Nixon uses dollars to pressure India over war stance
The United States shifts toward dollar diplomacy by withholding aid to India amid the India Pakistan conflict. Washington labels India an aggressor, suspends $87.6 million in economic aid and cancels $14 million in arms licenses while Pakistan faces softer treatment and ongoing U.N. pressure frustrates New Delhi.
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Nixon
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Yahya
United Nations
India claims offensive gains as Pakistan reports civilian toll
India says it crushed the hard outer crust of East Pakistan defenses and calls for surrender of the eastern army. It admits losing Chhamb in Kashmir while Pakistani authorities report 305 civilians killed and 500 injured by airstrikes. Calcutta officials anticipate about 10 million refugees returning from India.
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East Pakistan
Chhamb
Kashmir
Rawalpindi
Pakistan
Calcutta
West Bengal
Governor Moore Defends Strip Mine Law Pace
Gov. Moore says his administration has controlled strip mining but warns against expecting instant implementation of the new strip mine law.
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Charleston
Moore
Bluefield Board Takes No Action On Sewage Contract
The Bluefield Sanitary Board postponed action Tuesday on a proposed contract from a Beckley engineering firm to update the city sewage system. City officials say they are unaware of any policy to gas or shoot stray dogs and cats if not rehomed within 10 days, but indicate such practice would stop.
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Bluefield
Priest Leads Vanguard Jail Rehab Plan in Tazewell
Rev. E Bruton Strange chosen by the Tazewell County Board of Supervisors to head a six month probationary rehabilitation program in the county jail beginning January 1. The priest, not a ministerial employee, will act as counselor and ombudsman to inmates, with a $330 monthly support budget projected for program expenses.
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Caroline Lawrence
E. Bruton Strange
Tazewell County
Strange
Board of Supervisors
University of the South
Sewanee, Tenn
City Home Burglarized in Bluefield
Bluefield police investigated a burglary at Bill Nelson’s East Wayne Street residence. The home was empty from midnight to 8 a.m. and unlocked. Missing were $35 in coins, $3 in a bank, a $5 music box, and an unspecified amount of food from the kitchen. Investigation continues.
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Bluefield
Bill Nelson
East Wayne Street
Eddie Moricle
Nelson
Moricle
House approves broad child care bill despite veto pressure
The House passed 210 to 186 a major child development program for preschoolers while extending federal antipoverty efforts for two years. The White House opposed the measure and President Nixon faced strong anti bill opposition from conservatives. The plan would fund local centers offering medical, nutritional, and educational services free for families under 4320 annually, and spurred party defections and warnings of a veto.
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Washington
House
White House
Nixon
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Ford
Carl Albert
D-Okia
Albert
Congress
Raysal Miner Dies In Jolo Roof Fall
Forty six year old Joe Canellas Jr. of Raysal was killed in a rock fall at the Jolo Mine Beartown near 3 p.m. Monday. The body is at Fanning Funeral Home Laeger awaiting arrangements.
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Raysal
Rock Fall
Jolo
Beartown
Fanning Funeral Home
Laeger
Indians and Pakistanis suffer major offensive setbacks
The Associated Press reports heavy Indian action on the western front with claims of crushing the foe’s outer defenses in East Pakistan and urging surrender. India says it seized Jessore and lost Chhamb in Kashmir while contesting claims of gains as fighting rages near Dacca and Hilli.
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Associated Press
India
Pakistan
Chhamb
Kashmir
Jammu
Jessore
Dacca
East Pakistan
Calcutta
Maneckshaw
Mukti Bahini
General Assembly weighs appeal to India and Pakistan ceasefire
The United Nations General Assembly debated a veto-free appeal urging India and Pakistan to stop fighting and withdraw forces behind their borders. The Security Council had earlier admitted inability to act due to a Soviet veto and asked the Assembly to step in.
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General Assembly
India
Pakistan
Assembly
Security Council
Assembly to vote on cease fire amid shifting military developments
India and the Soviet Union sought to delay debate by asking that questions be sent to the steering committee. They declined to press the issue after Indonesian Assembly President Adam Malik ruled against them, signaling a likely overwhelming vote in favor of a cease-fire.
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India
Soviet Union
Adam Malik
Indonesia
Brezhnev Urges Unmediated Cease Fire in India Pakistan War
Warsaw AP report says Leonid Brezhnev blames Pakistan and calls for an end to the fighting without outside interference. Kosygin says he will not mediate now while Soviet support for India influences the conflict. U Thant appeals for civilian protection as UN debate continues.
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Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Pakistan
Alexei N. Kosygin
Norway
India
Kashmir
Kremlin
Moore defends slow roll of West Virginia strip law
West Virginia Governor Arch A. Moore Jr defended delaying rules for the new strip mining act. He argued immediate implementation is impractical and that regulators should rely on professional judgments. CASM cites illegal permits and asks court to revoke permits since enactment. The Supreme Court agreed to hear the case.
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Herb Little
Charleston
W. Va
Arch A. Moore Jr
Moore
West Virginia
Reclamation Commission
Natural Resources
Ira S. Latimer Jr
State Supreme Court
Strip Mining Inc
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Soviet Capsule Soft Lands on Mars Signals Earth
The Soviet Mars 3 mission reports an unmanned capsule made a soft landing on Mars and sent television and radio signals to the Earth via the mothership. Mars 3 launched May 28 and reached Mars in 188 days, while Mariner 9 watches dust storms from orbit.
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James R. Peipert
Moscow
Mars
Earth
Tass
Red Planet
Probe Success Hangs On Nature Of Sensors
The Mars 3 mission by the Soviet Union aims to show a major space achievement if its lander carries instruments capable of detecting life. Scientists at Caltech say data from Mars 3 will be judged by the instruments aboard and the amount of information returned before the U S Viking missions planned for 1976.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mars
Soviet Union
United States
Venera 7
Venus
Moon
California Institute of Technology
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mariner 9
United
Allies Set to Boost 1972 Defense Spending
Ten North Atlantic allies including Belgium Britain Denmark West Germany Greece Italy Netherlands Norway Turkey and Luxembourg agreed Tuesday night to raise defense spending by more than one billion dollars about six percent to ease the United States defense burden.
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Belgium
North Atlantic
U.S
Lord Carrington
Eurogroup
Britain
Denmark
West Germany
Greece
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Turkey
Luxembourg
Bluefield Christmas Tree Fund Reaches Goal Milestone
The Bluefield Community Christmas Tree Fund stands at 2136 dollars or 35 percent of its 6000 dollar goal after 234 dollars was contributed Tuesday. The fund supports a December 24 party at Ramsey Auditorium for about 1500 underprivileged Bluefield children with Old Santa and toy bags. Contributions can be sent to Community Christmas Tree Association Box 208 or delivered to the Bluefield Daily Telegraph offices.
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Bluefield
Ramsey Auditorium
Santa
Community Christmas Tree Association
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
W. Va
Bland St
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