End of Vietnam War Seen as Economic Plus for San Antonio
Leaders from banking and business sectors in San Antonio say a Vietnam War end will not derail the local economy. They expect renewed growth, stronger retail and lending activity, and fewer war costs, with banks like Frost National and Frost Bros. noting solid momentum and inflation under control.
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Tom Frost Jr
Frost National Bank
San Antonio
Continus
Frost
Bexar Counly
Korea
Sc Antonio
Bexar County
Murray Berkowitz
Frost Bros
Berkowitz
Dha
T. C. Gravitt
Southwestern Bell
Vietnam
Gravitt
Sravitt
Texas
Veterans React to Vietnam Peace Move Across United States
Veterans in San Antonio and beyond respond to news of peace talks ending U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Adjutant Searls notes funerals and lives lost, urging restraint until prisoners are returned. Richard Sarrazin and others express mixed views on the war’s end and the need to maintain strength against Hanoi.
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Bennett
San Antonio
William Ochse
Greater San Antonio
Don Heath
Tim
Searls
Vietnam
France
Vaterans
Hanoi
Thatrovan
Dav
Fr. Bragg
Ed Trath Aon
Wieliam
Trantham
Veterans of Foreign Wars Northeast Post
Walter Green
Deely. Green
Army
Viettnam
Ft. Sam, Houston
Arthur T. Stafford
Air Force
Stafford
VFW
Schertz
Band
Red Arrow
Vietnamese negotiators at Paris peace talks reach tentative accord
Fragmentary report says North Vietnamese and United States negotiators sign a tentative peace agreement amid doubt over South Vietnamese acceptance. The talks resume Tuesday with no clear path to lasting peace.
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Fais
Paris
United States
Thiew
Haveunsroepiabie
Vietnamese Students In L A Silent After Peace Announcement
Vietnamese Air Force personnel and students in the San Antonio area remained silent after the U S North Vietnam peace announcement. A South Vietnamese air attaché order bars military personnel in the United States from discussing military or political topics with the media. About 150 Vietnamese Air Force members are in the San Antonio area under a military assistance program including 38 guest students at Incarnate Word College and personnel at Lackland and Randolph.
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Air Training Command
Sia Antonia
Incarnate Word Colloge
Defanse
No Change Expected for Price Commission
Washington reports the Price Commission will likely remain active despite Vietnam War concerns. A spokesman said the commission was created under the Economic Stabilization Act of 197, designed to stabilize prices and wages during inflationary times. He added that once inflation eases and the economy stabilizes, the commission may become unnecessary.
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Helen Anderson
Washington
Vinumm
Prue Commission
Vietnam
Mtr
Deus Fitters
YOO
Little Change in Army Recruiters Skeptical on War End
Readers report a general disbelief that an early war end will reshape enlistment at Army Navy Air Force Coast Guard Marine stations in San Antonio. Officials say volunteer trends persist, the draft remains in sight, and recruiting will continue with little immediate impact even if peace arrives soon.
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Joe P. Faulkner
San Antini
Army
Navy Air Force
Coast Guard
Marine
Southeast Asia
M. Sst
Hill Smith
Marine Corps
Broadway
Johnson
Smith
Alyrnet
Commerce
John Perales
White House
Onist
Wwe
Vietnam
Foel
Anon
Air Force
John Addison
U.S
Washington
Defense Department
Peace Said 4 Years Late
Antiwar activists react skeptically as news of a near Vietnam peace settlement surfaces. Leaders warn the war remains a symptom of deeper national illness and vow continued activism and outreach despite potential ceasefire and troop withdrawal. Some groups consider restructuring rather than disbanding.
Viet House backs Thieu in coalition stand in Saigon
In Saigon the Chamber of Deputies unanimously backed President Nguyen Van Thieu against a coalition government backed by Dominists. About 1,000 Thieu supporters marched from the National Assembly to the Presidential Palace waving South Vietnamese flags and presenting the resolution to Thieu.
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Saigon
UPI
Chamber of Deputies
Nguyen Vang Thien
Thiens
National Assembly
Wait and See Prevails War Veterans Hope for Peace
San Antonio veterans group the Wrambling Wrecks welcomed news that agreements may bring end to Vietnam War. Members expressed cautious relief, urging peace with honor while fearing South Vietnam’s fate and stressing recovery of POWs and homefront stability.
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Harold Scherw
San
McCarty
Haverhill
Jacat Active
Los
South Texas
San Antonio
Joell Horlen
Jerry Grote
Gacy Bell
Denounce Paet Denounces Peace Talks in Saigon Letter
A passage stating denouncements of Paet accuses Saigon and US allies of aiming to divide South Vietnam. It claims a ceasefire is acceptable only with a settlement serving South Vietnam's interests and warns against a peace that favors the enemy.
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Saigon
Coyntes
Vietnam
United States
Hang
Smith Casts Peace Move as Nonpolitical Ploy
Gov. Smith rejected claims that a Vietnam peace offer is a political ploy aimed at the upcoming election. He argued presidents would seek a timely end to the war and stressed national economics as the campaign’s real issue. Smith said ending the war would be a tremendous accomplishment for the United States and Texas.
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Wetzler
Nixon
Peace Ncw
Women For Peace
Amy Groff
Commons
Emery Sid
American Friends Service Committee
Brae An Vietnany
Gaylon Finkler
Smith
San Antonio
Peice
Johnson
George
McGovern
Texas
América
Neny Kissinger
Doubly Significant Saigon Swearing In Amid Picket Significance
The report notes an Oct 31 1967 inauguration in Saigon as the first since Ngo Dinh Diem's overthrow. It mentions Nguyen en Thhau Thuu sworn in for the first term amid ongoing Vietnam war peace efforts and a notable Oct timing for Vietnamese leadership.
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Saigon
North Wieden
South Vietnam
Nguyen
En Thhau
Thuu
Ngo Dinh Diem
Thlein
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