A Postal Rise Attacked
Date: 29 June 1972
Sen G Nelson, seeking to block what he describes as 'appalling' increase in postal rates for newspapers and magazines, introduces on June 28 legis to freeze 2d-class rates for publications at their current level for 1st 250,000 copies and require that additional charges for extra copies be imposed over 5- to 10-yr period
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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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South Vietnamese Launch Push to Retake Quangtri; 10,000 Enter Country's Northernmost Province Backed by War's Biggest Concentration of Firepower South Vietnamese Launch Drive to Retake Quangtri
Date: 29 June 1972
By SYDNEY H. SCHANBERGSpecial to The New York Times
Sydney SCHANBERGSpecial
June 29: 10,000 S Vietnamese marines and paratroopers on June 29 start drive to re-take Quangti Province which was lost to N Vietnamese forces about 2 months ago; Amer naval forces of at least 17 ships and over 100 B-52s support offensive with continuous attacks; Saigon officials impose restrictions on news about new attacks, accuse AP bureau in Saigon of violating restrictions by releasing limited rept of counteroffensive June 28; Saigon radio repts stiff resistance by N Vietnamese; 34 B-52 missions, largest number to date, are flown in support of counter-offensive; no other air activity reptd; Hanoi radio repts 10 planes were shot down over N Vietnam in 'fierce air battle' June 27; details of S Vietnamese offensive; map; illus
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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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Corning Glass Profit Is Up; Flood Damage Assessed; Corning Glass Cites Rise in Earnings
Date: 29 June 1972
By CLARE M. RECKERT
article describes effects of June tropical storm Agnes on operations at Corning Glass Works and repts co profits are up in all major product categories except refractories; flood damage reptd most severe in co museum, where many irreplaceable glass objects over 2,000 yrs old were destroyed; co offers no-interest loans and early vacation pay to over 2,300 employees left homeless; June 18 quarterly profit rept shows up to 14% increase in sales; co chmn A Houghton Jr says shipment of consumer products is higher than in '71; production capacity is being increased 40% to meet demand for Corelle Livingware; construction on new TV bulb plant in Taiwan is progressing well; illus
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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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