European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1966, Darmstadt, Hesse                                M the stars and stripes More i Allied firepower kills 501 Viet Cong March a tank unrelenting do play at tar Power from planes and artillery Coil the Viet Cong Soi killed in the pail m and Fighte Bombere till North Viet Natnat truck and rail Al lied officials reported on Saigon South vietnamese troops and planes mauled and scattered a too Roan con sunlit Force Early thursday after it daringly attacked a government armoured regiments Headquarters at go Dau within gunshot of a Large american troop the reds made off with four american made tanks in the raid on the Headquarters 12 North of but Viet namese forces destroyed two and recaptured the a spokesman said 71 Viet Cong were the largest toll was claimed by South korean forces in operation fierce Tiger in Miles Northeast of korean officers cold 314 communal la were 117 captured and 181 persons detained wednesday in tie Central coastal race lands around jul it was the Argent korean operation to the tide of Battle also was costly to the the military command reported 80 819 wounded and it missing or captured to the fighting last this compared with 100 killed see wounded and eight missing or captured the week number of South Viet namese killed Rose from 131 two weeks ago to 213 last week but the number missing declined from i o vietnamese wounded Are not communist losses reported by the allies declined sharply Dur ing the week of March win s2t killed and so captured compared with killed and 106 captured the week air Force jews carried the air War to North Viet name Mulla pass Tor the third straight a spokesman said they left the strategic Highway to the to Chi Faghih Traci clogged with the wreckage of trucks five of which blew indicated they were carry ing an air Force letter sent de la j stressed peril Tom nah from Page t the second la that if we act to Gether for the common interest during come nato War Wilt not deterred Laid the because it showed both military and Politi Cal he added that Mili tary breakup would inevitably Cut doubt on the political Unity and eared that those who draw Hope from Western disunity will be much Kirlew nato should be prepared militarily in Advance of any member he add should adapt to whatever arrangements the needs of the hour Johnson argued that ills kind of cooperation does not Hurt any Onei in my he it the exercise of Sov Johnson noted what he mid Wai de Gaul Les inn commit ment to Bli letter to fight be tide the allies of prance it any should suffer unprovoked Daggres respect that he but he added that More is needed to keep the i ant Johnson wrote to de by your View that the of Allied military forces on French soil Impalli Uvo been then it French invitation Nuriu ant to a common plan to help ensure the Security of France and i Nave always viewed their pretence a Wise and Farn Elnet Axer Clie of French that in the american the sovereignty of those forces h poll icon son dead March m h Yea rom rifles Sod of Ubera party Leader Joseph Ormond found dead in his apartment wednesday an Inqui Erie Only according to the highest traditions of responsible Selfin the president recalled that the treaty commit its member to help any one of them under armed attack in the treaty re considers it essential that All members be ready to act through nato in accordance with Mutual dependents medical Aid Bill studied March m up with Bisesi Lugt both rom Congress and the a House subcommittee thursday opened hearings on nato withdrawal pushed by de Gaulle Well Nevi item Page it defloration they issued March ii reiterating their conviction that nato is essential wests defense and to the pledging their determination to go ahead without French sources said when Thole replies Are de Gaulle will motion Tor putting withdrawal into eff set the wheels in nato they said this could be expected any time in the next two to three weeks depending largely on when the Allied replies Ore de first move was expected to serve notice on nato that he is pulling French officers out of ils military Headquarters by a specific Date possibly the end of this he was expected to notify nato of the Date by which he plans to withdraw the tworan Dahal French divisions j closing Stock Market prices i Sisi l is at m h5u f on my Omlid a tin in and a e am in dec two la milk Mckain lhuui4 a Volt and three air Force wings in Ger Many from Allied de he sources so May ask the United states o set a Dale for discussing de alls of removal of troop and beset from this the French government re eased thursday the text of de Gaul Les original note to John on informing him of his plans the text contained no it reiterated the French Lead is desire to remain a member t the Atlantic Alliance utter april the Date by which he can give notice of i h that changes in Europe since 1mb no longer Justl y the present integrated nato setup nor the 1834 agreements or establishment of n it for this France 5 determined to regain full Sov reels my throughout her territory diminished by the permanent presence of Allied military elements or by the Reg ular use of her air am a cease participation in nato no grated French officials that Watt de Gaul Les original note to Johnson and the president1 two their Exchange letters on nato hit we for Tom pm it Rutlt Fra met Egl Slation to Len Felts for increase medical servicemen de spokesman Oft South Viet Nam 7th Fleet destroyers joined air ground forces in battering Urt air Force and Navy feb free Dom fighters and f1m super sabres pounded Viet Cong positions Only 29 Miles North of Sai setting off three Secola Tefr exp Uytani and blasting of fortifications and Lar Viet Cong killed when they were caught in the heavier Bow an even heavier blow hit t communist battalion which at tacked the by prong outpost lit Miles Northeast of Saigon be off with flare planes Lllan in Tang the enemy to Lille by and 20 air sorties beat the Beds during a five hour aft a spokesman said left behind lil three cat machine a Rifle and considerable government casualties went termed Premier Nguyen Cao keys political continued As a general strike in Danang to stored ils second Pendents and retirees from the armed the package of three Bills was worked out by he House armed services committee and the de sense Edward chairman of the said the legislation would significantly increase the avails jollity of medical care far these assistant defense Secretary Thomas Morris predicted the measures would raise she morale of particularly those serving in Viet pm who need the Assurance hat their dependents receive firs class medi Cal care at a minimum Heberl said the package would Cott about 1 billion Over the Anu Nunu the old Imperial capital of hoi returned to Normal after an Antt government demonstration or persons in front of the Cut Hall m in both Northern the demonstrators have been sup porting Buddhist demands for a return to civilian the Lac rest began with he dismissal of Nguyen Chanh thl commander of the 1st corps the five most on March 30 dead in Midwest next five proposals included Are out Allent care to the Hospital treatment dependent Are eligible to dependents would pay 20 per cent of the which Morris said was the amount usually paid by participants in civilian group guarantee medical care for at treatment is offered Only on a space Avail Able basis at military provide treatment for men tally and physically handicapped children of current Many of the children in this category Are ineligible for exiting civilian programs be the Snow cause they cannot meet residency Hale the introduced by would offer Federal Aid to those slates that waive these require ments for service defense aide says nato still Strong March m up a defense official said wednesday removal of Bates from France would not lower the military capabilities of nato a the Overall strength of european John a Ulilang Secretary of defame for International Security testified in a close door briefing to the House foreign Alfawn sub com his formal statement was made Public by the let me say that tin Detent of Europe can be and will be under any or by Matancsi that May arise from general Gaul Les statements or Mcnaughton re Laid than it no doubt that a military threat to Natona tons to but said the Solidarity and determination of the 14 members other than France 1s insurance against from pass 11 into Street blocking some Homes in Omaha Wert till without Power factories and businesses but Down when the storm hit min Neapolis wednesday and the University of Minnesota closed completely for he first time in Snow drifts Wen 191 feet deep at be the u alarm victims in Braska included Rodeo Perforator Gerald whose body was found in the Snow near Bis tailed 4 trapped a car containing the bodies at four men trapped by the storm was discovered of Bow late Tobej had been resuming to Wett from a meeting at Bland and apparently died of they were identified a Omaha flames Maui 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