October 1972 - October 8, 1972 (Sunday)

October 8, 1972 (Sunday)

• At the Paris Peace Talks, North Vietnam's negotiator, Le Duc Tho reached an agreement with Henry Kissinger of the United States on ending the Vietnam War. Demands were dropped for Nguyễn Văn Thiệu to step down as President of South Vietnam, but elections would be held there within six months, North Vietnamese troops would remain in the South, and the United States would recognize the sovereignty of North Vietnam. Kissinger envisioned signing the treaty on October 30, but Thieu's objections led to a breakdown in the agreement.
• In a nationally televised baseball game of the American League championship series, shortstop Bert Campaneris of the Oakland A's hurled his bat at pitcher Johnny "Blue Moon" Odom, after being struck by a wild pitch. "Campy" was barred from further postseason play and fined $500.
• Died: Prescott Bush, 77, U.S. Senator from Connecticut 1952–63, father and grandfather, respectively, of U.S. Presidents of George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush.