Emissary to seek releases in Bangladesh talks
India plans a Dacca mission by P N Haksar to break the deadlock over 90 000 Pakistani POWs and Pakistan recognizing Bangladesh. Haksar will meet Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Bangladesh officials to discuss issues affecting the subcontinent. Foreign Office notes he helped craft the Simla agreement.
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Last U S forces leave South Vietnam as war persists
All remaining American troops destined for withdrawal under the Paris accord departed Saigon Saturday. Only 223 U S servicemen remained, including 156 Marines guarding the embassy and 50 at the DAO. Thieu left for a tour in the United States while Bunker also departed, and Saigon began lifting bans on dancing and certain establishments as the war continued nearby.
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Franco Receives Peron in El Pardo Meeting
Spanish leader Generalissimo Francisco Franco met Juan Peron at El Pardo for one hour and ten minutes. Campora, visiting from Rome, said they discussed future relations including possible Spanish workers migrating to Argentina. Campora returns to Rome to continue toward Buenos Aires as Peron’s government prepares to take over May 25 after seven years of military rule.
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Finland Raises Alcohol Prices Amid Apocalyptic April Fools Spell
Finland hikes spirits prices up to 30 percent starting Sunday to curb alcoholism, a major social issue in the Nordic country. Vodka now costs 4.65 dollars, rising to 5.40, with whisky over 10 dollars. Bar and restaurant crowds surged as payday Friday coincided with the move. The government liquor monopoly controls production, imports, and pricing. Local social scientists cite long dark winters as a driver of heavy drinking and absenteeism, while officials urge reduced consumption.
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Tiger aid program developed on six year plan
NEW DELHI AP The government starts a six year program to aid tigers with survival hopes centered in the Indian subcontinent. Historically tigers ranged from Mt Ararat to Korea and Sumatra and Java but now about 2 200 survive outside the subcontinent and most are in southern China and Southeast Asia. Experts say only in India Nepal Bhutan and Bangladesh can climate and human factors preserve the species as it faces regional extinction elsewhere.
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Belfast raid on forensic lab lifts weapons cache
Armed men raided a Belfast forensic science laboratory seizing weapons from recent security searches. Police and troops intensified road checks and set up more checkpoints to curb a new wave of Northern Ireland bombings. In Andersonstown a routine arms search found 600 rounds. a Catholic Ardoyne rally drew far fewer than hoped. a sniper wounded a soldier in West Belfast. bombings were reported. In Washington, Brezhnev's U.S. visit in June hinges on MFN trade status and security concerns amid Jewish demonstrations.
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Thieu flies to meeting with Nixon
President Nguyen Van Thieu traveled from Saigon to the United States for talks with President Nixon, planning to meet at the San Clemente White House. Thieu said the talks will mark a new era of shared difficulties and glories, and his trip begins an around the world journey shaping South Vietnam's political future. He named his Air Vietnam jet Cooperation in Peace and departed with over 100 accompanying officials aboard a Boeing 707, escorted by five VNAF F5 planes.
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