POWs Not Dependent On Political Settlement
North Vietnamese leader Le Duc Tho said in Hanoi that the offer to return American prisoners if U.S. forces withdraw by end of 1971 does not depend on a South Vietnam political settlement. He indicated prisoner release could be negotiated separately in Paris while future political arrangements follow.
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Thos comments on Nguyen Thi Binh peace plan create debate
Tho clarified whether the seven point plan is interdependent with Point 1 on prisoners and withdrawal. American officials say Point 1 could be negotiable separately but warn language may pose difficulties. Ambassador Bruce will seek clarifications at the next session.
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Nguyen Thi Binh
South Vietnam
U.S
David K. E. Bruce
First Of 18 Americans Sent Home By Castro
Fidel Castro’s regime says it will return 18 Americans in an exchange for four Cuban fishermen freed by the United States. The first arrival, Fritz Sprandel, described captivity under guard for 46 days as machine guns fired over his head. The remaining 17 Americans landed in Cuba in three groups aboard the White Cloud, the Saturna, and the Battler, with the exchange partly via airlift for Sprandel.
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United States
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Morning Call
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Daily Horoscope and Obituaries Highlight Local Listings
In today’s edition the Daily signals horoscopes and obituaries in the Landers section with brief notices on sports TV logs, weather updates, and women’s features. Local readers can find concise notices across sections B1 and A4 with quick weather highlights.
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Fast-Action Decatur Daily Want Ad Drives Auto Sale
Athens resident Tommy Wooldridge reports a single daily Decatur Daily want ad sold his Chrysler and sparked ten extra inquiries. The low cost ad yielded rapid results and strong buyer interest in the local market.
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Tommy Wooldridge
Athens
Chrysler
Decatur Daily Want
Peking Naval Plans Studied
U S reconnaissance planes observe possible new Communist Chinese naval base in the Paracel Islands about 300 miles east of South Vietnam. Pentagon reports note escorted convoys bringing construction materials, with multiple nations contesting ownership, suggesting a naval complex to bolster China’s fleet in the South China Sea.
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Washington
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Pentagon
Paracel Islands
South China Sea
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China
Taiwan
Philippines
Peking
Humphrey Plans Big Rural Development Push Tonight
Senator Hubert Humphrey arrives in North Alabama with Sen. Herman E. Talmadge to promote a multi billion dollar program to reverse rural to urban migration. The plan proposes average 200 million a year for 10 years in loans and up to 300 million a year in subsidies to spur rural industry and community facilities. Local figures include Jim Allen of Gadsden and Gov. George Wallace set to speak at a Montgomery field hearing.
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Decatur
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Huntsville-Decatur
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Georgia
Senate Agriculture Committee
Jim Allen
Gadsden
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Montgomery
State Capitol
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Talmadge
Senate Committee
Plan Violent Pivot in Vietnam War War Plans Reported
The New York Times eighth Pentagon Papers note says military advisors pushed a strong drive toward victory in Vietnam, but impact on President Johnson and the final outcome backfired. Jeane Dixon predicts a cancer cure in the 1970s, Nixon reelection with a new running mate, and a major revolution in America later in the decade. The rural bill defines rural areas as regions outside cities with 35,000 plus population.
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New York Times
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Decatur Daily
Jeane Dixon
Nixon
America
Plain of Jars Offensive Deepens War Standstill
Laotian government forces launch a two prong push on the Plain of Jars as Meo tribesmen allied with the CIA seize the southern rim and Air America helicopters deploy commando teams to the central airfield, signaling intensified operations in a fading Vietnam conflict.
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Plain of Jars
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Pentagon to grant retroactive amnesty for drug abuse cases
Deputy Defense Secretary David Packard announced the Pentagon can grant, on a case by case basis, retroactive amnesty to former service members discharged for drug abuse. In Wilmington two Pinkerton guards were found shot to death at Williston Junior High before classes. The House killed a measure demanding State Department disclosures on U S operations in Laos.
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David Packard
Pentagon
Wilmington
N.C
Pinkerton
Williston Junior High School
House
Secretary of State
United States
Laos
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