Refugee Return Dilemma Ties India to Bangla Desh
Indian officials say within a month or two nearly all 9.9 million Hindu and Muslim Bengalis who fled to India from Pakistan could return to Bangla Desh. Some refugees demand transport and land ownership proof, while others may stay in India due to cost and safety concerns.
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Calcutta
India
Indira Gandhi
Bangla Desh
Tajuddin Ahmed
United States
West Bengal
Christmas Home Decorating Contest Winners Named
The 1971 Grundy County Christmas Home Decorating Contest winners were announced after judges finished Monday night. First place in the garage display went to Dr. Leslie Tibbits for The Milky Way Angels on Lisbon Road. window and exterior entries earned top honors for Mrs. Arthur Hornsby Jr. and The Spirit of Christmas by John Bedson. Other top placements included William Kramer, Richard Bauer, William H. Bemme, and honorable mentions for Earl H. Salems and the Tom Covents. Commercial division honors went to Allan Furniture Co. with second to Grundy County National Bank. honorable mention to First National Bank of Morris and Colonial Bouquet. Plaques and certificates will be awarded.
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Grundy County
William Kramer
E. North St
Dancer
John Bedson
E. Chapin St
Richard Bauer
Fulton St
William H. Bemme
Division St
Earl H. Salems
Tom Covents
Robinson Drive
Allan Furniture Co
Grundy County National Bank
First National Bank of Morris
Colonial Bouquet
Man earns degree at 80 after long life journey
George Lockhart, a 80 year old former Chicago postal clerk, received his college degree Monday night at Chicago State University after a life spanning Monteserrat, the Panama Canal Zone, Havana, New Orleans, and Chicago. He started college in 1958 earning an associate degree and later joined Chicago State as a history major.
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Chicago
George Lockhart
West Indies
Monteserrat
Panama Canal Zone
Havana
Cuba
New Orleans
U.S
Chicago State University
Lockhart
Chicago State
Chicago Teachers College
Colder Weather Brings Snow Flurries Across Illinois
Cold air moved into Illinois with snow flurries in the central and northern regions. Lows tonight range from 12 to 23 as clouds thin and reopen, followed by more clouds and highs in the lower 30s. Dresden Island Locks and Dam logged a 40 high and 26 low, with 7 am temperatures at 27.
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Illinois
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Four U.S. pilots captured after North Vietnam shootdown
Radio Hanoi described captives as fearful and miserable after being shot down near Hoa Binh Province. The four pilots include 1st Lt Samuel Vaughan and Maj Kenneth Hildebrand, Maj Leland Hildebrand, Maj Kenneth Wells and Maj Kenneth Johnson. Tuscola hires Donald L. Herbert as police chief, effective Jan 3.
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Hong Kong
North Vietnam
Radio Hanoi
Samuel Richard Vaughan
Tan Lac
Hoa Binh
Vaughan
Hanoi
Tuscola, Ill
Tuscola
Donald L. Herbert
Belleville
Herbert
Kenneth R. Johnson
Brooklyn Center
Minn
Kenneth Roth Wells
Kent, Wash
Leland Louis Hildebrand
U.S. Defense Department
Vaughan and
Hildebrand
U S Gypsum to Acquire Chicago Mastic Co
United States Gypsum Co. announced Monday it will acquire Chicago Mastic Co. for an undisclosed amount of common stock. Chicago Mastic makes synthetic adhesives for wall panels ceiling tile moulding and floor coverings. The firm operates two plants in the Chicago area and will continue under current management.
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Chicago
United States Gypsum Co
Chicago Mastic Co
Chicago Mastic
Nixon Heath Bermuda talks seek cautious monetary pact
President Nixon and British Prime Minister Heath met five hours in Bermuda as they moved toward tacit agreement on future foreign policy differences. They focused on rebuilding the international monetary system and discussed aid to Bengali crisis while planning to remove a 10 percent import surcharge and seek generalized trade preferences for developing nations.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Nixon
Edward Heath
Atlantic
India
West Pakistan
United Nations
Azores
Georges Pompidou
Group of Ten
U.S
White House
Congress
Two Dead and Wounded After Hijack Attempt Aboard Shrimp Trawler
A 61 foot shrimp trawler named Mr. Tucker from Freeport was hijacked off the Texas coast. Coast Guard helicopters evacuated a wounded woman to Corpus Christi Naval Hospital while reporting two deaths aboard and the captain still in command. The vessel, about 80 miles south of Corpus Christi, was believed heading toward Port Arkansas.
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Corpus Christi, Tex
Coast Guard
Texas
Corpus Christi
Florida
Port Isabel
Tucker
Freeport
Tex
Naval Hospital
Port Arkansas
Elgin psychiatrist testifies on Turner's competency hearing
A renowned Elgin State Hospital psychiatrist testified during a competency hearing for Charles Robert Turner. Dr. Werner Tuteur described Turner as severely schizophrenic and unable to aid his defense, recommending admission to a mental hospital for urgent treatment. The testimony covered Turner's background, multiple marriages, criminal history, and questions about legal competency to stand trial in Illinois.
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Elgin State Hospital
Charles Robert Turner
Dr. Tuteur
Tuteur
Turner
God
West Virginia
Ohio
U.S. Marines
Marines
California
Illinois
Illinois Security Hospital
Chester
Atty
Wilder
Democrats file for two county offices in Coal City area
Democrats John J. Zerboglio and John Kelly McKinley filed petitions for state's attorney and circuit clerk. By Monday 5 p.m. Republicans filed for all county and precinct posts. withdrawals due by 4:30 p.m. Thursday. Incumbents listed for circuit clerk coroner and state's attorney. numerous Republicans and Democrats filed for precinct committeeman across many townships. John Novak, incumbent precinct committeeman, died this week and filed in Braceville IV.
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John J. Zerboglio
Coal City
John Kelly McKinley
Tom Parks
Vienna Township
Pettions
Robert T. Williamson
W. Clark Davis
Richard Wilder
Braceville IV
J. Leroy Brown
Fred Handfeld
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Ministry of Rehabilitation
Dijwabar Baswas
Saratoga School
Edward
Ann) Wills
Saratoga Grade School
Santa Claus
Herald
Burgess Batteries
North States Oil CO
Rte
Morris
Britain
Morris Daily Herald
Elmo Ray Younger
Morris VII
Walter C. White
Morris VIII
William Beer
Saratoga
Robert Johnson
James Peacock
Saratoga II
James Yatuni Sr
Garfield
Arthur Bozue Jr
Thomas M. Residori
Greenfield I
Billy K. Cain
Greenfield II
Robert Krull
Maine
William
Jersey
Edward Crolin
Braceville II
Thomas U H. Parks
Braceville III
Margaret Campo
James R. Fleming
Dennis Arndt
Charles Girot
Goose Lake
Gerald Knudson
Aux Sable I
Bernard L Brooks
Aux Sable II
John Novak
Wildred C. Harty
Highland
William Glenny
Norman
Donald Woodward
Brienna
Walter Phillips
Nettle Creek
Donald Noonan
Goodfarm
Ross Johnson
Mazon
Rodney Benson
Wauponsee I
Harvey William van Cleeve
Kenneth Brockman
Wauponsee II
David M. Barr
Morris I
Thomas B. Dunn
Morris II
Barney A. Taylor Jr
Morris III
Edward J. Broderick
Morris IV
Ray Christensen
Morris V
Robert P. Bergstrom
Barney Taylor Sr
Joe Kowalczyk
Larry L. Kingman
Albert E. Pfaff
Gordon E. Gunderson
Michael Neitzer
Michael Joyce
John ‘Pooch’ Castelli
Greenfield
Albert Vota
Raymond McKinley
Wayne Pierard
Braceville
Forrest Gray
Clarence
Bogie
Paulsen
Louis J. Piano
Francis J. van Duyne
Odell Corbin
Felix
Francis Hocking
Felix III
Gordon W. Kingman Jr
James McEvilly
Aux Sable
John Dullard
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