Count 101 Viet Gong Dead After Attack
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Our Choices for 2 Freeholder, Sheriff Posts: See Editorial, Page 6 Weather Distribution 7 ».m. temperature 43. Partly THEBMLY Today cloudy today, tonight, tomorrow and Friday. High today and to- 25,700 morrow in the low Ms, Low to- } RedBankAreTf night In'the 40f. See weather, V Copyright—The Red Bank Register, Inc., 1965. page 2. DIAL 741-0010 MONMOUTH COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER FOR 87 YEARS VOT R8 NO fifi UIUII) dtllr, Uond«jr tiiroum WrUty. Second CMm Ponuf ftli u Red Btnk ud u AiWUlonil Malltai Olflcu. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1965 7c PER COPY PAGE ONE Count 101 Viet Gong Dead After Attack By EDWIN Q. WHITE attack by an estimated two bat- camp at Due Lap last June and high Viet Cong casualties to fire power. Division met no resistance as nist fire when it began moving Communists" main observation SAIGON, South Viet Nam talions of Viet Cong on a Viet- again last month. The attack co-ordination of ground and air At Plei Me, airborne Ameri- they pushed through the jungle south of the camp. posts. The enemy had pulled out (AP)—While U.S. troops fanned namese ranger battalion early today followed the same can cavalrymen landed and 210 miles northeast of Saigon. On one ridge the U.S. troops so fast they left behind ammuni- camped at Due Lap. pattern — a barrage by mortars tion, equipment and clothing. out around Plei Me in mop-up Killed in Action swept south to clear out the last The decision to send out the found an abandoned Viet Cong and small arms and then an Communist strongpoint threat- outpost overlooking the camp Until Tuesday afternoon the operations, a toll of 101 Viet Government casualties were WASHINGTON (AP) — The American troops apparently assault on the camp. ening the Special Forces camp. and the body of one North Viet- South Vietnamese had turned Cong dead was claimed today termed moderate. American Defense Department today iden- was made after a South Viet- The rangers fought back, and Light mortar and recoilless lamese regular soldier. The down offers by U.S. forces to In fighting only 20 miles north- advisers with the rangers suf- tified as killed in action in artillery and air assaults were rifle fire fell during the night namese column of infantry and area had been heavily bombed join in the battle. At that point, west of Saigon. fered light casualties, but all Viet Nam, Army Capt. WUliam made quickly on the attackers. near the camp which had been armored vehicles which had by U.S. planes during the siege. the government • troops were A U.S. military spokesman returned to duty after treat- L. Johnson, husband of Mrs. The spokesman credited the under siege for a week. But Che relieved the post Monday was confident that they had chased reported the heavy Communist ment, the spokesman said. Caroline C. Johnson, «8 Coun- Atop one hill the advancing repulse of the attack and the troops of the U.S. 1st Cavalry hurled back by heavy Commu- the Communists away. casualties were suffered in an The Viet Cong hit the ranger try Club Rd., Eatontown, N. J. Americans found one of the Laud River Plaza Man in Viet Nam 6A Tale of Fantastic RIVER PLAZA — The Anthony talion In the Mekong Delta and ers, the only one of three Ameri- Lucas' dispatch told of the con- •* Citarella family of 9 Foster St. regain the initiative they'd lost in cans who were with him the! cern and regard each man had is brimming with pride. December. night of Oct. 13. His captain,, for the other, and how Devlin, One of the reasons for it is a Lt. Walsh was presented the Jerry Devlin of Waltham, Mass.,1 though severely wounded, had front page story in yesterday's Purple Heart by Gen. William C. and his sergeant, Ben Barnes of rescued Walsh from drowning. New York World-Telegram and Westmoreland when he visited Pensacola, Fla., have been flown Quoting Walsh, Lucas wrote: Sun by Jim G. Lucas from Can the hospital in Saigon where home for further hospitalization "Then Jerry came after me. Tho, South Viet Nam, with a Walsh was a patient. Accom- and surgery. The fourth, Sgt. Wounded as he was, out. of his headline: "In Viet Nam, a Tale panying the general was Mary David Halbauer of St. Pat)!, head, he came down into the of Fantastic Bravery." Martin, star of the "Hello Dolly" Minn., was killed in the battle. water and got me. He brought The story^ describes the heroics cast which toured Viet Nam. In describing Walsh and Dev- me back onto the bank. We lay of Lt. Robert E. Walsh, 27, hus- Mrs. Walsh last night said her lin, Lucas wrote: "This is the there face to face for I don't band of the former Miss Ann husband is even more elated by story of two young Americans know how long." Toni Citarella, in a decisive bat- having been awarded the Combat who have endured the unendur- Walsh also told the correspon- ' tle Oct. 13 in which the Viet Cong Infantryman's Badge by the gen- able," and said they "are two of] dent how close his captain was » failed in its attempt to wipe out eral. The lieutenant Is back on the bravest soldiers and finest to death and how it had taken tJ the 44th Vietnamese Ranger Bat- duty with his Vietnamese Rang-1 men I have ever known." ' (See BRAVERY, Page 3) !" Howard Stresses Sea Wall Need By JACQUELINE ALBAN Mr. Snyder's talks were a fol- storm and hurricane damage at In: 1962, an 800 to 900-foot east IN VIET NAM — Army Ranger Lt. Robert E.Walsh, second from left, poses with oth- ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS - low-up of a meeting early this the harbor, originally designated wall was planned at an estimated "This is a good time to discuss a year between Rep, Howard and a port of refuge when, it was cost of $200,000 to $250,000. •r, unidentified, advism In Viet Nam in recent photo. The picture was furnished by seawall." members of the' Harbor Commis- constructed. "The cost of construction will his wife, who is living in Alexandria, Va., and transmitted to The Register via. AP Wire- That was the statement yester- sion and Borough Council, after Not Difficult be much higher with today's photo. day by Rep. James J. Howard being assured by Mr. Bowtell Indicating that a sea wall study prices," predicted Mr. Snyder. (D-3d) after a-tour of the munici- and other officials that they would not be ','as difficult a en- "But It won't be comings out of] pal harbor requested by Demo- would welcome his help. gineering problem as the inlet," taxpayers' pockets,- but out of Lt Robert WaUh cratic council candidate James The borough has been pushing the freshman congressman .pre- federal and itate funds!" R. Snyder ind the Harbor Com- for'federal aid for the sea wall dicted that its construction could since 1959, but all previous ef- probably start before the inlet,' What will come out of the tax- mission. ' payers' pockets will be "every forts have failed. Mr. Bowtell and Mr. Snyder Pmmises, The two were accompanied by nickel of wave damage at the Official Sewer Plan During, yesterday's inspection told The Register that plans pro- Republicans Harvey H. Bowtell harbor if disaster strikes," de- tour, Rep. Howard said he had posed in 1962, also calling for commission chairman, and Bor- clared Mr. Bowtell and Mr. Sny- Delivers already discussed the proposal raising the present 4,000-foot, ough Council President John J der, the reason being that in the with Col. Crawford Young ol the {960,000 stone breakwater built Koidk, Jr., and Democratic last three years, the borough has U.S. Army's Corps of,,Engtyieers, in 1938, have been abandoned in mayoralty candidate Jay M been without wave damage in- after meeting 'ree&itjy! WithMr. favor of concentrating on the 1,- osition Kellers. ; .MONM&UTH BEACH — May: The congressman, stating that Snyder and studying .photos t>( 400-fobt east sea wall- (See SEA WALL, Page 3) r or Sidney B. Johnson is a mm • HOLMDEL — Township Committeeman more expensive than the proposal now before With the recent approval of of his word. •.-..• Vincent J. Maneri last night became the the committee. Sandy Hook inlet, an east sea . "Short meeting tonight," he second member ot the governing body to voice "Both a package plant and a franchise wall here is "more of a neces commented, striding briskly in- opposition to the proposed sewer plan for the system would cost the people even more," he sity than ever before to insure to the meeting room at 8:30 Old Manor and Newstead developments. contends. protection of the harbor," made Grand Jury Hit by Irwin p.m., • ••. • . •.. -. •.' Mr, Maneri, at the public hearing held At the Ndv. 15 Indian Hill School hearing, commitment to ask the con- • Thirty second* later the roll on the proposal last Monday, made it clear the committee will present complete cost gressional Public Works Commit- had been called anil reading of that he favors general taxation as the best breakdowns, to the township and to the resi- tee for an Army Corps of Engi- the ,minutw -dispensed with. way of financing the plan. dent, of every possible financing method, Mr. neers study of the proposal. On One Phase of Report By 8:J1'A, the. borough's mis "I'm hoping that we'll come up with a Maneri noted.