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...four hours without losing a single piece of equipment to the Reds. At Thach Tru they stood up and charged against heavy odds. There has been a noticeable decrease in the South Vietnamese desertion rate since the Americans began arriving in quantity. Says General William C. Westmoreland: "The presence of the American troops has had a tonic effect on the Vietnamese. They are more aggressive and fighting better than ever before...
...week's end, while Vietnamese paratroopers moved in to continue the battle and give the torn ranks of the 1st Air Cav a well-earned rest, General William Westmoreland summed up the official American view of the long month that began with the siege at Plei Me: "I consider this an unprecedented victory. At no time during the engagement have American troops been forced to withdraw or move back from their positions except for purposes of tactical maneuver. American casualties were heavier than in any previous engagement, but small by comparison with the enemy...
...Southern Illinois University more than 4,500, at University of Texas near ly 4,000 in just three days, at St. Louis University 2,453, at Stanford 2,300, at Yale 1,000. Contributing 40? each, 1,002 students at Princeton sent a $393* telegram to General William Westmoreland's headquarters in Saigon to state their appreciation of "the sacrifices" U.S. troops are making...
...breaking up, the President rose, showered, shaved and read to his nurse some passages from John Bailey's Book of Family Prayer. Press Secretary Moyers arrived at 5:20 for last-minute instructions, and Lyndon had a slew of them, including a request to cable General William C. Westmoreland, U.S. commander in South Viet Nam, right after the operation, "so our men in Viet Nam will know of my progress...
...Free Strikes. But, for all the safeguards, mistakes are made and civilians hurt, which is why Westmoreland last week tightened the leash on his weaponry still further with another memorandum demanding greater caution. Hard on its heels came an Air Force decree tightening control over some 200 "free-strike zones" at which pilots had been free to blast away at will. Henceforth FAC planes will patrol each of the known Viet Cong zones, pinpoint strikes within them as in the rest of South Viet Nam. A B-52 raid originally planned for the big allied sweep...