Evacuation Mission as Enterprise Heads to Indian Ocean
The U S Navy aircraft carrier Enterprise and a task force including amphibious ships left Vietnamese waters for the Indian Ocean heading toward the Bay of Bengal to evacuate Americans and other foreigners from Dacca as Indian forces advance. The mission, ordered by naval commanders aboard USS Constellation, aims to secure a port of entry off Singapore for potential evacuation operations amid the India Pakistan conflict that began on December 3.
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Soviet naval buildup in Indian Ocean tied to India Pakistan crisis
Senior Nixon aides in Washington report Soviet forces increasing presence in the Indian Ocean. A guided missile warship has left Vladivostok heading south, with a destroyer added earlier to the task force. About 12 to 15 surface ships and 10 nuclear submarines reportedly patrol the region. U.S. forces remain limited to two destroyers and a seaplane tender at Bahrain. President Nixon orders new moves in response.
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Bahrein
Persian Gulf
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Douglas pact Okd eoing to Pay Board
United Auto and Aerospace Workers Local 140 in Long Beach approved a new McDonnell Douglas contract by 83.4 percent, with a $0.51 hourly raise in year one and 3 percent increases in the next two years, plus cost of living adjustments and enhanced benefits. The Pay Board is expected to approve the deal soon. Canadian plant strikes ended with the contract acceptance, with 1,465 Long Beach workers awaiting return to duty as wing sets and components resume production.
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Indian Army closes on Dacca in war amid ceasefire terms
Indira Gandhi warned in a letter to U Thant that a ceasefire and withdrawal of Indian forces could occur if Pakistan pulls its troops from East Pakistan and seeks a peaceful settlement with insurgents. The U N Security Council debated a U S ceasefire appeal as Indian paratroopers advanced on Dacca from north and east.
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Lockheed strike ends as IAMAW accepts 38 month pact
About 3,700 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers voted to approve a 38 month contract with Lockheed. The deal raises pay to a maximum of 5.64 per hour and adds a five day holiday during Christmas and New Year. Concurrently, roughly 100,000 Southland construction workers are returning to work after Teamsters Local 420 ratified a new three year contract with wage increases totaling 83 cents per hour each year.
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Lakewood Scouts Rescued From Rugged Trail Above Altadena
A Lakewood Boy Scout leader Phillip Herbert and six Scouts from Troop 244 were rescued after getting stranded on a mountain trail between Camp Idle Hour and the Mt. Wilson Toll Road. Deputies said the group avoided retracing steps when darkness fell and an earth slide blocked the path.
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Japan offers unilateral tariff cuts on 30 items
Japan will cut tariffs unilaterally on four items and remove quotas on ham and sausage refined sugar cattle feed and tomato puree while offering to cut auto import duties from 10 to 8 percent if the United States lifts its 10 percent surcharge on Japanese cars. The move follows two-day talks between American and Japanese trade officials led by Ambassador William Eberle with both sides pledging to continue negotiations.
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Nixon meets Pompidou in Azores amid world crisis talks
President Nixon arrived in Angra do Heroismo Azores for two days of talks with French leader Georges Pompidou on the world money crisis and other issues. He shook hands with Portuguese Premier Marcello Caetano and discussed future trips to Moscow and Peking and the Indo Pakistani war. The leaders emphasized strong Portuguese U.S. relations as they met at Lajes Base after a 4 hour 41 minute flight from Washington.
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Thomas Aldrich
Lajes
Egypt keeps Soviet advisers but not along Suez Sadat says
In a page A-13 report the Egyptian president Sadat states Egypt will retain Soviet missile advisers yet avoid direct involvement near the Suez Canal, signaling a cautious stance amid Middle East tensions.
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