Britain West Germany Recognize Bengal as Bangladesh Emerges
London reports Britain and West Germany led a wave of recognitions for Bangladesh, with Sir Alec Douglas-Home announcing Britain’s move and others like Norway Sweden Denmark and Finland soon following. Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg were expected to join, France and Italy delaying. Mujibur Rahman’s government hailed the shift as a new era of regional friendship while a census of civilian casualties and a war crimes tribunal were announced.
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London
Britain
West Germany
Bangladesh
Alec Douglas-Home
House of Commons
India
Mujibur Rahman
Pakistan
Alec
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
Brussels
European Common Market
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
France
Italy
Douglas-Home
Sheik Mujib
Subcontinent
Soviet Bloc
Romania
U.S
United States
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Abdul Aziz
Inland
Dacca
Mirpur
IRA declares Newry march may proceed with restraint
Irish Republican Army officer says anti-British guerrillas will avoid British troops ordered to disperse a Roman Catholic mourning march in Newry. Up to 30,000 protesters expected. Civil Rights Association organizes tribute to 13 Catholics killed in Londonderry. British army warns forceful dispersal if needed.
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Belfast
Irish Republican Army
Newry
Civil Rights Association
Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Youth Lead Week of Services at Wesleyan Church Mexico
Youth officers Miss Patty Davidson president Larry Woods vice president Miss Mary Davidson secretary and Mrs. Susan Woods treasurer will lead services at Wesleyan Church 1200 N Clark St Mexico. They plan a discussion Excuses Today and Bible Excuses and a Fun Supper Feb 8 at 6 p.m. Youth will host devotions and lead Wednesday prayer on Witnessing for Christ with Heart Specialization topics scheduled for Feb 13.
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Wesleyan Church
Clark St
Mexico
Patty Davidson
Larry Woods
Mary Davidson
Susan Woods
Christ
Kiss Is Out After Stirring Controversy Nowata Okla
Nowata High School will drop the kiss tradition at coronation as captain Dale Martin and queen Vici Yirsa will receive flowers and a necklace and exit without a kiss. The controversy split the queen and runner up, prompted a resignation offer from coach Ken Zacher, and ended in a compromise coronation with Yirsa serving as queen. Cheryl Paige and Cindy Lawrence declined roles.
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Nowata
Martin
Yirsa
Cheryl Paige
Miss Paige
Cindy Lawrence
Miss Yirsa
Ken Zacher
GM Records Bright 1971 and Starts 1972 Strong
GM reports 1971 earnings of 1.9 billion, its second best year, with 28.3 billion in sales, surpassing 1969’s 24.3 billion. January 1972 shows 13.2 percent more passenger car sales and 68.2 percent more trucks than a year earlier.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
Nixon
Peacock Revolution Fades as Men Return to Elegance
New York AP reports the Peacock Revolution in men’s fashion wanes after a flamboyant era in the 1960s. The industry notes a shift to calmer silhouettes, refined fabrics, and upscale accessories as three-piece suits and white shirts regain prominence. Designers cite a move from excess toward controlled elegance with broader lapels, tweed and herringbone, and price-focused shifts in shirts, ties, and shoes.
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New York
Ken O'Keefe
Men’s’ Fashion Association of America
William Keegan
Gant Shirtmakers
United States
James K. Wilson
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Wilson
O'Keefe
Ala Ryan O'Neal
Keegan
Walter Kelley
Hut Neckwear Co
Cartier
Muskie renews attack on Nixon peace plan in Wisconsin
Senator Edmund S. Muskie seized on Republican criticism to renew his call for a unilateral withdrawal date from Vietnam, urging release of POWs and troop safety as conditions. The exchange followed sharp remarks from Secretary Rogers and other GOP figures, with Muskie facing hostile antiwar protesters and a flurry of campaign commentary from Jackson, Lindsay, Humphrey and others.
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Robert L. Campbell
Associated Press
Nixon
Sen
Edmund S&s. Muskie
U.S
Vietnam
Wisconsin
Maine Democrat
William P. Rogers
Muskie
Hanoi
Rogers
Sim
Ronald L. Ziegler
Melvin R. Laird
Congress
White House
New Hampshire
Rogers C. B. Morton
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Women's National Democratic Club
Sen. Muskie
Jackson
Madison
Wis
Lindsay
New York
John V. Lindsay
Massachusetts
Mascaentesetts House Press Association
Ackson
Washington Democrat
Wausau
Humphrey
Hubert H. Humphrey
Charleston
W.va
John F. Kennedy
West
National Press Club
Ashbrook
John M
Ohio
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Hartke
Vance Hartke
Indiana
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
McGovern
Alabama
George C
Peabody Coal President Sees End Of Operations In Boone
Peabody Coal Co expected Boone County mining to end within a year as the Mark Twain Mine nears depletion. Conservation director Scott Brundage cited 65 to 70 feet of mineable coal. newer equipment could extend mining if available. About 86 workers would be reassigned. others laid off with land returned to a controlled, community-friendly use.
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Columbia
Mark Twain
Peabody Coal Co
Boone County
Scott Brundage
Peabody
Missouri
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Little Dixie
Brundage
William Stockton
Stockton
County NFO To Meet Here On Monday
The Audrain County National Farmers Organization will hold a carry-in dinner and business meeting Monday night at the Courthouse Community Room. Dinner starts 6:30 with guests bringing a covered dish and table service. drinks provided. An 8 o'clock meeting follows with guest speaker Martin Barnabas, an American Field Service exchange student from Sarawak, East Malaysia, who will discuss his country’s agricultural conditions and compare them to the United States. Martin is a senior at Centralia High School and resides with the Delbert Sudbrook family on Centralia Route 3.
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Audrain County National Farmers Organization
NFO
Martin Barnabas
Field Service
Sarawak
Delbert Sudbrook
Centralia
End of Round In SALT Talks
The United States and the Soviet Union ended the sixth SALT round in Vienna and agreed to resume on March 28 in Helsinki. The plenary session issued a communique noting progress on ABM limits and a possible interim offensive arms treaty and stressed continued effort toward an agreement, with no clear sense of proximity.
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Vienna
United States
Soviet Union
Salt
Helsinki
Nixon
China
Ussr
U.S
IRS Audits Fewer Tax Returns Now
Washington AP report shows in fiscal 1971 the IRS audited 1,346,000 individual returns and 130,000 corporate returns, down from 1,672,000 and 160,000 a year earlier, while audits yielded about $3.4 billion in extra tax payments. The computer aided system guided audits, with two thirds of taxpayers having more withheld than owed and refunds totaling $19.9 billion to 56 million filers.
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IRS
Johnnie R. Walters
Treasury
Nixon
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