European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 6, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes saturday july 6,1968 attempt to relocate Viets failed badly sources say by Richard v. Oliverb1nh Hoa Hamlet up eighteen months ago Allied troops burned Down an entire Village and evacuated hundreds of families in one of the most controversial experiments of the Vietnam War. The Village of Ben sue was destroyed in january 1967 to de Prive the Viet Cong of shelter and support in the Iron Trian Gle North of Saigon. The Experiment involving the relocation of some 3,800 people into a showcase re Fugee Center has failed so badly that most of the refugees Are now Viet Cong supporters according to highly . Sources. According to a privately circulated official report in fact no less than half of the refugee who have remained at the Binh Hoa new life Hamlet Are Viet Cong while another 45 per cent Are listed As "pro-communist."further, at least 50 families have left the Center and have returned to Ben sue where they live As Viet Cong. Yet in spite of the . Officials Are planning to de stroy about 16 More villages. The Story of Binh Hoa began sunday Jan. 8, 1967. Allied forces set out to Den the Viet Cong their Long stand ing Jungle Sanctuary by destroying the massive and intricate Tunnel and Bunker system that honeycombed the 60-Square mile area around Ben sue. It. Gen. Jonathan o. S e a Man who directed the opera Tion said the evacuation an destruction of Ben sue was Nec Essary since government influence there had been non exist ent and the villagers were pro Viding a source of support for the Viet Cong. On t ii a t sunday 18months ago american troops made a Hel borne assault against Ben sue surrounding it while South vietnamese Force moved into blocking positions. The villagers were told to gather All their belonging from water buffaloes to pots and pans and that the would be moved to a new ref Ugee Village a temporary Center was thrown up by South Vietnam Ese troops at Phu Cuong. Critics including some Amon the staff of the . Mission in Vietnam objected to the operation saying that it needlessly increased the number of Refu gees. But the people of Ben sue were eventually moved to Binh Hoa an arid area about 25 mile Northeast of Saigon. A Frank official report concluded the Ben sue refugees never Happy about their forced re Moval apparently have Kep their old . Ties and sympathies. In recent months . Have put pressure on the refugees in Lai Thieu Binh Hoa to rejoin the . Arid to go Back to the refugees old Homes in .-controlled Terri a result of these and other factors a significant number of refugees have left the Hamlet and the general situation is any thing but Good. The Lai Thieu resettlement that was intended to be and has been exhibited As a showplace is now just the blow up this Electron microscopic photo shows the strings of detox ribonucleic acid Dan in the nucleus of cells and viruses. The magnification is about 90,000 diameters and each string is about 10 atoms wide. Within a year scientists Hope to be Able to see a single atom with this instrument. A photo wailing Wall is an example for Way to halt plane a mashers Washington a. Va., that Martini lunches in the executive suite Are a big reason Why management opposes looking into the relationship Between i a , Job accidents. To european coition Cou. Jambs w. Cam Biu a act. Cou f. It Michael jr., a of. Deputy dlr in met Proctor. M�n"8iilmir o. Frank. Production hirvp1t1incirculation or ran unofficial now Papor of Milf for Mit . Arm Forcia Publ hed Fly a c4mnunfep.ln.cmtf, Turo Poan command an print daily f null Normany. Military Addomi the and ftulpo., Apo 017. I071 m Oft Moutot alr�tr1p Proulx wit 71. Tolosh Wath Leaton it now York 100m, Tod
