Dacca Residents Watch Indian Buildup With Calm Curiosity
Report from East Pakistan's capital notes 200000 Indian troops near the border and a tense mood among locals. Army measures include camouflaged planes, sandbagged positions, and mined roads while foreign residents fear a bloodbath and possible airport shutdown as Mukti Bahini rebels sever bridges and block routes to Chittagong and the border.
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Peter O’loughlin
Associated Press
Dacca
East Pakistan
Ganges
Pakistan Airlines
West Bengal
Chittagong
Mukti Bahini
Charlotte’s Sister City Gets Park
A small park in downtown Charlotte was dedicated in honor of Arequipa Peru, featuring a spray fountain representing Old Misty volcano. The $130,000 project funded by federal and local sources plus Mayor Belk’s donation, honors the sister city with speeches by Arequipa's Mayor and Belk receiving the Medal of Gold.
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Charlotte
N.C
Arequipa
Peru
Lewis Clarke
Raleigh
John M. Belk
Jose Velarde Soto
Three youths hijack plane to Havana from Albuquerque
FBI identifies Michael Finney 20 Ralph Goodwin 24 and Charlie Hill 21 as New Mexico murder suspects who hijack a Trans World Airlines jet en route to Havana after forcing 40 passengers to disembark at Tampa International Airport. The hijackers armed with pistols and a knife held crew and passengers, including Dustin Hoffman, until fuel stop preparations.
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Tampa
Fila
FBI
New Mexico
Trans World Airlines
Havana
Tampa International
Michael Finney
Ralph Goodwin
Charlie Hill
Robert Rosenbloom
J. F. Santoiana
Army
Charles Dennis
Boston
Albuquerque
C. A. Hill
Phoenix
Ariz
Cuba
Hill
Reliance Trucking Co
N. M
Tampa International Airport
Dustin Hoffman
TWA
McDill Air Force Base
Federal courts order dock workers back to work coast to coast
Courts in New York Philadelphia Baltimore Mobile Alexandria and Savannah issued temporary restraining orders to end a 58 day longshoremen walkout under Taft Hartley. Justice Department seeks similar action in Boston Houston New Orleans and three other cities to extend the cooling off to 80 days.
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Washington
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Justice Department
Nixon
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Mobile
Ala
Alexandria
Savannah
New Orleans
Jilted Teenager Kills Five Then Ends Own Life in Lancaster
In Lancaster California a jilted 18 year old Gary Logan killed five people in a home including Laurie Welch 16 and her parents Doris 37 and Jack 42 and shot and wounded others before taking his own life. The killings followed a broken romance with Laurie who had dated Logan.
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Jay Sharbutt
Associated Press
Lancaster
Calif
California
Gary Logan
Sheriff's
Logan
Jack Welch
Welch
Doris
Louis Welch
Thero
Rocco Nolfo
Nolfo
Laurie Roskam
Susan Roskam
Laurie
Janet
Charles Elliott
Susan
Welchs
Los Angeles
World finance chiefs seek stimulus package at Rome G10 talks
In Rome next week Treasury Secretary Connally and finance ministers from rich non Communist nations aim to craft a large package to resolve the monetary crisis. It may include a dollar devaluation, end of the 10 percent import surcharge, and pledges from Japan and the EC to boost U.S. imports.
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Carl Hartman
Associated Press
Brussels
Treasury
John B. Connally
Group of Ten
Rome
U.S
Japan
Paul Voelker
U.S. Treasury
International Monetary Affairs
Nixon
Washington
United States
West Germany
Military Payroll Plot Uncovered at Fort Stewart
Brig. Gen. Eugene M. Lynch said investigators uncovered a conspiracy by servicemen to seize the Fort Stewart payroll and hold officers at gunpoint. The probe found erceny fraud and $20,000 in falsified documents. Staff Sgt. Robert E. Ward is being questioned and two officers were suspended.
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FT. Stewart, Ga
Army Flight Training Center
Eugene M. Lynch
Lynch
Ft. Stewart
Army
Robert E. Ward
Investi
Gations
Ward
Punta Gorda
Fla
Florida
Erceny
Housing Shows Gains Amid Permits Surge in October
The Commerce Department reports a 1.2 percent rise in October as housing permit applications hit a record annual rate of 2.2 million, offsetting declines in stock prices, materials prices, and orders. Officials see an uptrend amid policy changes and expect vigorous 1972 growth. The Construction Industry Stabilization Committee approved 47 wage contracts, and the Postal Service plans a 23.9 percent postage rate hike unless the Price Commission acts.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Asst
Commerce
Harold C. Passer
Eceue
Construction Industry Stabilization Committee
Nixon
Postal Service
The
Price Commission
Captiol Renovation Plan Approved Costs 525000
North Carolina will renovate the Capitol at a cost of 525000 after year’s start. Gov. Bob Scott and Secretary of State Thad Eure must vacate the 131 year building during construction. The project follows a 1970 committee study and prior General Assembly funding.
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Raleigh
W. L. Turner
North Carolina
Bob Scott
Thad Eure
C. T. West
Scott
General Assembly
Capitol
Charlotte
James R. Johnson
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Maine
Providence
R.1
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Georgetown
S.C
Afl-Cio International Longshoremen’s Association
Shipping Association
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Western Gulf Coast
West Gulf Coast Maritime Association
James J. Dickman
New York Shipping Association
Money Crisis
Phobos
America
Mariner 9
Mars
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
Cal
JPL
Image Processing Laboratory
Jerry Brown
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