Oct 16, 2021Communist Viet Cong on the Move in South VietnamOct. 16, 1961 - According to reports, a Viet Cong unit of battalion strength overwhelmed a South Vietnamese civil guard garrison last...
Oct 15, 2021New York Teachers: Nuclear Drills “Utter Futility”Oct. 15, 1961 - New York’s Empire State Federation of teachers today called nuclear-shelter drills in public schools “utter futility.”...
Oct 15, 2021Production Increasing for M-14 RifleOct. 15, 1961 - After years of delays and deficiencies in the program to equip Army troops with the new M-14 rifle, officials say that...
Oct 15, 2021General Taylor Leaves for South VietnamOct. 15, 1961 - Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor (pictured) left for South Vietnam today and indicated that the U.S. would be reluctant to commit...