Allied Drive In Cambodia Picks Up Momentum
The United States reports 320 helicopter missions in eastern Cambodia as Allied forces push through a 50 mile target area. South Vietnamese troops move 30 miles from the border with reinforcements at Krek and Thien Ngon while North Vietnam increases material flow toward Laos and Cambodia via the Ho Chi Minh trail amid ongoing air strikes and near daily combat.
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U.S
Saigon
Associated Press
J. T. Volkerstorfer
Krek
Volkerstorfer
Thien Ngon
North Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Mu Gia
Ban Karai
Ban Raving
Demilitarized Zone
Christmas trees come from farms or thinning forests
New York reports that most Christmas trees in America come from farm grown stock or from young specimens that must be thinned in commercial forests to allow stronger trees to mature.
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New York
America
Women Students Admitted to New Mexico Military Institute
Women will enter as day students at the all male New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell in fall 1972 marking the first enrollment of women at the school.
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Roswell
N. M
New Mexico Military Institute
Evolution of the Violin and its Makers in Cremona
The violin evolved from the ancient lyre and the bow, with Cremona, Italy, as the key center from 1500 onward. Nicolo Amati and his pupil Stradivari advanced tone and volume, while the Guarneri family also gained fame, shaping the instrument’s history.
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Greece
India
Cremona
Italy
Nicolo Amati
Stradivari
Amati
Guarneri
Public Records of Local Complaints and Thefts Listed
Public records from Lawton Police Department list complainants including David Ingram at 406 Mission, Bruce Kocsondi at No 51 N. 24th, and James Hinmon at 4220 Lindy. Reports note loss of a dog, thefts from a car, and a 1971 motorcycle from residence, plus Best Motel at 1308 S. Second reporting theft of towels sheets and cook items.
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Lawton
David iIngrem
Mission Ltvd
Bruce Kocsondi
N. 24Th
James Hinmon
Lindy
Best Motel
SFA approves three construction plans totaling 6.3 million
In Nacogdoches Texas plans for three major Stephen F. Austin State University projects were approved totaling about 6.3 million dollars. The package includes a four story library at an estimated 4.6 million dollars a football stadium for 1.5 million and Austin administration building renovations valued at 180 thousand dollars.
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Nacogdoches, Tex
Stephen F. Austin State University
Austin
Birthday cards kick off a lasting holiday tradition
In 1843 John Calcott Horsley designed the first Christmas card for Sir Henry Cole, founder of the V and A Museum. By year end Americans will buy more than seven billion greeting cards, says Irving Cohen president of a card shop chain.
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New York
John Calcott Horsley
Sir Henry Cole
Victoria and Albert Museum
Irving Cohen
Middle East tensions rise over long range missiles
Delegates from Algeria Bahrain Egypt Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya met amid U S talks to supply Israel with ground to ground long range missiles. Al Ahram quoted Sadat saying such arms would escalate the Middle East crisis. discussions in Cairo involved Hafez Ismail and U S diplomat Donald Bergus with the Soviet charge d affaires.
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Bahrain
Egypt
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Mopaper
U.S
Israel
al Ahram
Sadat
Middle East
Hafez Ismail
Donald Bergus
Cairo
Ismail
Nixon Dines with Coaches at Ocean Villa
Bob Devaney and Chuck Fairbanks shared compliments after a game while Nixon and wife Pat hosted two guests for turkey dinner at their ocean side villa Rose Mary Woods the President's secretary accompanied them at the meal
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Bob Devaney
Oklahoma
Chuck Fairbanks
Nixon
Pat
Oceanside Villa
Rose Mary Woods
California Governor Ronald Reagan Reelection Campaign Spending
California Governor Ronald Reagan spent about 3 million dollars in his bid for re election.
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California
Ronald Reagan
Fighting Flares Across East Pakistan Amid Political Crackdown
Reports of renewed combat in East Pakistan outline Indian and Pakistani forces clashing near Sylhet Jantapur Comilla and Hilli with claimed territorial gains and reversals. A political crisis deepens as the National Awami Party and East Pakistan Awami League face ban and possible assembly dissolution while authorities accuse leaders of collaboration with the enemy.
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Sylhet
Jantapur
Comilla
Northwest Frontier
Baluchistan
National Assembly
East Pakistan
Yahya Khan
West Pakistan
National Awami Party
East Pakistan Awami League
Former Sheriff Hurt In Mishap Near Lake Lawtonka
Forest McClung former Comanche County sheriff sustained superficial shotgun wounds to face arm and hand in a hunting accident near Lake Lawtonka Thursday morning. Deputies say his son Joe 22 accidentally discharged the gun wounding him. he was treated at Memorial Hospital and released.
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Forest McClung
Comanche County
Lake Lawtonka
Memorial Hospital
McClung
Joe
Parachute Confusion in 727 Hijack Flight
FBI reported the hijacker likely bailed out around 8 13 p m after liftoff from Seattle as the plane flew over Oregon and California. Four crew members were debriefed after landing in Reno while Seattle Sky Sports warned one sport parachute was a ground training model and not usable for descent.
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Reno
Scott
William Rataczak
H. E. Anderson
Tina Mucklow
Seattle
FBI
Clark County
Calif
Minneapolis
Federal Aviation Administration
Earl Cossey
Sky Sports
McChord Air Force Base
Tacoma
Wash
Cossey
Marco Polo Views the Pacific Ocean Ahead of Europe
Marco Polo, famed explorer, is credited with being among the first Europeans to glimpse the Pacific Ocean, marking a milestone in early transoceanic contact and exploration.
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Marco Polo
Longshore and Warehouse Unions Fault Gap in West Coast Talks
The SUITS national union board reports that East and Gulf Coast negotiations failed over two sticking points: minimum pension guarantees and welfare contributions. The strike idled about 30,000 dock workers from Maine to Texas since Oct 1 as offers remain well above Pay Board guidelines. The ILA seeks a flat 2.80 dollar raise from 4.60 per hour, while shippers propose smaller gains and fringe benefits over three years.
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Gulf Coast
Maine
Texas
ILA
Aliens Urged to Report Addresses by January
The Dallas INS official E W Thurman states that all aliens in the United States on January 1 must report their addresses by month’s end to the attorney general. Accredited diplomats and those accredited to select international organizations may be excused. Reporting forms available at local post offices or the INS office in January.
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United States
E. W. Thurman
Dallas
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Immigration and Naturalization Service Office
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