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...both sides, making it one of the bloodiest years in the war's long history; 1975 will probably be worse. Although a general offensive is not expected, Saigon fears that because the Communist forces are stronger than ever, they will continue their "choking strategy" aimed at Hue and Danang in the North, the Central Highlands city of Kontum, Tay Ninh near the Cambodian border, the area around Saigon, and the heavily populated and agriculturally rich Mekong Delta. Saigon's troops, short of weapons and ammunition, will find themselves stretched thin and on the defensive throughout their country...
...hopeless," this Republican stressed to Haig, "that might be a factor in making up his mind." The fears of these Senators were never stated publicly - and in retrospect they seemed un founded. Yet one of them declared: "Well, I read this morning about the North Vietnamese getting close to Danang and I was concerned about what he might...
...live the Shootout in a Los Angeles residential neighborhood between lawmen and members of the Symbionese Liberation Army, which had kidnaped-and claimed to have converted to radical terrorism-the 20-year-old publishing heiress. The TV images seemed plucked from old Viet Nam film clips: street fighting in Danang perhaps, the helicopters wheeling overhead, the hissing tear-gas canisters, finally the flames of the enemy's hideout leaping into the suddenly hushed twilight. But the reality was that Patty Hearst might well be in the flames, and the most stricken of all the electronic witnesses was the Hearst...
Saigon is also concentrating on solidifying its position. Early last month the South Vietnamese reopened the old French railroad from Danang...
Twice daily, passenger trains-with heavily armed troops riding shotgun -puff along in each direction. In Danang, about 3,000 of the city's refugees and unemployed have been hired by the government at 650 per day to help rebuild the city. Identified by their powder blue vests, they lay new sidewalks, clean drains, and will plant some 300,000 trees along the beaches...