France Proposes Plan To Neutralize Indochina
United States officials expressed interest in a French proposal for international negotiations to neutralize Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam but require more precise information. Paris suggested talks among all interested parties, potentially a Geneva style framework, while Washington seeks clarity on Cambodia and Laos and continues to treat Vietnam separately.
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Senate Backs Nixon On Desegregation Policy
Washington reports the Senate backed President Nixon against Southern protests by drawing a line between discriminatory school segregation and segregation arising from separate white and black neighborhoods. The House is expected to follow.
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UPI
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British Woman Freed by Communist China From Shanghai Jail
Constance Martin a 70 year old British national was released in Shanghai and walked across the Shumchun River border into Hong Kong accompanied by Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank staff. She appeared in good condition at Queen Mary Hospital after being arrested October 23 along with William McBain 78 who was later freed.
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UPI
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Deaths of Bayh's in-laws under murder suicide theory
Enid Oklahoma police describe a double fatality at Delbert Hern and spouse Patricia Hern. The father-in-law of Senator Birch Bayh is suspected in a murder suicide after a dining room argument. Hern shot Patricia then killed himself with a .32 caliber pistol.
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UPI
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Cambodia Releases Political Prisoners
Phnom Penh government freed 486 political prisoners jailed by deposed Prince Norodom Sihanouk. At least 160 people were killed in pro Sihanouk demonstrations since his ouster on March 18. Two new border clashes were reported with Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops, one 80 miles south of Phnom Penh and the other 50 miles east, with 40 guerrillas killed. Government casualties Wednesday totaled two dead and 19 missing, all in Kampot Touk south of Phnom Penh.
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UPI
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Airlines Cut Flights To Cope With Sick Out
The PATCO walkout deepens, Bailey and two officials must show cause in court for contempt while airlines plan further schedule cuts. ATA seeks CAB approval to rearrange routes, especially Boston New York Washington and New York Chicago corridors, amid delays and cancellations.
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General Bond Killed in Vietnam Helicopter Crash
Saigon dispatch reports Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces launch heavy shelling across 65 Allied posts and towns. Brig. Gen. William R. Bond, 51, commander of the U.S. 199th Light Infantry Brigade, was killed by automatic fire and a rocket grenade in his helicopter north of Saigon. Weekly casualty totals show American battlefield deaths at a two month low, with Viet Cong losses numbered in the thousands for the week. My Tho and other provincial centers were hit, wounding government troops and drawing mortar fire.
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Teamsters Continue Negotiations Amid Partial Resumptions
Washington UPI reports Teamsters began returning to work in some regions while numerous local strikes persist as negotiators seek a national contract. Drivers resumed in two areas, signaling cautious progress amid broad disruptions and ongoing bargaining efforts.
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UPI
Tomoshenko To Be Given State Funeral
Soviet leaders ordered a full state funeral for Marshal Semyon K. Tomoshenko who died Tuesday at 76 from pancreatic cancer. Pravda said he will be buried near the Kremlin Wall after lying in state, praised as a builder of the Soviet army while noting no blame over 1941 invasion risks. Separate labor strike news followed, with truckers in several cities halting operations.
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Lebanon Faces Uncertain Future Amid Guerrilla Strife
UPI analysis notes Lebanon’s delicate balance fractured by Palestinian guerrilla presence and Christian Moslem tensions. Civil clashes, Israeli threats, and looming summer elections frame a volatile scene with factions accusing each other of conspiracy and external meddling.
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