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FLINT HILL, April 16 - Rep. John 0. Marsh, Jr., said here tonight that “the recent tragic and unwarranted destruction of our reconnaissance aircraft off North Korea is continued evidence that North Korea is a worsening trouble spot. It appears to be a part of a plan to gradually intensify the level of military activity by the North Koreans.”
Speaking to the Annual Banquet of the Flint Hill Volunteer Fire Company at the Fire House here, the 7th District Congressman said:
“Although South Vietnam has had the spotlight in that part of the world, there is growing evidence everyday that indicates we cannot ignore a situation that is growing more serious in Korea.
“The seizure of the Pueblo and the destruction of the Navy EC121 aircraft are serious international incidents that receive worldwide attention. Not as well-known is that for nearly two years, there has been a determined attempt to try and expand the war effort in South Korea by a stepped-up infiltration of South Korea by North Korean infiltrators. The purpose of this may be to start a guerrilla warfare effort similar to the type that we find now confronting us in South Vietnam.
“American forces in South Korea are required to be in a continued state of readiness and the efforts to infiltrate the southern portion of Korea are reaching the stage where they
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