Own Troops Killed
(N.Z. Press Assn —Copyright > SAIGON, June 8. American artillery fire killed five United States paratroopers and wounded another five in a battlefield, accident, military spokesmen said today.
The accident occurred on Monday when a company of United States Army airborne troops were fighting about 300 miles north of Saigon. The Americans called for artillery support: three United States shells landed on the American positions. The cause of the accident is under investigation.
Mrs Valentino Dead.—Mrs Rudolf Valentino, former wife of the silent-film idol, has died. Mrs Valentino, known as Natacha Rambova, designer and dancer, died in hospital on Sunday, aged 69. —Pasadena, June 8.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31081, 9 June 1966, Page 17
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107Own Troops Killed Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31081, 9 June 1966, Page 17
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