Peace group says secret meetings futile in Vietnam talks
An American peace group reported Hanoi's chief negotiator, Xuan Thuy, told them he had held secret talks with U S Ambassador David K E Bruce seeking a withdrawal date. Thuy said a fixed date could lead to a cease fire and prisoner releases, while Bruce refused to discuss such a date.
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Paris
Hanoi
Vietnam
U.S
David K.E. Bruce
Allan Brick
Chicago
Fellowship For Reconciliation
Thuy
Thim
Bruce
Washington
Paul Jameson
Wellesley
Mass
Jameson
Vietnamese drive in Laos claims key trail junctions seized
South Vietnamese forces led by Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Lam report capturing road junctions at Ban Dong Muong Nong and Sepone inside Laos as U S air support drives the Ho Chi Minh trail disruption. They claim reduced enemy traffic and several bases destroyed with hundreds of enemy deaths.
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Saigon
Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Ham Nghi
Hoang Xuan Lam
Ban Dong
Muong Nong
Sepone
Lam
U.S
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Air Strikes Backfire in Sepone Area Vietnam
U S air strikes over Sepone Friday and Saturday killed and wounded many South Vietnamese troops. Napalm from a fighter bomber killed at least 30 and wounded 48 on Fire Base Sophia 2. Cobra gunships attacked Fire Base Lolo the next day with uncertain casualty figures.
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Ham Nghi
Vietnam
USS
Sepone
U.S
Sophia 2
Lolo
Senators Propose 12 Percent Defense Profits Tax for Peacetime Aids
Two senators Mathias and McGovern outline a plan requiring defense contractors to deposit 12 percent of pre tax profits into a National Commission on Peacetime Transition. The fund would aid workers losing defense jobs, fund conversion plans, and support benefits for up to two years with 90 percent earmarked for employee benefits or firm conversion and 10 percent placed in a hardship pool.
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Washington
Special Commission
Charles McC. Mathias
R-Md
George McGovern
D-S.d
Department of Defense
Atomic Energy Com
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Commission
Mathias
McGovern
Santa Clara County
Calif
Seattle
Bridgeport
Stratford
Fially
Mathias-McGovern
Commission
End of Cease Fire Leaves Suez Fronts Quiet
Despite Egypt ending the cease-fire the Suez front remained quiet around the canal with no official fighting reported. Egypt, Jordan, and Syria went on alert as Sadat rejected renewal and Israel may be on combat alert. Arab states pledged support to Egypt if fighting resumes.
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Israel
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Jordan
Syria
Canal
Sinai Desert
Cairo
Gunman Killed in Broadway Theater Holdup
A gunman was killed and five police officers wounded during a holdup at the Orleans Off Broadway Theater in Manhattan on West 47th Street near Broadway and Eighth Avenue. Lt Joseph De Stefano and Patrolman Henry Koster were injured and treated. others were released after hospital care. Police did not immediately identify the gunman.
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New York
Broadway Area
Orleans
Broadway
Joseph de Stefano
de Stefano
Henry Koster
Roosevelt Hospital
Patrick V. Murphy
West 47Th Street
Eighth Avenue
Weather outlook: cool with small warming trend
Partly cloudy conditions continue tonight with lows in the teens and a high in the 30s expected Tuesday. Yesterday’s high reached 32 degrees and this morning’s low was 20.
Harried wife challenges husband over dinner plans
A wife warily questions her husband at home about his absence for dinner. She complains of being harassed and tired from work and the stove, urging him to call and acknowledge he will not be home.
Gilligan seeks 16 percent raise for Ohio workers
Gov. John J. Gilligan announced a state employees pay package totaling 166.8 million over the next two fiscal years starting July 1. The plan features a 16 percent across the board raise plus automatic cost of living increases, enhanced life insurance, retirement sick leave cash conversion, and higher pay ranges for 200 job classes.
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Columbus
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
Gilligan
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Pun
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Dien Bien Phu
Brick
Mrs. Binh
Tire Group
Xuan Thuy
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American Friends Service Committee
le Trung Hien
Quang Tri
Lang Vei
Hien
New York Theater
Dill
THE
Associated Press
Tel Aviv
Suez Canal
Zeid Ben Shaker
Jordan River
Golan Heights
Saeb Salam
Lebanon
Khartoum
Sudan
Mies
Mediterranean
U.A.R
Suez Front
Gulf
Suez
Sinai
Sharm
el Sheikh
Aqaba
Tuan
Red Sea
Golan Oa
Jerusalem
Saudi
Arabia
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