Peace Talks Game Plan Rejected by United States
Report details a softer Viet Cong version that would let the U S set the final troop withdrawal date and arrange POW releases. The North Vietnamese backed the plan while demanding Thieu resign and Saigon governments shift. Viet Cong said talks with Saigon hinge on Thieu’s removal and a new national concord government.
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State Secretary Blasts Muskie Over Vietnam Settlement
Secretary of State William P. Rogers accused Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine, a Democratic presidential hopeful, of jeopardizing U.S. national interests by rejecting the Nixon Vietnam settlement plan before enemy forces. The attack framed Muskie as undermining a negotiated accord.
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US Open to Any Serious POW Release Proposal
Washington state department official William H. Sullivan testified the United States is willing to consider any serious North Vietnamese proposal on freeing prisoners of war. He cited Nixon’s peace plan as a fair basis and noted Viet Cong and Saigon officials discussed POW issues amid broader talks.
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U.S. Ground Fighting in Viet Surges
Saigon reports five U.S. wounded in a flareup involving the 1st Air Cavalry Division and Viet Cong near Saigon, with two American deaths earlier in the week. South Vietnamese say six North Vietnamese tanks and four trucks were destroyed in the Central Highlands as fighting widens along the DMZ, while U.S. officials cite heightened patrols ahead of President Nixon’s February 21 visit to Peking.
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Five Americans killed in action in Vietnam war last week
Five Americans were killed in action in Vietnam last week, the JS command said today. Twenty-two others were wounded. The toll was three more than the prior week but matched the first two weeks of 1972. Total American deaths since Jan. 1, 1981 reached 45,644. Several U.S. soldiers died from nonhostile causes such as drowning and accidents, up by three from the previous week.
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Trevino to file for commissioner post amid resignation
Trevino plans to file for the county commissioner post Monday morning after submitting his council resignation effective at midnight Thursday. Mayor Gatti praised his council service as tremendous and tangible.
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Crowded Conditions Trigger Philippine Prison Riot
In Manila the Philippine National Penitentiary saw a riot among nearly 200 inmates from rival gangs. The battle lasted about an hour, yielded 71 deaths and 145 injuries, with guards confiscating hundreds of improvised weapons including knives from beds, lead pipes, darts, and nails. Guards reported inmates' ingenuity and daily searches for hidden arms.
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Stars of Plays Real Wedding To Be Stageed At Little Theater
After the final performance of two one act plays at the San Antonio Little Theater, James Webster who stars in Adaptation and Ginny Salting lead in Next will marry on stage Saturday night. Joe Salek SALT director and Unitarian minister will conduct the ceremony. The Social Security Act went into effect Jan 3 1937.
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