Tug Shadows Soviet Ship in Gulf Mission Off Vietnam
In the Gulf of Tonkin region a U S tug Arikara shadows a Soviet trawler Barograph, used as a spying platform for carrier operations Hancock and Constellation. Navy crew report the trawler seeks intel on refueling and resupply, while the tug maintains distance and relays no contact.
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Vietnam
Novis Vietnam
Moscow
U.S
Hancock
Constellation
Ivan
Kenneth B. Sydow
Buffalo
Yankin Gulf
North Vietnamese
South Vietnam
North
Navy
Barograph
Sydow
Mansfields Raid Critique On Vietnam Ceasefire Efforts
In remarks on the cease fire, Mansfield argues the pause hardens the enemy and complicates Paris negotiations. He urges continuing B 52 pauses and stand down if possible, hoping to influence talks with the Saigon government and the Communist provisional authority. Senator Scott counters, saying Nixon has options to push Hanoi toward peace and avoids a dishonorable withdrawal. General Abrams met Thieu to relay Nixon’s thinking on troop withdrawals and further bombing pauses.
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Mansfield
Paris
Vietnam
Nixon
U.S
Laison
Communist Provisional Revolutionary Government
South Vietnam
Saigon
Creighton W. Abrams
Washington
Nguyen van Thieu
Senate
GOP
Hanoi
Scott
North Vietnam
North Vietnam Tightens Grip as Infiltration Surges
North Vietnam appears to push a new infiltration tactic into the Mekong Delta with four to seven regiments crossing from Cambodia into Dinh Tuong and Kien Hoa, while 1,800 to 2,400 more move near Chau Hoa province. U.S. authorities note intensified activity after Ho Chi Minh’s death and Nixon’s troop withdrawals. The North Vietnamese leader Thang says the United States will be defeated in Vietnam.
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Terence Smith
New York
F Limes Service
Cantho
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Cambodia
Delta
U.S
Chauhoe Province
Ho Chi Minh
Nixon
Dinh Tuong
Kien Hoa
Tyokyo
Tor Duc Thang
United States
Vietnam
Hanoi
Wives or Widows Question Pleads for News in Paris
Four American wives arrive in Paris seeking word from North Vietnam officials on their husbands missing airmen. From Dallas, the women press for a private meeting at peace talks to learn whether their spouses are alive, healthy, or missing, and why letters go unanswered.
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Paris
North Vietnam
U.S
Jerry A. Singleton
Robert D. Jeffrey
Michael E. McElhanon
Greg Hartness
Dallas
Tex
Aurea
Battle for Dirksen post gains votes say Scott
UPI report outlines Sen. Hugh Scott claiming enough support to win the three way race for Senate minority leader. The dispute pits liberal moderate Seatl against Roman L. Mruska and Howard H. Baker Jr. with Cheney notes on potential consensus amid party tensions.
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Everett M. Dirksen
Scott
Richard S. Schweiker
Pennsylvania
Dow
Senate
Democratic Congress
Pentagon backs plan for MIRV test suspension bid
Washington reports the Pentagon has no intrinsic objections to a U S move toward suspending MIRV missile tests. Sen. Edward W. Brooke and over 40 senators back a resolution urging President Nixon to pursue a U S Soviet agreement. Fulbright expects early committee approval. Mansfield would bring it to the Senate if approved.
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Pentagon
Washington III
U.S
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Nixon
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate
Brooke
Trio Killed in Nevada Air Crash Near Truckee Peak
Three people died when a single engine Cessna 172 crashed into Marks Peak after takeoff from Tahoe-Truckee airport and burned. Victims identified include Charles R. Reynolds, 44, Sears Roebuck Reno manager, and his wife Edna, 35. a third unidentified male passenger died in the fire. Deputies say the plane failed to clear the peak at about 7,000 feet five miles from the airport.
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Truckee, Nev
Marks Peak
Tahoe-Truckee Airport
Reno
Charles R. “Rocky” Reynolds
Sears, Roebuck Co
Edna
Depulies
Truckee
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Mike. Mansfield
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N. Viets Bolster
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Walker
Lavy Beach
Dirksen
Dmoni
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UPL
Iverett M. Dirkson
Gay
Richard Ogilvie
Ralph Smith
Alfon
John Henry Altafer
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Altoffer
Ogilvie
Sutan Smith
Vlincis Atty
William Scott
John B. Anderson
Rock-ford
Soviet Union
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
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