SAIGON, HUE BATTLES GO ON; ENEMY HOLDS OUT Street Fighting Rages Within Mile of the Capital's Center Saigon Attack Continues Battles Rage in Saigon Streets; Enemy Still Holds Strongpoints
fighting breaks out again within mi of center of Saigon and in suburbs; fighting continues in other areas; US command announces 12,704 enemy have been killed in recent fighting, 3,576 suspects detained; casualty count, compiled by S Vietnamese, is believed to be seriously inflated; allied deaths for 4 days of fighting put at 983, with 3,483 wounded; situation in several areas of country discussed; Nguyen Van Thieu says S Vietnamese armed forces have broken back of offensive; details on battles; captured Vietcong says they were only equipped for 5 days of fighting thus indicating decisive turn in fighting may occur; dissident students reptdly guide Communists in Hue; fighting continues in Hue; authorities relax some restrictions in Saigon; Vietcong repts sinking US ships during offensive; illus; map
