Difficult year predicted for South Vietnam amid Tet offensives
President Thieu warned of three Viet Cong and North Vietnamese offensives in 1972 aimed at influencing Nixon's foreign trips and the U S election. U S B52s hit Laos and Cambodia as heavy fighting raged near An Nhon with 20 guerrilla deaths and government casualties. In Laos, Communist forces overran Sala Phoukhoun, severing roads between Vientiane and Luang Prabang.
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Thieu Restates Offer for Viet Cong to Enter South Vietnamese Elections
Thieu reissued a two and a half year old offer for Viet Cong participation in South Vietnamese elections provided they lay down arms. He said he is willing to negotiate with the Communists anywhere or anytime and to organize elections with their participation under renunciation of violence. The Viet Cong have not engaged.
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Bhutto to visit China and rethink Bangladesh stance
Pakistan's President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto announced a January 31 start to a visit of mainland China with possible talks in Turkey and Libya, while signaling a potential shift on recognizing Bangladesh and halting harsh policies. In Maine, 900 Marines staged a mock assault at Reid State Park as part of Operation Snowy Beach, drawing Navy praise and antiwar protest.
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Soviet push for European security conference likely
Soviet diplomats said Moscow would press for a European security conference next week while avoiding immediate talks with a NATO envoy on force cuts. They noted a Warsaw Pact summit in Prague and Moscow’s plan to invite European states Finland and others to Helsinki for preparatory talks, with U S conditions outlined by Secretary Rogers.
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Total lunar eclipse to grace Americas in predawn hours
The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory announced a total lunar eclipse visible across North and South America in predawn hours January 30. The best viewing window will occur from the western United States to Hawaii, with central U S viewing limited until 1975.
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