Heaviest U S B52 Raids Press North Vietnam
American B52 bombers struck supply concentrations near Vinh and Dong Hoi in the third straight day of heavy raids in North Vietnam. Air and Navy units supported South Vietnam operations while weather limited strikes north of the DMZ. A Navy A7 Corsair crashed during a night approach aboard USS Saratoga but the pilot ejected safely.
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Southeast Asia
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Dong Hoi
Laos
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Haiphong
Demilitarized Zone
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David Edwards
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Racial clash injures crew on Kitty Hawk near Pearl Harbor
About 100 black and white sailors fought aboard the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk off Pearl Harbor after an October incident in Manila and a knife and chain melee lasting hours. Newsmen were barred but interviews indicate combat stress and extended duty fueled tensions.
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Kitty Hawk
San Diego
Vietnam
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Manila
North
Philippines
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Day of Mourning Held At Plymouth Rock by Indians
United American Indians of New England staged a pro Indian day of mourning at Plymouth Rock drawing about 6,000 visitors to the site famed as the first Thanksgiving. Demonstrators said they fast to protest Indian life land and culture lost since 1620 while staging a peaceful protest near the Masasoit statue overlooking Plymouth Harbor.
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United American Indians
New England
Rock
Plymouth Rock
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America
United American Indians of
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Plymouth Harbor
Massachusetts
Mystery Sub Trapped In Norway Fjord
In Norway a naval search continues after reports of lights on Sognefjord amid a 12 day hunt for a possible foreign submarine. Officials say no submarine was found after the frigate Trondheim fired on a moving object and confirmed it was not a submarine.
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Norway
Int
Sognefjord
Defense
Johan Klepper
Ford
Defense Command
Trondheim
Sen SmithS Cottage Vandalized in Maine
Detectives fingerprint the scene of a break in Senator Margaret Chase Smiths cottage overlooking Casco Bay. Deputies report considerable vandalism with bookcases toppled mirrors broken and a shredded copy of A Declaration of Conscience found.
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Cindy’s Harbor
Maine
Margaret Chase Smith
Casco Bay
Tom Foley
Cumberland County Sheriff's Department
Holiday Death Toll Rises to 206 Across Nation
The Associated Press reports 206 traffic deaths over Thanksgiving weekend as rain and snow slow drivers in the Southwest and Pacific Northwest and fog disrupts inland California. The toll counts from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday, with drier, cooler weather elsewhere.
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Pacific Northwest
California
Israeli unit clashes with guerrillas near Lebanon cease-fire line
Israeli military reports a clash with Palestinian guerrillas inside Lebanon near the cease-fire line. Lebanon sources claim helicopters landed and houses were blown up at Khreibeh before troops withdrew. One Israeli soldier wounded and several militants reportedly hit, WAFA says four guerrillas wounded.
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Lebanon
Israali
Syria
Khreibeh
Mt. Hermon
Beirut
Hasbani River
WAFA
Kissinger Meets Tho in Paris War Talks Briefly
Kissinger and Tho held a one hour secret meeting near Paris after earlier talks in Gif-sur-Yvette. CBS tracked the rendezvous and a Saturday meeting in Paris was confirmed by White House sources. Thieu aide Nguyen Phu Duc arrived to reiterate objections to the draft including troop withdrawals and the demilitarized zone.
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Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc
Columbia Broadcasting System
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Chousy-le-Roi
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Tho
Washington
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Maurice Schumann
Ziegler
Vietnam
Gif-sur-Yvette
Nixon
Choisy
Agence France Presse
U.S
Communist Party
Nguyen
van Thieu
Nguyen Phu Duc
Saigon
Thieu
Duc
South Vietnam
Thanksgiving Day Parades and Football Highlight Holiday Customs
Thanksgiving 1972 saw large crowds in New York Philadelphia and Detroit for parades and TV coverage. President Nixon watched contests at Camp David while the First Family enjoyed a quiet day with dogs and a 14 pound turkey. U S troops in Vietnam ate canned turkey and a Santa handful of volunteers shared a meal with 486 children at a China Beach orphanage. A Chicago Heights family marked Agnes Joyce’s 73rd birthday with a large gathering.
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Philadelphia
Detroit
Donald Duck
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Maryland
Navy
U.S
Vietnam
620Th Tactical Communications Squadron
China Beach
Chicago Heights
Ill
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Thanksgiving Dinner Quips by The Journal
A brief humorous note from Inside The Journal features a reader recalling a Thanksgiving dinner. The comment centers on misgivings about the turkey yet praise for the bread the turkey consumed.
Bolivian government imposes state of emergency amid textile strike
In La Paz workers barricade inside factories as the government declares a nationwide state of siege. Troops tanks and police surround the textile district arresting an unknown number of workers while assault cars are stationed in working class neighborhoods. Actress Marie Wilson dies at 56 after cancer battle.
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Bolivia
Hollywood (Ap
Marie Wilson
Irma
Warner Brothers
Nine Arrested in Biddeford Marijuana Bust at Main Street
Noise complaint led Biddeford police to raid apartment 2 at 217 Main St. Nine youths in their late teens or early 20s were arrested for being present where marijuana was kept and possession. About eight ounces were seized and all were bailed awaiting District Court action in Saco next week.
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Main St
Donald Jerry
Marcel Doucette
Jerry
Dayton
Saco
South Portland
District Court
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