Village Attacks Push Civilians Into Shelters After Resistance
An assault on a village overcomes Viet Cong resistance as artillery and air strikes hammer the area. The bombardment drives many civilians into prepared shelters seeking safety.
Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1970
Page
5
Navy Officer Corps Remains Widely White Despite Efforts
Navy recruitment efforts over three years have not increased black officer representation. Only 539 black officers above ensign exist in the 80,000 strong corps, less than one percent, with critics citing image issues and competition from private industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toney
Melvin Patridge
Navy
Army
Air Force
Marines
Defense Department
Patridge
College Reserve Officer Training Corps
Prairie View
Texas
Capitol Hill
Navy Academy
Annapolis
Borman Won’t Meet With Negotiators in Paris
Former U S astronaut Frank Borman says he will not seek a meeting with North Vietnamese peace negotiators in Paris while on a mission to gather information on American POWs. A Communist delegation spokesman said such a meeting would be refused. Borman reported “no concrete success” in Moscow and Stockholm visits. He will meet U S Ambassador Bruce and French officials before Geneva. The piece also notes U S cotton consumption exceeding four billion pounds annually, half for clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
U.S
Frank Borman
Hanoi
Borman
Moscow
Stockholm
David K. E. Bruce
Geneva
Artillery Battery Under Pre Dawn Assault Near Fire Base O'Reilly
Concertina wire guards steps to a battery of howitzers at Fire Base O'Reilly in the northern South Vietnam sector. South Vietnamese artillerymen carry powder charges in casings as North Vietnamese troops launched a predawn attack on nearby South Vietnamese forces Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Reilly
South Vietnam
Richmond Ordered 90 Days for Stronger Desegregation Plan
U S District Judge Robert Merhige Jr ordered Richmond school officials to craft a stronger desegregation plan within 90 days while granting interim approval to a plan that requires minimal busing about 2 000 students. He noted transportation limits and signaled possible Supreme Court guidelines on bus requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Robert R. Merhige Jr
Merhige
U. S. Supreme Court
Byrd Backed by Button as Virginia Defends Court Clash
Former Attorney General Robert Y. Button joins Virginia Democratic leaders in endorsing Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. while criticizing the Supreme Court and crime trends. Garland cites Nixon cuts to defend a low but capable defense posture, supporting federal anti crime measures to aid local police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ray L. Garland
Roanoke
U.S. Senate
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Senate
Occoquan
Nixon
Byrd
Virginia
U.S. Supreme Court
United States
Robert Y. Button
Mills
E. Godwin
Button
del. Harrison Mann
Garland
America
Vietnam
Supreme Court
Earl Warren
High Court
Soldier questions dead Vietnamese near Cambodian border
A U S 1st Air Cavalry Division GI searches the pockets of a dead North Vietnamese fighter slain minutes earlier in an ambush in thick jungle near Tay Ninh, northwest of Saigon. Papers identifying his unit are examined in this AP Wirephoto brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Tay Ninh
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Weaver Real Estate School of Virginia
P.O. Box
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