Paris peace pact ends Vietnam war after 18 minutes
The Paris ceremony signs a four-party agreement ending the Vietnam conflict. U S Secretary of State Rogers and North Vietnam Foreign Minister Tran Van Lam sign for their sides, with 45,931 Americans killed and 303,605 wounded since 1961. France hosted talks since 1968.
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Kenneth J. Freed
Associated Press
PARIS
Vietnam
Arc de Triomphe
United States
North Vietnam
U.S
William P. Rogers
Tran van Lam
South Vietnam
Nguyen Duy Trinh
Nguyen Tri Binh
Greenwich
Binh
Frnnch
Control Commission
Canada
Indonesia
Poland
Hungary
Rogers and
Trinh
Rogers
Georges Pompidou
Nixon
Pompidou
France
National day of prayer and thanksgiving proclaimed
President Nixon urged a national moment of prayer at 7 p m to observe the Vietnam cease fire start with ceremonies. Governor Wallace of Alabama and church leaders called for hope and prayer as bells ring and services mark the peace. A Seattle rally and theater silence are planned as veterans groups and churches plan observances.
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Nixon
America
George Wallace
Alabama
Terence Cardinal Cooke
New York City
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Trinity Church
Wall Street
War Resisters League
Seattle
Vietnam
Roy B. White
National Association of Theater Owners
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Cleveland
Henry Maier
Milwaukee
Tom Mariani
Titusville
Fla
End of Draft Announced as U S Moves to All Volunteer Forces
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird declares the draft ended following the Paris peace signing and Army reports no further inductions are needed. The draft law expires in July, with the Nixon administration seeking to keep the law on standby for emergencies.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Nixon
Laird
Paris
Secretary of the Army
Congress
Nixon sets 1974 budget at 268.7 billion with 12 billion deficit
President Nixon briefs congressional leaders on a 268.7 billion fiscal 1974 budget, about 19 billion higher than the current year, with a projected 12 billion deficit. He plans a nationwide radio address and outlines White House cost-cutting moves including dismantling several offices.
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Robert L. Campbell
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Senate
Democratic
Mike Mansfield
White House
Congress
Monny Mansfield
Economic Opportunity
Emergency Preparedness, Science and Technology
National Aeronautics and Space Council
Edward G Robinson Dies Silent Film Tough Guy Star
Hollywood mourns Edward G Robinson at 79 after cancer death at Mt Sinai Hospital. The Romanian born actor known for gangster roles and art collecting appeared in over 112 films and 40 plays. he faced a 1962 heart episode but continued to act and travel widely.
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Edward G. Robinson
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Jane
Robinson
Dr. Ehrlich
Bucharest
Emanuel Goldenberg
United States
New York
American Academy of Dramatics Arts
Columbia University
New York City College
Viet Cong Push Near Cease Fire at Tay Ninh
Communist forces storm Tay Ninh city and nearby areas as dawn strikes, driving out some hamlets while holding parts of the city. U S officials view the actions as a land grab before the cease fire taking hold today at 8 a m local time.
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Saigon
Tay Ninh
South Vietnam
U.S
End Of War May Reveal Fate Of Missing Newsmen
A cease fire across Indochina could reveal the fate of about 39 missing newsmen who vanished covering the war, with 19 believed lost in Cambodia and one in South Vietnam. The list includes Americans Welles Hangen and Sean Flynn, CBS photographer Dana Stone, and Gilles Caron of Gamma Agency, among others, while some reports suggest seen alive after capture. The Vietnam peace accords pledge to account for all missing and dead, but Hanoi has denied knowledge of the cases.
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Richard Pyle
Associated Press
Saigon
Indochina
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
Hanoi
U Thant
United Nations
Norodom Sihanouk
Vietnam
Sihanouk
Welles Hangen
NBC
Sean
Peter R. van Thie
Mekong Delta
George Syvertsen
Gerad Miller
CBS
Hangen
Syvertsen
Alex Shimkin
Newsweek
William H. J. Cattell
James Gill
W.hody
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Tampico
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Bien Hoa
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