This Day In 1970's History: Thursday January 25, 1973
- Despite the pending cease-fire, the Vietnam war continues until Saturday. One American was killed today during enemy shelling of Bien Hoa AFB, and there was increased enemy activity throughout Vietnam. [CBS]
- The POW airlift will begin early next week. In Paris, Viet Cong representative Madame Binh said that President Nixon is entering into the cease-fire agreement with the "wrong spirit." Madame Binh will sign the treaty for the V.C.; Nguyen Duy Trinh will sign for North Vietnam. U.S. Secretary of State Rogers departs for Paris tomorrow.
Rogers met today with United Nations Secretary General Kurt Waldheim and Canadian Foreign Secretary Mitchell Sharp. Hungary, Poland, Indonesia and Canada will make up the International Control Commission that will supervise the peace. Waldheim says that the United Nations is ready to help, but peace is up to the parties involved. Sharp expects planes to be leaving immediately from Canada to Vietnam with the first group of observers. [CBS]
- Cambodian Prime Minister Hang Thun Hak stated that Cambodia will unilaterally stop all offensive acts after Saturday. [CBS]
- President Thieu called the International Control Commission "useless", and said that the best guarantee of peace is a strong army. Thieu stated that North Vietnam cannot win over South Vietnam politically or militarily unless it violates the cease-fire. Near Saigon along Highway 13, anti-Communist signs are plentiful. Thieu's party has set up centers in many hamlets lining route 13. The South Vietnamese people say they don't believe peace is coming. [CBS]
- Former President Lyndon Johnson was buried at the L.B.J. ranch in Texas after funeral services were held in Washington, DC. Former aide Marvin Watson asked people to remember Johnson for devotion to his country and for his restraint. [CBS]
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