European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1966, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stapes March win by 1967 timetable reported for Viet Victory Mem nnme8e doubt that the nations an a news analysis by Malcolm Browne March a americans in and out of uni form Here have received the word win the War in Viet Nam by or the of has come from where casual ties of 100 americans killed each week Are becoming increasingly bring ing the War to the Point at which these heavy casualties Stop is now the prime although unspoken objective the heat is on from top to Bot and it is obviously coming directly from the White no official in Viet Nam would Ever publicly admit the exist ence of a timetable of too Many officials in the past have had their fingers bumped by making Over optimistic predictions about the collapse of the Viet All the a timetable sex the big Hope is that within one year the Viet Cong will no longer be Able to deploy Large unite and therefore will Lack the ability to inflict heavy Ameri can that is phase phase two involves bringing the land under government control to the extent that free Gen eral elections can be held with out fear of a communist Victo Saigon leaders have exacted a Promise from lower of that at least 76 per cent of the nations population will be under government control by Saigon claims control of Only 50 per cent from that time american troops supposedly will be Able to phase slowly out of Viet and five Yean or so of mopping up win effectively end the Viet Nam and bring a new life of Freedom and happiness to Viet How realistic is All this even critics of current poli cies agree that the big Viet Cong fighting units Are being the turning Point was the Battle of the la Drang Val Ley fat Central Viet Nam last la thai a Lvi Stow faced div Batons in the wars most massive swat of and the Viet cose was american eff legals claimed a it Kent enemy even the Viet songs normally cocky liberation radio described la Drang As a it blamed certain Viet Cong commanders for Havlir betrayed their forces to the Amer two commanders were shot or since american forces have continued to pour into Viet and they often operate in battalion or a Cater ail these units Are supported by enormous fire pow including eight Inch Howit Zers and air b52 bomb ers from Guam have saturated some forested areas with indications arc that All this has forced the Viet Cong to de Many military and civil Ian officials there is a very Good Chance that one year from now there will no longer be any Viet Cong operations of Battal Ion strength or the optimists reason that this jul end heavy the pessimists feel that this will be the beginning of even heavier american As the Viet Cong splinters into More company and platoon size american forces also will have to split up to chose the and this will leave Ameri can units relatively exposed to die main weapon in the Viet Cong Arsenal the 173rd airborne brigade got a taste of this a scant in Miles North of Jungle hopping Eagle flight helicopter co 2nd in of the dropped onto a suspected Viet Cong As the americans charged through thick secondary enemy mortar shells rained into the showering them with deadly the americans moved Back to allow an air strike against their entrenched the Viet Cong moved along with the Ameri maintaining Contact All the the air strike that followed killed Viet Cong and americans As Cluster bombs when it was the Ameri cans had lost More than their number in killed or a Relief Force sent after the enemy guerrillas failed to find their Force of several Hundred had melted this May be the future shape of War american intelligence men have intercepted instructions from Viet Cong leaders to units in the Mekong River Delta to break up big the new instructions for Kien Hoa and other provinces Are to go into deep keep fighting units Small and and prepare for a protracted guerrilla Cam there is to be heavy emphasis on peaceful political indoctrination of peasants in the this seems to indicate a Long and bloody with or without Large Viet Cong president Johnson last month said american forces were sent to Viet Nam to prevent Aggras establish a stable govern ment by democratic de feat social misery and attain a just and honorable Many americans and Viet White House Calls fiction san March 8 Texas White House saturday branded As absolute fiction a War correspondents report that a presidential order has been issued to win the War by 1m7 or the president wants the end of hostilities if pos but this Story is made up out of the whole acting press Secretary Robert Fleming the Story was a freelance article written by Malcolm former associated press Bureau chief in the dispatch was carried by the associated press out of Fleming issued the following statement the White House does not fares expected to boost air travel by Vehn Haugland March in air fares recently introduced or Toon to into effect May increase gravel to impressive new to a civil Board half study the three inert important de aimed at Tower coat travel Are the Domestic family lib Era Lind Utt summer the s9 per cent dam Eftic standby fare Tor people Between the of u and u and the a percent discount on Domestic round trip excursion the which has devoted much attention to encouraging the airlines to offer the Public so called promotional noted that the three changes will be available throughout the year except for certain limitations at periods of heaviest at the cabs he transatlantic have agreed on several Low that should help promote i abound la faded Are Road trip Utah Day tear Basing special ones available to travel la developing package the roundtrip fare be tween London and new for is Well below the namese doubt that the Nguyen Cao is the Best Choice As a Bol of emerging some critics argue that it 1s in make a practice of discussing individual news stories but i want to make an exception i have seen a report distributed by the associated press that civilian leaders in Viet Nam Are under White House orders to win the War by 1967 or we have not been asked for comment but i have talked with the president about this he has never heard of such an it is absolute the president wants the end of hostilities tomorrow if but this Story is made up out of whole Browne has been in Viet Nam since longer than any other american he won a pulitzer prize As a reporter of the he is now a freelance regular Economy fare of and the Price of the tour including meals and accommodation can be As Tow As All the trunk airlines except Western have introduced visit fares in the past six they Are available to visitors from and for the most part permit travel Over each airlines system with a requirement for one or More the Are valid for 90 Days on the larger air lines and 10 Days on regional the predominant fare is 220 in Jet coach with others available from 1130 to 1175 and children travelling at half eally since the Viet 3 Cong has the allegiance of sizable proportion of the v critics Viet Nam is not ready for flame notary democracy in any a and that current about democracy is lust def signed to keep the american Public the objectives mentioned Johnson appear a Long from there Ifield Hope that somehow inf will go better now in various but one top Are still Only at Tosil beginning of a Battle trophy John Hemphill of 0en North who Pean edition the i Jam u1a William Coleman 1 nolo enry a atm Clil  x m Lynw p3u Apo on Faro ii my