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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1972
Page
6
AP report summarizes U S military experience in Vietnam noting morale problems from conscription and drug use, the limits of technology against guerrilla warfare, and the need for popular support. It cites Pham Van Dong on the limits of firepower and intelligence, and reflects on the mixed lessons still unfolding.
Two giant pandas named Kangkang and Langlang arrived in Tokyo from China aboard a special jet and were taken to Ueno Zoo under heavy riot police protection. The bears will be shown to the public from Nov. 5 after medical checks following the Peking to Tokyo flight.
Israeli planes violated Lebanon's airspace ten times last week, with pilots reportedly breaking the sound barrier over Bierut Tripoli Sidon and Tyre. In Damascus, President Assad watched large scale ground and air maneuvers as regional tensions rise. A sniper in Londonderry killed a British soldier and wounded a child, raising Ulster fatalities to 620 in three years of conflict. Prime Ministers of North and Southern Yemen sign a unification agreement in Cairo, forming a single state with unified institutions, while UN official urges new Israeli initiatives within the UN framework to resolve the Middle East crisis.
UPI reports Nelson Gross, Nixon's top narcotics agent, says global crackdown destroyed the Latin American connection, a multi million dollar heroin network. He cites the killing of a top leader, a heroin shortage on the eastern seaboard, and a sharp price rise as signs of the crackdown's impact.
In Santiago the 18 day walkout crippled Chile’s economy as President Allende rejected the strikers demands for a settlement. Strike leaders said protests would continue indefinitely despite the president’s late night broadcast and unclear terms of the demands.
U S Ambassador George Bush says North Vietnam sees no role for the United Nations in the Vietnam conflict though Waldheim welcomes a peace settlement. Bush notes the UN could help if invited but the talks in Paris remain the main channel and he rejects links to elections.
Police say a post office safe in Mulhouse was robbed Friday night of at least 2 million francs with potential total up to 13 million francs. The theft, involving copied keys and a nearby combination, prompted a nationwide manhunt as investigators cited France’s largest post office theft.
West German Chancellor Willy Brandt defended his detente with the Soviet Union saying policies ease life for people on both sides of the Berlin Wall. He warned that not even the Americans could remove the wall and urged practical steps to improve conditions for all Germans.
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