Bombs Error Kills 28 SAIGON (AP) — Two U.S
cMpMff» Fair tUsy aHaH aid tonight. Pufly do»dy and coot tqpwrrew, Ufb both dajT ( Red Bank Area f la mU to upper Mi. Ummti&t meat St. Outlook Friday, cloudy Copyrlght-lta Red B«nk Rejlrter, toe.UW. and cool. •* MONMOUTH COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER FOR 88 YEABS DIAL 741-0010 '. 8M0M ClMI PlMUK WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1966 7c PER COPY PAGE ONE VOL. 89, NO. 66 ffiT^Si, i M«Uln» ottlma In Friendly Viet Village Bombs Error Kills 28 SAIGON (AP) — Two U.S. enemy was reported in the four William C. Westmoreland, the ond cache in the sama alea to- da] forces teams have drawn Marine bombers missed their new operations, which were U.S. commander In Viet Nam, day which included more am- guerrillas to fight the "Com- target and dropped 500-pound launched earlier this, month but sent congratulations , to the munition and large amounts of munists. : ' bombs by error yesterday on a were not announced until today. forces which found It. rice, uniforms and clothing. U.S. rescue and civic assii- friend)/ village- occupied by Find Ammo Cache The cache included 70,000 U.S. authorities began an Im- tance teams were sent to the Vietnamese forces and their In other, war developments, '• rounds of small-arms ammuni- mediate investigation of the village to begin ttlief work, ~ families. reconnaissance company of tion, 800 mortar rounds, 7,000 Marine bombing of the friendly The U.S. spokesman said the A U.S. military spokesman South Vietnamese troops un- grenades, 160 rockets, 4,000 anti- village, and Marine helicopters two Marine planes ware on an said the mistake bombing killed covered a huge cache of Viet tank mines, 20,000 detonators flew the wounded to a govern- air itrike against a specified ment hospital in nearby Quang 28 soldiers and civilians and Cong ammunition and explosives and large quantities of TNT and target but dropped their bombs Ngal city.
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