Kissinger Learns Hard Truths From Secret Talks with Tho
Henry Kissinger faced a humiliating turn in secret meetings with Le Duc Tho as Moscow promised to aid Hanoi but Tho offered no real negotiation. The episode convinced Kissinger that neither Soviet nor Chinese pressure could sway North Vietnam, who would pursue its own path regardless of Washington and Paris talks.
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Washington
Nea
Henry Kissinger
le Duc Tho
North Vietnam
Soviet Union
Kissinger
Hanoi
United States
Kremlin
Moscow
Russia-to-Hanoi
Nixon
Paris
Tho
South Vietnamese
China
Peking
Editorial: The railroad's sorry plight and reforms urged
The piece argues railroads face extinction for passenger service due to mismanagement and competition from air and auto. It notes Amtrak’s losses and government subsidies, calls for ICC and labor-law revamps, track scrapping, and avoiding nationalization while urging policy changes and taxpayer funding relief.
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Amtrak
New York
Transportation
John Volpe
Interstate Commerce Commission
Nstead
Congress
ICC
Weather warfare warning in modern military arsenal
Edward Epstein of the University of Michigan notes that geophysical warfare cannot match apocalyptic weapons. Cloud seeding could hinder enemies while dispersing fogs aids bombing, though rumors of earthquakes or giant tidal waves remain hazardous and unpredictable for all sides.
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Edward Epstein
University of Michigans
Department of Meteorology
Epstein
Space shuttle site choice pits Cape Kennedy over Vandenberg
California politicians claimed Vandenberg as an opponent to Cape Kennedy for the space shuttle launch base. NASA chief Fletcher said real work would not begin at Vandenberg for eight years, with Cape Kennedy favored for lower costs and post Skylab relevance.
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California
Florida
Cape Kennedy
Vandenberg Air Force Base
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
James C. Fletcher
Vandenberg
America
Soviet Union
Red China
Cuba
U.S
Congress
West
Kurt H. Debus
Kennedy Space Center
Air Force
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
MOL
Lyndon Johnson
Nixon
Earth
Federal Space Agency
Americans become walking drugstores and more in daily life
Hal Boyle notes readers mail reveals additives in foods, rising out of home dining, and a travel of concerns. He cites five pounds of additives per person per year plus 25 million car accidents costing 16.35 billion dollars. He highlights a Medal of Honor Society as a select nonsegregated group and discusses barnacle buildup on ships as a maritime issue with heavy weight and speed impact.
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Hal Boyle
New York
U.S
Medal of Honor Society
Sdney Howard
Pedestrian safety letter prompts mixed reactions in Pecos
A reader from Pecos, Texas, complains about hostile stares while she stops for pedestrians, saying locals doubt her intent despite following the law. She signs as Mrs Dorothy Aaron, 431 N Hickory.
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United States
Dorothy Aaron
Hickory Pecos
Texas
Letters to the Editor Guidelines for Publication
The city newspaper outlines guidelines for letters to the editor including readable signatures and addresses which may be withheld on request. Limit is 500 words and content must be of general interest. Poor taste letters will not be considered.
Woman's Missionary Society Social in Pecos
The Pecos Woman's Missionary Society met for a monthly social at Mrs. J. G. Love's home hosted by Mesdames Love Kesler and Hibdon. Aileen Love served punch. a zoology contest and Victrola music with Mildred and Florence McCarver entertained attendees. Dr. Jim Camp left Pecos for Dallas and St. Louis to attend the American Medical Association meeting for about ten days.
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Woman’s Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
J. G. Love
Jim Camp
Dallas
St. Louis
American Medical Association
Supreme Court bans school segregation in 1954 ruling
On this date in history the U S Supreme Court declared that racial segregation in American public schools is unconstitutional. The entry notes other events such as the NYSE founding in 1792 and the first Kentucky Derby in 1875, alongside birthdays and a thought for the day.
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Associated Press
U.S. Supreme Court
New York Stock Exchange
Richard
John Hawkins
New Jersey
Louisville
Kentucky
Brussels
Belgium
Egypt
Suez Canal
Fidel Castro
Cuba
U.S
Thailand
Laos
Hungary
Washington
Janos Radvanyi
United States
Birgit Nilsson
Stewart Alsop
Sirr
Walter Raleigh
Verwoord Shot in Johannesburg Attempted Assassination
Hendrik F. Verwoord, the South African prime minister, was shot in an attempted assassination by a white planter in Johannesburg. The incident prompts security concerns and political tension within the region.
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Hendrik F. Verwoord
Johannesburg
Nixon’s Moscow strategy shows strength in diplomacy
Bruce Biossat argues Nixon pursues world power relations with China and the Soviet Union, bargaining from strength. He notes Nixon opened talks with Peking, pressed Moscow on nuclear arms and Berlin, and risked a summit in Moscow to keep leverage, while Vietnam weighs on impressions.
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Portland
Ore
NEA
Nixon
America
China
Soviet Union
Peking
Moscow
Berlin
South Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Russia
North Vietnam
Kremlin
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South Cedar Street
Pecos
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Dminn
William F. Proxmire
D-Wis
NASA
Boyle
Sylvia Sandoval
England
World Almanac
Verwoord
Bruce Biossat
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