Word: mortaring
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...almost steady siege. Across from the Rock rears the Razorback-a steep ridge whose sides are pocked with caves dug by the Japanese in World War II, but now occupied by North Vietnamese. Several hundred yards below the Rock, the Reds have dug "spider holes" from which they lob mortar fire and mount ambushes. Two miles to the south stands Hill 400, dominating the Rock-pile and infested with Reds. Last week the Marines moved simultaneously against the Razorback and Hill 400. By week's end, both were in their hands...
...firing line will probably pepper his latest book, which presents targets in gratifying profusion. Cannibals and Christians is mostly warmed-over Mailer: a scatter of pseudo poems (he calls them "short hairs"), essays, dialectic, sermonizing, book reviews, literary criticism and political reportage. The principal new material is some italicized mortar troweled in to support the notion that this pile of used bricks rose and took form from a blue print, which of course...
...effort to lessen the tension of the slums is its "demonstration cities" program, a two-year, $900 million effort that will provide a subsidy of up to 80% to overhaul selected slum areas in 60 or 70 cities. A comprehensive attack, it is more than a mere brick-and-mortar program, concerning itself with such nonhousing problems as schooling, unemployment, health and recreation. The plan was approved by the Senate last week, but faces a rough-fight in the House-a possibility that the President clearly had in mind in publicly urging the Congress to action...
...sides by mountains filled with enemy troops. The marines were to move up the two river valleys on either side of Hill 208, which intelligence reported was the 324th Division command post. It was also a fortress. No sooner had the leathernecks advanced within range of the hill than mortar fire rained down on them from all sides, while hidden machine guns opened up. The marines were pinned down for three days before they finally decided to pull back. Then, when all but two platoons had withdrawn, a horde of 1,000 enemy troops in green twill uniforms and sneakers...
...Anderson sped toward the crippled plane. Before he arrived, the crew bailed out: one pilot dropped into the waters of the Gulf barely half a mile from the North Viet Nam coast, the other a mile farther out. Both were soon under heavy shore fire from machine guns and mortars as they bobbed helplessly in the water. Six U.S. fighter planes zoomed in to blast the shore batteries while Anderson set his Albatross down in the rolling swells. While mortar shells fell within 30 yds. of the amphibian, first one pilot, then the other was pulled to safety. Within...