India Recognizes Rebel Government Amid Pakistan Border Fights
India moved to recognize Bangla Desh as the legal government of East Pakistan and claimed tactical gains along the West Pakistan border. Pakistani jets raided Bombay for under 30 minutes as India reported battles across East and West Pakistan, with casualties and prisoners cited for both sides.
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Bombay
United News of India
India
Arabian Sea
New Delhi
East Pakistan
West Pakistan
Pakistan
Tavi
Jammu
Kashmir
UN may take up India Pakistan war at assembly
The United States and others weigh asking the U N General Assembly to intervene after two Soviet vetoes on cease fire and withdrawal. China accuses the Soviet envoy of filibuster while India pushes for withdrawal terms and a new cease fire resolution. The U N General Assembly could act under the 1965 Uniting for Peace rule.
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United Nations, N.Y
United States
U.N. General Assembly
Security Council
U.N
Huang Hua
Jacob A. Malik
India
Pakistan
Malik
Huang
Council
U.S
George Bush
Assembly
Abdulrahim Abby Farah
Bush
East Pakistan
Soviet Union
Poland
Britain
France
China
AFBF Chief Blames Labor for Farmers’ Setbacks
William J. Kuhfuss president of the American Farm Bureau Federation denounces product boycotts selfish union interests and labor monopoly for harming farmers farm workers and consumers at the federation’s 53rd annual meeting He calls for legislative guidelines to restore balance among producers labor and business and says the wage price freeze could have been avoided.
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Chicago
William J. Kuhfuss
American Farm Bureau Federation
Kuhfuss
Federation
House committee cuts UN fund by 100 million in foreign aid bill
A House Appropriations subcommittee votes to slash America's 1972 UN contribution by 100 million as part of a 2.84 billion foreign aid package. Chairman Passman says the UNDP surplus prompted the cut while other UNICEF, drug control and WHO funding remains. The total U.S. commitment to the UN stands at 93 million with additional operating costs.
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America
United Nations
House
U.S
U.N
House Appropriations Committee
Otto E. Passman
D-La
Subcommittee
Senate
Passman
Nixon
China
U.N. Development Program
UNDP
World Agency
Children’s Fund
Unicef
World Health Organization
Congress
Congress weighs national food bank amid farm program clash
Lawmakers debate a national food bank with 1.5 billion dollars in grain and a 215 million dollar annual storage cost. The Nixon administration opposes the plan joined by the American Farm Bureau. House committee moves toward floor action as supporters rally behind a 21 to 10 Agriculture Committee vote.
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Congress
Nixon
American Farm Bureau
Capitol Hill
House Rules Committee
House Agriculture Committee
Farmers Union
National Farmers Organization
The
National Grange
National Association of Wheat Growers
National Corn Growers Association
Grain
Sorghum Producers Association
Agriculture Committee
Paul Findley
R-Ill
National Food Bank
Secretary of Agriculture
Dollar slide deepens as markets flag risk of devaluation
The dollar fell to new lows in West Germany and Japan with traders citing ongoing speculation the currency will be devalued as part of an international crisis package. The pound rose to a postdevaluation peak near $2.50 in London while Paris bucked the trend with a small rise on new controls. The Swiss franc and other major markets showed weakness, underscoring broad global pressure.
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London
West Germany
Japan
Frankfurt
Tokyo
Zurich
Paris
Senate OK for Powell assured as Rehnquist debate looms
Senate approval for Powell Jr to fill Black's seat appears certain with a likely unanimous roll call. Attention shifts to Rehnquist confirmation as opponents resist timetable while Bayh praises Powell's integrity and rights record.
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Washington
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Senate
Hugo L. Black
Supreme Court
Asst. Atty
William H. Rehnquist
Hugh Scott
Rehnquist
Powell
Scott
Charles H. Percy
Ill
Percy
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Bayh
William Rehnquist
Robert C. Byrd
Richmond
John M. Harlan
Mitchell announces new Corrections Academy
Williamsbur g Va AP Attorney General John N Mitchell unveiled a National Corrections Academy to train federal state and local personnel and to advance correctional research. He also announced two federal clearing house projects for criminal justice architecture and correctional education with LEAA funding and University of Illinois hosting the architecture center.
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Williamsburg
Atty
John N. Mitchell
National Corrections Academy
Corrections
Mitchell
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Corrections Academy
University of Illinois
Dow Extends Rally to Eighth Session Dow Gains 5.85
The Dow Jones industrial average rose to 865.44 at 11:30 a.m., extending a rally to an eighth straight session with a 5.85 point gain after an early rise of more than eight points.
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New York
South Korea Declares Emergency State Over North Korea Threat
South Korea issued an emergency declaration as North Korea was seen mounting war preparations. President Chung Hee Park ordered a military posture review amid changes in UN membership and potential shifts in U S support.
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Seoul
North Korea
Chung Hee Park
South Korea
China
United Nations
Nixon calls for monetary talks at White House
President Nixon convened his four chief monetary experts at the White House to discuss dollar problems abroad and inflation at home in his first such meeting in a month. In Phnom Penh, North Vietnamese forces pushed the Cambodian Army from a district town 16 miles northwest of the capital, with at least 50 Cambodians killed or wounded. The Senate confirmed Romana Acosta Banuelos as treasurer of the United States with no opposition.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Phnom Penh
Senate
Romana Acosta Banuelos
United States
Final testimony in Henderson case in Md court martial
The 106th and final witness testified in the court martial of Col. Oran K. Henderson. Judge set December 13 for closing arguments and submission to the jury as Henderson faces charges he concealed the killing of civilians in My Lai, South Vietnam.
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FT. Meade, Md
Oran K. Henderson
Henderson
11Th Light Infantry Brigade
My Lai
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