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...Hanoi. The French were hemmed in and, after the 56-day Viet Minh siege began, had to be resupplied by parachute drops through dense antiaircraft fire. Con Thien can be resupplied within six minutes by helicopter from Dong Ha, ten miles to the southeast, or by land from Cam Lo, seven miles to the south, when the road is not washed out. The French conceived of Dienbienphu as "the cork in the bottle," designed to stop Viet Minh movements into the fertile Red River delta and Laos. But the garrison was ringed by hills that General Vo Nguyen Giap...
...Formidable Fleet. Operation Hickory began with the Marine drive from Cam Lo to relieve Con Thien, which has been under almost constant mortar attack since May 8. The terrain favored the dug-in enemy: a dense jungle tangle of banana trees, bamboo, betel-nut and breadfruit trees in which visibility was seldom more than 15 ft., and fields separated by 10-ft.-high hedgerows. One company was within a mile of Con Thien when it was pinned down by fire from the seemingly deserted village of Trung An. The North Vietnamese had built of logs, trees and dirt an astonishing...
...scores weren't very impressive, but Crimson men finished high in the individual standings. Bob Sinclair, one of the first men off the course, fired a 77 77 for second place. And Bruce Lo Pucki made a fine comeback after a weak start to tie for third...
...example, said the Economist, no air strike can be made unless the lo cal province chief gives his approval. This may often result in delays that allow the enemy to escape. "British television viewers," said the Economist, "who are conditioned to regard the air war in Viet Nam as an unrelieved exercise in American brutality, could profitably observe this curious partnership between American pilots and Vietnamese officials...
...anti-Maoist factions roiled the streets of Canton, and north of the city, in Kiangsi province, an army of anti-Mao peasants was reported gathering-and daring Mao's Red Guards to come and fight them. Wall posters announced the suicide of onetime Army Chief of Staff Lo Jui-ching and other officials, plus the attempted suicides of three other Mao enemies: Party Secretary Teng Hsiao-ping, Economic Planner Po Yi-po, and Supreme People's Court President Yang Hsiu-feng. Marshal Peng Teh-huai, Red China's hero of the Korean War, was reported under arrest...