Pakistan War Splits Nation Parted by East West Divide
Eastern Pakistan under Bengali rebels presses against Yahya Khan forces as 70 000 to 80 000 West Pakistani troops are cut off across hostile Indian terrain. Indian air raids hit Rawalpindi and naval operations block supplies while China and the Soviet Union align against the Bangla Desh push. The cabinet and military dispute over a unified country intensifies as the crisis widens.
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Rawalpinde
API
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
Pakistan
East Pakistan
Yahya Khan
West Pakistan
Rawalpindh
China
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
India
Mer
Soviet Union
Tashkent
United States
Britain
France
U.N. General Assembly
U.S
Dismiss Charge Against General Donaldson
After a five month inquiry at Ft Meade the Army announces Brig John W Donaldson is exonerated of all charges including six murders and an assault. Lt Gen Claire Hutchinson Jr. orders dismissal as evidence did not support the war crime allegations.
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Robert A. Dobkin
Washington
ATT
Army
John W. Tonaldson
Associated Press
Ft Meade
Ing
Donaldson
Claire FE. Hutchin Jr
1St Army
Hutchin
U.S
Obituaries and notable deaths from nationwide notices
Jessie F May 75 Texarkana former Hope resident First Methodist Church member. Survived by wife Nettie, son Dale Los Angeles, daughters Mildred Balch Hot Springs Christine Russell Texarkana, brother Joe May Homer LA, sister Mittie Martin Camden. Funeral Friday 2 p.m. Rondo Methodist Church, Rev. Stevens. burial Rondo Cemetery. Oakcrest Funeral Home directing. Frank Carpenter Porter 53 Washington Post reporter died after food lodged in throat. Dr. Thomas H. Reed 90 authority on municipal government died. advocate of council-manager govt with wife Dora. Marie Collier 44 Australian born opera star Tosca. died trying to open window. mother of four. stood in for Maria Callas at Covent Garden 1965. Dr. Josef Cerny 86 last surviving member of prewar Czech government, died in New York.
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Jessie F. May
Jessie F May
Texarkana
Hope
First Methodist Church
Nettie May
Dale May
Los Angeles
Mildred Balch
Hot Springs
Christine Russell
Joe May
Homer Louisiana
Mittie Martin
Camden
Rondo Methodist Church
Stevens
Rondo Cemetery
Oakcrest Funeral Home
Thomas H. Reed
Wethersfield
Conn
Dora
Marie Collier London
Marie Collier
Tosca
Maria Callas
Covent Garden
Rain Ends Tonight As Cold Front Moves In
Arkansas soaked by heavy rains from Gulf air clash with cooler north air. Flash flood warnings remained for Pulaski Saline Grant Jefferson counties until 8 am. Rain began in Little Rock Wednesday night, totals exceed 2.42 inches by dawn, with highs around 58 to 48 and temps to drop behind a western front.
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Associated Press
Arkansans
Arkansas
Gulf of Mexico
National Weather Service
Pulaski
Saline
Grant
Jefferson
Little Rock
Fayetteville
Pine Bluff
Harrison
Texarkana
el Dorado
Memphis
Fort Smith
U.S. Helis, Vietnamese Troops Hit Cambodiа Front
U S helicopter gunships and South Vietnamese troops battered North Vietnamese forces in Cambodia. Lt. Col. De Viet reported 73 North Vietnamese killed and 24 weapons captured with no Vietnamese casualties. The action followed a prior day’s toll and involved about 400 U S helicopter missions.
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George
Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Cambodia
de Viet
Cam Be
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Taoitan
North Vietnam
Forgotten Tashkent Declaration Revisited After New India Pakistan War
Commentator Spencer Davis reviews the 1966 Tashkent Declaration once hailed as a peace symbol between India and Pakistan. He notes its decline as both nations wage war again, with U S policy, Soviet backing, and China promises shaping the crisis.
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Spencer Davis
Associated Press
Washington
Tashkent
India
Pakistan
Soviet Union
Cawon
United States
Indian Subcontinent
Named Honorary Prison Inmates
Warden R J Gaffney named members of Cure of Art fourth grade class in Leawood Kansas honorary inmates for donating 32 68 to the penitentiary chapel fund The nun who teaches the class heard him speak and told the students about the drive for funds to build an all faith chapel inside the walls
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Kan
R. J. Gaffney
Cure of Art School
Leawood
Kansas State Penitentiary
Gaffney
825 Pound Wrestler Becomes Real Santa in Florida
Jolly Jim Dean an 825 pound former wrestler lives in a log cabin turned toy factory near Gainesville. He repairs discarded toys with neighbors to aid underprivileged children and tours hospitals and juvenile homes as Santa Claus. Dean recalls his old career selling out arenas before retirement.
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Gainesville
Fla
Jolly Jim Dean
Dean Pack
Buffalo Ranch
Dean
Kris Kringle
Santa
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Washington Post
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New York
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Puliman
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