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Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1972

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Laird Tightens Civilian Control With New Inspectors General

Defense Secretary Melvin Laird announced the creation of new military inspectors general to promptly detect and report violations such as last winter’s unauthorized bombings in North Vietnam. He stopped short of broad changes to civilian control and rejected calls for further Pentagon inquiry into Lavelle fallout, sending a letter to Senate Armed Services Chair John Stennis.

Washington Secpias of Defense Melvin R. Laird North Vietnam Laird Senate Armed Services Committee Pentagon Nixon John Luelle U.S. 7Th Air Force Southeast Asia John Stennis Cliss Lavelle Stennla Joint Chiefs of Staff Pacific Command Hawaii

Thieu and Kissinger Hold Extended Vietnam Talks

Thieu told progovernment legislators that a ceasefire must cover all of Indochina and that Vietnam’s political future must be decided by Vietnamese, not outside pressure. Kissinger and Thieu met for activities with 13 officials, including Bunker and Abrams, and Habib was noted as a Paris talks veteran. A late session and a brief palace communique followed.

Thieu Indochina South Vietnam Kissinger U.S Ellsworth Bunker Creighton W. Abrams Army National Security Council Washington State Department Philip C. Habib Vietnam Habib Korea Paris Saigon Bunker Hissinger Pari

A's Rally For Win Sends Series To Five Games

Tenace started the rally with a first inning single and Mangual followed with a clutch hit off Carroll. Williams used strategy by pinch hitting for Green and Fingers, and Mangual drove in the decisive run as Oakland surged to a victory and stayed alive for their first world title since 1930. The Reds can clinch or Philadelphia hosts game six and seven if needed.

Page One Carroll Tenace Oakland Dick Williams nDo Mincher Dick Green Willams Mangual Rollin Fingers Philadelphia Reds Cincinnati

Ehrlichman On Impoundment and Spending Policy

Ehrlichman said Shultz recommended a spending increase and that impoundment by the President is an open legal question. He argued Congress failed to curb federal spending, rating its performance as poor while noting lawmakers favored holding spending down. Shultz defended executive rights and anticipated a near 250 billion dollar budget with modest extra wartime-era funds. Related remarks targeted Sen. McGovern’s stance on a tax friendly policy.

Ehrlichman Sultz White House Shultz Congress Shulte Nixon George McGovern

Two More Banks Hit In Carolina

Two bank robberies in Charlotte and near Burlington raised North Carolina’s yearly total to 350 with 17 in Charlotte. A driver was questioned after a Charlotte robbery and police used a new secret deployment plan during banking hours. A Glen Raven North State Bank branch was robbed by two suspects who forced a motorist to drive them to a black neighborhood. the haul exceeded $4,000 in January.

Associated Press Charlotte Burlington North Carolina Charlote Fallston Cleveland County Northwestern Glen Raven North State Bank

McGovern Campaign Accuses Nixon Aides Of Spies And Sabotage

Richard Doug h rity publicized claims that spies inside the Nixon camp infiltrated Humphrey's campaign and provided internal information. McGovern and aides dismissed the charges as a smokescreen while McGovern challenged Nixon on the Constitution and abuses, with other campaign activity in Essington and Philadelphia and a forthcoming nationwide TV appearance by MacGregor.

Richard Dougherty Senator McGovern Nixon Humphrey MacGregor McGovern Pennsylvania Kirby Jones Clark MacGregor Richard Nixon Jones Essington Democratic National Comnittea U.S Philadelphia Independence Hall Supreme Court Congress Cheyney State College Agnew Bridgeport Conn Shriver

CIA Books Link to Vietnam War and Rome Talks

Book excerpts reveal provocations by the CIA in 1966 and 1967 including entry into Vietnam War, phone tapping by Richard Helm, and FBI attempts to scandalize Stokely Carmichael. McGarvey, a 14 year intelligence veteran, recalls Pueblo mission and headquarters security while noting CIA denial of comment. Talks moved from Helsinki Vienna to Geneva for Round 2 due to logistics.

Richard Helm CIA FBI Stokely Carmichael Hong Kong Pueblo North Korea McGarvey Korea Japan Taiwan Vietnam

Talks stretch as Nixon aides push October opening

Indochina coverage notes White House hopes talks could begin in October but delays in SALT 1 approval push planning to mid November. Kissinger met in Pleiku area as fighting surged around Hue and Highway 4 with casualties on both sides. A maritime pact and trade agreements were signed, signaling improving U.S.-Soviet relations despite tougher negotiating hurdles ahead.

White House Nixon Orctober Henry A. Kissinger Pleiku Moscow Ziegler Andre Gromyko Highway 4 Saigon Seanital

Laos Talks Do Not Silence Hanoi Backing

Analysis notes NLHX repeats and denies North Vietnamese troop presence in Laos. Delegates Seth Petrasy and Phoun Sipaseuth meet in Vientiane with Souyanna naming an interior minister to speak for Vientiane. Talks begin Oct. 4 with smiles after first session as Hanoi backs a coalition, aiming for NLHX dominance.

NLHX Kingdom of Laos Laos Seth Petrasy Vientiane Phoun Sipaseuth Sam Neua Souyanna Pheng Phongsavan South Vietnam Hanoi Geneva Souphanon- Yong NLAX

German novelist Boll wins 1972 Nobel Prize in Literature

Stockholm AP reports Heinrich Boll, a German writer and WWII veteran, won the 1972 Nobel Prize for Literature. The academy cited his role in reviving German letters and denouncing war and postwar middle-class life. Boll planned to share prize money with a fund aiding jailed writers.

Stockholm Heinrich Boll Royal Swedish Academy Germany Boll Thomas Mann Hiller Heinrich Hesse Switzerland Nel Reiue Bell

Nobel Prize in Literature Honors German Writer Boll

The piece notes Alfred Nobel's prize for literature, detailing Boll's rise with wartime novels and postwar themes. It highlights his creation of a new German short story tradition, Nobel recognition, and remarks on his ongoing writing and leadership roles in literary circles.

Willy Bradt West Germany Bell Brandt Cologne Russia Feinrich Jey Alfred Nobel Erith Maria Remarque Boll Philssopher Soren Kierkegaard Ernest Hemingway Athens International Pen Club

Weather ends rain snow but keeps cold terms

Rain and snow fade but cold remains as Winchester reports isolated flakes with no accumulation. Harvesting lags as sun returns, with weather service predicting sunny Friday highs in the 40s west and 50s east, and Friday night lows around 30 to 40. Frost and freeze warnings advised for North Carolina mountains, with higher elevations seeing snow flurries and subfreezing readings across Grandfather Mountain Mt. Pisgah and Sugar Mountain as rain shifts eastward through Thursday into Friday.

Anchorage Juneau Boggs Nick Begich Alaska Russell Brown Don E. Jonz Fairbanks Air Force Portage Pass Jonz Winchester Weather Service Associated Press North Carolina Mountains Grandfather Mountain Mt. Pisgah Sugar Mountain Piedmont

Federal official forecasts 1972 U S growth over six percent

Dr Harold C Passer assistant Commerce secretary for economic affairs says momentum is building. He says 1972 may see GNP grow over 6 percent with inflation around 2 to 3 percent. Nine months of the year show GNP up more than 7 percent after inflation. Final sales rose 22.2 billion and inventories added 0.7 billion.

Harold C.passer Commerce Passer Naty

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