10 Aug 1972
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1972
Page
1
Letters reveal ongoing delays in parts for a power mower, an unresolved 1971 federal tax refund, and a missing yearbook. Readers report contacting Philadelphia and INS offices, with repairs and refunds still pending.
In Wilkes-Barre a two day tour by George Romney triggers a bedlam scene with 25 flood victims denouncing federal relief and Governor Shapp. The dispute centers on mortgage relief and the pace of housing aid after Agnes. Romney defends limited federal role while Shapp calls for broader aid including private reconstruction support. Federal figures show 15,000 emergency housing applications, with 2,700 placed in temporary units.
South Vietnamese troops swept the southern sector of Quang Tri in two weeks and knocked out 14 tanks to the southwest of the city, but endured heavy losses in a major North Vietnamese attack. A government militia of about 300 was shelled in the highlands.
SAIGON AP report: South Vietnamese weekly casualties dropped to a low since the early North Vietnamese offensive. Seven Americans killed and 38 wounded in action, three Americans died non hostily. Government troops retreated from defensive positions after clashes with enemy forces. Field reports estimate up to 100 North Vietnamese casualties from air and artillery strikes.
Belfast dispatch reports extensive bombing and gunfire in Armagh the religious capital of Ireland amid Catholic protests. One casualty. a soldier wounded by a bullet in his flak jacket. Rioting in Belfast followed the capture of IRA leader Meehan as 2000 youths attacked troops and police in the Armagh district.
Viet Cong demands U S withdrawal to end war as Mrs Neuyen Thi Binh accuses Saigon of repression and Vietnamization. U S envoy Potter counters that North Vietnamese actions invite air and naval strikes and rejects preconditions while Ambassador Lam calls for a cease fire to aid a political settlement.
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