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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1969
Page
4
Lloyd Lodge is chosen to head the U S peace delegation negotiating Vietnam settlement. Nixon, in a statement, backs Lodge noting his Bonn experience and full confidence. Lodge cites peace talks requiring clear vision judgment and disciplined effort and stresses a strong will to succeed.
Lawrence F. Walsh will serve as Calef Lodge Assistant in Paris with ambassadorial rank. Nixon, aiming to accelerate Vietnam negotiations, said the negotiating team was chosen with William P. Rogers and that Ellsworth Bunker should remain in Saigon. Ziegler noted Lodge's return from Bonn for consultations before inauguration.
Six freight cars derailed near Geary Oklahoma and two carrying liquefied petroleum gas exploded with a blast felt ten miles away. A third car carrying liquid nitrogen fertilizer burned. Five nearby families evacuated for five hours as flames and sparks touched a pasture. cause undetermined. No injuries reported.
Washington reports say aid shipments to Southeast Asia have surged over 15 days, despite stalled peace talks. Witnesses before the panel say both sides are maneuvering near Laos and the Panhandle, with warnings that renewed bombardment could lengthen the war and jeopardize a peace settlement. The panel lists key lawmakers including Porter Hardy Jr and Charles Halleck amid charges of intensified Sino Soviet involvement.
In Charlotte, two famous Siamese twins Violet and Daisy Hilton were found dead at their home on Saturday night. Police say the sisters, in their early 20s, had recently appeared in a film titled Chained For Me.
Soviet space planners emphasize unmanned Mars missions and Venus probes as manned flight recedes. Mariner 6 and 7 are slated for launch from Cape Kennedy between February and April to approach Mars, while Venus probes Venus 3 and Venus 4 earlier tested planetary flybys. The shift widens the gap with the United States, which pursues fewer interplanetary attempts.
In Londonderry Northern Ireland a riot erupted as 2 000 street demonstrators gathered in Bogside. Police faced charges of beating and window smashing while civil rights leaders urged restraint and sent a 15 member protest delegation to police headquarters. A 14 year old boy was treated after injuries as investigations into last year’s rioting continued with possible charges dismissed if peace holds.
The report states South Vietnam may release about a dozen Viet Cong prisoners early this week as part of an effort linked to a medical matter and ongoing discussions. Details remain unclear amid chaotic wording and unidentified sources.
Allied forces launch operations in the plains below the Me Kong Delta to wear down Viet Cong main force and guerrillas while pressing into long-held areas. Fifteen American soldiers and a civilian worker are wounded or killed in Cu Chi. Education Minister Le Minh Tri is critically injured in Saigon when terrorists attack his car.
A vivid page one account mixes light pranks with grim Vietnam War dispatches. Marines report heavy fighting near Saigon and An Hoa with 38 Communist fatalities, 18 to 10 killed in separate actions, and U S losses minimal.
Israel scorns Russia's peace proposals as Western leaders push for a settlement. Foreign Minister Ebba Ebsa said the terms demand total Israeli withdrawal from lands occupied since 1967, making them unusable as a basis for dialogue.
In Clovis two 16 and 17 year olds Rudy Bonney and David Smith died in an apparent gas asphyxiation at a east Clovis home. They were found by David’s sisters about 10 a.m. after returning home around 1 a.m. The room’s large gas heater had been relit after being turned off. Services are pending at Sherwood Mortuary.
Police captured two men inside the Drover House restaurant after a burglary report. Both suspects were taken into custody and are awaiting charges.
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