Truce in South Vietnam Brings Uncertain Peace Dawn
Cease fire takes effect at 8 a.m. Saigon time amid ongoing disputes over territory and a barely organized four nation supervisory group. Reports say 3 Americans died and over 20 were wounded in the final hours, with about 20 000 U.S. troops remaining in Vietnam awaiting withdrawal within 60 days.
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Nixon
America
Alburquerque International
Mississippi State College
Allied Chemical
New York
Times Square
End Sweep clears Vietnamese harbors in Gulf action
Twenty five ships steamed into the Gulf of Tonkin on Operation End Sweep to clear U S mines from North Vietnam s harbors and rivers. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong officers were en route from Paris and Hanoi to Saigon for the first meeting Monday of the four party Join Military Commission joining the United States and South Vietnam in a peacekeeping role.
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South Vietnam
Laird Ends Use Of Draft To Fill Ranks Of Army
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird declares the United States will rely on volunteers as the armed forces go all volunteer. Draft authority largely ends though registration remains for those near 18. The end comes with gaps to fill in 1970s era manpower and a push for bonuses to boost voluntary enlistment.
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Laird
Washington
Selective Service
Congress
Nixon
Paris
Secretary of the Army
Nation marks truce no hats in air in Cleveland area
An air pollution alert was issued for Cleveland and Cuyahoga County as a heavy fog like haze filled the city. EPA said plants should cut back operations to reduce particulate matter as conditions were not expected to improve before Sunday afternoon.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Cuyahoga County
EPA
Steubenville
First List of POWs Released by Pentagon
The Pentagon released the first 2 percent of US POWs listed by Hanoi, naming four Air Force, six Marines and 13 Navy personnel. No home towns or kin details were given. next of kin notification will continue before further names.
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Pentagon
Air Force
Defense Department
United States
Hanoi
Paris
Edward A. Brudno
Thomas E. Collins, III
James E. Sehorn
William J. Hender
Light rain to snow possible with chilly high near 40
Weather forecast notes light rain this day possibly changing to snow flurries later. High around 40 with overnight low near 20 as a cold front moves in. Monday expected to be cloudy and colder.
Truce Marked by Drizzle at Local Vietnam War End
About 100 people gathered in drizzle in front of American Legion Post 218 on S Main Street to observe the South Vietnam truce ending. Aerial bombs fired at 7 p.m. and Taps played as bells rang, with the flag raised and lowered at half mast for the deaths of Truman and Johnson.
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Jim Mills
American Legion
S. Main Street
South Vietnam
Middletown Area
Paul Drake
Legion
Legion Color Guard
Harry S& Truman
Lyndon Johnson
al Decatur
Ed Brelsford
Post 218
Legion Post
Middletown
A Glance Inside Y May Halt Its Room Rental Service
Jeri Izor reports on page 37 about a potential shutdown of the Y’s room rental program due to vacancies. The piece notes numerous unused rooms and questions if the service will be discontinued.
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Jeri Izor
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