Kennedy Administration Sees Long Struggle Ahead in South Vietnam
Jan. 9, 1962 - The Kennedy Administration believes there is a fairly good chance of saving South Vietnam from communism, but it foresees...
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- Jan 6, 2022
American Killed by Viet Cong Sniper in Saigon
Jan. 6, 1962 - An American construction foreman on the $4 million Saigon airport improvement project was fatally wounded in an ambush...
- Jan 4, 2022
U.S. Seeks to Boost Diem Regime in South Vietnam
Jan. 4, 1962 - The United States and South Vietnam announced today a “broad economic and social program” to raise living standards in...
- Jan 3, 2022
U.S. Seeks to Isolate Cuba over Communist Ties
Jan. 3, 1962 - The United States has told the Inter-American Peace Committee that Cuba “represents a bridgehead of Sino-Soviet...
- Dec 31, 2021
South Vietnam To Use New Techniques to Attack Reds
Dec. 31, 1961 - Aided by a build-up in U.S. military support, South Vietnam is preparing a strong counter-offensive against Communist...
- Dec 30, 2021
G.I. Kidnapped in Vietnam is Still Alive
Dec. 30, 1961 - A United States Army specialist kidnapped by Communist guerrillas on Christmas Day is alive, reliable sources said today....
- Dec 29, 2021
U.S. Military Personnel Told to Stay Within Saigon City Limits
Dec. 29, 1961 - American military personnel in South Vietnam were instructed today to stay within the Saigon (pictured) city limits....
- Dec 28, 2021
U.S. Army Sergeant Believed Kidnapped by Viet Cong
Dec. 28, 1961 - A United States Army sergeant is believed to have been kidnapped by the Viet Cong (pictured), as the Communist guerrillas...
- Dec 25, 2021
East German Border Guards Arrest Three for Waving at Relatives
Dec. 25, 1961 - Communist border guards arrested three East Berliners today who waved at relatives in the West across the wall dividing...
- Dec 25, 2021
U.S. Army Helicopter Crashes Near Saigon
Dec. 25, 1961 - Two South Vietnamese paratroopers were killed and three Americans injured Saturday when a U.S. Army helicopter crashed...
- Dec 19, 2021
U.S. Military Takes Part in Tactical Operations in Vietnam
Dec. 19, 1961 - U.S. military men in South Vietnam were understood today to be operating in battle areas with South Vietnamese forces...
- Dec 15, 2021
U.N. Rejects Proposal to Seat Communist China
Dec. 15, 1961 - The General Assembly rejected today a proposal to seat Communist China in the United Nations. The vote was 48 against the...
- Dec 14, 2021
President Promises More Aid to South Vietnam
Dec. 14, 1961 - President Kennedy has promised more military assistance to South Vietnam in its fight against the Communists. Mr....
- Dec 11, 2021
U.S. Army Helicopters Arrive in South Vietnam
Dec. 11, 1961 - Two U.S. Army helicopter companies arrived in Saigon today. The helicopters, to be flown and serviced by U.S. troops, are...
- Dec 8, 2021
U.S. Urges Non-Communist Nations to Back South Vietnam
Dec. 8, 1961 - The U.S. called on non-Communist nations today to rally to the defense of South Vietnam. Warning that the Southeast Asian...
- Dec 7, 2021
Director Hoover Speaks on Crime and Communism
Dec. 7, 1961 - J. Edgar Hoover, director of the F.B.I., received today a gold medal and $10,000 awarded by an insurance company for...
- Dec 7, 2021
Communist China Supporting North Vietnam
Dec. 7, 1961 - Communist China announced in a broadcast today that it would send a military delegation to Communist North Vietnam “in the...
- Dec 6, 2021
Khrushchev Says Kennedy Won't Go Communist for a "Very Long Time"
Dec. 6, 1961 - Premier Khrushchev observed today that it would be a very long time before President Kennedy turned Communist. The Soviet...
- Dec 5, 2021
U.S. Sends Dogs of War to Vietnam
Dec. 5, 1961 - War dogs from the U.S. Army are being brought to South Vietnam to hunt Communist guerrillas in underground jungle...
- Dec 1, 2021
Castro Embraces Communism
Dec. 1, 1961 - Premier Fidel Castro sang the praises of Lenin today and proclaimed, “I absolutely believe in Marxism.” The Cuban leader’s...
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