Withdrawal timing in Vietnam stays unclear in 1972 talks
U S officials say combat operations to end by next May but deny a full withdrawal by 1972 end. No timetable beyond presidential targets. Vietnamisation to shift ground combat to South Vietnam while some US troops remain for logistics. Pentagon notes all withdrawal dates met so far. Nearby in Cambodia and Laos, battles persist with skirmishes around Skoun as Cambodian and Vietnamese forces clash and US air forces support operations.
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Germany and USSR edge toward force renunciation treaty
In Moscow sources say there are good chances of a West German Soviet pact renouncing force. Foreign Minister Scheel and Gromyko held a three hour 20 minute meeting with substantial progress. Deputies continue talks on the toughest points while a Bonn cabinet briefing is planned upon Scheel’s return. Chancellor Brandt will interrupt his Norway vacation if an agreement is reached.
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Clashes injure APO commandos amid Middle East tensions
In Amman six APO commandos were wounded when PFLP attackers tried to seize their centre in Wadi Al Nasr. About 40 to 60 PFLP fighters engaged the APO as machinegun fire and mortar bursts echoed overnight. The clash follows earlier mutual hostilities tied to reactions to U.S. peace proposals.
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Oil damage damages reef near Santo Canal in New Hebrides
In Port Moresby, oil seeping from a wartime American ship wreck destroyed a long stretch of reef in the Santo Canal in the New Hebrides. Beaches were fouled by the spill as the President Coal Explosions sank after hitting a mine in 1942 near Belfast and Armagh, tying to the ongoing wartime incidents.
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Senator Mansfield alarms over Cambodia air operations reports
The Senate Democratic leader Senator Mansfield voiced concern about new American air operations in Cambodia and suggested President Nixon may be unaware of current actions. He warned orders to end US air support could be ignored by field commanders amid press reports of Phantom jets in Cambodia.
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Australian interest bids for Fiji Castaway Island resort
Australian interests offer 600 000 for Castaway Island Fiji. Owner Dick Smith 39 says option won for three weeks and a decision is expected within a fortnight. He would not disclose the bidder.
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Terrorist Attacks in Singapore Reported by Police
A series of bombings and arson incidents in Singapore over several days is attributed to pro-Communist or Maoist groups. Police noted damaged shops, vandalized branches of the ruling party, and scattered anti-government displays. The events follow earlier outbreaks linked to leftist factions including the Barisan Sosialis and a breakaway union.
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Incidents Linked to Island Tense Pre National Day Fear
The latest incidents raise concern they form part of a planned fear campaign around National Day. If organised, three possible culprits emerge, including the proscribed Malayan Communist Party, suggesting a political motive beyond mere thugs.
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Four East African Ministers Agree on Arms Deal Strategy
Nairobi Thursday ministers from Kenya Tanzania Uganda and Colombia reached agreement on a strategy for arms deals with South Africa by Britain or any other country. The joint communique said they made recommendations to their Heads of State for concerted action on the arms sales issue.
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Rome sextuplets survive after early deaths in hospital
In Rome a 35 year old woman Loredana Luzzitelli Petrone who used fertility drugs gave birth to three girls and three boys. Two babies died shortly after birth and two others died late yesterday as doctors reported the condition of the remaining two surviving sextuplets had deteriorated overnight.
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Loredana Luzzitelli Petrone
Northern Ireland Rioters Gas Used as Belfast Protests Quelled
British troops fired lethal gas and dispersed Catholic protests in Londonderry after reports of gunfire. Nine arrests reported in Londonderry as Protestant leaders vow to stage the apprentice boys march. Authorities banned parades amid fears of renewed unrest in Northern Ireland.
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