Nixon Aide Reveals Aug 1 1972 Vietnam Withdrawal Offer
Henry Kissinger disclosed that the United States proposed a specific withdrawal date of August 1 1972 if North Vietnam would accept a cease fire and release American POWs. The offer was made at a secret Paris session on August 16, with negotiations continuing amid U S debate on South Vietnamese leadership and aid.
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Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Vietnam
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White House
Paris
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Nguyen van Thieu
North Vietam
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Fer Bais
Nixon peace plan draws mixed international reactions
Reactions from Communist nations criticize the plan to keep Thieu in power while Western states express cautious hope. The Viet Cong and North Vietnamese delegates dismiss the move as a breach of pledges to disclose talks. West Germany calls it a serious effort for peace. Britain calls it constructive. France offers to host more secret talks if needed. East European outlets condemn it as misleading and noncommittal on troop withdrawal. In Washington, Rep. Tom Foley nominates Mark Bond for the Air Force Academy.
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Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
France
Stockholm
Expressen
Indochina
East Europe
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Budapest
Washington, D.C
UPI
Tom Foley
D-Wash
Air Force Academy
Mark Bond
Richard M.nbom
Foley
Phone tax faced by Idaho telephone firms
Idaho lawmakers heard opposition from 34 telephone companies including Mountain Bell to a proposed general fund tax thought to raise about 2 million dollars. Small firms warned the levy would raise operational costs as billing is manual and not computer driven while Mountain Bell suggested limiting any tax to local exchange service. A separate note from Rep Pickle in Washington concerns the Postal Service ending postmarks for small towns.
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Idaho
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Mountain Bell
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Cecil D.mandrus
James Watts
Denver
Colo
Washington
Rep. J. J
Jake’’ Pickle
D-Tex
U.S. Postal Service
Indians Included In Nixon Budget
Congressman Orval Hansen said President Nixon requests 2.4 million dollars for Fort Hall Indian Reservation programs in the 1973 federal budget, a 340 thousand dollar increase over the current year. The rise covers education welfare services road construction and Michaud Irrigation Project work.
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UPD
Orval Hansen
Nixon
Fort Hall Indian Reservation
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Teachers in Spokane to receive back pay
Spokane School District 81 will issue back pay of 172 455 dollars to 1 862 teachers this week. The payments cover a three percent wage increase held up by Nixon era price and wage controls, averaging about 92 63 dollars per person.
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UPI
Nixon
John J. Stallcop
District map echoes loss of town identities
Quote laments losing the identity of towns like Snook Dime Box and Pflugerville in the district after a map change. The remark stresses concern over erasure of small communities and their place names amid redistricting.
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Dime Box
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