Escalation in Vietnam prompts large scale air strikes
In Saigon, the United States intensifies air attacks on North Vietnam to disrupt the Ho Chi Minh trail via the Barthelemy and Mu Gia passes. North Vietnam responds with intensified anti aircraft fire as MIGs reappear. Nixon orders large scale protective reaction strikes, signaling a warning against further escalation.
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Saigon
United States
North Vietnam
Laos
South Vietnam
Barthelemy
Mu Gia
Cambodia
Barthelemy Pass
Hanoi
Demilitarized Zone
Namese
U.S
Ma Gia
Southeast Asia
Nixon
January address reporting period urged by INS official
District Director Alva L. Pilliod of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service notes that January is set for aliens to report their addresses. Most aliens must report during January at post offices and INS offices. He warns that willful failure to comply may lead to serious consequences.
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Alva L. Pilliod
United States Immigration and Naturalization Service
United States
Ford
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Pilliod
Mercury in ancient fish tied to pollution warnings
University of Michigan curator Edwin Wilmsen reported at the AAAS meeting that 12 of 17 archaeological fish samples from Saginaw Valley, Illinois River site, and Chilca Peru contained mercury, suggesting natural levels were high in the past and that human discharges still pose local risks.
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Philadelphia
Edwin Wilmsen
University of Michigan
Museum of Anthropology
Wilmsen
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Saginaw Valley
Saginaw
Mich
Illinois River
Apple Creek
Chilca
Peru
End of controls nears as Nixon extends wage price rules
Washington reports the Phase 2 wage price and rent controls extend through April 30, 1973 with Nixon signing the bill and granting a federal pay raise for civilians and military as well as other provisions. Meany calls a labor victory while Stans predicts a strong 1972 economy. cost figures and rent guidelines spark debate. The devalued dollar unexpectedly strengthens on foreign exchanges.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Maurice H. Stans
Predict no January draft for 1972
Washington officials say no new draft call will be issued for the first quarter of 1972. Inductees must have 30 days notice, so January drafts are unlikely. Defense sources estimate the next quarterly call will be around 10 000, with the six month plan adding over 100 000 to the army and a total draft near 98 000 for 1971.
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Washington
Selective Service
Pentagon
Defense Department
Burglary Alarm at Echo Lanes in Morris
Christmas Day call to Echo Bowling Lanes Morris found a slid back door bar and a dog in adjacent vacant lots. Officers Morris police and Illinois State Trooper investigated but reported no property missing or damage.
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Echo Lanes
Morris
Illinois
Wills
Paul Ehrman
Entrance exam set for incoming freshmen at Catholic High
Catholic High Joliet will administer its entrance placement exam for all incoming freshmen at 8 30 a m Saturday Jan 8. Principal Rev Brandon F Shea O Carm says the test helps schedule classes by ability. Eighth graders who test in are guaranteed a place. others go on the waiting list. The test occurs in the Broadway St wing first floor classrooms.
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Joliet Catholic High School
Brandon F. Shea
O. Carm
Catholic High
Broadway St
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Morris, Illinois
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Connecticut
Commerce Department
Pay Board and Price Commission
C. Jackson Grayson Jr
Rossetta Wylie
Rent Advisory Board
Sabri LaLa Center
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Web
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