Indira Gandhi declares Pakistan surrender and Bangla Desh free
New DelhI UP I report Indira Gandhi announced unconditional surrender of Pakistani forces in East Pakistan proclaiming Bangla Desh a free nation. She announced a Western front cease-fire as a major tank battle raged, while Pakistan vowed to fight on.
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Agha Mohammad Yahya
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Dacca
Hoon
East
Lall
India
All India Radio
Nixon
Cuban exile freighter seized by Cuba after bloody high seas attack
A Cuban exile owned freighter crippled by fire from a Cuban gun boat was towed toward Cuba after a brutal sea attack. Captain Jose Villa, 15, pleaded for urgent Coast Guard help and described dead and wounded aboard the Johnny Express, a Bahama Lines vessel seized by Cuba. The ship, with 14 crew including two Americans, was towed about 118 miles north of Cuba toward Oriente Province amid claims of piracy, following the earlier seizure of the Lyla Express. Coast Guard medics were dispatched for humanitarian aid.
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Johnny
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Frazier sentenced to death for five murders
Frazier received the gas chamber sentence after a four hour jury deliberation. He had previously been convicted of the murders of Dre Vielar Ohus Virginia Ohus their two sons Taggart and Derek and Dorothy Cadwallader at a hillside Santa Cruz area mansion on October 19 1970. Prosecutor Peter Chang called the crime a masterpiece of horror and declared Frazier a murderer rather than mentally ill. Bailiffs escorted him to jail after the verdict.
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James Jackson
Tey
California
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Atta
Dre Vielar Ohus
Virginia
Taggart
Derek
Committee urges junior high bid and bond date shift
A New Haven special committee urged the school board to award Cesar Chavez Junior High bids promptly, move the bond election to March 14, and endorse the school name. The unanimous group, convened by Supt. Duane Bay, met four hours to draft a conciliatory proposal to be presented next Tuesday. a Monday meeting will finalize it. The plan diverges from the board’s earlier stance on timing and naming.
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Cesar Chavez
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Duane Bay
Finn
Ohlone approves 10.79 million first phase campus contract
Fremont Ohlone College trustees awarded a 10.79 million contract to Rothschild and Raffin of San Francisco for Phase 1A of the new Mission Boulevard campus. The four to zero vote leaves out learning resources site library and several facilities. site grading starts immediately.
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Fremont
Ohlone College
Rothschild and Raffin
San Francisco
Charles Snow
Stephen Epler
Epler
Mission Boulevard
Dream tank project ends as US Germany scrapped collaboration
Washington reports eight years of joint effort to build a high speed 40 mph battle tank ended. Congress canceled the MBT70 program amid cost fears after more than 100 million spent. Germany proceeds with its Leopard design for European buyers. US to close out contract with General Motors with 40 million in appropriations.
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West Germany
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Weather News Digest Light Winds and Mild Spring Forecast
Light winds continue as fair weather persists with highs in the 50s and nights in the 40s. The forecast hints at lingering mild conditions through tomorrow, with page 40 offering more weather details.
Armed duo rob Toys R Us in Hayward
Two armed men robbed the Toys R Us at 24011 Hesperian Blvd in Hayward last night, shot a security guard, and forced shoppers to lie on the floor as they grabbed about 1500 dollars from cashiers. Police arrested both suspects within an hour in San Leandro after a gun battle with Alameda County sheriff's deputies.
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Toys R Us
Hesperian Blvd
San Leandro
Alameda County Sheriff's Deputies
Michigan approves $10,000 relief for wrongfully imprisoned man
Michigan lawmakers approve a $10,000 tax free grant for Charles Lee Clark, 72, who spent 30 years in prison for murder before a 1963 new trial proved his innocence. The aid, urged by Sen. Coleman Young, comes after a Senate vote of 29 to 0 and House approval delayed until after Christmas. Clark, native of Georgia, lives on $136 monthly welfare and has struggled to find work since his release.
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