6000 Slain In Conquered Dacca
Foreign newsmen have been barred from Dacca since March 27 as Yahya Khan's army moved to quell East Pakistan independence. AP correspondent Dennis Neeld and photographer Michael Laurent crossed from India, reaching Dacca by foot and canoe. Neeld then returned to Calcutta to file this dispatch.
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Dacca
East Pakistan
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
Pakistan
Associated Press
Dennis Neeld
Michael Laurent
India
Neeld
Calcutta
Dacca Ruled by Army as Mass Killings Reported
Dacca, East Pakistan's capital, lies under curfew after West Pakistani forces killed up to 6,000 residents and devastated hundreds of blocks while arresting Awami League leaders. The city shows charred ruins, exhausted families, and a university closed amid reports of student and professor deaths. Troops, about 10,000 in Dacca and 36,000 in the province, patrol in jeeps and trucks.
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Dacca
East Pakistan
Awami League
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
Sheik Mujib
Bangla Desh
Dacca University
West Pakistan
Smith Wins New Trial For University Murder Case
Jefferson City AP Verne Arthur Smith a former University of Missouri history instructor won a Missouri Supreme Court order for a new trial on charges he killed student Harry Hackworth in 1965. The ruling noted jury exclusion of women and Smith’s medication during trial.
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Jefferson City
Verne Arthur Smith
University of Missouri
Missouri Supreme Court
Smith
Harry Hackworth
Columbia
Fulton State Hospital
State Hospital
John N. Cave
Supreme Court
Roger Lee McQueen
St. Louis
George Francis
McQueen
Daniel Stevens
Elizabeth Abbott
Ballwin
Stevens
Democrats Map Delegate Plan
The Democratic State Committee approved its first written by-laws to modernize delegate selection and party structure. For the first time anyone 18 or over may participate in delegate selection and party operations. Delton L. Houtchens praised the commission for preparing the constitution and by-laws, saying it would help the party modernize and rehabilitate to meet 1970s challenges.
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Jefferson City
Democratic State Committee
Delton L. Houtchens
Missouri caucus plan sets 75 percent delegate vote share
By laws require congressional district caucuses to elect delegates and alternates to cast 75 percent of Missouri's votes at the Democratic National Convention. The remaining 26 percent would be chosen by the state convention. Missouri would have 73 delegates including national committeemen and 47 alternates next year.
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Congressional
Missouri
Arrests Increase in Chicago Plot Targeting Daley and Jackson
Chicago police expect more arrests in a case tied to an alleged plan to assassinate Mayor Richard Daley and Rev. Jesse Jackson. Four men, Earl Dillard Howard Harris Charles Whiteside and Terry Simmons, face charges of soliciting to murder with $5,000 bonds. April 21 hearings set.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Jesse L. Jackson
Earl P. Dillard
Howard Harris
Daley
Jackson
Dillard
Harris
Charles Whiteside
Terry Simmons
John T. Kelly
Department
Gang Intelligence
Thomas Lyons
Florida
Nashville
Tenn
Fisk University
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
U S to give South Korea farm aid signed by Porter
In Seoul AP report ambassador William J Porter signed two agreements to provide South Korea with 54.9 million dollars worth of farm products in 1971. The U S government will deliver large shipments to support Korea’s agricultural needs and bolster aid relations.
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Seoul
U.S
William J.porter
South Korea
Government offers large agricultural shipment terms
The proposal covers 502000 tons of wheat valued at 31.2 million dollars, 150000 bales of raw cotton worth 19.2 million, and 67600 tons of corn valued at 4.5 million. Of the total, 25 million dollars will be granted, with the remainder provided on a 40 year credit.
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First National Bank Bldg
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Halland Building
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