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Newspaper

Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1972

Page

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Viet Cong Rejects Latest U.S. Peace Plan in Paris

The Viet Cong categorically rejects the eight point U S peace proposal reported by the North Vietnamese delegation at the Paris talks. U S State Department says the plan has not been rejected by Hanoi and notes it calls for Viet Nam withdrawal and Thieu resignations before elections. The Viet Cong warns it does not accept the plan.

Paris U.S Paria Republic of South Vietnam North Vietnam Tais Nists Moscow Alexei N Kesygin Washington Phan van Dong Hanoi Nixon Charles W Hanoi Radio UN AU Thieu United States

Pakistan politics and martial law described amid party rivalries

The report details pressure on Bhutto from labor leader Mukhtar Rana and rivals Khan Abdul Wali Khan and Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan to lift martial law, resume assembly sessions, and call elections. It notes regional tensions in the Northwest Frontier Province and Baluchistan, and hints at possible alliances against Bhutto as Pakistan follows its wartime policy amid calls for neutrality and peaceful unification in South Asia.

Mukhtar Rana People’s Party National Qayyum Maakine Pesh‘awar Frontier Baluchistan Iran Wali Bhutto Pakistan British India National Awami Group Karachi Duubayr Singapore Torshe Walilual Commission National Awami Party Maldives Balu Nairobi

McGraw Hill probes Hughes biography fraud in book plan

McGraw Hill and Rosemont Enterprises pressed handwriting experts as they weigh the authenticity of a Hughes autobiography. Irving’s publisher notes possible forgery and may delay publication while federal probes review hundreds of depositions and hotel records.

New York Suskidd Hughes McGraw-Hill McGraw Hill Howard Hughes Rosemont Enterprises Nevada Life Story Irving Ted Weber Sunday News Zurich

Queen’s Southeast Asia Visit Led by Foreign Office Advice

Royal tour planned after careful Foreign Office calculation based on trade and diplomacy. Britannia sailed from England last month to carry the queen through Southeast Asia. A converted VC10 jet serves as a flying palace with lounge and dining room. Designers Hardy Amies and Norman Hartnell prepared new wardrobe for the trip.

Britannia England Southeast Asia Royal Fashion Hardy Amies Norman ‘Hartnell

Mood Derry's 13 Dead Press in Irish Turmoil

Belfast and surrounding towns reel under sectarian violence as 13 dead in Derry echoes through streets. Hijackings rise with booby traps for troops, while Catholics fear loss of government control and Protestants brace for a possible bloodbath. Rumors of army and UN intervention swirl amid refugee-like closures and border town shifts.

Derry Belfast Northern Ireland Bogside Ulster Defense Ireland Stormont U.N Queens University Cuba England Bernadette Newry Boylfriend Dundalk TRA Draper Wulligan McLoughlin IRA Jack Lynch Dublin Sandown Northern Wolf Course el Paso Dail Britain

Maryland Senator Pushes Bills To End Sex Discrimination

Maryland Senator Newton L. Steers Jr proposes 14 measures to extend sex equal rights. Plans include applying sex crimes to both sexes, letting men sue for slander over chastity, licensing oyster tangers for women, equal militia duty, equal bar drink protection, and parity in wartime and pension laws. He labels the effort people liberation to remove legal inequities.

Maryland Annapolis Newton L. Steers Jr Montgomery County People Liberation State Senate Steers

Winds and widescale unrest mark Northern Ireland crisis

A fragmented view across Ireland portrays Catholic internment backlash, Protestant displays in Belfast and Londonderry, and a Protestant parliament amid a British armed security presence. Londonderry’s siege and cross-border clashes spark global sympathy for Irish unity as the IRA funds arms from Dublin, while a teacher calls Derry a Kent State in a road-block plagued Britain.

Ireland Great Britain Shankill Nepal Northern Ireland Londonderry United Ireland Creggan_ Hill Derry Kent Newry IRA Dublin TRA

Mansfield Criticizes Nixon Aide Over Muskie Clash

Senate Majority Leader Mansfield said the White House response to Muskie criticism of Vietnam peace plans was overkill and pushed Muskie toward the Democratic nomination. He favors giving the President's proposals a chance while keeping his troop withdrawal plan in his pocket for a future offer. Mansfield discussed Nixon's China visit, Tho’s return plans, and his endorsement of Gov. Askew for VP. Absenteeism and EEOC powers debates loom, with a wheat and grain bill potentially revived.

Washington Senate Mikeé] Mansfield Nixon Edmund’ S. Muskie Maine Vietnam Montana Mansfield China U.S Indochina Muskie William P. Rogers Marines Peking White House le Duc Tho Paris France House

Irish Civil Rights March Draws Northern Ireland Tensions

In Newry the Civil Rights Association plans a march to end internment without trial, drawing up to 30,000 people. Sen. Kennedy declined to attend. Mary Devlin and Bernadette Devlin are among veterans of Bloody Sunday. Newry, aCatholic city, endures bomb damage to hotels as outsiders flood in for the event.

Page One The Civil Rights Association Edward M. Kennedy U.S Northern Ireland Europe Kennedy Paris Switzerland Ireland Mary Bernadette Devlin Londonderry Miss Devlin Newry Irish Republic Newty

House Labor Panel Eyes Strike End Bill

Washington unfolding talks on a bill to end the coastwise strike by forcing arbitration. Key figures say a draft ends the strike, with a Monday meeting to finalize a version for a Wednesday House vote, while PMA and ILWU talks in San Francisco continue over unresolved issues and potential arbitration.

Gress Washington House Frank Thompson ,Jr D-N.h International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen's Union The Pacific Maritime Association San Francisco Senate Bridges PMA Edmund’ J. Flynn Jjust Capitol Hill Thompson Rules Committee

Tax reform push grows as lawmakers seek rules change

Tax policy debate heats up as Reuss and allies push for a House Rules Committee rule to add the tax reform amendment. Administration opposes tax hikes, citing deficits to spur the economy, while Democrats including Sen. Henry M. Jackson urge closing major income tax loopholes could raise about 20 billion dollars in revenue.

Rules Committee Reuss Henry M. Jackson Washington Wausau Wis Congress Jackson

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