Kissinger Chou to Hold Concrete Talks in Peking
White House says Henry Kissinger will visit Peking for five days of consultations with Premier Chou Enlai on Vietnam and Moscow summit outcomes. The trip aims to advance U S China relations and discuss shared interests, with no expected major announcements at its end.
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Nikolai V. Podgorny
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Record air strikes cut rails and bridges in North Vietnam
U.S. command reports 340 air strikes on Hanoi China rail links Tuesday led by Air Force Navy and Marine jets, destroying 10 bridges eight barges 66 trucks 56 boats and two missile sites. Phantoms hit four bridges on a northwestern rail line near Hok’ou. In An Loc siege area Allied helicopters evacuated and supplied troops as fighting and casualties continued. An American Huey and a South Vietnamese Chinook were shot down. six Vietnamese killed and one American wounded. A patrol clash near Saigon killed an American and wounded another.
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Senator asks delay Lavelle retirement over unauthorized strikes
Senate inquiry urged by Sen. Harold Hughes revisits Maj. Gen. John D. Lavelle’s retirement tied to ordered air strikes against North Vietnam. The committee notes 147 unauthorized raids in three months prior to Lavelle’s dismissal, highlighting command and civilian casualty concerns and urging Senate review before retirement approval.
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House panel approves trimmed 21.3 billion defense bill
The House Armed Services Committee approved a 21.3 billion defense procurement bill on a 37-4 vote. It authorizes purchases of planes missiles ships and tanks and funds R D on new weapons while withholding some ROTC and military recruiter access from campuses. The panel reduced the White House request by nearly 600 million citing SALT ABM limits.
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