Cease Fire Near in Vietnam as U S Halts Attacks
U S war planes and warships halted all offensive operations in North Vietnam by 10 p m EST as Kissinger and Nixon mood toward a possible cease fire. Haig was sent to Saigon to confer with Thieu amid reports of concessions and tacit withdrawal terms in a peace framework.
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Saigon
U. S
North Vietnam
U.S
Nixon
North Viet‘nam
Henry A. Kissinger
Vietnam
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Nguyen van Thieu
Haig
Kissinger
Key Biscayne
Fla
Paris
Thieu
Ellsworth Bunker
South Vietnam
National Security Council
CBS
Richard Wagner
Saion
Associated Press
Wagner
Hanoi
Florida White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
White House
Ziegler
le Duc Tho
Dr. Kissinger
Bayside
Saigon River
da Nang
Pope Paul VI Meets Golda Meir in Historic Vatican Visit
Pope Paul VI received Israeli Premier Golda Meir in the Vatican for about an hour marking the first such meeting. Vatican officials stressed neutrality and no preferential status for Israel while signaling potential mediation in Arab Israeli talks. Security was tight at Fiumicino as Meir arrived from Paris and met with leaders including President Leone and Premier Andreotti.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Golda Meir
Vatican
Middle East
Holy Land
Israel
Federico Alessandrini
Paris
Meir Mendes
Ministry of Religious Affairs
Rome
Mrs. Meir
Jerusalem
Fiumicino
Meir
Giovanni Leone
Giulio Andreotti
Holy See
Abba Eban
Pius XII
East Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Radio editors blast Maine plan for discount liquor store
In Skowhegan editors at WSKW AM and WTOL FM condemn Maine's plan to open a discounted liquor store in Kittery set to open mid April. Prices would run about 25 percent lower than Maine's average drawing charges from border shopper cross overs. The stations argue the policy discriminates against residents far from the border and should apply statewide.
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Skowhegan
Kittery
New Hampshire
Maine
Wskw-Am
Wtol-Fm
Four Watergate defendants plead guilty in espionage case
Four more Watergate defendants from the Miami area pleaded guilty to all counts in the eight count indictment, joining E. Howard Hunt in plea agreements. The move leaves two defendants, James W. McCord Jr. and G. Gordon Liddy, at trial as the case risks limited evidence exposure.
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Washington
Attornney
Bernard L. Barker
Eugenio R. Martinez
Frank A
Virgilio R. Gonzalez
Miami
White House
E. Howard Hunt
Gerald Alch
James W. McCord Jr
G. Gordon Liddy
al Newmeyer
New York
Henry B. Rothblatt
Hunt
CIA
Rothblatt
Sirica
Newmeyer
Haig Flies to Saigon With Revised Peace Draft
Gen. Alexander M. Haig Jr. flies to Saigon to brief President Thieu on a revised draft peace agreement from private Paris talks led by Kissinger and Le Due Tho. Saigon sources and Tin Song signal cautious optimism, noting a possible cease fire before Tet.
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Gen. Haig
Saigon
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Tin Song
Nguyen van
Thieu
Haig
U.S. Army
Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Due Tho
Burglars Use Jack To Enter Jewelry Shop
Portland police report burglars used a hydraulic jack to lift a floor and reach into Ross Jewelry and Antique Shop early today. Four men were arrested near the store and charged with breaking and entering and larceny. suspects include Simon Bennett, Clarcus Sorgman, Robert Sproul, and William D. Lerman, all named alongside their hometowns.
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Jack
Portland
Ross Jewelry and Antique Shop
Simon Bennett
Quincy
Mass
Clarcus Sorgman
Hull
Robert Sproul
Dorchester
Braintree
William D. Lerman
All's western on the quiet front quip
A young mother, after a noisy afternoon, tells the scene in the home with a playful line about peace returning as the children sit before the TV. Her quip frames the moment with a western tone.
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Foreign Ministry
Hoa Binh
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Ferry Beach
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Richard Breton
Lowell
Raymond Duval
Nashua
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