Cooper proposes Senate probe of U S Laos combat role
Sen John Sherman Cooper urged the Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees to investigate if American forces are already in combat in Laos. The State Department declined comment on a New York Times report that U S Air Force planes aided royal Laotian forces in a northeastern and central Laos offensive, as Stennis said inquiries to the Pentagon had begun.
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U.S. Seeks Pacts on Air Hijackers
The State Department announced new efforts to extradite hijackers via updated treaties, starting with a model pact with New Zealand to redefine piracy to include air vessels. Negotiations span over 80 nations, with Senate ratification by President Nixon needed. No immediate response details were given. Indirect talks with Syria regarding two Israeli detainees continue through Italy, amid possible airline strikes as leverage for hijacking protests.
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U.S. and Russia resume talks on Middle East peace plan
In New York UPI report, U.S. Asst. Secretary of State Joseph Sisco and Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin held a nearly three hour luncheon session on a possible Middle East peace settlement. They planned further talks Monday with Secretary Rogers and Foreign Minister Gromyko.
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Resor Won't Interfere In Green Berets Case
Secretary of the Army Stanley R. Resor will not intervene in the murder case against six Green Beret soldiers over the June killing of a Vietnamese counterspy. Resor ordered the South Vietnam court martial opened to the public to allow full exploration of innocence, guilt, justification and extenuation while preserving military justice procedures.
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Enemy Shells Hit Dong Ha as Marines Move Home
U S headquarters reported 31 overnight shellings including rocket strikes on Dong Ha base, home of the 3rd Marine Division, amid withdrawal plans by mid-December. Two Marines died and 11 wounded in a separate clash near the rockpile as B52s bombed bivouacs near the Cambodian border.
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