Last Day Battle Echoes On Vietnam Cease Fire
On the last day of the war in Vietnam civilians, soldiers, and Viet Cong clashed along Highway 13 and in My Tho and Xom Suoi as air strikes and artillery shook villages. South Vietnamese and U.S. advisers watched narrowed battle lines, while refugees moved past wreckage and flags.
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Dalat
Mekong Delta
Can Tho
My Tho
Brennan
Alasta
Saigon
Jamais
Lee C. Harrer
Clearwater
Fla
Harrer
Xom Suoi
Kom Suoi
Highway 13
Ben Cat
Cambodia
Army
Louis Castaner
Miami
Trang Bang
Highway 1
Castaner
Bao Trei
Airlines tighten security after hijack concerns
Beggs said TWA followed the correct procedure and Hartke refused to be searched at Phoenix Sky Harbor. John W. Barnum of the DOT noted FAA authority to enforce penalties, with rare litigation. Airlines face penalties for allowing weapons on board as airports adopt nondiscriminatory security programs and new detectors target weapon-sized objects. Hartke drove from Phoenix to Albuquerque after the search refusal.
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Beggs
TWA
Hartke
John W. Barnum
Department of Transportation
FAA
Barnum
Phoenix
Albuquerque
Phoenix Sky Harbor International
Draft Winds Down as Laird Ends Draft Role
The Vietnam War draft began to wind down as Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announced its end only days before he hands over the post to Elliot L. Richardson. The transition marks a pivotal shift in U S defense policy and the upcoming administrative change.
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Laird
Elliot L. Richardson
POWs Continued From Mege One Down and Captured in 1964
POWs from a U.S. air attack on North Vietnam in August 1964, following the Tonkin Gulf incident, remain listed as captured. The report notes continued status and historical context of those involved in the early air operations against North Vietnam.
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U.S
North Vietnam
Tonkin Gulf
Nation observes day of gratitude and mourning
Crowds across states held three hour vigils as the nation thanked and mourned. Thousands in Westbrook joined a tribute with the high school band playing God Bless America. Iowa Governor Robert Ray led a moment of silence at the statehouse. The Rev B Cortez Tipton said churches faced stun and shame over the prolonged war. War Resisters League in Seattle urged aid to Vietnam and proclaimed the day both glad and grave. Lucille Cesari in Elmira removed a kept Christmas tree as a war reminder. Governors Askew and Evans proclaimed days for prayer and peace in Indochina, while Kan City Kansas declared a day of peace.
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Westbrook
Iowa
Robert Ray
Statehouse
B. Cortez Tipton
Washington Area Council of Churches
War Resisters League
Seattle
Vietnam
Lucille Cesari
Elmira
N.Y
Reuben Askew
Florida
Indochina
Dan Evans
Washington
Kansas City
Kan
Fire blaze injures, bodies found in multiple rooms
Investigators say a portable electric heater placed near a sofa caused the fire. Firemen discovered two bodies in a garage used as a bedroom, one in a bathroom, three in another bedroom, and two in the basement.
Paris peace pact details emerge from long secure talks
The Paris accords outline multiple protocols tied to ending the Vietnam War. Maps indicate future positions of Joint Military Commission and International Control and Supervisory Commission members from Canada Indonesia Poland and Hungary. The pact includes prisoner releases and mine removal from North Vietnamese waters and calls for an international conference within 30 days with eight invited nations and the UN secretary general.
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Joint Military Commission
International Control and Supervisory Commission
Canada
Indonesia
Poland
Hungary
Saigon
Vietnam
Rogers
Trinh
U.S
North Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin
Bodia
Laos
Paris
United States
Washington
China
Soviet Union
Britain
United Nations
Kurt Waldheim
Geneva
State Department
France
Control Commission
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Rogers and
Children welcome POW dads home after long separations
Dozens of children in a Navy town anticipate reunions with fathers freed after six to eight years as prisoners of war. The Mulligans and Dentons share hopes and fears for adjusting to home life, birthdays, holidays, and new dynamics as fathers return from Vietnam era captivity.
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Fellowes
Tom
Kathy
Cathy
Sharon
James A. Mulligan
University of Missouri
Enterprise
Jim Jr
Dad
Vietnam
Michael Tschudy
Denton
Cmdr
William Tschudy
Michael
Cease fire etched but fighting rages across Vietnam
The cease-fire began amid the heaviest 24 hour attack level in the war with 334 North Vietnamese Viet Cong strikes across South Vietnam. Rockets hit Tan Son Nhut Air Base near Saigon killing one civilian and wounding 20. Army and Marine units battled in Quang Tri region as 2,800 rounds rained on positions. North Vietnamese casualties reached 226 killed and 28 captured with 100 weapons seized. Da Nang Dai Loc Pleiku and Can Tho saw rocket bombardments killing and wounding dozens. Observers from Canada Hungary Poland and Indonesia face organizational delays.
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South Vietnam
Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
da Nang
Dai Loc
Pleiku
Can Thai
U.S
Air Force
Linden
Tex
John Rucker
Canada
Hungary
Poland
Indonesia
United States
Cholon
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Hue
Pho Ninh
Quang Tri City
Mege
Virgil Parich
Delta
Nixon
Congress
House
Haiphong
Thieu
Southeast Asia
Callahan
Watson St
Tench
Stokestand No. Main
Frenklin
Five Forks
Denville
Wrents
North Main Street
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