Largest U S air attack on North Vietnam ends after five days
Saigon reports more than 1 000 combat strikes in five days with 3 U S planes lost and 5 fliers missing. North Vietnam claims 14 U S planes shot down. U S command notes two additional losses and reports deep strikes against MIG bases and SAM sites between the DMZ and latitude 20.0. The operation involved about 350 aircraft and targeted Ho Chi Minh trail corridors through Laos into South Vietnam and Cambodia.
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U.S
Tonkin Gulf
Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
United States
North
Mu Gia
Ban Karai
Ban Raving
Laos
South Vietnam
Cambodia
J Knox Dye Appointed To Monessen Post In Pennsylvania
J Knox Dye, publisher of the Austin Daily Herald since 1969, is named to a similar role at the Valley Independent in Monessen PA. He will assume duties at the start of the new year while keeping his Austin home until spring.
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J. Knox Dye
Monessen
Pennsylvania
Dye
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Herald
Austin
Ohio
Greenville
Daily Advocate
Wheeling
W. Va
2Nd St
Funds Released for HUD Housing in Austin Twin Tower Complex
First District Congressman Albert H. Quie announced $4,041,295 in HUD funds for the Austin Housing and Redevelopment Authority. The money supports a 205 unit twin tower elderly high rise downtown and 40 scattered low income units citywide. Approval and a preliminary loan were announced in March. construction began in early fall.
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Albert H. Quie
Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Austin Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Austin
New Farm Payment Rules Tighten Ownership and Engagement
Washington AP reports new Agriculture Department rules effective Jan 1 curb abuses of the $55,000 federal payment limit. Substantial changes require all partners in farm partnerships receiving subsidies to be actively engaged in farming and tighten ownership rules for corporate farm ventures. Investigations by USDA and GAO into subsidy abuses continue as officials say loopholes allowed phony partnerships to qualify for payments.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
ST. Cloud, Minn
Minnesota
St. Cloud
Snow Blanket Hits Southern Minnesota
The second heavy snowfall of the week blanketed southern Minnesota with up to six inches in spots. Roads were slippery, drifting and low visibility reported. crews plowed and sanded southern routes while northern areas remained bare and dry.
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Minnesota
National Weather Service
Albert Lea
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Owatonna
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Rochester
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Britain to pull forces from Malta amid base access dispute
London says it will withdraw troops from Malta after telling Prime Minister Mintoff that his key to naval and air bases was too high. Belfast reports IRA actions against the speaker of Northern Ireland's Parliament as reprisal for alleged British army damage to homes. Sato to visit the United States for a January summit with Nixon focusing on Okinawa reversion and Asia politics. Thant concludes a decade as UN Secretary‑General with a busy final day at headquarters.
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U.N
Harding love notes barred from public
A 1964 legal settlement bars public view of about 250 letters Warren G. Harding wrote to Carrie Phillips. The originals go to the Library of Congress and will be sealed until July 29, 2014. microfilm copies go to the Ohio Historical Society. The restraining order had blocked publication by The New York Times McGraw-Hill and Francis Russell.
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Warren G. Harding
Marion
Ohio
Harding
Library of Congress
Ohio Historical Society
George T. Harding III
New York Times
McGraw-Hill
Francis Russell
Carrie Phillips
U S Birth Rate Falls to 17.3 per Thousand in 1971
Preliminary Census Bureau figures show a sharp drop from 18.3 births per thousand in 1970. About 3.59 million births are estimated for the year, with final counts due early next year. Experts cite economic concerns and changing family size as possible causes.
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Census Bureau
U.S
Murray Gendell
Georgetown University
Center For Population Research
Bhutto proposes loose federation with East Pakistan
President Bhutto urged Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to reunite Bangladesh and West Pakistan in a loose federation akin to Egypt Syria and Libya. The plan would grant virtual independence with separate economies and foreign ties. Diplomats doubt Mujib would accept or bind Bangladesh. India seeks Mujib’s return and a stable government in Bangladesh.
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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
Bangladesh
West Pakistan
Egypt
Syria
Libya
Bhutto
Pakistan
India
Sheik Mujib
New Year Observance Leads to Saturday Closure
City and county offices banks and savings and loans close Friday for New Year. Post office window service runs 7 45 am to noon Friday with regular mail. holiday service operates Saturday. Many firms including The Herald close to let employees spend time with families. Saturday is a legal holiday for most workers. cafes bars and clubs remain open.
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Austin
The
Herald
Former Justice Harlan Dies at 72 of Cancer
John Marshall Harlan a Supreme Court justice who opposed using law for social reform died of cancer at 72 in a Washington hospital. He retired after 18 years on the court and was replaced by William H. Rehnquist scheduled for Jan 7. Justice Stewart, daughter, and sisters attended his bedside.
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William H. Rehnquist
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Potter Stewart
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New York City
Stewart
Justice Harlan
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