Pakistan military shakeup removes navy chief and eight admirals
President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto announced a major purge of Pakistan's armed forces, retiring the navy commander in chief and eight other admirals amid postwar turmoil. Vice Admiral Muzaffar Hasan was replaced by Commodore Hafiz Ahmad. The shakeup follows a defeat in the India Pakistan war and hits top officers connected to key sectors of the economy. In India, West Bengal said nine million East Bengali refugees will begin returning to East Pakistan and to Bangladesh within two months, with food and funds to aid their trek.
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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Pakistan
Adm
Muzaffar Hasan
Navy
India
Hafiz Ahmad
Bhutto
Agha Mo
Surance
West Bengal
Bangla Desh
Pennsylvania Gotham Join Food Stamp Suit
New York City and Pennsylvania joined the National Welfare Rights Organization and several poor people in suing the Department of Agriculture to stop cuts in the food stamp program. The class action suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Washington.
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Washington
New York City
Pennsylvania
National Welfare Rights Organization
Department of Agriculture
U.S
Southerly Winds Bring Warm Air Across the Region
Southerly winds of 15 to 30 mph bring warm air with a high near 60 this afternoon. Winds ease to 10 to 18 mph tonight as the area cools to mid 40s, with Friday expected in the mid 60s.
Three Men Die In PPG Plant Blast At Lake Charles
An explosion at the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Chemicals plant in Lake Charles Louisiana killed Cecil Rhame 36 Daniel Johnson 29 and Murphy Raumery 28 all residents of Lake Charles. Four others were badly burned and an eighth worker was missing. Ronald Johnson Rob ert Bertrand both of Iowa La John Darbonne and Robert trichloroethylene units were not immediately identified.
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Lake Charles
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Industries Chemical
Cecil Rhame
Daniel Johnson
Murphy Raumery
Ronald Johnson
Robert Bertrand
Iowa
John Darbonne
Robert
POWs Named as 18 Families Rejoice Over News
Seventeen men previously listed as missing are confirmed prisoners of war in North Vietnam. Families in Alabama Nebraska and Iowa react with relief as 18 prisoners are identified among those held by the Viet Cong. Correspondence from North Vietnam prisoners arrives in New York via Rev Rich Fernandez.
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South Vietnam
Mandy Davis
Clayton
Ala
Thomas
Jerhardt Mehrer
Omaha Neb
Gustave
Cora Weiss
Cochairman
Committee of Liason
North Vietnam
New York
Rich Fernandez
North Viet- Lies
U S to Maintain Air War as North Vietnam Advances
Secretary Rogers said the United States will continue its air operations in Southeast Asia despite North Vietnamese offensives in Laos and Cambodia. He cited strikes near Hanoi and described protecting air defenses while North Vietnam presses along the Ho Chi Minh Trail and Plaine des Jarres area.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
United States
Southeast Asia
North Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Rogers
U.S
Hanoi
Mount Rogers
South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Plaine Des Jarres
Record GI insurance dividends set for 1972 payments
Veterans with NSLI and USGSI policies will receive a record dividend, with NSLI holders averaging over 67 dollars and USGSI at about 135 dollars. WWII pay ranges from 82 to 58 by region, while WWI averages vary by state and territory. VA credits higher trust fund earnings and new law allowing reinvestment after June 30.
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Washington
Donald E. Johnson
Hawaii
Philippines
Rhode Island
District of Columbia
Alaska
Nevada
Johnson
Nixon
Postal rates eyed as council relaxes price controls
The Living Cost Council exempted postal rates from price controls but told the U S Postal Service to justify any rate increases and noted a 23.9 percent hike in third class mail rates under review. It also kept pay limits for state local government workers, including teachers, under the Pay Board while lifting controls on most state and local fees. Donald Rumsfeld said the rules aim to discipline costs but warned the five and a half week old post freee system may not yet reach President Nixon s inflation goal. He insisted the service will justify rate changes without assuming future inflation and must reflect productivity and service needs. See POSTAL RATES, Page 4, Col.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council
U.S. Postal Service
Council
Donald Rumsfeld
Nixon
Rumsfeld
New York City
Bob Hope Seeks Access to POWs in Hanoi Visit
Bob Hope flew to Vientiane and met North Vietnamese First Secretary Nguyen Van Thanh in a friendly session about U.S. prisoners of war. He avoided specifics while an aide hinted POWs were the topic and he did a 20 minute solo show for about 400 Americans.
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Hanoi
Hope
Nguyen van Thanh
Bill Faith
Nixon
Faith
Vientiane
Bangkok
U.S
Southeast Asia
G. McMurtrie Godley
Richard Rand
Thanh
Godley
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Agnes Augustine
Detroit Metropolitan
Augustine
Jasiwny
Poland
Chicago
Baran
Detroit
THE
Associated Press
Hammed Yahya Khan
Gotham
Department of
New Delhi
Jagjivan Ram
Ram
East Pakistan
Seeneday
Veterans Administration
Living Cost Council
Bob Hope
Fort Sill
Gate 3
Fort Sill Boulevard
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