Indians hold fire as surrender deadline looms in East Pakistan
The Pakistani commander Niazi asks for ceasefire after Indian staff talks. Delhi says bombing of Dacca precedes surrender. Manekshaw pledges cease-fire once surrender is confirmed, and warns of renewed offensive at 0900 Dec 16 if noncompliance continues. Chittagong port area has faced air and sea bombardment.
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East Pakistan
New Delhi
Dacca
Sam Manekshaw
Chittagong
Manekshaw
Niazi
Major quake rocks North Pacific seas
Palmer Alaska AP reports a 7.8 magnitude earthquake off Kamchatka Peninsula in the Kamchatka Kuriles region. A seismic sea wave watch for Alaska’s Aleutian chain was issued and later lifted. The quake centered about 1,200 miles west of Anchorage and not felt in Alaska.
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Siberia
Kamchatka Peninsula
Palmer Observatory
Observatory
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Aleutian Island
Kamchatka
Anchorage
Japan
Meteorlogical Agency
National Earthquake Center
Washington, D.C
San Francisco
Kameshatka
Kuriles
Cease Fire In East News Amid Pakistan War Updates
The 7th Fleet flagship Enterprise and carrier movement near the Bay of Bengal marked by evacuations talks for East Pakistan. Indian advances approached Dacca with mortars as water routes east of the city were crossed. A Dacca hospital noted overwhelming Pakistani casualties, while Bengali police were disarmed and Red Cross warned of food shortages.
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Dacca
Red Cross
India tells U S to keep nuclear carrier out of Bay of Bengal
Indian officials demand restraint as India asks the United States to keep its nuclear aircraft carrier and escorts away from the Bay of Bengal. The U S fleet remains near the Straits of Malacca awaiting possible evacuation duty, while Soviet naval strength in the Indian Ocean is reported rising.
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India
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East
Straits of Malacca
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Sing
Indian Ocean
Pakistan
East Pakistan
Jha
Ohio Supreme Court Clarifies Property Tax Assessment Percentage
The court stated it has not set a uniform assessment rate and emphasized that any percentage of true value used for taxation must be applied equally. It noted existing law caps the rate at 50 percent but left the exact percentage to the Board of Tax Appeals, pending a proposal for a 40 percent rate.
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Park Investment Co. of
Cleveland
Ohio Board of Tax Appeals
Ohio
High Court
Board of Tax Appeals
Spiro Agnew Gift List Laughs at Christmas
Vice president nominee Spiro Agnew reads a satirical Christmas gift list at the Waldorf Astoria during a talk to 400 life insurance lawyers. The spoof items joke about George Meany John Mitchell Nixon Mao Bush Nader Ellsberg and Ellsberg at CBS News and Look magazine plus PBS tape humor.
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New York
George Meany
Ebenezer Scrooge
John Mitchell
Nixon
China
Chairman Mao
S Vis
National Football League
Ralph Nader
Nader
Raiders
Ambassador
George) Bush
United Nations
Richard Salant
CBS News
New York Times
Daniel Elisberg
Daniel Ellsberg
Look
Public Broadcasting Corp
Sandor Vanocur
Agnew
Association of Life Insurance Counsel
Waldorf-Astoria
Ambassador Wounded in London Shooting
A gunman slightly wounded Jordanian ambassador Zaid al Rifai near his London embassy in Kensington. The incident occurred today as police investigated the attack and secured the scene.
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London
Zaid al- Rifa’i
Kensington
Warm December Weather Returns with Unseasonable Temperatures
Weather observer notes record warmth for December with yesterday’s high near 58 and this morning’s low around 62. He recalls 1964’s Christmas week heat of 67. Tonight remains mostly cloudy with a slight shower chance and cooler lows around 50. Toursday forecasts show continued partly cloudy skies.
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C. T. Morningstar
Nixon approves dollar devaluation to ease currency crisis
President Nixon agrees to devalue the dollar for the first time since 1934. Officials say the move could settle the international monetary crisis before Christmas by boosting U S competitiveness and raising import costs. Treasury Secretary Connally warns the average American may not notice. Senate leaders welcome a modest devaluation as a step toward stability.
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Washington
Nixon
Dollar Falls Fast on Monetary Exchanges
The US dollar slid to new record lows on major markets amid expectations of devaluation. Dealers cited Nixon's readiness to realign non communist currencies as the trigger. The drop varied by currency, with declines in lire, yen, francs, and marks, though Paris showed a rebound to higher francs. The volatile market signals an upcoming shift to new fixed rates after NixonPompidou talks.
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Frankfurt
Georges Pompidou
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