Nixon Says Midway Parley Opens Door to Viet Peace
President Nixon, returning from an eight day Pacific trip, told a White House crowd the Midway meeting opened the door to peace in Vietnam. He urged Hanoi to withdraw or enter serious talks in Paris while outlining a strategy of gradual troop withdrawals and a political settlement including possible mixed elections with Viet Cong participation. White House sources said plans for elections and constitutional changes could shape a broader peace framework before 1971.
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Washington
Midway
North Vietnam
White House
Hanoi
Paris
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Whitt House
Pacific
Nguyen van Thieu
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Saigon
San Clemente
Thien
Sargent Proposes Student Trustees On State Boards
Massachusetts Governor Francis W. Sargent urged adding student members to state college and university boards. He outlined legislation to have students elected to advisory committees at UMass, SEMU, and Lowell Technological Institute, with one voting member to be chosen by the board. The move, he said, aims to give youth a real voice as a new society takes shape.
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Massachusetts
Francis W. Sargent
Sargent
Holy Cross College
University of Massachusetts
Southeastern Massachusetts University
Lowell Technological Institute
Board of Trustees of State Colleges
University of Maine
Princeton University
Ivy League
America
Costs overrun eyed for Minuteman II missiles
Former Air Force consultant told Congress the 1962 cost for 500 Minuteman IIs would rise from 3.268 billion to about 7.0 billion, a roughly 3.7 billion overrun. Pentagon and Air Force officials disputed exact figures, while lawmakers criticized defense cost practices and budget control. Secretary Laird pledged outside review and tighter issuance of production after major uncertainties are cleared.
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Air Force
Congress
C. Merton Tyrrell
Performance Technology Corp
House-Senate
Tyrrell
Pentagon
Congressional
Minuteman
Coa
Joint
Subcommittee On
Gordon W. Rule
Navy Material Division
Rule
Ralph Yarborough
Bureau of the Budget
Texas Democrat
Bureau
Defense Department
Senate Appropriations
Yarborough
Budget Bureau
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Appropriations Defense Subcommittee
Department
Laird
Missing message deemed not received before Evans Melbourne crash
Cmdr. Albert S S McLemore testified that a regular daily message outlining expected destroyer escort plans for the Melbourne around the Australian carrier was not received by the Evans before it collided, killing 74 Americans. Ramsey, the Evans bridge officer, was on board 20 months and newly qualified to operate in fleet task forces. Australian Rear Adm Crabb said he saw the collision from the Melbourne in his pajamas and rushed to the flag bridge to oversee rescue efforts.
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Subic Bay
Philippines
U.S
Frank E. Evans
Melbourne
Cmdr
Albert S&s. McLemore
McLemore
U.S. Navy
Ronald C. Ramsey
Long Beach
Calif
Ramsey
Evans
Gr. B. Crabb
Viet Cong Forms Provisional Government in South Vietnam
The Viet Cong announced a provisional revolutionary government for South Vietnam following a weekend congress of resistance forces. Saigon denounced the move as a puppet tactic, while Paris negotiators and U.S. officials weighed its potential impact on Paris peace talks and the Vietnam coalition process. Mme Nguyen Thi Binh named foreign minister and Paris negotiator roles were noted, with uncertainty on recognition at the conference table.
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National Liberation Front
Mme
Nguyen Thi Bint
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NLF
Tran Bou Vien
Kiem
Mme. Binh
United States
NLP
Man Hurt By Wrestler Wins $7,300
Massachusetts Supreme Court upheld a $7,200 award to Manuel Silva of Fall River for injuries when a 290 pound wrestler fell into Silva's front row seat at the Woodhouse Arenatorium in Dartmouth on Sept. 26, 1962. The ruling found arena operator Woodhouse liable and rejected the claim that Silva assumed all risks by sitting near the ring, noting such risk was not obvious.
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Boston
State Supreme Court
Fall River
Manuel Silva
Woodhouse
Dartmouth
Silva
Raymond J. Woodhouse
Tony Santos
Norwell
John V. Spalding
Santos
Wowerhouse
Five Day Forecast Temperature Above Seasonal Normal
The forecast indicates temperatures through Monday will average above the seasonal normal of 63 degrees. Expect cooler conditions on Sunday and Monday with showers on Friday and Sunday.
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Stenvig
Dan Cohen
Max Harrelson
Nguyen Thi Binh Weis
Tito Chiponys
State High Court
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