Laos Cease Fire Signed Amid Geneva Echoes
Laos factions signed a cease-fire to take effect at noon Thursday, echoing the 1962 Geneva Accord. The agreement envisions a provisional national union government, a mixed political council, prisoner releases, and 90 day troop withdrawals under the International Control Commission.
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Pheng Phongsavan
National Union
Pathet Lao
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U.S
Phoumi Vongvichit
Prince Souvanna
Thailand
U.S. Pacific Command
Honolulu
Cambodia
United States
CIA
Vang Pao
North Vietnam
Rogers Hails Cease-fire In Indochina
Secretary of State Rogers hailed the Laos cease-fire as a step toward Indochina peace. He said bombing in Laos will halt by midnight EST as a provisional Lao government forms within 30 days and foreign forces withdraw within 60, tied to the Paris pact.
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William P. Rogers
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Hugh Scott
North Vietnam
Nixon Says U S Stuck It Out In Vietnam For Peace
President Nixon told the South Carolina General Assembly that the United States can now lead in world peace after sticking it out in Vietnam. He argued the war aimed to prevent a Communist government and that the cease fire boosts allies trust and his goal was achieved. He spoke in Columbia after a Florida trip and resumed to Washington.
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Florida
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US Presses Hanoi to Free 140 POWs Before Tuesday
In Saigon, U S officials asked North Vietnam and the Viet Cong to release 140 more American prisoners of war by the coming Tuesday after a Joint Military Commission meeting. They noted previous releases and outlined timetable questions, while cease fire violations were reported and a political clash over the detainee releases persisted. A separate report from Ohio describes a baby born aboard a jet and found in a toilet, with investigators seeking the mother’s identity.
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International Commission of Control and Supervision
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Pham van Dong
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Sheriff’s Department
Joseph Murphy
Sheriff's Department
FBI
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Patrol Delivers POW Captain Home To Reunion
Bonnie Clark speeding escort helps reach Scott Air Force Base as Capt. John W. Clark, one of ten Vietnam War POWs freed by North Vietnam, arrives home after 6 years apart. He greets family, receives gifts, and undergoes debriefing and medical checks amid a large crowd in Edwardsville Illinois.
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Great Lakes Naval Hospital
Chicago
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University of Missouri
Louisiana Sailor Guilty in Kitty Hawk Rioting Case
San Diego AP reports Airman Lawrence T. Wommack Jr., 20, of Louisiana Mo, convicted by a special court martial of rioting stemming from a brawl aboard the USS Kitty Hawk. He was found guilty on one rioting charge and innocent on several assault counts, with sentencing set for today.
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Lawrence T. Wommack Jr
Louisiana
Charles A. Beck
Cape Girardeau
Wommack
Beck
James Radford
Miami
Radford
Hippo Tusks In Washington's False Teeth
A California scientist says George Washington's dentures included five types of teeth and tusks from elephants hippos cattle possibly a walrus and man. Washington had only one tooth left at inauguration and staff were told not to make it a parade. Dr Reidar Ff Sognnaes of UCLA says the wooden teeth myth is false and Paul Revere did not craft the dentures, per Smithsonian magazine.
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California
George Washington
Reidar Ff. Sognnaes
US China Action Likely This Week
Henry Kissinger returned from Asia with reports of progress toward formal U.S. Chinese ties. A joint Washington Beijing announcement was anticipated, possibly including a U S trade mission and higher level government contact. Kissinger met Nixon at the White House after talks with Mao and Zhou En Lai, while Hanoi produced a joint economic commission and release of 20 American prisoners. A Laotian cease fire was planned, and three Americans might have been released.
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Hanoi
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Asia
Joint Economic Commission
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U.S
China
Shield Law Hard To Pass Says Ervin
Washington AP Sen Sam J Ervin Jr says Congress will struggle to pass any shield law protecting newsmen sources after day one of hearings His own narrower bill would cover federal court proceedings and offer a qualified privilege Ervin notes balancing free information with crime prosecution Kilpatrick opposes all shield laws Cranston pushes for unqualified privilege federally and state wide to protect confidential sources
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Sam J. Ervin Jr
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Newsmedi
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
Reporters Committee On Freedom of the Press
North Carolina Democrat
James J. Kilpatrick
Supreme Court
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
State Cancelling Old Credit Cards in Missouri
Jefferson City Missouri AP government officials report that the Missouri Office of Administration is canceling 31 credit cards held by former state employees. William Raftery says some cards were taken when leaving office and that an audit will follow to uncover any improper charges.
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Missouri Office of Administration
William Raftery
State Division of Accounting
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Office of Administration
Congress May Give Nixon Another Nudge
The Senate urged President Nixon to accept more spending by restoring low interest REA loans and aging aid funding after vetoes. A Senate measure worth 1.5 billion for elderly services passed 82 to 9, with GOP opposition, moving to the House for action.
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Thomas F. Eagleton
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