United States and South Vietnamese Forces push deeper into Cambodia (Visnews production number 4151-70)

United States and South Vietnamese forces pushing through Cambodia are said to have wiped out a large number of Communist troops who have long used the 'Parrot's Beak' and 'Fish Hook' areas of the country as sanctuaries. Since the dawn invasion to wipe out Communist bases started last Friday, the number of Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops reported to have been killed numbers more than one thousand. The vast firepower the invading forces have brought with them cannot be matched by the Communist troops. The brunt of the invasion is being led by tanks, but United States Air Force jets have also been landing support with strafing and dive bombing runs on suspected enemy positions. On Monday (May 4) heavy artillery bombarded suspected guerrilla positions in the Fish Hook area while tanks moved into rubber plantations to lend support. Massive hauls of arms, food and other equipment have been captured by the American and South Vietnamese forces. Among the equipment seized were a lot of bicycles said to have been used by the guerrillas. Tanks rode over the bicycles to destroy them to prevent them from being used should they be found by the Viet Cong or North Vietnamese.