Plot to Kill Ho Chi Minh Opposed by CIA
San Francisco based historian R Harris Smith cites a long dismissed plan to assassinate North Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh. He says the proposal came from a retired State Department official and was vetoed by the CIA director, with White House opposition deeming it foolish. The year range centers on 1961, tied to CFA fears, papering a contested episode in U S intelligence history.
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U S warplanes damage shipyards in Haiphong
UPI report details bombardment of Haiphong shipyard and Bien Hoa air base. 70 rocket barrages and air strikes hit major targets in North Vietnam. Casualties include one American and one Vietnamese civilian, with 15 U S troops and others grounded. Ceasefire calls and military deactivations noted amid ongoing operations near Quang Tri.
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Kissinger in Paris Talks Continue Secret Peace Efforts
Henry A. Kissinger, President Nixon's national security adviser, met in Paris with North Vietnamese delegates to press forward secret peace negotiations. The White House briefly announced the meeting and said Kissinger would return to Washington tonight.
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Check intended for Nixon check ended up in bugging suspect
A $25,000 check intended for President Nixon's campaign ended in the account of Bernard Barker amid a Democratic headquarters break in and bugging case. The Washington Post confirmed the check's existence and trace, deposited in Barker's account after leaving Dahlberg, with Barker later drawing large sums. Former Democratic Chair O'Brien filed a $1 million suit against the committee for the breakin. Fresno welder Alvin Vernon Pires, 48, was killed when a tank truck exploded at Gardiglia Trucking Co. garage. the tank had contained road oil and fire ignited by a welding torch.
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Protesters Boo Laird During Ohio Defense Visit
About 50 demonstrators from Wildlington and Antioch colleges booed Defense Secretary Melvin Laird at a Clinton County base event in Columbus Ohio. The protest disrupted his remarks as civic leaders and attendees listened to a briefing on converting the base to civilian use.
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Chinese leaders mum on Lin's successor
In Peking a year end reception marked the 4ath anniversary of the Chinese army as officials avoided naming a Lin successor. Yeh Chien-ying claimed the army had crushed traitors and agents behind a plotted power grab linked to Lin Piao, whose fate remains unclarified amid high command vacancies.
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San Jose Warehouse Blaze Levels Downtown Block
A four alarm fire destroyed a block long warehouse in downtown San Jose early today. Several firemen were injured, some severely, and the cause will be hard to determine due to extensive damage. San Jose has suffered arson fires, including last week’s First Baptist Church destruction. About 65 firefighters and 15 pieces of equipment fought the warehouse blaze, which sighted from over ten miles away. The industrial warehouse stored paper products, fire officials said.
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