‘Heavy Bombing Of Laos’

Press, Volume CV, Issue 30955, 11 January 1966, Page 11

‘Heavy Bombing Of Laos’

(N.Z. Press Association —Copyright) SAIGON, January 10. American planes are involved in a heavy bombing campaign in Laos to slow down North Vietnam’s transhipment of men and equipment to South Vietnam, informed sources said.

The Associated Press quoted the sources as saying up to 300 planes a day are dropping nearly 1000 tons of bombs and rockets on waterborne traffic and trucks moving down newly-constructed roads. The A.P. said Communist troops and supplies are under day and night attack almost las soon as they get into Laos from North Vietnam. Russia officially accused the United States last night of bombing Laos and “violating the neutrality” of Cambodia. United Press International ‘ reported. A Kremlin statement said United States actions in Vietnam and the rest of IndoChina were aimed at: suppressing the National Liber-

; ation Movement, restoring; ; positions of colonialism, and ■ creating a widely-ramified net- : work of military strongholds • of “American brass-hats in • South-east Asia.” I It accused the Americans of destroying such Laotian : cities as Phong Saly, Sam • Neua, Xieng Khouang and : Tchepon. ; In addition, it said, “hundreds of civilians" were killed ■ during a United States bomb- ’ ing raid on Khan-Khai. near >‘the Laos Plain of Jars on No- . vember 20. I I It charged that American weapons are supporting I “Right-wing Laotian forces” in - fighting there. “Violations of the sove- ■ reignty of neutral Cambodia - continue,” it said.