Bemidji appoints Leon Swanson hospital administrator
Leon C Swanson named hospital administrator for Bemidji following seven years as assistant administrator and five as controller at St Olaf Hospital Austin Minnesota His wife Mary and eight children plan to move to South Lake Irving once the Austin home is sold He anticipates involvement in community activities and notes Bemidji lacks a YMCA though he expects to engage locally Swanson enjoys camping hiking and canoeing and prefers not to pursue snowmobiling given his large family
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Lyle Caughey
Bemidji Hospital
Austin
Bemidji
Swanson
Austin Daily Herald
India Ramps Near Dacca as East Pakistan War Rages On
Indian forces press toward Dacca within 25 miles as reports of clashes erupt across East Pakistan. Aurora claims Pakistani troops flee Jessore while India says Comilla and Sylhet have fallen. Ram cites rapid advances by Indian and Mukti Bahini forces and orders pausing bombings to evacuate foreign nationals.
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India
Dacca
Ganges
Jagjit Singh Aurora
Calcutta
Chittagong
Aurora
Comilla
Sylhet
Pakistan
Sill Re
Associated Press
Peter O'Loughlin
Jagjivan Ram
East Pakistan
Dinajpur
Rangpur
Indian bombers hit Dacca orphanage. 17 dead reported
In Dacca an attack by high altitude Indian bombers struck an orphanage housing 400 children and 100 staff. Early reports list 17 bodies recovered with many children still missing. The site lies about a mile from Dacca airport, a target of ongoing air raids.
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Jessore
Calcutta
Dacca
Karachi
Army dismisses murder charges against Brig. John W. Donaldson
After a five month probe the Army cancels charges that Brig. John W. Donaldson killed six Vietnamese civilians. Army announces the decision from Fort Meade Maryland following an Article 32 hearing. Donaldson was the highest ranking officer accused in the Vietnam war killings.
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Washington
Army
John W. Donaldson
Associated Press
Ft. Meade
Donaldson
Joint committee named seek tighter wage policy
A new joint Pay Board and Construction Industry Stabilization Committee panel will draft wage policy details to tighten controls after Pay Board cut retroactive raises. The plan includes a three-member subcommittee from each side to finalize wage pacts amid inflation concerns. The piece notes Ford cautions on phase two policies and Rockefeller Rockwell and coal contracts as inflation pressures rise.
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Washington
Pay Board
Construction Industry Stabilization Committee
George H. Boldt
CISC
Los Angeles
Neil Jacoby
UCLA
Federal Reserve Authorities
Congress
Jacoby
Rockwell
Price Commission
Postmaster Rules No Extended Mailing Time This Christmas
Postmaster Kerr states no definite expanded counter service during the Christmas rush. The service counter stays open past 5 p.m. if customers are present and remains open past 12 noon Saturdays December 11 and 18 as long as there are customers to be served.
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Kerr
Economic controls extended through April 1973
The House plans to pass a one year extension of President Nixon’s economic control powers, sending the bill to the White House by week’s end. Senate action mirrors the measure, with a conference to align differences. Retroactive pay increases from the 90 day freeze may be paid unless deemed excessive by standards set by the Pay Board.
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Washington
House
Nixon
White House
Senate
Correction issued on city council terms
The Pioneer reports a typographical error in a photo caption. It stated councilmen Bill Davis and four others would have terms ending January 1 1972, but the correct end date is January 1 1973.
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Pioneer
New City
Bill Davis
Bunche Dies at 67 Former UN Undersecretary General
Ralph Johnson Bunche 67 longtime UN undersecretary general and 1950 Nobel Peace Prize laureate died in New York Hospital after months of illness. He helped mediate the 1949 Palestine war and later oversaw UN operations in the Congo. He joined the UN at its founding and was active in civil rights in New York.
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Ralph Johnson Bunche
United Nations
Palestine
Bunche
Israel
U.N
Congo
U.N. Secretar
U.S. State Department
Martin Luther King Jr
Selma
Montgomery
Ala
University of California At
Los Angeles
UCLA
Harvard
Northwestern University
London School of Economics
University of Cape Town
Union of South Africa
Indonesia
Malaya
Central Africa
Howard University
Africa
Office of Strategic Services
State Department
Dag Hammarskjold
U Thant
International Atomic Energy Agency
Ruth Ethel Harris
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Skyline Village
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Jay Griggs
Ing
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Radio Pakistan
Himalayan
Kashmir
Chhamb
Democratic Congress
Ralph J. Bunche
Iat
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Jerusalem
Washington, D.C
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U.S
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U.S. Senate
Jacob K. Javits
Bemidji Jaycees
Paul Bunyan
Beltrami County Fairgrounds
Bemidji, Minnesota
Elks Club
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