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PACIFIC STARS AND STRIPES 1970
Feb 10, 1970 (Tuesday)
Laird, Wheeler On Viet Mission, (Page 1) Washington
Mammoth Cache Deadly as Cobra, (Page 1) Saigon
Leave Viet By ‘71, HHH Pannel Urges, (Page 2) Washington
Plan Reply to Calley Claim That Nixon Prejudiced Case, (Page 5) Ft Benning
N. Viets Reject Laos’ “Plain of Jars’ Proposal, (Page 6) Vientiane, Laos
11th Cav. Units Receive Citations, (Page 6) Quan Loi
Anchors Aweigh, (Page 6) Saigon
Bomb Shatters Viet Press Office, (Page 6) Saigon
Deserter Murdered? (Page 6) Saigon
ARVN Weaponry Shows Dramatic Improvement, (Page 6) Da Nang
2 Fly in Same Viet Unit, Son Emulates ‘Best Pilot’s’ Air Feats, (Page 7) Bin Thuy
5 on a Yacht Get Stern Shakedown, (Page 7) Da Nang
Research, Ingenuity Win $ 650, (Page 7) Tuy Hoa
Marine Gunners Win Citation, (Page 7) Da Nang
U of M Honors Top Scholars, (Page 7) Tokyo
Unit Uncovers 20 Tons of Rice, (Page 23) Firebase Blackhawk
New Tan Son Nhut Col. (Page 23) Tan Son Nhut
Feb 13, 1970 (Friday)
Laird Warns Reds: ‘Will React Across Borders’, (Page 1) Saigon
Jets Retaliate In Cambodia, (Page 1) Saigon
Subpoenas Also Turned Down, Dismissal Nixed in Calley Trial, (Page 5) Ft Benning
79 More Reds Slain in Trap of Steel, (Page 6) Saigon
Sappers Stopped; 8 GIs Die, (Page 6) Da Nang
Draftees 1/3 of Toll, (Page 6) Washington
It’s Cache as Catch Can For Chairborne Commandos, (Page 6) War Zone D
News Emphjasis Shift Asked, (Page 6) Long Binh
A Shadowy Enemy Shatters Jamie’s Night, (Page 7) FSB Jamie
Vietnamese Girl Wears Happy Face, (Page 7) Ca Mau AB
Mess Hall Offers Free Shot, (Page 7) Camp Radcliff
U.S. Thai AFs Host Base Visit, 6,000 Thai Children ‘Invade’ Takhli, (Page 7) Takhi
Women Marines 27, Proud of It, (Page 12, 13) USMC
Feb 14, 1970 (Saturday)
Army Charges Captain in ‘Massacre’, (Page 1) Washington
North, VC ‘Torturing’ Our POWs, (Page 4) Los Angeles
5th Cambodia Raid Sees A37s KO 6 AA Guns, (Page 6) Saigon
9 Marines Slain on Patrol, (Page 6) Saigon
Stresses U.S. Withdrawals, Laird Confers With Thieu, (Page 6) Saigon
U.S. War Deaths Mount During Period of TET, (Page 6) Saigon
ROK General Joins Command, (Page 6) Da Nang
Deputies Absent Again, (Page 6) Saigon
F4 Flier Risks All-Saves CO and Jet, (Page 6) Phu Cat
‘Virtually No Hard Drug Addiction’, Big Jump Reported in Use of Pot by GIs, (Page 7) Washington
N. Viet’s Regiments Thinned to 700 Men-Saigon Envoy, (Page 7) Washington
Board to Help GIs Get Along Together, (Page 7) Saigon
Helos Help Mark TET, (Page 7) Saigon
9th CG Cutter Given to Viets, (Page 7) Cat Lo
Helos Help Mark TET, (Page 7) Saigon
‘We Nearly Went Ape’, (Page 23) Lai Khe
Motions Denied; Calley Trial May 18, (Page 24) Ft Benning, GA
Feb 18, 1970 (Wednesday)
Still Confident Viets Can Handle War, Laird: ARVN Setbacks Pollible in Pullout, (Page 2) Washington
5 GIs Testify in Probe, (Page 6) Saigon
Viet Armor, Rangers Belt 2 NVA Battalions, (Page 6) Saigon
400 Planes Pound Laos Reds, (Page 6) Saigon
Task Force 77 Gets New CO, (Page 6) Saigon
Symington Protests Laos Secrecy Veil, (Page 6) Washington
Did GIs Murder Viets? 2 Trials Begin, (Page 6) Long Binh
Blue Max: Helicopter Gunships That Aren’t ..., (Page 7) Tay Ninh
‘Other Vietnams’ Seen Possible, (Page 7) Washington
Uncle Sam Gets Notice, (Page 7) Fire Support Base Dakota
Long Beach, Calif., ‘Adopts’ 450 Vietnam Schoolchildren, (Page 7) Da Nang
Seen New Cause of Friction in Viet, U.S. Not Happy Over the Chau Case, (Page 7) Saigon
Unclaimed Property Waiting, (Page 23) Long Binh
May 8, 1970 (Friday)
House Does Turnabout, No Cambodia Curbs, (Page 1) Washington
Cambodia Assault Moves on 3 Fronts, (Page 1) Tasuos, Cambodia
Medina Appeals to Hometown for Funds, (Page 3) Montrose, Colo
Claims Air Raids Hit Civilians, Hanoi Raps ‘Barbarous War Acts’, (Page 4) Paris
25 GIs Killed, 32 Hurt As Reds Attack Fire Base, (Page 6) Saigon
Cambodia Troops Go On Offense, (Page 6) Phnom Penh
All of a Sudden, Reds Were All Around, (Page 6) Tasuos, Cambodia
‘At First The VC Were Polite, Like the Germans in Paris ...’, (Page 6) Snuol,
CambodiaROKs Kill 54 In ‘Eagle’ Sweep, (Page 6) Saigon
Lid Clamped On Saigon, (Page 6) Saigon
Korean Troops Kill 63, (Page 7) Saigon
Detection Devices Speeded, Electronics Going to Battlefield, (Page 7) Ft Hood, TX
Phu Cat Team Clears Lethal Litter, (Page 7) Phu Cat
Lt Burnes’ Memory Lives On, (Page 7) Da Nang
Cambodia - Where the Action Is, (Page 12, 13) Snuol, Cambodia
Troop Cuts Halt Manila R&R, (Page 23) Saigon
May 11, 1970 (Monday)
60,000 Tell White House: ‘Peace Now’ in Indochina, (Page 1) Washington
U.S., Viet Forces Make New Stab Into Cambodia (Page 1) Thien Ngon, Vietnam
Hanoi Mocks Nixon Talk, (Page 4) Paris
Red Camp in Cambodia, Troops Find NVA-Style Ft. Bragg, (Page 6) LZ Phillips, Cambodia
Sit-In Jails 76 Students, (Page 6) Saigon
435 Killed By ROKs, (Page 6) Saigon
My Lai Probers Coming, (Page 6) Washington
Helo Crashes, Burns With 9 Aboard, (Page 6) Pleiku
Red Shells, Terror Kill 25 Civilians, (Page 6) Saigon
Copter Unit Honored, (Page 6) Da Nang
Grunts Brave Sunless Hell to Help Buddies, (Page 7) 1st Cav, Cambodia
Chau Trial Illegal Court Says, (Page 7) Saigon
Hostility Toward Frenchmen In Cambodia Seen Growing, (Page 7) Phnom Penh
Balking GIs Face Probe, (Page 7) Pleiku
May 12, 1970 (Tuesday)
At Cambodia Goal, Allies Near Linkup, (Page ) Neak Leung, Cambodia
VC Flag Unfurls A Peaceful Vet, (Page 2) Washington
Viet Forces May Linger On in Cambodia, (Page 6) Tay Ninh
Viet Refugees Bet Lives on Rescue Fleet, (Page 6) Serei, Cambodia
GIs, ARVN Kill 65 In I Corps Battles, (Page 6) Saigon
Not Quitting, Bunker Says, (Page 6) Washington
Loebig Latches Onto a Lizard, (Page 6) Chu Lai
‘Troop Pact Made By Viet, Cambodia’ (Page 7) Saigon
U.S. Food Going to Refugees, (Page 7) Saigon
A VC Guard Loses His Job, (Page 7) FSB Liz
A Man With Problems, Red POW Spills a Lot of Beans, (Page 7) Landing Zone North, Cambodia
Navy Nurses Mark 62nd Year, (Page 12, 13) Da Nang
Combined Operation Links Long Separated Viet Villages, (Page 23) Bien Hoa
Possible Next Summer, Volunteer Force Due in Viet? (Page 24) Washington
3 Reporters Believed Captured in Cambodia, (Page 24) Saigon
May 15, 1970 (Friday)
Copter Crash Kills U.S. General, (Page 1) Saigon
Arms Help Only, U.S. Restricts Cambodian Aid, (Page 1) Washington
9th, 4th Div. GIs Pulling Back Into Viet, (Page 1) Saigon
Thanat Lauds Nixon Decision, Thais-Cambodians Restore Ties, (Page 6) Bangkok
Reds Run Against Orders, (Page 6) Washington
9,000 S. Viet Refugees Sail for Home, (Page 6) Phnom Penh
Terrorists Strike Twice, (Page 6) Saigon
U.S. and Viets Patrol Sea Supply Route, (Page 6) Washington
Booby Trap Kills 8 GIs, (Page 6) Saigon (Duc Pho)
Stereotype of Fighter Pilot Incorrect, AF Officers Say, (Page 7) Phan Rang
Team Outwits NVA After Close Call, (Page 7) LZ Bayonet
Lizard Plaguing ‘Services’, (Page 7) Camp Radcliff
1st Inf. Div. ‘Leftover’ Serves To Round Out Soldiers’ Lives, (Page 7) FSB Nancy
Singing Youths Improve Their Image, (Page 7) Takhli, Thailand
Laird on Vietnam, Arms Race, (Page 11, 12 and 13) Washington
Dud Round a Lucky Break, (Page 23) LZ Siberia
June 9, 1970 (Tuesday)
CIA Cover-up in Laos Admitted, (Page 1) Washington
Thais Paid By U.S. For Viet Troops, (Page 1) Washington
Reds Seize Airport Near Angkor Wat, (Page 1) Saigon (Siem Reap, Cambodia)
General Out to Aid, Not Oust, GI Addicts, (Page 5) Ft Bragg
GIs in Cambodia Capture Communications Center, (Page 6) Saigon (Fish-hook Area, Cambodia)
ARVN Beat Back Red Ground Probe, (Page 6) Saigon (Thang Dinh, Vietnam)
Gross Hails Viet Spirit, (Page 6) Da Nang
War Probers in Cambodia, Call Facts to VIPs’ Tenshun!, (Page 6) Shakey’s Hill, Cambodia
‘People’s Alliance’ Run By Reds, Defector Says, (Page 6) Saigon (Tay Ninh)
How to ‘Enjoy’ an Accident: Be a Saigon MP, (Page 7) Saigon
Terror Not GI Tactic - Haines, (Page 7) San Francisco
FSB Ready was Ready To Rout Enemy Attack, (Page 7) FSB Ready
Unfriendly Tiger Comes Up 2nd Best in Test With Marine, (Page 7) Da Nang
Smoke Screen Gives Bugs No Place to Hide, (Page 7) Nha Trang
ROTC Aid Is ‘Angel’ To Kids, (Page 23) Tan Son Nhut
July 1, 1970 (Wednesday)
Out Of Cambodia-Right On Schedule, (Page ) Saigon
Senate Tables Peace Bill, (Page 1) Washington
U.S. Planes, Thai Troops To Hit Sanctuaries: Rogers, (Page 1) San Francisco
War Objector Suit by 6 GIs, (Page 5) Fort Lewis
Greet Cambodia Returnees, Congressmen Find GI Morale a Fact, (Page 6) FSB Barry
Death Takes a Sunday Holiday, (Page 6) Saigon
Election Day - What’s It All About, Nguyen? (Page 6) Tan Chau, Vietnam
Lon Nol Hopes GIs Will Return, (Page 6) Phnom Penh
Red Strategy Shifting to Protracted War, (Page 7) Saigon
PX Theft Problems Linger, Chief Says, (Page 7) Washington
His 400th Up Without a Down, (Page 7) Saigon
Officers Affected, AF Manual Improves Tour Regs, (Page 7) Washington
10th Transport Wins Unit Award, (Page 7) Cam Ranh Bay
Course of Lon Nol Govt. Disturbs Assembly Leaders, (Page 23) Phnom Penh
Cambodia Pullout Gets Raves, Ho Hums, (Page 24) Washington
July 2, 1970 (Thursday)
Nixon: Reds Slowed, (Page 1) San Clemente
Cambodia Operation Results, (Page 1) Saigon
PX Hijackers Feed Viet Black Market, (Page 1) Washington
Partial Text of Cambodia Report, (Page 5,6) San Clemente
Khmers Fighting Back, Red Blunder Seen in Cambodia Attack, (Page 7) Phnom Penh
Startled GIs Hold Tiny VC, (Page 7) Camp Radcliff
Red Fire Fails to Stop Pilot, (Page 7) Da Nang
Housing Plan Helps VNAF Families, (Page 7) Binh Thuy
Not Easy for Montagnards, Tribe Learning a New Life, (Page 23) An Khe
Cobras Guard Temples, Vent Angkor on Reds, (Page 24) Phnom Penh
July 3, 1970 (Friday)
How 19s Fared in Draft Lottery, (Page 1) Washington
Viet War Is Legal, Judge Says, (Page 4) New York
5,000 Viet Troops Ready To Defend Phnom Penh, (Page 6) Phnom Penh
Viets Repel Attack; Reds Nail 2 Hueys, (Page 6) Saigon (Tri Ton, Vietnam)
Solons’ POW Plea Fails to Move Red, (Page 6) Saigon
Refugee Boats Carry 4,000, (Page 6) Phnom Penh
U.S. Probes Attack On Viet Fishing Boats, (Page 6) Saigon (Kien Giang Province, VN)
POW Leads Viets to Big Cache, Reds, (Page 6) Thuong Duc District
Viet Papers Seized, (Page 6) Saigon
Reds Hurting In Cambodia, Viet Gen. Says, (Page 7) Neak Luong, Cambodia
Navy’s Viet Role Ending, (Page 7) Washington
Post-Cambodia Assessment: Successes Could Speed Troop Cuts, (Page 7) Saigon
Thai Aide Raps U.S. Pullout in Cambodia, (Page 7) Bangkok
U.S. Would OK a Coalition, (Page 23) Washington
July 22, 1970 (Wednesday)
Nixon: No Forced S. Viet Coalition, (Page ) Washington
Over Trial Evidence, MPs, Green Beret In Wild Scuffle, (Page 3) Ft Bragg
Battle Lull Ends As Reds Seize Cambodian Post, (Page 6) Phnom Penh
5 Choppers Downed; 4 GIs Die, (Page 6) Saigon Quang Nam Province
LZ Kala Holds ARVN Key To Possible Drive Into Laos, (Page 6) LZ Kala, Vietnam
U.S. Troop Strength Cut 2,000 in 2 Weeks, (Page 6) Saigon
Viets Withdraw 4,000, (Page 6) Saigon
Pathet Lao, NVA Repelled, (Page 6) Vientiane, Laos
Reds Kidnap 16 Defense Troops, (Page 6) SaigonPhuoc Tan Hamlet
Thais Keep Eye on Viet Refugees, (Page 6) Bangkok
Monster Long Gone, (Page 7) Saigon (Long Binh)
Top Defense Aide Says: Military Must Examine Traditions, (Page 7) Washington
AF Units Donate Beds For Hospital, (Page 7) Tan Son Nhut
High School’s 1st Floor Great for Aquanauts, (Page 7) Saigon
Program Takes ‘Needle’ Out of Drugs, (Page 7) Saigon
The Hue Massacre - A Lesson, (Page 11) Hue
July 25, 1970 (Saturday)
Draft Calls To Drop, Laird Says, (Page 1) Washington
Copters Brave Heavy Fire, U.S. Abandons Shell-Battered Base, (Page 1) Saigon (FSB Ripcord)
Marine Fails in Bid To Block His Trial, (Page 2) Cleveland
Issue Can’t Wait-Habib, Reds, VC Urged To Name POWs, (Page 4) Paris
Barry Sees WWIII If U.S. Loses in Viet, (Page 5) New York
Cambodians Surrounded; All Roads to Kirirom Cut, (Page 6) Phnom Penh
Lon Nol Trip Ends, No New Aid Seen, (Page 6) Bangkok
Casualties Dropping, (Page 6) Saigon
American Truck Mishap Riles 200 Viet Civilians, (Page 6) Da Nang
‘Emergency’ In S. Laos, (Page 6) Vientiane, Laos
2nd ARVN-Mobility Is Key to Success, (Page 6) Quang Tin Province
Sohle Takes Command, (Page 7) Tan Son Nhut
Lifesaving Medal, (Page 7) Bien Hoa
Scope Developer Back, (Page 7) Bien Hoa
Cited for Oslo Duty, (Page 7) Da Nang
Viet Wafs Begin OJT, (Page 7) Tan Son Nhut
German Facilities ‘Top-Notch’, Patients Flood Floating Hospital, (Page 7) Da Nang
Land Reform Officials Going to School, (Page 7) Vung Tau
U.S. Role in Viet Prison Reform Uncertain, (Page 7) Saigon (Con Son Island prison)
2 More U.S. Cutters to Viets, (Page 23) Cat Lo, Vietnam
July 27, 1970 (Monday)
VC Flag Hoisted In Saigon, (Page 1) Saigon
Beret Capt. Court Told Of Prints, (Page 5) Ft Bragg
39 Reds Killed, 4th Div. GIs Battle in Highlands, (Page 6) Saigon (An Khe)
Reds Attack 2 Points, (Page 6) Phnom Penh
Laotioan Col. Dies In Battle, (Page 6) Vientiane, Laos
Bruce Briefed In Saigon, (Page 6) Saigon
Evicted Queen Mother Finds Home, (Page 6) Phnom Penh
Thailand Oil Complex OKd, (Page 6) Bangkok
At Central Highlands Camp, Cambodians Plunge into Viet Crash Course, (Page 7) Duc My, Vietnam
Rep. Crane Denies Tiger Cage Report, (Page 7) Washington
Simplifying Job Earns Cash Prize, (Page 7) Vinh Long
GI Unit Picks Up-May Keep-Hoi Chanh, (Page 7) Cu Chi
Soul Music, Food Featured At Black Culture Festival, (Page 7) Don Nuang, Thailand
Pendleton Sentry Beaten, Arms Stolen, (Page 24) Camp Pendleton, CA
July 28, 1970 (Tuesday)
Viet Force Sweeps Into Cambodia, (Page 1) Saigon
Fail to Find Weapons At Camp, (Page 5) Cape Kennedy, FL
They Shape Up Nicely, Cambodian Gals Off to War Front, (Page 6) Phnom Penh
2 Jets Crash In Laos, (Page 6) Saigon
Americans In Saigon Warned, (Page 6) Saigon
Corruption Probe Puts End To Laos Refugee Rice Contract, (Page 6) Washington
Terrorist 9-Day Toll: 23 Dead, (Page 6) Saigon (Long An Province)
Joint Base Command, (Page 6) Saigon (Dong Tam, VN)
Battle Continues for ‘Logistics Graveyard’, (Page 7) Long Vek, Cambodia
Nicknames Tell More Than Meets the Eye, (Page 7) FSB Thor, VN
Seabees End 3rd Viet Tour, (Page 7) Saigon (Camp Haskins, Da Nang)
Route 299 Is Paved With Sweat, (Page 7) Land Zone English, VN
Prince’s Letters Tell of Red Plan For Cambodia, (Page 24) Phnom Penh
July 29, 1970 (Wednesday)
Laird Reveals, War Cost Cut In 2, (Page 1) San Clemente
Reds Seek to ‘Upgrade VC’, (Page 6) An Khe, VN
Shellings Kill 5, Wound 3, (Page 6) Saigon
Reds Launch New Attacks At 2 Cambodian Factories, (Page 6) Phnom Penh
III MR Rated As ‘Secure’, (Page 6) Saigon(Long An Province)
1st Air Cav. Finds Cache, (Page 6) Saigon
India’s Flag Torn Down, (Page 6) Saigon
Thieu to State Cease-fire Views, (Page 6) Saigon
Bruce Talks With Khoman, (Page 6) Bangkok
Refugees From Cambodia Stream Into Viet, (Page 7) Saigon
Catholics Dominate Slates For Viet Senate Election, (Page 7) Saigon
Pavilion of Freedom Goes Up in Da Nang, (Page 7) Da Nang
Da Nang Sailors Ready U.S. Boats for Viet Navy, (Page 7) Da Nang
Aug 6, 1970 (Thursday)
AF Plans NCO Severance Pay, (Page 1) Washington
U.S. Position Eased? Nixon Would OK A Coalition in Viet, (Page 1) Washington
Combat-Support GIs to Receive Break on Taxes, (Page 3) Washington
The ONLY Way to Go AWOL, (Page 5) Rockland, Maine
Cambodians Retake Town in Bloody Battle, (Page 6) Phnom Penh
VC Road Ambush Slays 11 Civilians, (Page 6) Highway 4, Cambodia
Con Son Inmates Riot on Ship, (Page 6) Saigon (Con Son Island)
Viets Kill 56 in Delta Clashes, (Page 6) Saigon
Captured Red Document Admits Main Force Defeat, (Page 6) Saigon
VC Bastion No More, Fear of Reds Gone in Kien Hoa, (Page 7) (Ben Tre, VN)
Chaplain: ‘Love’s in The Cards’, (Page 7) Da Nang
Red Flag Missing At Cambodia Port, (Page 7) Kompong Som, Cambodia
Viet Deaths Rise as U.S. Toll Drops, (Page 7) Saigon
Aug 11, 1970 (Tuesday)
M16s Stolen From Ft. Ord, (Page 2) Ft Ord, CA
Ex-GI Reporter to Testify, Says Drugs Slow GIs in Viet, (Page 5) Philadelphia
Terrorist Grenade Injures 7, (Page 6) Da Nang
Reds Renew Cambodia Push, Test Phnom Penh Defenses, (Page 6) Saigon
Viet Navy Grows by 3, (Page 6) Saigon
46 Reds Killed By Allies, (Page 6) Saigon
Thai Red Roundup Nets 71 Suspects, (Page 6) Bangkok
Viets Take Over Coast Guard Duty, (Page 6) Saigon
Marine to Face Trial in Shooting, (Page 6) Da Nang
Word Is Interdiction: Laird Spells It Out, (Page 7) Washington
After 3 Years, Sgt. Ready for States, (Page 7) Da Lat, VN
HQ. Co. Wins Building Award, (Page 7) Dong Ba Thin, VN
Aug 12, 1970 (Wednesday)
My Lai Charges Upheld, (Page 2) Atlanta, GA
U.S. Air Power, Viet Troops Hit Ripcord Area, (Page 6) Camp Eagle, VN
Reds 5 Mi. From Phnom Penh, (Page 6) Phnom Penh
AF Plane Crashes At Cam Ranh AB, (Page 6) Saigon (Cam Ranh Bay)
Cambodians Spot For U.S. Bombers, (Page 6) Saigon
2 Children Slain by VC, (Page 6) Saigon (Binh Dinh Province)
Military-Age Males Marked for Red Death, (Page 6) Saigon (DMZ)
Viet Newsman Strikes, (Page 6) Saigon
Marine Gunners Set to Redeploy, (Page 6) Da Nang
U.S., Viet Efforts Ease Refugees’ Plight, (Page 7) Da Nang
Cambodia Temple A War Peril Point, (Page 7) Phnom Penh
‘Holy Helo!’ The Chaplain’s Here, (Page 9) USS Oriskany
Dec 19, 1970 (Saturday)
Army Adopts Up-or-Out Program, (Page 1) Washington
Saigon Patrols Boosted In Wake of Terrorism, (Page 6) Saigon
Gunman Slays Assembly Deputy, (Page 6) Saigon
Cambodia Tightens Security, (Page 6) Phnom Penh
'Inside Hanoi' On Pows, (Page 6) Tokyo
1 GI Killed and 8 Wounded As Reds Ambush U.S. Convoy, (Page 6) Saigon
Stateside Santas Provide Yule Trees for GIs, (Page 7) Bien Hoa
The Alienated GI: Cause of Anguish for the Army, (Page 7) Saigon
Cement Plant Builds Homes and Hopes, (Page 7) Da Nang
Report COs Mishandle Black GIs, (Page 24) Washington
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