Pakistani Army Attacks Hindu Village near Dacca
A platoon of West Pakistani troops swept into the Hindu section of a waterlogged village northwest of Dacca before dawn, shooting men, looting homes, and burning the market. At least three dead with five or six more feared, as villagers fled into fields, while a BBC-like patrol reported ongoing violence in surrounding areas near East Pakistan’s capital.
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Boliadi
East Pakistan
Frontier Corps
Here
Omar
Dacca
Pakistan
Karachi
B.K. Siddiky
Tikka Khan
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
Awami League
Pakistani Red Cross
Summer White Nights Bring Teens Back to Leningrad Streets
In Leningrad the white nights mark the start of summer as teens celebrate graduation along the Neva embankment. A 30 man army band plays in Palace Square while a choir belts hymns, and residents stroll the streets in the limbo of daylight.
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Leningrad
U.S.S.R
Leningrad State University
Neva
Admiralty
Hermitage Museum
Palace Square
Hermitage
Winter Palace
Leningrad University
Fyodor Ostoyevsky
Dostoyesky
Smoking Warning Issued by Princeton Fire Chief
Princeton Fire Chief John M. Hyatt issued a warning to residents about smoking in bed after three fires caused by lighted cigarettes. He said fires were detected in time to prevent spread and warned the pattern could be deadly if repeated.
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Princeton Fire Department
Princeton
John M. Hyatt
Tornado Splits Over Austin in 1920, Photographer Captures Front Page
Ernest Baker, 79, recalls May 20, 1920 when a tornado hovered over Austin and split in half. On the third floor of the Land Office Building he grabbed his camera and sent the image to The New York Times, which published it on the front page.
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Austin
Tex
Ernest Baker
Baker
New York Times
Montana Lowers Drinking Age to Nineteen in State Bars
Montana Legislature sets July 1 as the start for 19 and 20 year olds to drink with a wallet sized ID from the Liquor Control Board. Yellowstone sticks with 21 while Glacier National Park adopts 19 to drink. bar owners welcome the new market but worry over ID cards. the two federal parks raise enforcement questions.
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Montana Liquor Control Board
Federal Land
Montana
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
Glacier National Park
Glacier
Juben Hart
Hart
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