First U.S. forces to leave Vietnam announced
Pentagon says about 10,000 troops from the 9th Infantry Division and a 7,000-strong Marine unit will be the first withdrawn this summer. By late August all 25,000 U.S. troops are slated to depart. The 9th Division’s Old Reliable units may be disbanded and replaced with South Vietnamese forces. Marines from the Third Division at Dong Ha could be reassigned to Okinawa or Hawaii. President Nixon announced a broader plan to substitute South Vietnamese units for some U.S. troops.
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9Th Infantry Division
U.S
Vietnam
Pentagon
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
United States
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3Th
Mekong
South Vietnam
Dong Ha
Demilitarized Zone
Okinawa
Hawaii
Laird
9Th Infantry
Nixon
Midway Island
Nguyen van Thieu
Pipestone Canyon offensive pushes toward Da Nang
Allied forces led by about 4,000 U S Marines and thousands of South Vietnamese and South Korean troops struck the Da Nang region on a six mile Route 4 clearing mission code named Pipestone Canyon begun May 26. U S spokesman said 234 communists were killed while U S losses were 31 killed and 240 wounded. South Vietnamese and South Korean losses were not reported but said light. Bombs and artillery preceded the ground push.
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Hoi An
An Hoa
Saigon
da Nang
U.S
Viet Cong Gains From Soviet Recognition
Soviet recognition of the Viet Cong provisional revolutionary government strengthens its negotiating position in Vietnam talks, say Communist diplomats in Paris. U.S. and South Vietnamese officials dismiss the move as meaningless, while Allied analysts warn it could widen gaps and prolong the deadlock in Paris and elsewhere.
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UPI
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Kremlin
Saigon
United States
Laos Premier says North Vietnamese troop numbers and bombing must end
Premier Souvana Phouma of Laos said four North Vietnamese divisions totaling 40,000 to 50,000 troops are in Laos and U.S. bombing will not stop until Communist aggression ends. He rejected Hanoi peace proposals tied to a halt in bombing and claimed Hanoi cannot argue with the Royal Lao government. Reports also note possible U.S. shipments of M16 rifles and consideration of AC47 Spooky aircraft to Laos.
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Vientiane
Laos
UPI
Souvana Phouma
Souvana
Hanoi
North Vietnam
le van Hien
Saigon
United States
U.S
Nixon
Barricades Erected by Students in Rio Protest
A group of students gathered on a main street in downtown Rio de Janeiro to protest Gov Rockefeller's scheduled visit on Monday. barricades were erected during the demonstration as police monitored the scene.
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Rio de Janeiro
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Proxmire cites Pentagon muzzling C5A cost whistleblower
Sen William Proxmire accuses the Pentagon of muzzling Air Force efficiency expert A Ernest Fitzgerald who first highlighted runaway C5A costs. He says defense contractors refused to appear before his subcommittee and demands an explanation from Defense Secretary Melvin Laird. Fitzgerald planned to reveal details on F111 avionics and SRAM costs, while Proxmire calls for a high ranking Pentagon official to testify at an extra hearing.
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UPI
William Proxmire
Pentagon
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Wisconsin Democrat
A. Ernest Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
SRAM
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Department of Air Force
Thomas Neilson
Neilsen
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