Heaviest air attack in three years ends over North Vietnam
The U S command said more than 1 000 combat strikes were flown in five days the biggest operation since November 1968 ending today. Three U S planes were lost two Navy planes and one Air Force F4 Phantom missing the rest rescued or accounted for. North Vietnam claimed 14 U S planes shot down with pilots killed or captured. The raids targeted MIG bases SAM sites anti aircraft batteries radar sites and depots from the DMZ to the 20th parallel with 350 aircraft involved.
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Mu Gia
Ban Karai
Ban Raving
New Year imports sell big in champagne and caviar
In 1971 lavish imports of champagne and caviar showed strong demand despite belt tightening. Caviar remained scarce with rising prices, while imported champagne stocked before surcharges and a dock strike eased supply. Domestic California champagne stayed plentiful with modest price gains, and buyers anticipated further increases after holidays.
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Dallas
Neiman-Marcus Co
Chicago
Department of Commerce
Romanoff Caviar Co
Caspian Sea
Harlan dies at 72 former Supreme Court justice
Washington AP reports John Marshall Harlan a longtime Supreme Court justice dies of cancer at 72 after 18 years on the bench and retirement on Sept. 23. President Nixon calls him one of the 20th century's giants on the Court as his death follows a hospital stay for cancer. In Pasadena, Mariner 9 images reveal Martian ridges in a dust storm photographed December 17 by a camera aboard the spacecraft.
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Nixon
Pasadena
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Mariner 9
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Moon
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Redistricting plan offered by Minnesota GOP amid court orders
The Minnesota Republican party proposed a redistricting plan with districts near equal size for the 1972 elections, aiming for 35 Senators and 105 House members under a court-mandated 62-seat cut. It places 17 Senate districts in the Twin Cities area and 18 in outstate areas, while noting 108000 people per senator and 36500 per House member. The GOP chair urged the plan as a benchmark amid other proposals.
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David Krogseng
GOP
House
Krogseng
Snowmobile registrations begin in Beltrami County
Beginning Monday January 3 snowmobile owners may register new machines at the Beltrami County Courthouse in the Register of Deeds office. Renewals remain by mail to the Division of Lands and Forestry in St Paul.
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Beltrami County
County Register of Deeds
Martin Sabre
Sabre
Division of Lands and Forestry
St. Paul
City plans dismissal motion in Ludwig pollution suit Bemidji file
Bemidji officials warned the Ludwig case may cost residents up to two million dollars if a court orders pollution controls. The city filed a motion to dismiss arguing lack of jurisdiction and failure to state a claim while pursuing federal funding and compliance with evolving pollution standards.
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Bemidji
James Ludwig
Mississippi River
Ludwig
Mississippi
Water Pollution Control Commission
Eugene Ouradnik
John Lloyd
Ouradnik
Lloyd
Nixon Brandt meet ends with NATO ambassador nomination
At Key Biscayne Nixon and Brandt wrap a cordial session with no major rifts. Nixon announces former Treasury head David Kennedy as the new U S ambassador to NATO, underscoring stronger U S European ties and continued 300,000 U S troops in Europe. Kennedy, 66, will also serve as ambassador at large beyond his treasury tenure.
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Kennedy
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NATO
Robert Ellsworth
European Alliance
Con
Holiday closings in city and county offices for New Year
Due to the New Years holiday all city banks will be closed Friday along with city, county, state and federal offices. They will be open for business Monday. The Pioneer offices will be closed all day Friday and there will be no Saturday edition printed. The Northwestern Bell office will close at 3 p.m. Friday to allow employees to depart for New Years Eve. Most other businesses will close early on Dec 31 and stay closed New Years Day. The post office will be closed Saturday with no deliveries but the lobby remains open for box patrons and mail posting.
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Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
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