US halts bombing raid on North Vietnam after five days
US authorities announced the heaviest air attack in over three years ended with more than 1,000 combat strikes across five days. Three US planes were lost, five airmen listed as missing, and one rescued. North Vietnam claimed multiple US aircraft shot down with several pilots killed or captured. Ground actions in Eastern Cambodia saw 25,000 South Vietnamese troops end a 39 day drive against staging areas of three North Vietnamese divisions, with South Vietnamese losses reported at 86 killed and 226 wounded.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
Tonkin Gulf
Laos
United States
North
Mu Gia
Ban Karai
Ban Raving
Ho Chi Minh
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Highway 7
3Rd
Ottawa OKs bonds for Bruce Plant expansion
Ottawa City Commission approves 700000 industrial revenue bonds to expand H D Lee Co Bruce Division garment plant. payroll to rise from 1.1 million to 1.6 million with 400 employees. Also approves landfill land purchase, bids for municipal fuel, and vehicle bids. Two cereal malt beverage license applications approved for Elbow Lounge and Royal T Lanes.
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Edward L. McGrath
Ottawa City Commission
Earl A. Guist
H. D. Lee Co
Bruce
John L. Richeson
Stephen V. Ralph
Ralph
William Bowers
Robert W. Mills
Standard Oil
Standard
Public Works Department
Patterson Chev.Olds
S. Main
White Motor Co
S. Hickory
Ray Brown Ford Sales Inc
W. 3Rd
Ottawa Tractor and Implement Co., Inc
E. 2Nd
Sheldon Truck and Tractor Co
S. Walnut
Howard I. Doyen
Ben Gilmore
Luther Stevens
Ash
Elbow
N. Main
Weather County Forecast Predicts Cooler Tonight and Warmer Friday
Fair and colder tonight with low in the low 20s and increasing clouds. Friday will be warmer with a high near 45 and a 20 percent chance of precipitation. Record highs and lows noted for the date, with 24 hour precipitation at 0.66 inch.
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P.m. m
Plan to Rebuild U.S. Trade Power Outlines White House Proposals
The Nixon administration released a White House report sketching a multi-faceted plan to boost U.S. trading competitiveness and technological leadership. Proposals include export-stimulating ideas and consideration of a value-added tax to spur growth.
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Washington
U.S
White House
Lavish tastes persist as champagne and caviar trend
New York reports strong demand for champagne and caviar despite economic belt tightening in 1971. Prices rise for caviar while champagne stocks remain plentiful, with notable imports and steady domestic supply. Officials cite currency devaluation and grape price increases as factors shaping costs, as retailers note brisk holiday sales and buyers stocking up for the year. The AP piece also summarizes a Nixon commission on trade, warning of barriers in Europe and Japan, and suggesting American learning from Japanese export strategies.
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New York
California
Sherry Lehman, Inc
France
Dallas
Neiman- Marcus Co
Bollinger
Chicago
Bhutto proposes Pakistan Bangladesh federation reunion plan
President Bhutto suggests to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman reuniting Bangladesh and West Pakistan in a loose federation similar to Egypt Syria and Libya. The proposal aims for virtual independence with separate economies and foreign relations. Sources note it may not bind Bangladesh and India seeks Mujib’s return to east to stabilize Bangladesh. Bhutto also signals lifting martial law in Pakistan’s four provinces after mid January if WA party joins his cabinet.
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Rawalpindi
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
Bangladesh
West Pakistan
Egypt
Syria
Libya
Bhutto
Pakistan
India
Sheik Mujib
Mujib
National Awami Party
Northwest Frontier
Baluchistan
Supreme Court giant Harlan dies of cancer at 72
Washington AP John Marshall Harlan a longtime U S Supreme Court justice dies of bone cancer at age 72 in a Washington hospital. He retired September 23 after 18 years on the court. President Nixon hails him as one of the 20th century giants on the Supreme Court. Replacement by William Rehnquist set for January 7. OTTAWA Country Club to close January 1 through January 10, open January 11, adv.
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Washington
John Marshall Harlan
Supreme Court
Nixon
Harlan
William H. Rehnquist
High Court
Mid-America lawmakers wary of federal financing shifts
Regional lawmakers in Iowa Missouri Nebraska and Kansas debate the rising share of state funds for federal programs. Legislatures push to set meetings with congressmen and consider state control of meat inspection nursing home rules and sewage projects while warning about potential loss of federal money under Highway Beautification Act and welfare funding.
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Mid-America
Edgar Holden
R-Davenport
Department of Transportation
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
United States
Department of Agriculture
Warren E. Hearnes
William 5. Morris
Towa
Congress
Senate Appropriations Committee
Hearnes
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Hanoi
Pomona
Ottawa
Judy L. Shaffer
KU Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
Highway Patrol
Ruth Cox
Richard Shaffer
Janet Shaffer
Shannon Shaffer
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Curtis Sims
Bruce Plant
Peter G. Peterson
Coinet
Peterson
Japan
Peterso
Awami League
Radio Pakistan
United Natins
Khan Abdul Wali Khan
Ottawa Country Club
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