US, Vietnamese Tank Toll Exceeds Four Thousand Destroyed
Pentagon sources say estimates vary but about 500 enemy tanks and more than 4,200 North Vietnamese armor units have been destroyed since March AM. Air interdiction blitzes target supply lines, depots, and fuel stocks while U S and South Vietnamese forces use bombs and antitank weapons to blunt the offensive.
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U S Planes Bomb Three MIG Bases Near Hanoi
U S warplanes pounded North Vietnam with a record 950 strikes including three MIG air bases, a naval base, and an army barracks. The raids stayed about 16 miles from Hanoi amid Soviet leader Podgorny’s meetings. Bombing in Haiphong area paused as a show of goodwill.
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Southeast Asia drug crackdown shows gains amid flaws
U S officials report progress in Southeast Asia with large heroin seizures in Thailand and Laos, but warn that intelligence gaps and limited local capacity hinder full success. Burma resists full participation, risking shift of production there as Thai and Lao efforts intensify. U S advising and technical support remain central to the effort.
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Senate votes to cut funding for subversive activity board
The Senate voted 42 to 95 to strip the Subversive Activity Control Board of its $490,400 next year, calling it an abomination. The House already approved its appropriation, and Nixon once expanded its remit to include groups like the Weatherman and Black Panthers.
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Weather Elsewhere Brief Abt BASY Mant Abl Pred Tolwonane
A compact notice reports probable weather developments for BASY Mant and Tolwonane area. Details indicate a range between 122 and 3791 units, with predictive tones suggesting shifting conditions across the forecast period.
Hero's Burial At Arlington For Adviser
Washington honors John Paul Vann, a top U.S. adviser in Vietnam, with a planned Arlington National Cemetery funeral. Civilian leaders likely include Secretary of State William P. Rogers and military chiefs such as Gen. William Westmoreland, as Nixon praises Vann for his exceptional efforts helping South Vietnam fight Communists.
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Investigators Probe Crash of Cathay Pacific Jetliner
Investigators descended on South Vietnam to probe the crash of a Cathay Pacific Convair near Saigon, with seven bodies recovered and no survivors. Americans aboard included six from a Wisconsin family, and a search for victims continued as questions of sabotage or midair breakup remained unresolved.
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Adm Mack Takes Command At Naval Academy
Admiral William P Mack has been appointed the fourth superintendent of the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis Maryland replacing Admiral Adames Calvert The 47 year old Mack brings wartime Pacific fleet command and Vietnam War service to the post He led the Seventh Fleet and served as deputy secretary of defense among other roles overseeing 120 ships 8 000 personnel and 27 000 Marines across an area of about 80 basins and million square miles
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Suspect Held In Massacre At Airport
Tokyo police seize 24 year old Iman Mimori in a pawnshop linked to the Vel Aviv airport massacre that killed 26 and wounded over 70. Investigators say he is one of five Japanese terrorists involved, with two dead and one captured by Israelis. another, Osamu Marnoka, is sought. Officials pursue ties to Arab guerrilla groups and the Popwar Front for the Liberation of Palestine in Japan.
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