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Northwest Arkansas Times from Fayetteville, Arkansas • Page 14

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NORTHWIST ARKANJM Thursday, July 13, 1W 15 Military Wants More Troops McNsmara Says Not Needed In Vie! WASHINGTON (AP) Secretary of Defense Robert S. says he's "not sure how many" more U.S. troops be sent to Vietnam, but top military officers say pri: yately at least 25,000 are re: mired just to regain lost mo- rientum. McNatnara, back from his trip to Vietnam, told President Johnson Wednesday more must be dispatched lo the war-torn Southeast Asian nation. He said there's no need to call up reserves, however.

The subject was expected to be at the top of the list again today at a meeting of the National Security Council. Expected to join that session is Gen. William C. Westmoreland, com. mander of U.S.

troops in Vietnam, who flew into Washington Wednesday night after attending his mother's funeral in Columbia, S.C. He said on arrival that "if we have additional men, the resulj would be a greater pressure being brought to bear on the enemy Military officers contend the U.S. war effort has lost momentum in recent weeks due to troop shifts toward Vietnam's so-called demilitarized zone. They say privately the manpow er decisions now under consideration at the White House will -determine whether the war's progress moves at its eurren pace, slacks off or picks up. McNamara told newsmen Wednesday 20,000 to 30,000 more men probably will be sent ti Vietnam in the next 90 days as part of previously determinet increases in manpower.

But hi said he did not know when new force level decision wouli be reached. He said 450,000 to U.S troops now are in Vietnam President Johnson, the militar believes, is faced with basic all; three considerations. can assume there wi be no more forces--but at a cos of slowing the momentum of th war," one ranking officer sale "--We can restore the mo mentum with one division. This would fill gaps left whe about 15,000 Army troops art pulled northward to back Marines battling intensifi Communist thrusts a th DMZ. can step up the pac with forces beyond that." ions in South Vietnam.

This would carry the man- wwer level up 200,000. There is, however, no great ptimism among military men bout the likelihood of getting nywhere near 200,000 in the ext 12 months. Two or so men--appear to be more likely total. The Army raining structure has the ca- acity to train up to 90,000 men or Vietnam in the next 12 months if draft calls are in- reased. In addition to replacing re- military planners would deploy another division numbering per- naps 45,000 men in Vietnam's Slaveys Taken Into Custody Washington Sheriff A Davidson resported uder any of those three op- where the military says troops Wednesday that James Slavens ons." could be used, McNamara said convicted of disturbing the This officer, whose views may Wednesday that officers he Mtj4 If.

fsiM him re can't predict as to the dura- 1 saults. on or termination of the war Despite this list of indicative of the militbry talked to 'a Vietnam told him disturbing at West Fork last July taken tato custody at his to President of a military stalemate was own volition Wednesday mom" a ohnson, said the United States could profitably employ" as 'they ever heard." ing. States will consult with its allies in Vietnam before deciding on troop commitments but he avoided saying if countries such as Australia, New Zealand and the would be asked to send more men. The defense secretary empha- Tuesday in Saigon and was fined $300 and to serve 90 days of a six: month jail term earlier this year. He had been sought to serve the 90 days.

Davidson.s aid Slavens telephoned the sheriff's office Tuesday night from Oklahoma am surrendered to deputies at the county jail Wednesday. He had was use nam. He said Thursday this could include substituting civil- tans for military men in some support roles such as construction. Though not connected with force levels in Vietnam, the Pentagon announced Thursday one commercial replacement Earlier Ashworth, con- was taken into custody and began serving the jail term. Cir cuit Jiidge Maupin Cummings permitted Ashworth to- worl duringthe day, but he has to spend the nights in jail.

Bstes has not yet been apprehended. seal Dff Communist infiltration into iouth Vietnam's Kontum Prov- nee along the country's boundary with Cambodia and Laos. Other combat units could be used nEjar the DMZ "to help," as this officer expressed it, 'share the pounding" currently dealt, the Marines by 'forth Vietnamese ground arid artillery units. There is also the question of whether to send sizable man- wwer into the Mekong Delta where the Viet Cong number an estimated 80.000. But the top requirement at the moment is for 25.000 men to fill in where others have been pulled out, from South Vietnam's middle II and HI Corps areas.

Because of this withdrawal the rate of scheduled U.S. attacks on enemy base camps particularly in the so-called Iron Triangle area north of Saigon, has dropped If additional manpower is nol granted, officers say, the Communists will be able to gravitate back to jungle bases which might otherwise be denied them through regular attacks. Officers estimate the Via Cong and North Vietnamese have an estimated 70 base areas --primitive but adequate where they are able to rest Guard's 75 special cargo flights monthly to Vietnam. It said commercial air lines can do the ob as cheap or cheaper. The Guard will continue lauling cargo on its 110 to 125 regular training flights monthly to Vietnam.

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