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Show Dally Herald THURSDAY. FEB §, 1888 SALAD SET enimgg Avocavio or Ebony THERE’S WINTER BEAUTY in the mountains at this time of year. This photo was taken by Terence L. Day of The Herald staff looking downstream on Provo River segment from bridge at Soapstone above Kamas just off Highway 150, Sweet and Fresh Snapping Crisp . Initiative in Vietnam War Depends Upon ActionsofT hieu Government By EUGENE V. RISHER |The Communists apparently|This is more than all SAIGON (UPI)—The pastjenvisioned thousands of people/American battle deaths ‘week's unforgettable demonstra-|pouring into the streets tu|Vietnam and equivalent tion of Viet Cong power robbed feeae cause. about 25 per cent of the allies of their initiative in intelligence officers) Communists killed last year. the in| to ail the Vietnam war. said part of the plan was to set! It also is almost half of the| They can, and they probably|up revolutionary committees} 56,000 man force they commitwill, regain the upper hand with|notidentified with the Viet Cong/ted to the fight, and about 13 the fighting reaction now injin the population centers. They|times the allied losses. pe. Whether they can hold)were to move against the) The war escalated 80 fold may well depend on whether/Saigon government and the| during the past week. American the Saigon government of|Americans in the name of] commanders predict only bigger President Nguyen Van Thieu|Vietnamese nationalism. land’ Yearns the bloody lesson of} This did not happen. There|c, bloodier’ “hatiles. i have ex “thal urban warfare. was no widespread uprising. | yast f their resource: For nine days life in the/Surveys by United Press| put aya ene ie on capital city has been at ajInternationa! in Saigon’s hard) in sight standstill. An estimated 300,000|hit suburbs showed the people . persons are homeless. Uncount-| were bewildered, frightened and|, Most people think the North | Vietnamese and Viet Cong can ed hundreds are dead—nobody| angry in that aititeg will venture a guess. About 50,000 Communists 24 will keep up the pace for For nine days the Commu-|participated in the Hue, jewel of both Vietnams|estimated Communist force in| But American troops are ‘and the city where Ho Chi Minh! Vietnam. Primary targets were ™0Vingall over the country and So some of his school days.| American airfields and the hope| they Will, in time, seize the North Vietnamese flag flew! was to inhibit American air|iitiative | Watck National Government caused + Budget SP. ARERIBS - urban several months. The Commu-' nists occupied major portiong of|attacks, less than half the Sts have theoffensive. for a time over the provincial power. | They capitol. ‘ in, and Mest small, lea Prices millions of|_High ranking American offl- Bangve tural Fle CHEESE mild, Ni AE HE 6 The pacification program to|dollars in damage but there was|Cl#ls are hoping this very win the loyalty of Vietnam’s|no evidence the giant American| Stous threat will jog the peasants for the government|war machine was seriously S#igon government into action side was set back immeasura-/hampered. : | jand arouse in this people & Heavy Communist Losses Sense of national unity and Hoped For Revolution | There could be no doubt the Purpose. But there was strong evidence Communists suffered heavy| If this be the case—and there the Communists hoped for much losses. According to U.S, 8 0 evidenceso far thatit is— more. Libetation Radio, the figures, 24,662 Communists were then maybe it will erase the clandestine voice of the Viet killed during an eight-day Re ee Magione their own ¢; Tuesday night, |Pilots bomb ending Cong, broadcast a call to arms.'period Gong, call arms.\periodendingTuesday night. Pit The government, Fre shly Ground: pure ‘ peefsteck ona STEN Aheotly cHuck with the by Kate Osann united ‘hates cheering it on, has moved to crush corruption, made the bureaucracy more efficient, bettered the loi of enlisted men in the armed forces and improved military and civil leaderst‘n. But even optimists say the job has only begun. The campaign to make South Vietnam's villagers feel loyalty |to Saigon is principally an effort |to fill stomachs and make families feel secure. The past 11 Pack of 2—Foil Heart Shapo days have not helped a bit. Z ‘2 tonenayeneratsCAKE PAID as esseennnsie ae MIX | world,” says Jonathan Winters, who pokes fun at mankind's foibles on the new “Jonathan Winters Show” on Channel 5. Beorne: 4% Appian W: Seuular ri 2 tc 6% from there,” 2c Olt Lb. Pkg. . viiepasticis. 2-8 ie nly a ‘It’s a book on Greek philosophy. It makes quite an | “npression on people who think you'se a dove!” and Fi | 'g 2 tor EM 2 box 6% UB COFFEE NUCOA “Tn creating my humor I just get a picture in my mind of) what life is like and take off Hawaiian Punch PORK & BEANS 46-02. Cans ....cseee 270 Van Camps No. 2% Cans ......... 2% BRAVO |. frm wecitic Pere, DP certitresh F4C or Reg. 3b, can . $9.93 el Midget0-0 Hut Or No. 25¢ COOKIES TOWN Tees 4 tor 99 | Gieane Wax 89 Pig. of§dor, 8% oo |