Many GIs Unhappy With Bombing Halt
AP report from Saigon notes U S citizens in Vietnam react to President Johnson’s bombing halt. GIs express fear of a peace letting Communists take over, doubt pace will slow, and hope a settlement brings lasting peace. Voices from Ben Estes to Jim Heil question political aims and field costs.
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South Vietnam Leaders Angered By Bombing Halt
The halt to bombing North Vietnam angered Saigon leaders while many governments welcomed the move as a peace step. Saigon officials called the decision unilateral and urged continued pressure, with Nguyen Van Tien and others criticizing U.S. policy. Thailand and South Korea offered mixed reactions as bases in Thailand housed about 40,000 U.S. airmen and North Vietnam press accused Washington of falsehoods.
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Johnson halts bombing of North Vietnam for peace
President Johnson announced an end to all air naval and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam as of 8:00 a.m. Friday promising it could advance the Paris peace talks and a Southeast Asia settlement. He noted the move followed North Vietnam's acceptance of terms and urged continued cautious expectations amid hard negotiations ahead.
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Johnson pauses bombing with advisers at White House
President Johnson, after a meeting with military advisers, pauses for refreshment then announces a halt to bombing North Vietnam in the Cabinet Room. Seated nearby are Undersecretary of State Nicholas Katzenbach, Admiral Th HMS Moorer, and General William Westmoreland.
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End of North Vietnam bombing ordered by Johnson
SAIGON AP The bombing of all North Vietnam ended tonight by President Johnson's orders but operations in South Vietnam will continue. Viet Cong show no de escalation in the South. In the 12 hours before the halt a mine killed 16 American sailors and a South Vietnamese, rocket attacks killed 33 civilians in Saigon and Hue, and 69 North Vietnamese and 12 Americans were killed near the Cambodian border. US warplanes continued raids on North Vietnam's southern panhandle but were to stop north of the DMZ by 9 pm. Operational reports on final raids would arrive Saturday.
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Wallace Visits Hagerstown in Rally Appeal to Average Voters
Presidential candidate George C. Wallace spoke to about 5,000 at Long Meadow Shopping Center and 261 at a Venice Motel lunch, attacking newspapers, pollsters, and government experts while urging that average citizens will rise after November 5. He warned of riots in cities and criticized Democrats and Republicans as too weak to stop crime. One man arrived with Wallace posters and a horse draped in Wallace fabric. hundreds of anti-Wallace demonstrators gathered nearby as police removed some protesters.
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Bomb Halt Boosts Humphrey Campaign Statewide
Democratic and Republican strategists privately credited the bombing halt of North Vietnam with giving Hubert H. Humphrey a campaign lift. They warned the boost may be insufficient to secure victory against Richard M. Nixon, as President Johnson announced the halt on television and radio and touted progress at Paris peace talks.
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Naked protesters disrupt Galbraith rally in New York
A demonstration outside the Manhattan Center featured an unclothed man and woman who seized a pig’s head and then dressed, while police released them with no charges. The event respected by some as political theater drew about 2,000 people, with protestors calling leaders pigs and fascists.
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