Ceasefire appeals amid Vietnam talks and protests
Spokesman Pham Duong Hien said An Quang and Dai Viet factions attended a three hour Saigon meeting to back the peace accord while ex leaders Ky and Minh were not present. U.S. Maj. Gen. Woodward protested a helicopter shoot down near An Loc, demanding a full Joint Military Commission investigation. Prisoner repatriations continued with North Vietnamese and Viet Cong releases and casualties listed for both sides.
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Nguyen Cao Ky
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Minh
Thieu
Paris
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Gilbert H. Woodward
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An Loc
Okinawa
Woodwards
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Woodward
Supervisory Commission
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Bui
Tin
Tra
Associated Press
Neal Ulevich
Quang Tri
Loc Ninh
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U.S. Air Force
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Laois
Cambodia
Labor Leaders Split Over Nixon Visit to AFL CIO
Labor figures acknowledge Nixon aims to win labor support with Phase 3 talks and a warmer reception than at the AFL CIO convention. Some see Nixon seeking credit for backing workers and the 3pi policy, while others oppose Phase 3 and fear shifting costs to workers amid job challenges and foreign competition.
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Kissinger Meets Chinese Leaders in Prolonged Talks
Kissinger spent nearly 15 hours in formal talks with Chinese leaders, excluding banquets and informal contacts. He met Chou En-lai and Mao Zedong during a high profile visit with day by day White House notes on timing. A future news conference is planned upon returning to Washington.
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Washington
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Peace talks falter as IRA and British refuse to negotiate
Ireland presses for peace talks but a summer truce collapsed after two weeks and the British army has refused to resume talks with the IRA. The army says it would observe any cease-fire intiated by the IRA though prospects remain bleak. Cooper notes the path to peace is hindered by a deep chasm between the sides. The Social Democrats, a major Catholic group in Northern Ireland, has been tied to the TRA led effort to unite the Protestant north with the Catholic south.
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Strauss Seeks Democratic Comeback Amid Civil Rights Tensions
Democratic chairman says tolerance for divisive rhetoric has fallen to near zero and calls for a return to reason and moderation. He cites Nixon’s stance as a warning and urges high priority for social needs like medical bills, nursing homes, and child care. He criticizes 1972 delegate rules creating quotas and pledges inclusive party involvement across races and creeds.
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Nixon
Charles Evers
Fayette
Fayette, Miss
John C. Stennis
Pdmiss
Democratic Party
Dollar Devaluation Triggers Debate on Trade Wars and Deficits
World powers agreed on new exchange rates after the dollar’s devaluation but debate persists on trade restrictions. Officials warn of a potential three way trade war among the United States Western Europe and Japan. The crisis stems from a postwar deficit that has long kept the dollar weak abroad and the strategy to devalue in 1971 did not succeed.
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United States
Europe
Japan
West Germany
Unusual Coalition Forms on North Vietnam Aid Plan
Congress debates aid for Indochina with signs the White House may abandon planned 7.8 billion five year program. Senators Percy Mansfield Proxmire discuss multilateral routes through United Nations. Critics warn budget impact and insist aid must be shared internationally. House opponents Gross and Hays back administration line.
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D-Ark
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Tennessee
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Lowa
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Ohio
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