Bombing of Hanoi Division on War’s Effect on Paris Talks
Washington officials remain divided over whether North Vietnam bombing helped reopen Paris negotiations set for Jan 8. A high ranking officer called the strikes coercive in aim to extract concessions, while others question their impact and broader purpose in the war strategy.
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Seymour M. Hersh
New York Times News Service
Ashington
North Vietnam
United States
Paris
Gerald Warren
White House
Viet Cong
Hanoi
Washington
South Vietnam
Saigon
Nixon ends bombing above 20th Parallel in hopes of peace talks
President Nixon halted air raids above the 20th Parallel as Washington seeks a diplomatic settlement with Hanoi. History repeats Johnson as senior U.S. leaders face costly losses and a stubborn foe backed by Soviet and Chinese allies. Since 1965 the air war has cost over 1100 planes, 2000 aircrew killed, 500 captured, and billions spent, with more than seven million tons of bombs dropped before Dec 18. Since then 27 U.S. planes have fallen and 93 airmen are dead, captured, or missing.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
Johnson
Nixon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Hanoi-Haiphong
U.S
United States
Pentagon
le Duc Tho
Paris
Xuan Thuy
Henry A. Kissinger
William H. Sullivan
Thuy
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Air power debates on North Vietnam bombing effectiveness
Analysts debate whether bombing North Vietnam can force negotiation, noting split views among officials. Reports cite nearly 1,500 strikes in the first week of Dec, 26 planes shot down, and claims of civilian casualties amid heavy air losses and international outcry.
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Vietnam
United States Command
Hanoi- Haiphong
Pentagon
20Th Parallel
Saigon
New York
North Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Agence
France- Presse
Hanoi Refutes Claim It Yielded to U S Pressure
North Vietnam seeks to dispel the notion it yielded to U S military pressure by resuming peace talks. Hanoi cites heavy American losses and global condemnation of the bombing as justification for continuing negotiations with Kissinger and Thuy.
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Hanoi
Henry Giniger
New York Times News Service
Paris
North Vietnam
United States
First Jumbo Jet To Crash
The Eastern Air Lines TriStar the first of its kind involved in a fatal crash in the Florida Everglades killed 78 of 171 aboard. Officials noted the jet had a strong safety record in seven months of commercial use and praised its redundant systems and reliability despite the disaster.
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Associated Press
Eastern Air Lines
Florida Everglades
Everglades
Robert K. Bingham
Eastern
Lockheed
Jim Ragsdale
Everett Hayes
Trans World Airlines
John H. Reed
National Transportation Safety Board
North Atlantic
Boeing
Night Rescue From Eastern Jetliner Wreck in Everglades
In the Everglades west of Miami, rescuers searched a dark swamp for survivors of an Eastern Air Lines L1011 crash. Ninety three of 171 aboard survived as Coast Guard and Air Force helicopters evacuated the injured to area hospitals.
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Miami
Fla
Coast Guard
Bill Hodges
Everglades
Miami International Airport
Eastern Air Lines
Hodges
Leonard Barmak
The
Public Health Service
Air Force
Miami ‘Area
Coast
Opalocka
Don Schneck
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Ranki Wit
Russia
China
Germany
Japan
Dmz
Panhandle
Peking
Hsinbua
Tokyo
Nguyen Thanh le
France
Maurice Schumann
Trail of Destruction
Eastern Airlines
Palmetto General Hospital
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