Pakistan troops beginning general withdrawal from East Pakistan
An Indian government spokesman in New Delhi said Pakistani forces were retreating from East Pakistan toward the center after Fall of Jessore Sylhet and Comilla. He placed Indian troops within 22 miles of Dacca and said naval measures would block sea escapes.
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United Press International
New Delhi
East Pakistan
India
Comilla
Dacca
Jessore
Sylhet
K. B. Lal
S. H. F. J. Manekshaw
Kashmir
Subcontinent
Pakistan
Chamb
Lall
Camilla
Weather loss spared as rain falls short of snow forecast
Almost two inches of rain since Sunday could have yielded about 20 inches of snow if colder. The New Castle Water Co. pump station notes 1.98 inches of rain with no major service outages. some customers report flickering lights. A rotted tree fell on N Jefferson St near Craig St, causing a brief traffic jam. city workers cleared debris. Bell Telephone reports no extensive damage. some customers lacked service until 6:30 p.m. PennDOT notes no flooded roads. no widespread issues in the 21 county area.
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Falls St
New Castle Water Co
Pennsylvania
N. Jefferson St
Craig St
Jefferson St
City Street Department
Donald Smith Jr
Bell Telephone
Penndot
Bombers Hit Viet Cong HQ in Cambodia and North Vietnam Raids
U S bombers guided by South Vietnamese troops attacked a suspected Viet Cong headquarters believed to be in Cambodia, with initial claims of at least 100 Communist fatalities. In North Vietnam, U S jets conducted protective reaction raids against antiaircraft and missile sites, while Cambodian and Saigon forces repelled several ground actions around Phnom Penh and other localities.
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Saigon
Cambodia
North Vietnam
U.S
Phnom Penh
da Nang
South Vietnam
Chup
Quang Ngai
Department of Postal and Telecommunication
Kambol
Ang Village
Tuol Leap
Phnom Baset
Kent State case ends as 25 charges reduced to none
Ohio Attorney General William J. Brown said charges against 20 of the Kent State defendants will be dropped after juries acquitted four of the 25 originally indicted for the May 1970 Kent violence in which National Guardsmen killed four students. Brown cited insufficient evidence to proceed.
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Ravenna
Ohio
UPI
Kent State
William J. Brown
Portage County
Kent
Albert Caris
Edwin Jones
Ohio Supreme Court
Brown
Mary Helen Nicholas
Kent State University
Giants in those days shaping New Castle and Lawrence County
Bart Richards profiles early community giants from New Castle and Lawrence County. John Carlysle Stewart pioneers settlement and a frontier furnace. A L Crawford builds industry, finance, and rail links, founding First National Bank. William W Reis helps steel and tin operations, later forming National Steel Co. George Greer starts a tin plate mill and later New Castle Portland Cement. The piece promises a second installment next week.
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Bart Richards
New Castle
Lawrence County
John Carlysle Stewart
Del
Stewart
A. L. Crawford
Norristown
Crawford
White
West Indies
Reis, Brown and Berger
William Reis
Lowesville
New Wilmington
Furnace Hill
William McKinley
United States
Coaltown
Pennsylvania General Assembly
Homewood
Pennsylvania Railroad
First National Bank of
William W. Patterson
James P. Witherow Co
Moravia St
Pennsylvania Engineering Company
Edward
King
Pennsylvania Engineering Co
India
William
Billy’” Reis
George Greer
Greer
United States Steel
New Castle Portland Cement Co
Lawmakers push final votes on election code and school aid
Harrisburg lawmakers moved toward final action on a revised election code and a school construction measure nicknamed the Taj Mahal bill. The Senate considered a bill adding 52 county court judges and amendments would let party committees set delegate commitments for the 1972 national convention. Governor Shapp backed veto powers to curb costly school projects.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Senate
Gerald Kaufman
D-Allegheny
House
Milton J. Shapp
Education Department
Secretary of Education
Shapp
Pennsylvania
Brush fires fuel winds sweep Los Angeles hills
NE rim of the Los Angeles Basin faced major emergency wind driven fires as streets filled with calls. Fire Department said containment at many sites was likely and no catastrophic losses were reported though several homes were damaged by the blazes fanned by gale force winds.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Los Angeles Basin
Muskie to announce presidential bid on Jan Four
Sen. Edmund S. Muskie will appear on national TV January 4 for a 10 minute formal announcement of his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination. CBS assigned air time from 8:20 to 8:30 p.m. EST. Separately Rep. John M. Ashbrook indicated plans to challenge President Nixon in New Hampshire March 7 and possibly other primaries.
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Washington
UPI
Edmund S. Muskie
CBS
Muskie
Maine
John M. Ashbrook
Ohio
Nixon
New Hampshire
State workers vote on union affiliation in Harrisburg
Eleven thousand state employees will vote today on whether to affiliate with a union or stay independent. Most voters come from the public welfare, labor and industry, environmental resources and agriculture departments under the Public Employe Relations Act allowing union formation and collective bargaining.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Departments of Public Welfare
Labor and Industry
Environmental Resources
Agriculture
Welfare Department orders White Deer School closed by Christmas
An independent PARC inspection team says the White Deer School for the Retarded lacks adequate doorway widths and must shut down by Christmas Eve. The report contrasts it unfavorably with the nearby Ridge View School for the Retarded in Wayne County.
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Hawley
UPI
Wayne County
State Welfare Department
Pennsylvania Association For Retarded Children
PARC
White Deer School
Ridge View
WVU strips mock fraternity status for obscene banner
Fi Batar Cappar has lost its status at West Virginia University after displaying an obscene banner before the WVU Penn State game on October 30. Dean Joseph C. Gluck says the group is permanently banned from using university facilities and participating in university activities. Letters to Santa in Santa Claus Indiana grow as residents respond to the holiday program. Jim Yellig, 77, oversees the effort and expects about 75,000 letters to be answered this Christmas.
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Morgantown
W. Va
UPI
Fi Batar Cappar
West Virginia University
WVU
Penn State
Joseph C. Gluck
Student Educational Services
Santa Claus, Ind
St. Nick
Indiana
Santa Claus
Jim Yellig
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U.N General Assembly
Hilo Weather
New York
UPJ
National Weather Service
Hawaii
Alaska
Orlando
Fla
Butte Mont
John F. Laudadio
D-Westmoreland
Commonwealth Treasury
Laudadio
Treasury
State Lottery Commission
State Commonwealth Balance Lottery Commission
Kennedy Critical
London
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
The
Times Today
Northern Ireland
Kennedy
McGurk
Belfast
Patrick McGurk
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