Cease-fire actions continue in Vietnam as commissions move
Two peacekeeping commissions pressed new steps to curb fighting in Vietnam and aid prisoner releases. Saigon reports 194 cease-fire violations in 24 hours as investigators head to Sa Huynh near Da Nang to verify heavy clashes. U.S. maintenance teams repair Loc Ninh airstrip to aid prisoner exchanges and secure flights amid shelling.
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Kissinger in Tokyo Talks on Vietnam Reconstruction and China Links
Henry Kissinger briefed Japanese leaders in Tokyo after meetings with Mao in Peking and Chou EnLai. Discussions covered Vietnam reconstruction, international monetary issues, and China-US Japan relations. Ohira and Tanaka limited details while awaiting a formal U.S. statement on Kissinger’s travels.
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Soviet TU154 Crash Kills Roughly Fifty at Prague Airport
At Prague airport a Soviet airliner crashed on landing. Unofficial reports estimate about 50 dead with as many as 300 feared. The flight, an early TU154 model with 160 capacity, carried 84 aboard with 15 to 30 believed to survive. Survivors include all crew except one stewardess. An eyewitness described the scene.
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Plane crashes at Prague Ruzyne airport during landing
A plane from Moscow crashed on approach to Prague Ruzyne airport, burst into three parts, and exploded as it touched down. The wreckage was scattered over a wide area, and the airport was sealed with incoming flights diverted to other airports.
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Ruzyne
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Nixon Meets AFL-CIO Leaders on Prices Wages and Trade
President Nixon and AFL-CIO President George Meany convene with 34 policy leaders at Miami Beach to discuss wage controls price inflation and foreign trade. Meany says the talks will be open and unstructured as unions press concerns about Phase 3 price controls and job losses to imports.
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Homecoming Jubilation as POWs Reunite With Families
Freed American prisoners of war arrive to joyous scenes with loved ones at Bush Field and Westover Air Force Base. A sergeant proposes marriage, a mother recalls meals, and airmen express disbelief at returning home after years in captivity.
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Protestant gunman shoots two Catholic mailmen in Belfast
In Belfast a Protestant gunman shot two Roman Catholic mailmen in the back on Sunday. British troops say they killed a guerrilla in a clash with snipers in a Catholic area. The toll in Northern Ireland reaches 728 after three and a half years of sectarian fighting. A 10 year old girl witnessed the killings, her identity kept secret.
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Weather forecast shows cloudy skies and warming highs
Weather outlook calls for cloudy skies tonight with lows in the low 30s. Tuesday may bring light snow or rain late in the afternoon with highs in the upper 30s to low 40s. State and national weather maps appear on page 5.
Amnesty never a part of American history says Saxbe
U S Senator William Saxbe argues draft amnesty has never occurred in U S history and should not start now He says amnesty would contradict national values and cites Civil War pardons as a limited exception He warns draft evaders face court and possible prison and calls for renewed emphasis on individual responsibility
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