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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1971
Page
1
A New Orleans infant Mere dith Brown slept through Santa’s visit as holiday cheer filled the scene. In contrast a Pakistani girl at a refugee camp near Calcutta endured a Christmas filled with tears and sorrow.
Washington officials forecast better times in 1972 with a possible 6 percent plus rise in GNP, lower unemployment, and higher farm income. Maurice Stans, Earl Butz, and Laurence Silberman urged Congress to pass major labor dispute settlements while noting potential wage price controls and a favorable foreign trade outlook. Farm income may reach a record 26.7 billion with youth wage differential measures explored.
In Red House a flight spotter from Surge 7 alerted authorities, leading to 63 arrests on cockfighting charges. Citations were issued. roosters seized as evidence, some participants traveling from Michigan and Florida. Cockfighting seen as a bigger issue in southern West Virginia. The misdemeanor carries a $25 fine plus costs.
Pakistan's new leaders urge against scapegoating and set a three month judicial commission to probe the East Pakistan surrender and Yahya Khan's West ceasefire. The report will cover why Indian troops prevailed and why Yahya Khan accepted the ceasefire while immunity from trial is assumed during the inquiry. India says 200000 Bengali refugees have returned and questions UN refugee centers as being fictitious. Bangla Desh priority is economic stability and refugee reintegration, with costs estimated at 2.6 billion dollars.
The brief notes a cloudy mild forecast with a chance of light rain. Additional weather details are continued on Page 12B.
The snippet cites a January draft call likely amid Soviet aided cease-fire hopes, with other items noting three states testing no fault, a low income credit nearing age, and a Raider-type report on Nader.
Prime Minister Golda Meir at a Tabor union meeting in Tel Aviv praised Anwar Sadat saying he will prove himself a great leader if he refrains from opening fire. She argued restraint could spare his people further defeat and losses. United Nations Secretary-General-elect Kurt Waldheim pledged to tackle a 63 million dollar debt, blaming nonpaying members who opposed peacekeeping efforts.
The Internal Revenue Service will continue to levy gift taxes on large donations to political candidates and organizations, with a six state exemption for Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi and Texas as part of a Fifth Circuit decision from January upheld on review.
A U S strike force of 450 planes launched waves of attacks on North Vietnam amid around the clock raids, with North Vietnam claiming five American planes shot down and five pilots captured. U S command described the attacks as limited in duration and targeting antiaircraft defenses and supply routes near Hanoi.
Bases in Thailand and South Vietnam. carrier positions near North Vietnam reported in AP wirephoto caption indicating naval activity in the Tonkin Gulf.
West Virginia attorneys and a law student argue the coal industry bears too small a share of taxes. The 7 page report, prepared for lay readers, cites coal’s economic dominance and argues state policy favors coal, with lax mine safety and strong union opposition shaping tax rules and social costs.
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