Laird warns South Vietnam could run war if talks fail
Secretary Melvin Laird told Congress South Vietnam is virtually ready to take over the war if negotiations fail. He said U.S. troops stay until all American prisoners are released and those missing are accounted for. Laird noted Saigon’s capability would exceed Hanoi’s, but he could not promise the South will never move north. He tied Vietnamization to a Paris agreement and said U.S. logistics and air combat roles will end soon. The bombing of Haiphong and Hanoi was tied to the May 4 order and will be explained in a closed session.
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Melvin R. Laird
Congress
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Military says on track for all volunteer force goal
Secretary of Defense Marvin Laird told Congress the military is on track to reach an all volunteer force by June 30. He described plans to draft only a limited number before induction authority expires and noted no draft calls in January and February with small calls in March and the remaining months.
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Marvin R. Laird
Haining
Congress
Pentagon
Laird
Goldwater says Kennedy could have ended war with bombing
Brit TV interview quotes former presidential candidate Goldwater claiming Kennedy might have banked North Vietnam and ended the war earlier by bombing. He criticized Johnson's approach, arguing the conflict could have concluded sooner with a tougher stance.
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Laird Renames Egress Recap to Homecoming
In his final acts as defense secretary Melvin Laird abolishes the term Egress Recap used for repatriation of Vietnam era POWs and renames it Homecoming. He cites dislike for the old label and prefers Homecoming as more respectful. Laird retires in 12 days.
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Washington
UPI
Melvin R. Laird
Navy Demotes Contract Chief Over Eisenhower Remarks
Defense Secretary Marvin Laird said Gordon Rule was demoted from his post as Navy chief defense contract manager for crude remarks about President Eisenhower. Rule was reassigned to a minor job at Anacostia Naval Yard after testifying to the Senate committee on Nixon’s choice for a White House budget post. Laird condemned the remarks as crude and indecent and noted Rule’s longstanding ties to military procurement.
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UPI
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White House
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