Vietnam faces crucial year amid war weariness and economic fears
As U.S. troops shrink under Vietnamization, Americans and South Vietnamese fear economic drift and political instability. Peace talks stall in Paris, while Laotian and Cambodian fronts threaten new chaos. Officials warn of large logistics buildup on the Ho Chi Minh Trail and renewed Cambodian focus.
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Planners See Cambodia Strains for South Vietnam Over Hanoi Plans
Officials warn troubles mount in Cambodia and Vietnam as Hanoi may press to rebuild bases in Cambodia. The Viet Cong political group remains a latent threat as Saigon struggles to purge its internal subversive network and complete police work to expose hard-core communists.
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Reunited diplomat returns home after Basque kidnapping
West German Honorary Consul Eugen Reihl was freed after 25 days in captivity by Basque separatists. He traveled from Wiesbaden to Biarritz then San Sebastian with his wife and daughter aboard a West German air force plane. Two technicians aiding his release were later found safe in St Jean de Luz.
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Basque trial verdicts delayed as deliberations stretch
In Burgos a military court tries 16 Basque nationalists on murder and terrorism charges. No verdict expected this weekend with six defendants facing death sentences and reports Franco may commute sentences after a cabinet meeting within 24 hours.
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