U.S. Warnings on Laos Involvement Raise Alarm
Senate leader Mike Mansfield urged an immediate curb on U S military aid in Asia and a freeze on personnel increases after a two week Asia tour. He cited hundreds of American lives lost in Laos and warned against expanding U S role while noting increased air sorties. He framed U S action as evolving through direct agency or private contractors and urged restraint to avoid widening American involvement.
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Washington
Southeast
Lieve
U.S
Lisa
Stuart Syzington
D-Mo
Withdrawals Aimed to Quiet War Critics
New York reports that a secret study prepared for Gen. Creighton Abrams and Defense Secretary Melvin Laird proposes withdrawing 10,000 troops a month from Vietnam until the 1972 election to defuse public opinion. Newsweek quotes Maynard Parker on Vietnamization and the plan’s risks, including possible intensified North Vietnamese attacks and the need for a predominantly civilian Vietnamese government under firm American pressure.
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API
Creighton Abrams
Defense Sec’ Y
Melvin Laird
Vietnam
Newsweek Magazine
Newsweek
Parker
Scully Vietnam
Hanoi denounces troop cuts as propaganda move
PARIS North Vietnam rejected the U S troop withdrawals as propaganda and insisted all troops must be withdrawn as the basis for a peace agreement. The Hanoi statement, its first major post Ho Chi Minh death, repeated the uncompromising line and pledged to endure sacrifices to realize rights under the Geneva accords.
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Gpt
North Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Hanoi
Wo Chi Minh
Bizarre Accident Kills Man in Le Havre
Jean Devaux, 23, died when his dog stepped on a shotgun trigger in the back seat of his car during a rabbit hunt in Le Havre. witnesses said the dog caused the fatal discharge as the man opened the rear door to release the animal.
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France
UPI
Jean Devaux
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