European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 16, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes Friday August u Cleat Ollaf a takes dramatic jump with increases in Aid Washington up in creased russian and chinese communist Aid has brought about a revolutionary modernization in the weapons of guerrillas in Vietnam official reports army publication said much of this upgrading has occurred slowly Over the past three years but the mos spectacular enemy weapons and Vance came in 1968."herman Kahn a weapons expert reported in a recent Maga Zine article that extensive improvement in enemy arms an equipment occurred in late 1967 and Early january this year just before the tet offensive. Some defense department experts say the improvement in enemy weaponry has been steady process Over the past two or three years with no particular recent surge or Sharp All agree that the end result has been was once a Motley enemy Arsenal of world War ii Home made and captured weapons has been largely re placed with modern communist manufactured nearly All Viet Cong main forces in the South Are equipped with the modern ski carbine or the ak47 assault Rifle. According to a quarterly publication of the army in Viet Nam called uptight the average North vietnamese army battalion of 395 men is allocated 127 ak47s and 244 ski carbines. It has 36 Light machine guns usually 7.62mm type56 red or the older Type 58 it 46, according to the South vietnamese army battalion of 400 to 500 men May have 400 m16s and 60 Light machine guns. A . Battalion of stars ind column a comment 700 men might have 580 m16sand about 80 Light machine guns. Except for artillery and air support which Are rather Large exceptions defense officials rate North vietnamese and Viet Cong main Force units equal . Troops in armament. Other soviet chinese communist or Eastern european weapons the enemy has introduced Are larger mortars in creasing in size from 60mm to82mm and 120mm 122mm rockets first used in May 1967 140mm rockets also introduced in 1967 rocket propelled Gren Ades and a soviet pt76 tank identified at Lang Vei in early1968. The United states meanwhile has been Rushing to strengthen the armament of South Viet namese troops Supply migs mortars new machine gun Sand other equipment. Hong Kong communists said using British Flag Canberra Australia up australian prime minister John g. Gorton says British flagships trading with North Viet Nam Are owned by Hong Kong citizens no doubt of communist replied in the House of representatives to govern ment Bac Bencher Denis Killen who described use of British ships in Trade with North Viet Nam As said wednesday 49 ships flying British flags entered North vietnamese ports in the first five months of this year. This he said was affect ing ties of kinship Between Australia and the United King Dom. Gorton said All these ships i understand Are registered in Hong Kong. They Are owned by citizens of Hong Kong who no doubt Are of the communist persuasion. These ships Are chartered tothe communist chinese govern ment and they pick up their cargoes in the territory under the control of the Are manned by Hong Kong chinese european edition col. James w. Campbell Usa editor in chief it. Cou. F. S. Michael or editor in chief Mert Proctor managing editor Elmer d. Frank production manager Henry s. 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This utter amount of Money has Arisen because some doctors continue to insist that their services Are Worth their usual fees and have not been coerced to lower their fees by the government. Enough of the rest of the american pub Lic apparently shares this View since the Law of Supply and de-1 Mand still apply to doctors fees i will not Challenge the fact that abuses and discrepancies exist in the american system of Medicine including s ome in the manner of payment for i service hut your article Only contributes to the problem not to any thought of a solution. It is further evidence that the armed forces neither deserve nor appreciate the services of conscientious physicians. Capt Wallace 1. Johnson or Crail sheim Germany civilian doctors in uniform in civilian doctors in Gegis the stars and stripes i r e a c h c cd a new front Pagelow. I wonder if your Stafl which produces such article for troop Reading realize that Over 60 per cent of Active duty physicians Are civilian doctors Only Cimi wearily uniform those of us who Are career physicians find it difficult enough to encourage this group to join us without suchs Cui l Ilous articles from the you owe the profession at apology. . I. I. Mcleod bad Canstatt Germai the managing a Mhor rep the Story was by the Assort ated press. Offered no proof to Back up headline As a physician i Strong acct to your headline of Augu 3, civilian a i is Rouge g1 a. H by Well Benjar a Ormul r in ular " shape and up. K. Hubert Lang Augsburg Germany wit matter the Anny j properly Ifni the people was. O e of the mentioned m Ilu old of article Karl / Al
