Viet Cong offer to free POWs if Nixon fixes withdrawal date
The Viet Cong urged Nixon to set a firm date for unconditional U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam and vowed to release all American POWs by that day. The proposal, a reworded July plan, also called for dismissing Thieu as the price for direct talks, drawing denouncements from U.S. and Saigon officials as a restatement of rejected demands.
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Viet offensive may deploy 50,000 troops in Central Highlands
Saigon reports North Vietnamese forces prepare a Tet push in the Central Highlands with up to 50,000 troops and a potential 10,000 casualties, according to the top U.S. official. John Paul Vann cautions the action will not match the ferocity of 1968.
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Forecast Weekend Turning Snowy With Cold Weekend
Weather today shows rain ending this morning then snow flurries later. Highs in the mid 30s, tonight clouds, lows in the teens. Saturday partly cloudy with highs in the 20s and a northwest wind 15 to 30 mph. The report lists rainfall totals for Middletown Monticello and Newburgh to date and notes yesterday’s figures.
Labor Unions Target Nixon Stabilization Plan
Washington quotes report Assistant Attorney General Patrick Gray accusing organized labor and the Democratic party of waging a calculated campaign to derail President Nixon’s economic stabilization program. Gray calls the unions’ stance false and says there is no room for special interests amid national troubles.
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Viet Cong peace plan draws cautious U.S. interest
Washington officials welcomed a Viet Cong proposal calling for total U.S. withdrawal with all POWs freed, while demanding Thieu resign and a provisional regime with new elections. Sullivan labeled the plan distasteful yet noteworthy for its softer stance and opening for talks in Paris.
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Newspaper Ad Rates and Circulation Figures
Rates show home delivery by carrier at 90 cents weekly and daily newsstand price of 15 cents with Sunday Record at 20 cents. The fragment lists December 1971 figures and earlier 12 December 1970 data, with circulation counts of 46,362 and 43,851 for the periods referenced.
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