Funeral
Silver City
Foxworth Galbraith Lumber Company
Alamo Lumber Company
The
Baptist Church
Neva McCrary
Craig
L. McCrary
Amarillo
Federal team to inspect flood damage in New Mexico
Federal engineers and appraisers will land at Silver City airport this afternoon at 1 45 to inspect flood damage on the Gila and San Francisco Rivers. They will be joined by state planning and engineer officials. The inspection moves toward declaring Grant Hidalgo and Catron counties a national disaster area to unlock federal funds for rebuilding dams levees and town facilities.
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Iederal
Silver City
Gila
San Francisco
State Planning and Engineer's Office
Grant
Hidalgo
Catron
Lovees
California Flood Damage Tops 3 Million, Rivers Hit Hard
Army engineers estimate Northern California floods caused about 2 million dollars in damage last week. The Russian River near a popular resort area north of San Francisco accounted for roughly 2.5 million dollars of the damage in the preliminary estimate.
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San Francisco
California
Traffic Death Toll Rises To Date In State
Officials report the state recorded a rising toll of traffic fatalities to date, reflecting a continuation of last year’s losses. Police agencies urge caution and remind motorists to follow speed limits and seat belt laws as campaigns to improve road safety intensify.
Eyewitness account of major VC cave battle in Vietnam
AP filed report by Horst Faas from Trun Dap, detailing the 1st Infantry Division operation near Saigon in which 8,000 U S troops and allies aimed to crush a 15 square mile Viet Cong stronghold. The piece describes air support, river closures, helicopter insertions, a hidden tunnel network, and intense close combat with sniper and mine attacks.
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Associated? Press
Horst Fang
1St Infantry Division
Viet- Nam
Horst Faas
Trun Dap
South
Viet Nam
Tes
Saigon
U.S
Trung Lap
1St Infantry
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Royal ‘Australian’Regiment
Wan
Eggidope Ifantryman
India and Pakistan to Withdraw Troops and Seek Peace
Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and Pakistani President Mohammed Ayub Khan reached a nine point Tashkent Declaration. They agreed to pull troops back to August 5 positions before Feb 25, reduce propaganda, exchange high commissioners, and restore relations while leaving Kashmir unresolved. The talks were hosted by Soviet Premier Kosygin and aimed at lowering tensions after past conflicts.
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Conrad Fine
Alexei N. Kosygin
India
Pakistan
Kashmir
Ayub
Shastri
Ayuby
United Nations
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N. N. McCrary
Associated Press
Kennecott Copper Corporation
China Mines
Clyde L. Upton
Upton
F. G. Woodruff
China General
James Farmer
James Ashcraft
Salt River
Phoenix
Ariz
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