Rogers heads to Paris to sign Vietnam peace pact
Secretary of State William P. Rogers travels to Paris to sign a four party document ending the Vietnam war. The cease fire is set for 6 p.m. CST Saturday with two signature ceremonies in Paris. Rogers, Kissinger, and foreign ministers plan dual pages for the United States South Vietnam and North Vietnam Vietcong signatories. International Control Commission forces and UN support expected for postwar relief and reconstruction in Indochina.
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Doubts Over Vietnam Ceasefire Supervision Machinery
Washington is features a veteran Army officer voicing skepticism about the International Control Commission’s ability to monitor North Vietnamese infiltration into South Vietnam. The piece notes decades of frustration with border crossings and Afghan sensors. The ICC, composed of Canadiens Poles Hungarians and Indonesians, will deploy six teams along the border and seven inland duty teams plus seven more for prisoner returns.
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Chicago teachers end longest city strike with deal
Chicago 25 000 teachers return to classrooms after ratifying a contract granting a 2.5 percent salary rise, smaller classes and a shorter school year affecting 550 000 public school pupils. The CTU said the strike was officially over after a 11 day walkout.
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Frank Sullivan
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Philadelphia Board of Education
Disputed Alaska Chateau to cut staff and open operations
The Alaskan Air Command Chateau at Elmendorf Air Force Base will drop food service and cut staff from 22 to 11. Three health club managers and a bartender will stay. The GAO ordered reductions to reassess improper use of 123,000 dollars in annual salaries.
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Weather outlook shows continued warmth into Saturday
Continued warm conditions through tonight and into Saturday with lows in the 30s. More details on Page 2.
Peacekeeping base forms near Tan Son Nhut in Saigon
Work crews removed sandbags and dismantled bunkers to convert Air Force and Navy offices into the four nation peacekeeping force headquarters for the Vietnam cease fire. Canada Poland Hungary and Indonesia pledge at least 70 men each with 290 per country by February 26 to monitor cease-fire violations from Tan Son Nhut and other sites. American helicopters repurposed for the peace effort will remain until March 28.
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Welles Department Store to Close in Oshkosh
Ronald McIntyre, manager, announced the Welles Department Store at 300 S Koeller St Oshkosh will close as of Monday February 5 after a January 22 decision at a Racine chain meeting. He said the store has not been sold and the last day of business is February 4.
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Fighting escalates before Vietnam cease-fire takes effect
Two or three Americans were killed as fighting intensified across South Vietnam Laos and Cambodia with less than two days until the cease-fire. Unofficial tallies put 373 Vietnamese killed in combat and 112 Communist attacks. At Bien Hoa near Saigon a Marine guard and an OH-6 pilot were among the casualties, while a Western civilian died at Pleiku. Rockets wounded 21 Americans and 34 Saigon troops.
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da Nang
Alan Dawson
Defense Department
Court case delay inquiry ties to lobbyist client
Milwaukee patrol officer Marty McCullum Jr testified he was ordered to seek a delay of a January 30 court date for Les Johnson Cartage Co, charged with truck weight overloads. John Varda, lobbyist for the Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association, said Varda told Patrol Chief Anis Versnik the truck equipment was faulty. Judge Luis Dee said he did not recall a prior request for a postponement and refused to delay the case, noting he runs an open court.
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Nixon to send Agnew to Southeast Asia amid ceasefire hopes
Administration sources say Vice President Spiro Agnew will travel to South Vietnam Laos Cambodia Thailand and the Philippines this weekend to show allied solidarity after the ceasefire in Laos and amid ongoing Vietnam peace efforts. Agnew's visit follows support for Saigon and a possible POW release scenario at Clark Air Base and Travis Air Base.
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