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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1972
Page
1
North Vietnam's spokesman at the Paris peace negotiations said the talks were at a complete deadlock and no progress had been made.
Nguyen Thanh Le told The Times that unfounded rumors were spread on purpose and denied any narrowing of differences with the Nixon Administration. He criticized western impressions as dishonest and said talks would continue to avoid public discussion of private meetings while stressing that compromise matters more than the form of negotiations. He cited intensified U S military pressure, including F 111 sorties toward Hanoi and a bombing of Hanoi suburbs, and accused Washington of persisting with the Thieu regime while offering only a temporary reprieve.
Vice President Spiro Agnew campaigned in the South criticizing George McGovern’s Vietnam record while Sargent Shriver wooed the industrial Midwest. Shriver met with Ohio AFL-CIO leader Frank King, who signaled reluctance to endorse McGovern-Shriver.
South Vietnamese troops press to reopen Highway 1 in Quang Ngai Province as air losses mount. A Marine A4 jet crashed near An Loc with missing pilot. a Skyraider was lost in Laos but rescue occurred. US reports of two downed jets in North Vietnam not confirmed.
Adm. Thomas H. Moorer told the Senate Armed Services Committee there were no civilian authority violations by the Navy in North Vietnamese strikes. Sen. Schweiker argued the Navy had a near blank check, challenging the rules of engagement. The Lavelle case hearings suggested no deliberate civilian authority breach, though questions about command responsibility remained.
A tornado watch issued Friday night for Morgan and Marshall counties remained in effect until 1 a.m. Saturday. Cooler temperatures are forecast as skies clear, with a high in the mid 70s today and a low in the high 40s tonight followed by a Sunday high near 70.
An international military tribunal in Nurenberg Germany convicts 22 top German leaders of war crimes. Eleven sentenced to death. The date marks a pivotal postwar legal decision reported in Today’s Daily on This Date. Advertising lines follow.
Rochelle Gilbert, a 27 year old secretary, argues nude sun bathing is natural, while New York pursues public lewdness charges. Civil liberties groups contest the ruling as unconstitutional, noting a hostile beach crowd and police removal after spectators photographed her body at Mill Island Beach in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Criminal Court hearing is set for Monday.
Three American pilots released from North Vietnamese camps returned to the United States and began hospital observation. A Pentagon official said they freely agreed to a rehabilitation plan as they thought of comrades still held by Hanoi. Controversy swirled over their Kennedy Airport arrival and the separation by activists.
Chiang Kai shek's government announces severing relations with Japan over perfidious action of recognizing mainland China. Nixon orders nationwide Rent Watch to curb illegal rent hikes for seniors receiving Social Security increases. In Fairfield California the Juan Corona mass murder trial opens as prosecutors outline evidence in the case of 25 desaparecidos buried along Feather River.
Stretch funds with seasonal camper deals found in the Want Ads. Save on models and gear as buyers shop for portable, travel ready units advertised locally.
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