Paris Talks Hinge On Deadlock As Johnson Leaves Office
A U S delegation hopes to begin Vietnam peace talks before President Johnson's departure in 12 days, but unofficially there is little expectation. Discussions focus on cease fire shapes troop withdrawals and seating to avoid equal status for the NLF, with North Vietnam and Hanoi-Front alignment remains contentious.
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Israel Criticizes France Over Arms Embargo
Israel condemns France for an arms embargo that breaks French Israeli accords and sidelines Paris as a Middle East mediator. Israel notes spare parts on hand will keep Mirage and Mystere fighters airborne for months while considering a $100 million refund claim.
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Allied Military Posture In War Better Than Ever
A Viet Nam probe by about 5 500 rangers marines and regulars in the U Minh Forest shows improved allied stance in the Mekong Delta. Helicopters boost mobility as Viet Cong supply bases and regional HQs are overrun with 11 battalions airlifted in December 26.
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Twelve saved from sea after Sea Surveyor sinks
Twelve crewmen from the Sea Surveyor were rescued after spending 26 hours in a liferaft in the North Atlantic. The Norwegian freighter Essikristine picked up the wet and cold sailors 280 miles southeast of New York. The ship, owned by General Dynamics, sank after failing to report its position while en route to rendezvous with a US Navy submarine.
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Noted Journalist William Baggs Dies at 48 in Miami
William Calhoun Baggs editor of the Miami News and a peace talks intermediary to Hanoi and Washington died at 6 05 p m in Miami He was 48 and had been treated for pneumonia and influenza after a coma following a tracheotomy Baggs was a vocal critic of U S Vietnam policy and traveled to North Vietnam with Harry S Ashmore in 1967 and 1968 He helped publish Mission to Hanoi and was once nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1968.
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Senate Delays Action on Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
Senate Foreign Relations Chair J. W. Fulbright announced no immediate action on the nuclear nonproliferation treaty delaying its passage into the Nixon era. The pact, signed by 62 nations, would bar sharing weapon know-how with arms lacking countries and requires ratification by 40 states to take effect. The stalemate reflects Democratic opposition to Johnson’s Vietnam policy and the era’s shifting power dynamics.
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Taft Sworn In as House Member After Far East Trip
Rep. Robert Taft Jr. of Ohio was sworn in to the 91st Congress. The House Foreign Affairs Committee member returned from visits to India Thailand Hong Kong Singapore and the Philippines and will brief the committee on his trip.
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Snow and freezing rain forecast for Middletown area
The Middletown forecast calls for snow mixed with freezing rain this afternoon and evening with a change to snow tonight. Lows will be in the upper 20s. Yesterday's high reached 19 with a 13 degree low this morning.
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