In the weekly magazine Ave Maria, which hit newstands on this day, the Very Reverend Edward Swanstrom, auxiliary Roman Catholic Bishop of New York and head of Catholic Relief Services, wrote that the overseas relief agency of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States provided funds for sending medical supplies and hospital equipment to North Vietnam.
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Nov 25, 1967:
Catholic official reports support provided to North Vietnam
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This Week in History, Nov 25 - Dec 1
- Nov 25, 1967
- Catholic official reports support provided to North Vietnam
- Nov 25, 1969
- Communist activity increases along Cambodian border
- Nov 26, 1968
- Air Force helicopter pilot rescues Special Forces team
- Nov 27, 1965
- Pentagon calls for troop increase
- Nov 27, 1970
- South Vietnamese forces attacked near Cambodian border
- Nov 28, 1964
- Johnson advised to bomb North Vietnam
- Nov 28, 1965
- The Philippines agrees to send troops to South Vietnam
- Nov 29, 1967
- McNamara resigns as Secretary of Defense
- Nov 29, 1968
- Communists vow to smash Phoenix program
- Nov 29, 1971
- Americal Division stands down and departs
- Nov 30, 1965
- McNamara warns Johnson that communists are gaining strength in South Vietnam
- Nov 30, 1966
- South Vietnamese draft articles for new constitution
- Nov 30, 1967
- McCarthy to enter Democratic presidential primary
- Nov 30, 1972
- White House announces no full withdrawal until final truce agreement signed
- Dec 01, 1964
- Johnson Administration makes plans to bomb North Vietnam
- Dec 01, 1971
- Situation in Cambodia worsens
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