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"It, would not surprise me at all if the Chinese have come
into this war in some degree,it the spokesman said. He added:
"If that is so, it will become a different war altogether,"
Cam Sputh Vietnam, July 22 (AP) --A suspected North Vietnamese
regimental command post, pinpointed by a captured 15-year.old
private, was hammered Friday morning with the U.S, Marine
artillery and air strikes,
The action came as the Np2=b_Viet-namose deatl- toll in
Opera -t an'iiastinzs "ric:ared 5.QQ�
There also were some indications that large communist units
may have fled back into the demilitarized zone or westward across
the border into Laos,
Some Marine officers said the communists may be atjempting C
to la trap for the Marines numbcrinrz about 5 n00 /!/rteu �� J
�anwnlle a seco3l a alion of the first regimdnt was
attacked on all three sides with mortar and heavy small arms fire.
The second battalion is holding a hill that dominates three
valleys of approach or withdrawal westward to the Laotian bordex,
Marines retaliated with a heavy barrage of artillery on the
communist's position.
Just south of the hill, Marines uncovered another cache of
equipment. It included 569 uniform shirts, 513 uniform trousers,
323 blue sweatshirts, 312 packs, 219 pairs of Ho Chi Minh sandals,
263 machete -knives, 32 cooking pots and 67 mosquito nets.
In another development, the second battalion of the fourth
marines found 47 communist bodies and 60 weapons,: Marine officers
said tr..e communists were killed in a fierce battle last Monday
O.'-2'r•in�-7 r?izich an estimated 1,000 North Vietnamese at:.a- �d two
rearfusrd 1192-irn.a plat( --).is before being driven off by s:.' pery
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overall American ca3ua ties in relation to the size of the total
force were listed as light,
Dansng, July 22 (Ap)__U,S, Marine jets have begun flying regular
bombing raids over ?'Crth Viet Nam,
Previously, the Air Force and the Navy had been doing all of
the U.S. bombing in the north.
It was learned Friday that the Marines joined the aerial
attacks in an effort to halt infiltration of communist troops
and supplies through the demilitarized zone into South Viet Nam,
Marine A4E S kyhawks and F4B Phantoms based at Chu Lai and
Danang have been bombing and strafing roads, bridges and trucks
just north of the DMZ since Tuesday.
Prior to this, the only announced Marine missions were bombing
raids on suspected communist positions and in close support of
ground troops only in South Viet Nam,
NEWS CF THE U.S. :
St. Louis, Missouri, July 22 (AP) --St. Louis city revenue
collector John If. Travers says he intends to make the Beatles
pay the one per cent city earnings tax,
The Flock rn' Roll singing group appears in St. Louis Aug 21
as part of an American tour.
"From their visit on,,, said Travers, "I plan to bill all
performers and promoters for the earnings tax." The tax will be
levied on the individual salaries and the net profit for the
promoter, Travers said.
Beatles promoter Everett Agnew said, "All the other acts
haven't been paying it, I donft think they should start with
ours, 1'
AP N,3ws Digest:
Cape hennedy'---The Gemini 10 astronauts were scheduled to fly
back to Cape Xe,,-medy Friday from the carrier GUA)D^_LCANAL which
they boarded after ending their record breaking space
Thursday, flight
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