Historical Newspaper (1973)

Title: Time Daily

Date: Saturday, July 28,1973
City of Publication: Bangkok, Thailand
Volume Number: vol 2. no.8
Pages: 5
Price: 8 Baht

1. Domestic News
“Day of Great Sorrow”
Written by: Udom Taephanit

On 14 October 1973 was one of the biggest and most honorable trial ever to have happened
in Bangkok. It was the crucial student-led protest. To says that, the civilian demonstrators who were
killed by the military during a democracy rally. Over 200,000 people had assembles at the Democracy
Monument and along the length of Ratchadamnoen Klang to protest against the arrest of political
campaigners and continuing military dictatorship. Despite the fact, some in Thailand continue to deny
it, according to the confirmation of photographs that more than 70 demonstrators were killed when the
tank met the crowd. According to that, there was a memorial monument, it’s dedicated to the young
men and women who lost their lives. Behind the memorial is a display but it’s in Thai only explaining
the lead up to the tragic events that would become known as the October 14 Uprising. To sum up, on
that day Thailand lost many people, especially a young men and women. This is going to be the day
that Thai citizens can’t forget it and will remember for their whole lives. From the interview of a young
women who’s one of the survivors during that time:
“During the day of Great Sorrow, I was 21 years old and I was not involved in the groups. I
have heard from my friends that, there is going to be a student-led protest, but I don’t think that it will
be this cruel. I was about to go back home, while I was walking I heard a big shot behind me. I then
turn around and saw someone shooting with their own weapons at a group of undergraduates. At that
time, I was alone and I felt shocked and afraid, I think that am I going to die? Suddenly, I found a way
to escape, I then ran as fast as I can, but I heard someone said “Get that girl!”. As a result, I survived
and stopped in front of someone's house and asked for their help”
 References:
October 14 Memorial.(n.d). October 14 Memorial. Retrieved from
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/thailand/bangkok/attractions/october-14-memorial/a/poi-
sig/1136959/357640
Cavanagh.(2013). October 14 Memorial,Bangkok. Retrieved from
https://www.thaizer.com/politics/october-14-memorial-bangkok/
Lim.(2516). The 14 October 1973 uprising dying for a cause. Retrieved from https://www.tour-
bangkok-legacies.com/14-october-1973.html

“Hunting at Thung Yai forest”

Written by: Annie Brooke

On 20 April 1973, is the date of the student group from Ecology Club from Mahidol University,
Nature Conservation Club and Natural Resources from Kasetsart University, Nature Conservation and
Environmental Group from Thammasat University and Environmental Conservation groups from
Chulalongkorn University has organized a volunteer group. In order to asked for a permission to work
in Thung Yai Forest area during the summer. While a representative groups of Nature Conservation
Club from the four universities went into explore around the Thung Yai Forest area, they then shocked
as they saw a wildlife hunting. According to that, they are 50 people including soldiers, senior police
officer and extra civilians brought some official vehicles and military equipment including helicopter
(no.6102) with them. On 29th April, which is nine days after the event above, then the bell helicopter
(no.6102) crashed. Apart from that, they were 6 people dead, the remains of wildlife which is very
horrible, a boxed full of meats and multi-cylinder hunting gun. From the interview of Thai citizens
about the event that have happened:
A group of teenagers and some seniors said that “ It is unbelievable event that happened in
Thailand, apart from went hunting in the restricted areas, in person they are the people who should
follow and respect the law the most! as most of them are public servant. However, we are most upset
that one of the member is the son of Thanom Kittikachorn who is the Thai president at that time and
also involved one of the famous actress. For us this is one of the worst new that we have heard in
Thailand and we hope that this won’t happen again next time”
References:
Mooksong.(n.d.). 20 April 2516 undergraduates shocked! hunting at Thung Yai forest. Retrived from
http://www.komchadluek.net/news/today-in-history/322098

2. International News
“Us Senate stops Cambodia bombing”
Written by: Andrew Gilbey

The US Senate has voted to cut off assets for the shelling of Cambodia. The move is a genuine hit to
President Richard Nixon's South-East Asia approach and takes after a comparable determination
voted in by the House of Representatives on 10 May. The president's uncommon consultant, Dr.
Henry Kissinger, had begged the Senate not to defy the administration while he was all the while
endeavoring to arrange an enduring settlement in Indo-China. He said if the communists in Vietnam
acknowledged there were divisions in Congress, he would think that its difficult to hold them to the
terms of the 28 January truce.Be that as it may, it appears his contention held little influence with
Congress. The correction to an appropriations charge was supported by Democrat Senator Thomas
Eagleton and upheld by numerous liberal Republicans. Mike Mansfield, Senate majority leader ( n.d.)
stated that:

“The only way to face up to our responsibilities, the only way to do it effectively is to cut the
purse strings”

Substantial segments of the American individuals are against the shelling of Cambodia. Their
perspectives have been reflected today by representatives who trust they can stop the war by keeping
down assets. Substantial segments of the American individuals are against the shelling of Cambodia.
Their perspectives have been reflected today by representatives who trust they can stop the war by
keeping down assets. The Senate greater part pioneer, Mike Mansfield, stated: "The best way to look
up to our duties, the best way to do it adequately is to cut the tote strings." There is additional strain to
end the common war in Cambodia from China - as of now home to Prince Norodom Sihanouk,
previous pioneer of Cambodia ousted in a military overthrow three years back. The Cambodian armed
force is battling a fight on a few fronts - against Prince Sihanouk's guerrilla gatherings, the Khmer
Rouge under Pol Pot and the North Vietnamese communists, the Vietcong, who have been taking a
battering from US contender planes. The sovereign remains an individual and in addition political foe
to Cambodia's President Lon Nol who has as of late disclosed to William Sullivan, Dr. Kissinger's
aide, that he was eager to begin peace converses with the ruler and his administration in a state of
banishment.

References:
Us Senate stops Cambodia bombing.(1973). Us Senate stops Cambodia bombing. Retrieved from
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/31/newsid_2481000/2481543.stm

“Nixon orders ceasefire in Vietnam”

Written by: Francine Stuart

President Nixon declares that Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho, the central North Vietnamese
moderator, have initialed a peace assertion in Paris "to end the war and acquire peace with respect
Vietnam and Southeast Asia." Kissinger and Tho had been directing mystery arrangements since
1969. After the South Vietnamese had blunted the enormous North Vietnamese intrusion propelled in
the spring of 1972, Kissinger and the North Vietnamese had, at last, gained some ground on coming
to an arranged end to the war. Be that as it may, a headstrong South Vietnamese President Nguyen
Van Thieu had embedded a few requests into to the arrangements that made the North Vietnamese
mediators leave the discussions with Kissinger on December 13. President Nixon issued a final offer
to Hanoi to send its delegates back to the gathering table inside 72 hours "or the consequences will
be severe." The North Vietnamese rejected Nixon's request and the president requested Operation
Linebacker II, a full-scale air crusade against the Hanoi territory. This activity was the most focused air
hostile of the war. Amid the 11 days of the assault, 700 B-52 forays and in excess of 1,000 warrior
plane fights dropped about 20,000 tons of bombs, for the most part, attention finished the thickly
populated zone amongst Hanoi and Haiphong. On December 28, following 11 days of concentrated
shelling, the North Vietnamese consented to come back to the discussions. At the point when the
mediators met again toward the beginning of January, they immediately worked out a settlement.
Under the term assertion, which wound up known as the Paris Peace Accords, a truce would start at 8
a.m., January 28, Saigon time (7 p.m., January 27, Eastern Standard Time). Moreover, all detainees
of war were to be discharged inside 60 days and thus, all U.S. what's more, other outside troops
would be pulled back from Vietnam inside 60 days. As for the political circumstance in South Vietnam,
the Accords required a National Council of Reconciliation and Concord, with delegates from both
South Vietnamese sides (Saigon and the National Liberation Front) to administer arrangements and
sort out races for another legislature. The genuine archive was entitled "An Agreement Ending the
War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam" and it was formally marked on January 27.

References:
Nixon orders ceasefire in Vietnam.(n.d.). Nixon orders ceasefire in Vietnam. Retrieved from
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/15/newsid_2530000/2530549.stm

Nixon announces peace settlement reached in Paris. (n.d.).Nixon announces peace

settlement reached in Paris. Retrieved from https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-
announces-peace-settlement-reached-in-paris
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