Kissinger says Vietnam talks hinge on core issues not semantics
Kissinger argues the Vietnam settlement stands on divergent core aims, not wording. U S seeks a robust ceasefire and South Vietnam time to stand, while Hanoi favors looser terms and ongoing Viet Cong support. Both sides disagree on force size and enforcement, with Thieu pressing tougher South demands.
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Henry A. Kissinger
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Hanoi
le Duc Tho
United States
Saigon
International Control Commission
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
17Th Parallel
U.S
Haig Heads For Saigon on Paris talks update
President Nixon sends Gen. Alexander Haig to Southeast Asia with a somber report on setbacks in Paris negotiations. Haig will brief leaders in Saigon, Phnom Penh, Vientiane, and Bangkok after Kissinger disclosed breakdowns. The move accompanies Laird lifting bombing limits north of the 20th parallel.
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Saigon
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Thailand
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Hanoi
Melvin R. Laird
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Panhandle
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Christmas events fill week in area churches and schools
Calendar notes many music programs and holiday gatherings across Morgan County. Pattillo Street Church of God hosts a division rally with Rev Ridgeway and Moulton choir. Falkville and Elkmont bands perform. Red Cross Bloodmobile at Falkville High. VFW supper. Advent service at First United Methodist with Bishop Carl Sanders. Decatur clubs host dinners. Summit Baptist Youth present The Star That Shineth. Christmas Eve musical at Sixth Avenue Church of God.
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Pattillo Street
Hartselle
Re. J. Ridgeway
Moulton
Christian Women’s Fellowship
FirsteChristian Church
Elkmont
Piney Chapel
Carl J. Sanders
Birmingham
United Ist Church
First United Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall
Summit Baptist Church
Danville Rd
Sixth Avenue Church of God
Fire Damages Vacant Hartselle House on Sloss Street
A vacant house at 202 Sloss St in Hartselle suffered heavy attic damage after a Sunday night fire. Firemen said the blaze was confined to the attic and cut through the roof to reach the fire, with little furniture inside. The alarm came in at 11:30 p.m.
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Hartselle
Sloss St
Florida
Jack Garner
Garner
Truman Improves Slightly But Remains Very Ill
Former President Harry S. Truman, 88, was slightly improved and spoke for the first time in a week, but remained in very serious condition at Research Hospital. Doctors cited kidney failure, a weakened heart, and fluid in the lungs, with dialysis deemed too risky to prolong life.
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Harry S. Truman
Research Hospital and Medical Center
Truman
Wallace Graham
Sunday
Graham
Alabama Case Before Court
Two years of landmark rulings by Judge Frank M Johnson Jr shaping mentally ill rights face appeal at the Fifth Circuit. Appellate judges must reconcile conflicting district opinions, with a decision expected within six weeks to three months.
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New York Times News Service
New Orleans
Alabama
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Montgomery
Johnson
Georgia
Sidney L. Smith
Atlanta
Smith
Robert Johnson
Justice Department
George Dean
American Civil Liberties Union
Electoral College Meeting Today to Re-elect Nixon
The 438 electors meet in state capitals and DC to cast ballots for president and vice president. Nixon expected to win about 521 votes, McGovern about 17, with reform proposals likely next year.
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Apollo 17 crew prepares for Pacific splashdown
Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt and Ronald Evans finish last minute packing and housekeeping as they head toward a 2:24 p.m. CST splashdown in the South Pacific. Evans conducts a 44 minute space walk to retrieve film canisters for safekeeping aboard America.
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Moon
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