Peace Cease-fire Talks Face Further Negotiations
United States faces delays as White House and Kissinger insist six or seven issues must be clarified before signing the nine point cease-fire with North Vietnam and the Viet Cong. McGovern urges progress while China and Vietnamese officials push for immediate signing.
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United Press International
North Vietnam
George McGovern
United States
White House
Mme
Nguyen Thi Binh
Paris
Nixon
Kissinger
Ziegler
Trains Crash on Illinois Line Kills Dozens
A Chicago commuter collision on the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad left at least 38 dead and more than 100 injured during the morning rush. Trapped passengers described the shocking double decker impact as rescue workers pried through mangled cars.
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Chicago
UPI
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Cook County
27Th Street
Donna Posey
Nixon to Sign Sweeping Social Security Benefit Increase
President Nixon announced he will sign a $5.3 billion a year Social Security and welfare benefits bill affecting nearly 8 million widowed and disabled elderly persons. The measure, funded by higher payroll taxes from 96 million Americans, raises monthly benefits and widens widow entitlements, with taxes rising from $468 to $631.80 next Jan 1 and to $702 in 1974.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Communists Press Offensive Amid Cease Fire Efforts Across Indochina
Fighting surged in South Vietnam Laos and Cambodia as Communists sought to seize territory before a cease-fire. The U S Navy halted aerial bombing above the 20th parallel and mine sweeping operations. Dak To changed hands with government recapture and loss of a nearby base while Keng Kok in Laos fell to North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces. In Cambodia, rockets hit an ammunition depot near Phnom Penh and telecoms were damaged cutting outside contact. Haiphong Cam Pha and Hong Gai remained dangerous ports three months at least.
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Saigon
UPI
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
U.S. Navy
Hanoi
Henry A. Kissinger
Dak To
Keng Kok
Vientian
Phnom Penh
Haiphong
Cam Pha
Hong Gai
Central Highlands
McGovern rejects bound by Nixon Vietnam policy pledge
Senator George S. McGovern said he would not be bound by Nixon administration commitments to continue military aid to South Vietnam if elected. He vowed to renegotiate any peace treaty that requires continued aid, while Nixon attacked McGovern's defense plans as dangerous. McGovern spoke on Meet the Press and campaigned in Connecticut as Nixon stayed at Camp David.
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Nan Chan
Paris
Nixon
McGovern
United Press International
George S. McGovern
South Vietnam
Washington
Hartford
Conn
NBC
South Dakota
Chicago
White House
United States
Begich Campaign Resumes As Search Extends For Missing Plane
Alaska Congressman Nicholas J. Begich and House Majority Leader Hale Boggs remain missing after a Oct. 16 Cessna 310 flight from Anchorage to Juneau. Rescue operations at Elmendorf AFB were hampered by snow, icy rain, and fog as weather delays extended the longest search conducted by Alaska's Rescue Coordination Center.
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Anchorage
Alaska
UPI
Nicholas J. Begich
Hale Boggs
Begich
Elmendorf Afb
Boggs
Russell Brown
Don Eronz
Juneau
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Gen. Thieu
Southeast Asia
China
Peking
Peking Peoples Daily
Chinese Communist Party
U.S
Ronald L. Ziegler
Spiro T. Agnew
Bill
Harry Starnes
John Midgley
Lato
Mission Hills
Scott Pryor
Dan Duffy Jr
Lompoc
George Cotsenmeyer
Vandenberg Village
Federal Electric Corp
Vietnam
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