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North Vietnamese forces nearly doubled their attacks yesterday across South Vietnam in a high point of activity before a cease-fire, the Saigon command announced Wednesday...
...make it a little easier for the American public to accept. The draft can be "reformed" to take the pressure off troublesome college students. In time the policy of phased reductions might actually reduce the troop commitment in Vietnam to 200,000 men or even fewer. The military command in Vietnam may be able to substitute even heavier air strikes for the costly ground operations that have sent so many yound men back to the United States in wooder boxes. At home, non-Vietnam military spending is already being pared down in what could develop into a new effort...
...transpired with no audible percussions. Frank, 52, had let it be known for some time that he was tired of administrative work. Five years ago he had brought in ex-Newspaper Editor Richard C. Wald as a News vice president. Last June, when Frank made Wald his second in command, it seemed clear that Wald was being groomed to succeed his patron. With that change accomplished, Frank now plans to return to producing news documentaries...
...editor of the New York Herald Tribune). His handling of NBC's $100 million annual news budget will get close scrutiny, both from Madison Avenue and competitors. "We'll make changes," Wald said, "but not immediately." As if to stress the amicable nature of the change in command, he summoned a quip for his first day on the job: "I plan to continue in the grand tradition of American journalism, and I'll figure out tomorrow what that...
High-ranking South Vietnamese officials said late yesterday that Saigon forces have captured a document from the North Vietnamese high command informing North Vietnamese and NLF troops that initialling of a cease-fire agreement in Paris is expected at 9 p.m. Saigon time Wednesday, 8 a.m. Eastern Standard Time...