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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1971
Page
1
Reclusive industrialist Howard Hughes confirms he is alive and has spent the past year touring the western hemisphere. He transcribed his autobiography on tapes for publication scheduled next March.
Western Pennsylvania sees mostly cloudy skies after morning fog and drizzle with highs in the 40s north to mid 50s south. Tonight brings showers with lows in the mid to upper 30s. Thursday turns cooler with possible snow flurries and highs in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Lake Erie winds shift to northerly 10 to 20 knots. stats show a 0.69 inch 24 hour rainfall and Shenango River at 9.09 ft.
December 8 1971 death records report Miss Birda Bright 63 of RD 7 Mrs Veda M McClymonds 91 of 729 Park Ave Ellwood City Mrs Percy Lillian Washington 73 of 9 Cliff St and Benjamin W Thompson 91 of Mercer RD 1.
The Pennsylvania Reapportionment Commission reports map errors affecting Philadelphia, Shamokin, Crawford County and Allegheny County. Officials admit mistakes and rush to fix miscounts, omitted blocks and misaligned districts before the January 25 petition deadline.
The 131 member UN General Assembly voted 104 to 11 with 10 abstentions to urge India and Pakistan to a cease fire and withdraw troops amid the five day war. India and the Soviet bloc opposed the measure while Britain and France abstained.
Senate Republican leader Hugh Scott denounces Democratic presidential candidates for politicizing the India Pakistan war. He recalls a Rogers briefing showing unanimous support for neutrality and says the Dems would rush to take sides and potentially draw the U.S. into wars.
About one quarter of the New Castle Police Department will be restructured with 16 of 61 total positions reassigned after Jan 1 under the incoming Democratic administration. The plan promotes 2 sergeants and 13 patrolmen, with several officers shifting to new ranks or duties while others are reduced to patrolman roles.
Indian troops move within 22 miles of Dacca as a frontline leader cautions against quick capture. Pakistan crosses the Munawar Tawi River in Kashmir and engages heavy fighting with Indian forces. Pakistan calls for a civilian coalition government while the UN seeks a cease fire. Inflation rises in Rawalpindi as war strains persist. British tankers bound for East Pakistan are escorted to Calcutta by the Indian navy.
The Apollo 16 moon mission was mounted on its Saturn 5 rocket in the assembly building as engineers proceed toward the planned March 17 launch. The full 363 foot stack is slated to be moved to the oceanside launch pad next Monday.
The Price Commission approved an average 3.6 percent increase for U S Steel Corp covering all products through August. Chair C Jackson Grayson said the action could help stabilize general price structure. Also approved were 5.5 and 5 percent rate boosts for Dow Jones publications. In Tucson the 1971 John Peter Zenger Award goes to The New York Times for Pentagon Papers coverage.
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