Word: quang
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...said U. S. warplanes "repeatedly attacked many populated areas, communication lines and economic establishments in Quang Bing and Ha Tinh provinces" in the southern-most corner of North Vietnam, which borders Laos below the 19th parallel. "Many flights...
...whether his unit had used Orange since the suspension, Morrison firmly replied: "None whatsoever. I've used nothing but Blue* defoliant." By contrast, Morrison's enlisted men told Ridenhour that Agent Orange has been sprayed since April on hundreds of acres of farmland in the highlands of Quang Ngai province. As evidence, they pointed to the fact that 145 barrels of the chemical were carried on their unit's books, but only 40 were actually on hand. What happened to the missing barrels? "We sprayed a lot of it," said David Church, a 21-year-old draftee...
According to the statement, the defoliant was used in both Quang Ngai and Quang Tin provinces, which supports information given to Ridenhour that the spraying was carried out by more than one unit in the division. Thus, Ridenhour believes that the spraying must have been authorized on the divisional level...
...Buddhist '"Lotus Blossom" candidates, who were tacitly backed by Thich Tri Quang's antigovernment An Quang Pagoda faction, narrowly edged out the progovernment "Sun" slate...
Even the participation of a slate backed by the antigovernment An Quang Pagoda Buddhist faction was expected to work in Thieu's favor. One of the faction's leaders is Thich Tri Quang, who helped overthrow the Diem regime in 1963. The militant group had previously scorned participation in the present government. The fact that they fielded a slate of candidates on the ballot, with the lotus blossom for their symbol, was regarded in Saigon as a return to the legitimate fold. It would support Thieu's claim that electoral democracy is becoming a reality in South...