75,000 AT WORK
Ho Chi Minh Trail (N.Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) VIENTIANE (Lios), July 15, Seventy-five thousand North Vietnamese were working on the Ho Chi Minh trail complex east of Laos, according to latest intelligence estimates, Western military and diplomatic sources reported ■ yesterday. The figures comprised 50,000 workers and 25,000 troops. Previous estimates ranged between 8000 and 20,000. The Ho Chi Minh trail is the route for North Vietnamese troop reinforcements entering South Vietnam.
Pay Rise.—President Johnson has signed a bill giving a 3.2 per cent pay increase for the three million members of the United States armed and other uniformed forces.—Washington, July 15.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31113, 16 July 1966, Page 15
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