Peace Talks Drag On With Uncertain Outlook
One week after Kissinger said peace is at hand the path to a final Vietnam accord remains unclear. Hanoi has not fixed a meeting date while Thieu pushes for North Vietnamese withdrawal and rejects a surrender peace as Chou En Lai cites mixed progress ahead of U.S. elections.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Vietnam
North Vietnam
U.S
China
Chou En-lai
Hanoi
Chou
South Vietnam
North Vietnam Overruns Duc Co Border Camp in Highlands
North Vietnamese troops and tanks overwhelmed the Duc Co border camp in the Central Highlands, the third frontier base to fall in less than a month. South Vietnamese say nearly 150 enemy attacks occurred in the 24 hours to dawn, with rangers escaping and 60 wounded unknown.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
Duc Co
Highlands
U. S
Due Co
Pleiku
Ben Het
Dak Seang
Tan Canh
Barbara
Hue
Quang Tri
Tax Repeal Issue Still Undecided
In Columbus Ohio three statewide polls show the state income tax repeal likely to lose next Tuesday voters remain split with a large block undecided and confusion over the constitutional amendment shapes outcomes.
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Columbus
Ohio
Nuclear Blast Recorded at Semipalatinsk Rumors Spark Debate
The Uppsala Seismology Institute reports a five megaton Soviet nuclear test at Semipalatinsk with a 7.1 Richter reading, likened to the Aleutian blast a year earlier, while earlier Soviet tests near 7.0 were noted. In Ohio, voters face a one year income tax repeal amendment amid party confusion and undecided polls.
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Sweden
Uppsala Seismology Institute
Aleutian Islands
Marcus Baath
Baath
Siberian
Semipalatinsk
Small War Hits Two Suburban Towns In Michigan
Firefighters battled more than 100 propane tank explosions at a storage field between Romulus and Taylor Michigan. Evacuations affected hundreds as 500 to 800 tanks burned or exploded amid fires that took two hours to control. One worker, David E. Copley, was burned but in good condition.
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Romulus, Mich
Romulus
Taylor
Detroit
Propane Services, Inc
David E. Copley
Charles Helka
Helka
Reincarnation Theory Hint From Woman of 35
A 35 year old woman asserts memories of events from about 45 years earlier, suggesting a theory of reincarnation. The remark raises questions about memory and identity across generations.
Dayton City Commission backs cease-fire plea to Nixon
Dayton Ohio city commission votes 3 1 to urge President Nixon to sign a nine point cease fire with North Vietnam. Democrat John C Smith and two fellow Democrats support while GOP commissioner Thomas Andrews opposes citing personal stance. Mayor McGee abstains noting prior opposition to the war.
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Tion Group
Dayton City
Nixon
Jay Westbrook
Emergency Action Coalition
John C. Smith
Commission
Smith
GOP
Thomas Andrews
Andrews
Nixon Administration
James McGee
Supreme Court Asked To Approve State Aid To Parochial Parents
The government asked the Supreme Court to rule Pennsylvania's direct payment system to parochial-school parents constitutional. Deputy Solicitor General Daniel M. Friedman signed the memo as Erwin Griswold recused for personal reasons. The case tests church state entanglement and may reach the court before year end.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Pennsylvania
Daniel M. Friedman
Erwin N. Griswold
High Court
Griswold
Harvard Law School
Rhode Island
Trudeau May Decide After Cabinet Meeting
Ottawa AP reports Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau may announce after Wednesday's cabinet meeting whether to seek another term or pass power to Conservative Robert Stanfield. The 196-seat House result leaves Liberals 108, Conservatives 109, New Democrats 30, Social Credit 15, Independents 2. Stanfield and New Democrat Leader David Lewis to confer with party officials amid calls for resignation.
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Ottawa
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Robert Stanfield
Trudeau
New Democrats
Social Credit
Stanfield
New Democrat
David Lewis
Middletown Weather Forecast Stays Mild with No Rain
No rain expected tonight or tomorrow as Middletown residents face cloudy skies and mild temperatures. Lows rise to the upper 40s with highs in the 50s.
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Middletown
Viet Cong renew demand to liquidate bases in South Vietnam
At the Paris peace talks Mrs. Nguyen Thi Binh reasserted the old Communist demand to remove all American bases from South Vietnam. The issue guards against accepting U.S. base maintenance while North Vietnamese withdrawal remains tied to ceasefire talks. Washington sources say Kissinger and Le Duc Tho discussed a possible pullback.
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South Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Nguyen Thi Binh
Nguyen van Thieu
Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Tho
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