Pentagon Papers Tell Of Soviet Peace Role; Pentagon Data Relate Soviet Peace Role
Date: 28 June 1972
By BERNARD GWERTZMANSpecial to The New York Times
newly disclosed secs of Pentagon papers show that USSR, after first rebuffing US requests in '65 to serve as middleman in ending the Vietnam war, became progressively more interested in acting as a diplomatic channel between US and Hanoi, but always seemed unwilling to put pressure on Hanoi to give up the fighting; evidence from other sources indicate that after the start of the Paris talks in May '68, USSR continued to play a low-key, behind-the-scenes role to smooth the course of negotiations; comment on Nixon Adm enlistment of USSR efforts of USSR aid to end diplomatic impasse in talks; columnist J Anderson provides Times, June 28, with new documents; material in documents describing repeated but futile efforts of Johnson Adm to get negotiations started and Hanoi's stubborness and its refusal to yield on principles
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Unpublished Pentagon Papers Reveal Peace Efforts During Johnson Years
Date: 27 June 1972
By BERNARD GWERTZMANSpecial to The New York Times
Washington Post prints, in June 27 morning edition, several articles based on 4 unpublished volumes of the Pentagon papers that were made available by columnist J Anderson; material gives detailed description of Johnson Adm efforts to get peace talks started; Anderson, in his column, says that because Nixon has made pub 'even more sensitive negotiations' than are described in still top-secret vols, he see no legitimate reason for continuing the secrecy; 4 vols were not made available to NY Times and other pubs in '71 as were the 43 other vols; Anderson refuses to say where the material had come from; refused to give material to Times because, he says, Post, unlike The Times, purchased his column; material in vols, as reptd by Anderson in his columns over last 3 wks, detailed; material includes description of efforts by various intermediaries, including USSR Premier Kosygin, foreign govts and Dr Kissinger, then a Harvard prof
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Pentagon Volumes on Diplomacy Show Neither U.S. Nor Hanoi Would Compromise; Secret History Affords Insights on Negotiations
Date: 28 June 1972
By NEIL SHEEHANSpecial to The New York Times
Pentagon papers volumes on secret diplomacy of Johnson Adm shows that Hanoi and US could not reach a peace settlement because they could not compromise their basic disagreement over who should hold power in S Vietnam (N Sheehan rept); vols show that Hanoi clung to its long-term objective of unifying Vietnam under a Communist form of govt and that US clung to its objective of dividing Vietnam permanently into 2 states and preserving a non-Communist South; vols begin with events in mid-'64 and end with May '68, shortly after Pres Johnson made possible opening of Paris peace talks by limiting bombing of N Vietnam; details on major points in 4 vols; illus of Sec Rusk in conf with USSR Min Gromyko
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FOUR MEN ARE KILLED IN HELICOPTER CRASH
Date: 27 June 1972
4 aboard helicopter, including CBS-TV newsman D Vaughn, are killed in crash of craft on June 26, Capital City Airport, Harrisburg, Penna
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Centrist Coalition Is Formed in Italy
Date: 27 June 1972
Special to The New York Times
journalists strike in Italy on June 26 after publishers decide to suspend Monday editions of newspapers because of prohibitive Sunday labor costs
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Court Bars Trial of Army Over Civilian Surveillance; Court Bars Inquiry Into Army Surveillance of Civilian Activities
Date: 27 June 1972
By FRED P. GRAHAMSpecial to The New York Times
Fred GRAHAMSpecial
US Sup Ct delays expected major decision on const of anti-abortion laws until next term
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TV: Frequently It's Those Little Things That Count
Date: 28 June 1972
By JOHN J. O'CONNOR
John O'CONNOR
J J O'Connor takes issue with method used by ABC to promote Eyewitness News TV program; contends that during other programs ad to watch Eyewitness News is superimposed on TV screen
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Democrats Assured Of a Platform Fight; Democrats Assured of Floor Fight at Convention Over the Platform
Date: 28 June 1972
By JOHN HERBERSSpecial to The New York Times
Dem Natl Conv Platform Com approves on June 27 platform calling for reduction of US troop levels in Eur 'in close consultation with Allies'
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Swap of Colts, Rams Seen Soon
Date: 28 June 1972
C Rosenbloom, owner of Baltimore Colts, says June 27 that proposed swap of his franchise for that of Los Angles Rams is imminent
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