Litter sting and other bold ideas for campaigns
News items from multiple papers note pundits and officials proposing sharp slogans to curb litterbugs, Nixon’s shift from germ warfare to cancer research facilities, NYSE brokers eyeing life insurance sales, a Millersville laundromat marijuana bust, and a Raleigh meeting of millionaires pushing campaign finance reforms.
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United States
Nixon
Fort Detrick
Anniston
Ala
New York
Raleigh
N.C
News and Observer
Bangladesh or Bangla Desh spelling debate explodes
AP dispatch from Dacca notes the country formerly East Pakistan is spelled Bangladesh officially, though Bangla Desh appears on some stamps and in older publications. Government press chief M R Akhtar confirms the official form and AP adoption, while admitting lingering confusion over the two word variant.
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Dacca
East Pakistan
Bangladesh
Viet Nam
Vietnam
Saigon
M. R. Akhtar
Associated Press
Akhtar
Runaways to Receive Shelter and National Network
Rep. Paul S. Sarbanes announces in Baltimore that a bill will be introduced in Congress early next year to create shelters for runaways and a nationwide network to help families locate missing children. He cites a marked nationwide rise and Maryland’s about 17 percent increase last year, with total missing children in the state possibly reaching 6,000.
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Baltimore
Congress
Paul S. Sarbanes
Maryland Democrat
Maryland
U Thant Leaves UN Amid Rousing Farewell Watch
U Thant, 62, exits as secretary general after a decade marked by change and challenge. He optimistic about the UN’s future, noted China’s admission, regrets divided nations remain, and hints the two Germanys may join next year. He plans to spend remaining life promoting UN ideals.
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Alec Collett
Associated Press
United Natons
N.Y
U Thant
U.N
Thant
United Nations
China
Secretariat
el Hadj Abdoulaye Toure
Guinea
Dag Hammarskjold
Africa
Draw Straws Decide Avoyelles Parish Police Jury Race
In Marksville Louisiana Wade Mayeux and Daryl Lemoine tied at 518 votes each in a parish Police Jury race after a December 18 election. A recount found no change and under state law the two drew straws at a Parish Democratic Executive Committee meeting. Mayeux won the straw poll.
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Marksville
Wade Mayeux
Daryl Lemoine
Avoyelles Parish
Parish
Democratic Executive Committee
Mayeux
Lemoine
Bhutto Moves Fast in Pakistan as President
In Rawalpindi Arnold Zeitlin reports Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s first week as president of Pakistan, likened to Kennedy by locals. Bhutto ousted Yahya Khan’s junta, freed political prisoners, and reshaped government while promising reforms for the commonpeople. He banned whipping and cut his own salary, while expanding TV. Bhutto’s government faced labor unrest and a busy start with a mix of populist moves and controversy.
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Arnold Zeitlin
Associated Press
Rawalpindi
Kennedy
Foreign Office
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Pakistan
Bhutto
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
Yahya
Punjab
Mumtaz
Raja Bazaar
Stronger SEC powers urged by Congress
The SEC recommendations delivered to Congress call for greater government regulation of the investment business, contending self-regulation has failed. After decades of doubt since 1929 and again in the late 1960s, the report argues for reduced market decision making by industry and expanded government authority, amid rising consumerism and environmental concerns challenging business responsibility.
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New York
Securities and Exchange Commission
Congress
Commission
SEC
National Railroad Passenger Corp
Inmate Denied Emergency Furlough For Mother’s Funeral
Cummins Prison Farm inmate Herman L. Davis, serving two 2-year terms for murder and burglary, says he was refused an emergency furlough to attend his mother Ben Hawkins's funeral in Little Rock on December 7. Correction officials cited lack of guard availability and missing contact with the Pulaski County sheriff for escort needs. The handbook allows release in death cases, but Davis says a telephone plea could have secured attendance.
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Little Rock
Cummins
Dale Bumpers
Herman L. Davis
Ben Hawkins
Correction
Terrell Don Hutto
Davis
Pulaski County
Meany Plans Labor Drive to Oust Nixon in 1972
AFL CIO President George Meany says workers oppose Nixon and will mobilize organized labor for a decisive political campaign to replace him in 1972. He criticizes the administration for policy changes, gimmicks, and government by surprise while urging full employment and inflation protection.
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Jerry Brown
Associated Press
Washington
Aflcio
George Meany
Nixon
Meany
Vleak
Court Contests Marriage of Men in New Hampshire
The state filed for a declaratory judgment to dissolve the marriage between Francis Mucka and Neil Trudelle alias Tina Marie Trudella in Hillsboro County Superior Court. Attorney General Warren Rudman acted after Nashua City Clerk Lionel Gilbert sought guidance.
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Manchester
N.H
New Hampshire
Warren Rudman
Hillsboro County
Francis Mucka
Neil Trudelle
Tina Marie Trudella
Rudman
Nashua
Lionel Gilbert
Governor weighs pulling adviser from state business
Arkansas Governor Dale Bumpers said he may ask adviser Martin Borchert to stop selling building materials to state agencies after reports Borchert's North Little Rock firm sold to Cummins Prison Farm and the Highway Department. Borchert claimed bids kept sales fair. Bumpers called the appearance of conflict into question.
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Little Rock
Dale Bumpers
Memphis
Martin Borchert
Arkansas
Borchert
Cummins Prison Farm
State Highway Department
North Little Rock
Bumpers
Buropers
Commercial Appeal
Cushman Sworn in as Commander
Washington AP Gen Robert E Cushman Jr was sworn in as the new commander of the Marine Corps at age 57 He pledged during the ceremony to keep the corps lean and to take care of their own and oversee the service.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Julius Wile
Wine Authority
Bollinger Champagne
Wile
England
Louis Sobol
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Roller Skates a Traffic Hazard in Baltimore
Police confiscate roller skates from children seen skating in streets after Christmas reports of minor accidents and injuries. Skates are returned to parents with warnings to keep youths off streets while skating. Meanwhile in San Diego, singer Andy Williams will receive about 25 000 dollars less than pledged for a TV program, with city sharing 33 140.73 dollars of costs Burnaby Productions claims.
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Baltimore, Md
San Diego
Calif
Andy Williams
Williams
Burnaby Productions
Ward Company Donates to Arkansas College Fund
The Montgomery Ward Co. contributed 1069 dollars to the Arkansas Foundation of Associated Colleges to be shared among seven member institutions. The colleges listed include Arkansas College the College of the Ozarks Harding College Hendrix College John Brown University Ouachita Baptist University and Southern Baptist College.
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Little Rock
Montgomery Ward Co
Arkansas Foundation of Associated Colleges
Arkansas College
the College of the Ozarks
Harding College
Hendrix College
John Brown University
Ouachita Baptist University
Southern Baptist College
Toasts to 1972 Bring Classic Sayings and Wishes
AP columnist compiles notable toasts for 1972 from public figures and entertainers. Quotes from Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Perle Mesta, Cary Grant, Walter Cronkite, Henry Mancini, Pearl Bailey, Jackie Gleason, Roger Moore and others reflect humor, wishes, and hope for world peace and a peaceful year ahead.
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Perle Mesta
Cary Grant
Walter Cronkite
Henry Mancini
Pearl Bailey
Jackie Gleason
Mississippi Teacher New Tax Assessor
PORT GIBSON Mississippi AP A 23 year old schoolteacher sworn in as Mississippi's only black county tax collector assessor vows fair assessment for all races. Evan Doss says some claim to remove whites but will work with those who cooperate while pursuing freedom equality and justice for all.
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Port Gibson
Miss
Mississippi
Evan Doss
Claiborne County
Doss
Charles Evers
Fayette
Evers
Center
Tougaloo College
Jackson
County Board of Supervisors
Dan McCay
McCay
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