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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1973
Page
1
Bulletin notes Lyndon B Johnson dies and is honored in Washington as world leaders hail the Vietnam peace accord. Kissinger claims gains but negotiators fall short on some demands.Saigon quiet, Hanoi rings with peace news as jubilation nears.
Kissinger and Le Duc Tho describe a three ceremony Paris accord to end U.S. involvement in Vietnam with prisoner releases starting mid February. A cease-fire takes effect in Vietnam at 7 p.m. EST Saturday and a broader settlement for Laos Cambodia is expected to follow. Leaders caution that the peace hinges on implementation and regional politics.
At Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines the base readies for possible POW return via Operation Homecoming. Officials say Clark is prepared with a 250 bed hospital, medical airlift experience, and stock uniforms ready to tailor for prisoners. Henry Kissinger outlined a plan to release prisoners in roughly equal installments over 60 days starting about February 11.
South Vietnam and Communist forces intensify efforts to gain footholds before the cease-fire. Saigon plans weekend security crackdown and tighter curfews as Thieu warns of difficult peace. Command reports high enemy activity with 95 incidents and 147 North Vietnamese killed. U.S. and South Vietnamese air operations continue ahead of the truce.
A random Associated Press survey of 2.6 million Vietnam era veterans finds broad relief that a cease fire is in place. Many question its lasting peace and relevance to their sacrifices, with individual stories from Hammerly, Sondria twins, Hargette, Bartley, Palmer, Moore, a Ohio veteran patient, and Rodriguez reflecting hope, doubt, and pride.
Indiana Governor Otis Bowen unveils a tax restructuring plan aimed at large property tax relief. The package would raise statewide taxes to fund credits and cut property levies by 35 to 40 percent, with local units allowed to adopt an additional income tax to fund municipal and county programs.
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