U S Helicopter Losses Reach 4008 in Vietnam War
U S Command reports 4008 American helicopters lost in Vietnam era with 4152 killed or presumed killed in them. Nearly 43418 Americans killed in action, 2368 in helicopters hit by enemy fire and 1748 in helicopter accidents. More than 4000 helicopters operate in Indochina with 10000 hours daily.
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Saigon
U.S
U.S. Command
North
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
North Vietnam
Army
Air Force
Marines
Indochina
Republic of Vietnam
Soviet MIGs Tripled in North Vietnam Air War
U S military sources say North Vietnam now fields more than 225 MIGs, nearly triple the 80 counted in late 1967, with over 80 of the advanced MIG 21/211 series. The bulk of the force is around Hanoi and Haiphong, with about 70 MIGs based in southern China.
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Saigon
Soviet Union
North Vietnam
U.S
America
Hanoi
Haiphong
China
United States
Demilitarized Zone
Laos
Suit filed over Frederick County Trailer Court permit
County Attorney E Eugene Gunter filed a response in Frederick County Circuit Court to O L Payne and W A Morrison suit challenging the County Supervisors denial of a trailer court permit on Rt 11 N The defendants reply includes a demurrer and motion for bill of particulars contending the declaratory bill is improper and that the county has acted within lawful ordinances continued on page 2.
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Frederick County
Circuit Court
Virginia
Kosygin Pushes All European Forum in Letter to Nixon
Soviet Premier Kosygin told President Nixon in a letter he favors an all-European forum to discuss Europe’s security and postwar problems. Nixon replied that he favors a U.S.-Soviet meeting over a broader European conference. The letters were dated August 1, Potsdam’s 25th anniversary.
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San Clemente
Calif
Alexei N. Kosygin
Nixon
Russia
U.S
Europe
Soviet Union
Potsdam
Kosygin
Red Cross Fund Drive Surpasses Halfway Mark After Celia
Winchester Frederick County Red Cross Chapter reports $381.72 raised toward a $912 goal for hurricane Celia relief. Winchester Christian Youth Association distributed envelopes in churches and continues fundraising. Donations should be sent to 24 S Braddock St. Over 10,000 in the Christi area received Red Cross care since August 3 as national relief seeks $6 million.
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Fts
Winchester- Frederick County
American Red Cross
Winchester Christian Youth Association
Red Cross
S. Braddock St
C Christi
Texas
Agnew in Bangkok on Asia tour final stop
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew arrived in Bangkok for the final stop of his Asian tour after a brief Phnom Penh visit where he said the United States seeks to avoid militarily involving itself in Cambodia while extending arms and aid. He noted possible continued U S support to Lon Nol's government but projected no immediate military advisers. Cambodian officials hailed the visit as a morale boost.
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Bangkok
Spiro T. Agnew
Cambodia
Phnom
Penh
Agnew
Lon Nol
United States
U.S
Washington
Asia
Phnom Penh
Saigon
Vietnam
Cheng Heng
Congress
Pentagon
McGovern
Explosion at Radford Arsenal Kills Two Workers
An explosion and fire at the Radford Army Arsenal in Virginia killed Gilbert G. Killen and Wallace L. Doyle and caused about 200000 dollars in damage. The blast struck a powder processing building during a charging operation. Col. Robert J. Douglas said six to seven workers were nearby, with five inside at the time. A shuttle bus passenger was treated for shock and all injured were expected to recover.
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Radford
Radford Army Arsenal
Hercules, Inc
Gilbert G. Killen
Dublin
Wallace L. Doyle
Christiansburg
Virginia
Hercules
Army
Robert J. Douglas
Arsenal
Douglas
Twice-Wounded Teen Scouted By Army In Vietnam Fraud
Walter Lee Martin of Dothan Alabama, 15, claimed to be a twice-wounded Vietnam veteran and used aliases to rejoin the Army. He was married and later assigned to Fort Carson Colorado while an authentic S Sgt Lewis Jr. served in Vietnam. The FBI arrested him on fraud charges as the Army sought probation options.
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Shawneeland
Carol Allen
Walter M. Allen
Tennessee
Hyattsville, Md
Ray Aronda, Jr
Ray Aronda
Forrestville
Perry Thorton
Bolgier
Edward M. Garrett, Jr
Wesley United Methodist Church
Allens
Thomas Rosenberger
Mary Helen Massie
FT. Carson
Colo
Walter Lee Martin
Vietnam
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Martin
Dothan
Ala
Army
U.S
Richards
Martins
Albert Lewis Jr
Ft. Gordon
Lewis
Alabama
Albert Lewis Jrs
FBI
Mother wins court fight over burial in all white cemetery
MIAMI AP A Negro mother Mary Campbell wins a court order to bury her son Spec 4 Pondexteur E Williams in an all white cemetery despite prior racial restrictions. Williams died August 8 in Vietnam and burial is set for Saturday with Army honors. Campbell says she fears for her two younger sons and would not want them to serve in the future.
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Miami
Vietnam
E. Williams
Mary Campbell
Andrew
Amos
Campbell
James A. Livesay
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
Fort Pierce
Williams
Israeli Warplanes Hit Guerrilla Bases in Jordan
Israeli warplanes struck Arab guerrilla bases inside Jordan about three miles from the border after cross border clashes killed 10 Arabs and one Israeli. A spokesman said targets were bombed north of the Dead Sea and a group from Kafr Shaba in southeast Lebanon was involved.
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Tel Aviv
Jordan
Dead Sea
Ve Gplan
Cotta
Kafr Shaba
Lebanon
Kfar Ruppin
Jordan River
Misgav Am
Yiftah
Upper Galilee
U.N
New York
War Critics See Moral Victory in Senate Vote
Senator George McGovern and fellow war critics say that any Senate vote above 40 on the amendment to end the war would mark a moral victory, signaling substantial support to terminate the war amid hostilities. The vote was expected Tuesday as McGovern warned it echoes a renewed Vietnam era stance.
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Washington
George McGovern
Senate
McGovern
United States
U.S
Virginia builds clouds as cold front moves in
The Richmond area will see rising cloudiness Saturday as a cold front advances from the northwest. A stray line about local phone numbers and ads appears, including Concern 667.0145 for help and a dog training class contact 837-1444 and Shenandoah Valley Nat Bank stock inquiry 662.1028.
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Richmond
Virginia
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