Secret Paris Pact Promise Said to Back Thieu on Vietnam
Former South Vietnamese foreign minister Tran Van Lam says in 1973 Kissinger promised Washington would attack if North Vietnam struck after the Paris accord, and Nixon pledged a swift U.S. response. Lam notes no secret agreement existed and that Thieu sought assurances on infiltration trails and bases in Laos and Cambodia.
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South
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Paris
Nguyen van Thieu
Henry A. Kissinger
Tran van Lam
Nixon
Thieu
Ford
Lam
Senate
Washington
Kissinger
North Vietnam
U.S
Russia
China
Laos
Cambodia
le Duc Tho
Biddeford Teacher Aide Funds Debated Amid Shortfall
The Biddeford School Board will hold a special meeting to decide actions on reducing elementary school aide services after anticipated federal funds were cut. Emery School teachers pledged part of their salaries to fund full-time aides, but board divisions and LD 965 concerns complicate retention possibilities.
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Biddeford
Emery School
Robert Hodge
Hodge
Beirut Battles Rage Across City as Violence Mounts
Beiruts streets remain shuttered as street battles flare between Palestinian guerrillas and Lebanese Christian rightists. Government reports say 28 guerrillas, 2 Phalangist militiamen, and 8 civilians killed since noon Sunday with more wounded amid battles near refugee camps and in major cities Tripoli and Sidon.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Air Force
Goverment Radio
J.8
Sak Suthsakhan
Armed Forces
Khmer Rouge
Samrong
Beirut
Lebanon
Middle East
Anwar Sadat
Interior Ministry
Tripoli
Sidon
Phalange Pany
Bachelor definition in the journal note
The journal describes a bachelor as a man who is footloose and fiancee free, emphasizing freedom from marriage commitments and romantic obligation. The remark frames bachelorhood as a state of independence rather than relationship status.
Inventories Decline Sharply As Auto Backlog Drains
February saw a record 1.5 billion drop in total business inventories led by a 1.6 billion slash in automobile stocks. Government economists linked the decline to post recession recovery, noting autos led the drop as manufacturers offered rebates to clear inventories. Total inventories stood at 270.3 billion, down from January’s 271.8 billion.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Saco Council Abolishes Conservation Commission Over Missing Ordinance
In Saco, councilors 4 3 vote to abolish the Conservation Commission after discovering no enabling ordinance. The piece questions motive and legality and notes similar issues in Biddeford with the Parks and Recreation Commission. Officials ponder whether the new ordinance will codify current operations or remake membership under scrutiny.
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Biddeford Saco
Saco
The
Conservation Commission
Commission
Saco City
Boston Red Sox
Thumper
Bambi
Biddeford
Parks and Recreation Commission
John Braley
Parks and Recreation
Biddeford Parks and Recreation Commission
Theaw
Saco Conservation Commission
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