Cease-Fire Violations Persist as Observers Delayed
The report notes more than 250 cease-fire violations by North Vietnam and the Viet Cong since Monday noon, a 30 percent drop from the prior period, while procedural disputes delay observer deployment. Agnew arrives in Saigon urging support for Thieu and nonrecognition of North Vietnamese troops in South Vietnam. ICCS and joint military commission debates hinder field moves and observer placement amid stalled credentials.
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Paris
Congress Moves To Override Nixon Impoundment Power
Senate subcommittee opens hearings on a bill giving Congress 60 days to approve any presidential impoundment of funds or it must end. Sen. Sam Ervin chairs, with 50 cosponsors, amid GOP concerns over inflation and constitutional limits. Court tests already challenge impoundments, including highway funds.
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Nixon
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Argentine drug kingpin Ricard sentenced to 20 years
Augste Joseph Ricard, an Argentine national described as the largest narcotics trafficker brought to the United States, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined 20000. The kingpin headed a global heroin operation moving vast quantities into the United States with an estimated ton annually. Judge John Cannella compared the drug tonnage to Vietnam war casualties. Ricard, 63, fled France after World War II, was arrested in Paraguay, and convicted after a three hour jury deliberation.
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United States
Auguste Joseph Ricard
Asst
U. S
Walter Phillips
France
South America
Ricard
U.S
Paraguay
Weather outlook: warm, cloudy with snow flurries midweek
Mostly cloudy and warm on Tuesday night and Wednesday with a chance of occasional light snow or flurries mixed with rain. Highs around 38 and lows near 25. Southeasterly winds 5 to 15 mph through Wednesday. Chance of precipitation 30 percent Tuesday night and 50 percent Wednesday. Thursday turns cloudy and colder with likely snow flurries.
Last in a Johnson fall series weighs war he could not win
The final piece in a series argues President Lyndon Baines Johnson fell due to a war he could not win nor stop. The article notes the broader political climate and the limits of his administration.
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Lyndon Baines Johnson
Liddys Spy Role Conceded in Watergate Trial
Washington AP A Watergate defense lawyer admitted G Gordon Liddy headed a political intelligence operation but denied involvement in burglary or wiretapping. He argued Liddy only gathered information including violence warnings that influenced the Republican convention move to Miami Beach. The case, before Judge John J Sirica, also includes James W McCord Jr whose lawyer claimed he acted from fear for the campaign but was not a burglar.
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G. Gordon Liddy
Democratic National
Watergate
Liddy
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Maroulis
Informa
Republican Party
San Diego
Miami Beach
Miami
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James W. McCord Jr
McCord
Gerald Alch
Alch
Jim McCord
County's December Jobless Rate 6 3 Percent
La Crosse County saw unemployment rise to 6.3 percent by mid December from 5.8 in mid November. December employment totaled 35 800, down 200 from November with 2 400 out of work. Seasonal retail hiring offset by layoffs in durable goods, contract construction, local government and agriculture. Government losses led with 200 fewer workers.
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Wisconsin State Employment Service
Viet Town Survives War Yet Faces Peace Devastation
In Thanh Phuoc near the Saigon Phnom Penh highway a 2,500 person village saw half its homes wrecked after a cease fire celebration. Residents recall shells and tanks ending a day of peace with widespread destruction. Coconuts charred, rice stocks gone, villagers salvage roof tiles and tin to rebuild. A militia banner accuses Viet Cong of violations.
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Vietnam
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Ho Thi Ket
Nguyen van Thieu
Saigon
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