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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1972
Page
1
The Pope and leaders from China and the Soviet bloc condemn U S bombing in Vietnam and call for peace talks. Western and allied voices urge restraint as protests mount and international pressure grows for a settlement.
Hanoi denounces Nixon peace goals as a "whopping lie" while Moscow signals serious consideration of resuming U S bombing of North Vietnam. U S raids on Hanoi Haiphong enter a third day with losses including a downed B 52 and an injured crew, as Haig meets Thieu and Laos and Thai leaders.
Investigators reveal a vast operation using military coffins to smuggle heroin through Hawaii. Officials say hundreds of millions of dollars worth of narcotics may have been sewn into bodies or hidden in lining of caskets, with planes idling 16 to 24 hours at Hickam. A Baltimore bail hearing tied the scheme to a suspect posing as military personnel, diverting a plane to Andrews Air Force Base for a near inch by inch search.
The 27th U N General Assembly closed after a 91 day session in which Polish President Trepczynski warned against a resumption of U S bombing in North Vietnam. U S Ambassador Bush did not comment on Vietnam before leaving the U N post. The body approved a 225.9 million dollar budget for 1973 and agreed to budget assessment reductions for poorer members.
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