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WELLES HANGEN #5 {REPORT FROM SAM THONG, LAOS}
WELLES HANGEN #5 {REPORT FROM SAM THONG, LAOS}
(TV)
Summary
Fifth in this anthology of television news reports by Welles Hangen, the NBC reporter who was captured and executed by guerrillas while covering the invasion of Cambodia in May 1970 during the Vietnam War. This segment is a report from Sam Thong, north central Laos, where Hangen interviews a Laotian general about American support to Laos and communication with Laotian troops. The exact broadcast date is unknown.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: October 31, 1969
- RUNNING TIME: 0:05:00
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T77:0602
- GENRE: News
- SUBJECT HEADING: Laos - Armed Forces; Communications, Military
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV, 1969
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Welles Hangen … Reporter