West German Berlin Accord Signings Expected This Week
Bonn officials said final signing of all-German accords on Berlin could occur this week. The move aims to clear preconditions for Moscow proposed European security conference and for preparations ahead of a May 1969 decision by the Atlantic Alliance council in Bonn.
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Bonn
Germany
Berlin
Ruediger von Wechmar
Soviet Union
Poland
von Wechmar
Atlantic Alliance Council
Willy Brandt
West Berlin
Egon Bahr
Michael Kohl
East Germany
Bahr
Kohl
Ulrich Mueller
Guenther Kohrt
East Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Indian Paratroopers Halt Counter Attacks in East Pakistan
Reports from Dacca say Indian forces repulsed a northern counter attack and a second column from the east as Pakistani officers warn the army may reach the city within 48 hours. A U N cease fire proposal is introduced in New York seeking troop withdrawal. At Port Huron Michigan investigators say the underground water tunnel blast may yield more bodies. twenty two killed so far.
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Dacca
Port Huron
Mich
Nixon Takes Reluctant Stand On India War
Washington sources say U S attitudes toward India's war with Pakistan are defined by a policy opposing dismemberment of a sovereign nation not by direct vital interests. The stance is described as reluctant and not new, echoing past U S positions in conflicts like Nigeria's civil war.
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Nixon
India
Washington
U.S
Sappers Attack Qui Nhon Outpost In Viet Nam
Viet Cong sappers launched a major assault on a U S ground outpost near Qui Nhon causing casualties and damage. One American killed nine wounded four buildings and two guard towers destroyed. Other clashes across Indochina left three U S soldiers dead and twelve wounded.
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Saigon
U.S
Big Qui Nhon
Indochina
NBC Founder David Sarnoff Dies at 80
New York AP reports David Sarnoff founder of NBC and long-time RCA chairman died at home after a long illness at age 80. An immigrant messenger boy who built a global broadcasting empire, he organized NBC in 1926 and led RCA for more than three decades.
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New York
David Sarnoff
National Broadcasting Co
RCA Corp
Meet the Press
Sarnoff
NBC
RCA
The
Commercial Cable Co
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Instrument Co
Marconi
Bluefield Christmas Tree fund toward 6000 goal
The Bluefield Community Christmas Tree fund sits at 2988 with 11 days left to raise 3000 for the Dec 24 party helping about 1500 underprivileged children. Donations can be sent to Community Christmas Tree Association c/o Bluefield Daily Telegraph Box 208 Bluefield West Virginia or delivered to 412 Bland Street.
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Bluefield
Community Christmas Tree Association
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
W. Va
Newreme
Bland
Indians Attack On Two Sides Near Dacca and Kashmir
Indian paratroopers pressed toward Dacca from the north and a second column moved from the east as clashes broke out across East Pakistan and Kashmir. Pakistan denied losses while India, led by Indira Gandhi, pressed a diplomatic push with Soviet officials and claimed advancing positions including near Kargil.
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Associated Press
Dacca
India
East Pakistan
West
Pakistan
Indira Gandhi
New Delhi
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
Vasily Kuznetsov
Kuznetsov
J. F. R. Jacob
Jacob
Calcutta
India sets conditions for cease fire and pullout
India declared that a cease-fire and withdrawal of Indian armed forces could occur only if Pakistan withdraws its forces from East Pakistan and a peaceful settlement with Bangla Desh insurgents is reached. Indira Gandhi sent the letter to U Thant as the U N Security Council discussed a new U S cease-fire proposal.
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New York
U.N. Security Council
US S
George Bush
U.S
Pakistan
U.N
India
Indira Gandhi
U Thant
United Nations, N.Y
East
Security Council
United States
Sardar Swaran Singh
Gandhi
Singh
Council
Bangla Desh
General Assembly
Assembly
Gandhi accuses rich allies of fueling Pakistan conflict
Indira Gandhi denounces rich allies for arming Pakistan and opposing India during East Pakistan war. She says powers backing Pakistan will be blamed if harm comes to Pakistan and criticizes efforts to woo China and counter communism.
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New Delhi
Indira Gandhi
United States
Pakistan
Gandhi
China
India
Central Treaty Organization
Michigan Tunnel Blast Kills 22 Workers
The underground water tunnel blast in Port Huron, Michigan, killed 22 workers and left debris and mangled equipment along 1,000 feet of tunnel. About 40 men were in the shaft. 22 bodies recovered, eight injured escapees. Investigators from the Bureau of Mines and state agencies begin examining the cause.
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Port Huron
Mich
Gerald Remus
Detroit Metroplitan Water Board
Remus
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Michigan Department of Labor
Michigan Department of Health
St. Clair County
Norman D. Meharg
Antrim
West Virginia supplies mine rescue gear for Lake Huron blast
Gov Arch A Moore Jr acting at the U S Bureau of Mines request authorized use of WV mine rescue equipment for Lake Huron tunnel explosion recovery. Breathing apparatus flown from Morgantown to Flint by U S Army aircraft as the bureau opens its investigation. Mines Director John Ashcraft stood by for assistance.
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Charleston
W. Va
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Arch A. Moore Jr
Lake Huron
Moore
Morgantown
Flint
Mich
U.S. Army
Bureau
West Virginia
John Ashcraft
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Qui Nhon
White House
Ellis Steelwell
Brand Whitlock
Princeton
Rawalpindi
Rajasthan
Kashmir
Kargil
Pakistan Radio
Srinagar
Leh
By Andrew Torchia
Michigan
Robert Bower
Bower
St. Clair. Mich
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