Word: northwest
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...south that might last for 10 or 20 years. His chief opponent and longtime rival, General Nguyen Chi Thanh, wanted to stick with big-unit warfare. Thanh had the advantage of being closest to the action as head of all Communist operations in South Viet Nam from his headquarters northwest of Saigon along the Cambodian border, and he prevailed in the Politburo...
...connection with the war in Viet Nam. As the London Economist observed: "The North Koreans are trying to divert American attention from what could be a decisive battle in Viet Nam." That battle, shaping up around the U.S. Marine base of Khe Sanh in South Viet Nam's northwest corner, could be the biggest of the war. The Communists would not only like to distract U.S. attention and resources from that battle but also combine the humiliation of the Pueblo's seizure with a U.S. defeat, or at least a major bloodletting. Such a one-two punch, they...
...like a Northwest Mountie, you know I'll bring...
...muscular combat medic who has won both a Bronze and Silver Star and been recommended for another Bronze Star. Pawlaczyk and Passantino were with the 1st Battalion's 18th Regiment on Oct. 7, when it engaged in a fierce battle with the 271st Viet Cong Regiment nine miles northwest of the division's forward base at Lai Khe. During the burial of the 25 enemy dead, CBS Newsman Webster and Cameraman John Smith arrived on the scene from Saigon. Then-perhaps to oblige Smith's need for dramatic footage or their own need for a grisly revenge...
...industry's profit problems battered the price of airline stocks last year as institutions unloaded major holdings. From their 1967 highs to last week's close, Eastern Air Lines fell 23% to $46.75, United 24% to $66, American 31% to $33.75, Pan American 35% to $23.88 and Northwest 36% to $86.50. TWA shares dropped from $90.75 to $50.63 for a 44.2% loss and Braniff's sank 44.8% from $84.25 to $46.50. Despite their soaring prospects for the long run, the airlines are in a spell of turbulent financial weather...