Thieu Says Vietnam Will Fight Alone If Needed
President Nguyen Van Thieu said South Vietnam would fight on without American aid rather than accept a coalition government with the Communists. He spoke after talks with Nixon on Midway Island and called Communist peace demands absurd and illogical.
Thieu signals phased troop withdrawal plan with Nixon
Thieu says Sunday talks with Nixon will focus on a staged U.S. troop withdrawal with South Vietnamese forces taking on more combat. He says Nixon will not seek a coalition government and will honor South Vietnamese self-determination. Thieu mentions potential discussions on peace moves in Paris and a concrete transition plan.
Allies claim 259 North Vietnamese killed near Dak To
Allied spokesmen report that air and ground operations against a 10 000 strong North Vietnamese division near Dak To have killed 259 regulars. Most bodies were counted after a counterattack by U S planes and artillery eight miles southwest of Dak To. South Vietnamese troops led the ground fighting starting at 6 a m Saturday with U S jet support.
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Next move Reds S Viet officials insist at peace talks
A South Vietnamese official in Paris said Saigon may have reached its limit in concessions at the Vietnam peace conference. He stressed Saigon would not accept unconditional allied troop withdrawal or a coalition government, insisting the Communists must move first on withdrawal. He noted Thieu’s hard line after his tour of South Korea and Nationalist China. U.S. Stratofortresses dropped 300 tons of bombs around Dak To as casualties rose. U.S. losses in Laos air war exceed 150 aircraft since November 1968. DMZ incidents totaled 137 significant events with North Vietnamese machine-gun fire injuring a U.S. spotter plane.
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Rookie cop infiltrates SDS meeting in Florida riot probe
Bradshaw Mallard, a Gainesville rookie police officer and former UF student, testified to the House Internal Security Committee about an SDS leader urging students to take over and form a truly communistic society. He said SDS members cursed him during a campus rally on April 11. The hearing examined SDS’s campus riots and potential subversion, with Ichord leading a cautious, orderly session.
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