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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Their losses have been large. In clashes last week alone, the Communists lost 54 dead at Gio Linh near the Demilitarized Zone in the northern province of Quang Tri, 56 near Danang, 471 at Bong Son in the center of the country along the coast, 143 north of Saigon, 39 northwest of the capital, and 501 in the Mekong Delta in the south. In all, 65 Americans and 78 South Vietnamese died in the battles. Meanwhile, Ho's homeland was heavily pounded last week by U.S. fighter-bombers. As monsoon clouds cleared for the first time in three weeks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The War: Frontier Offensive | 12/22/1967 | See Source »

...North Vietnamese displayed fresh aggressiveness of their own. They once again attacked the Special Forces camp of Bu Dop, three miles from the Cambodian border, but were beaten off by 1st Infantry Division soldiers. North Vietnamese artillery and mortar units poured the heaviest fire on the U.S. Marine Demilitarized Zone outpost of Con Thien in more than a month-276 rounds in a single day. The U.S. also was monitoring a heavy buildup in Communist traffic coming down the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos toward South Viet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Erupting Delta | 12/15/1967 | See Source »

...CORNERBACKS: Jim Smith, 21, Oregon, 6 ft. 3 in., 197 Ibs., and Major Hazelton, 22, Florida A. & M., 6 ft. 2 in., 190 Ibs. Since most colleges play a zone defense against passes (as opposed to the pros' man-to-man), defensive backs usually play "too loose," complains one scout, "for us to tell whether they can cover their man. So we look for strength and speed-for backs who are strong enough to come up and make the tackle on running plays and fast enough to stay with the flankers." Smith and Hazelton fill that bill. Smith...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Football: How the Pro Scouts Vote | 12/15/1967 | See Source »

...Crimson comeback was slowed at 14:40 when defenseman Chris Gurry charged in for a slap shot, missed the puck, hit an Eagle instead, and was sent off for checking in the offensive zone...

Author: By Robert P. Marshall jr., | Title: B.C. Upsets Hockey Team On 3d-Period Goals, 4-3 | 12/11/1967 | See Source »

With 6-3 John Tolmie bombing over the Crimson zone, and captain Hughie Kilmartin leading a running fast break through the Harvard man-to-man press, Navy built a commanding margin in the first thirty minutes of play...

Author: By Andrew Jamison, | Title: Track Team Humbles Army, 68-40 | 12/11/1967 | See Source »

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